The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-09

should hold its bonding power IN re
serve for the solution OF the rear water
problem that is bound 10 come
A. A. Robertson. the chairman OF. the
finance committee of the city council.
and the real leader in the bond move
ment, said:
Favored by Robertson
In my opinion there cannot possibly
be one legitimate argument brought
against the proposed issue Of S250. 900
IN bonds for the purpose of improving
the water works system OF the city.
The proposed improvements are made
absolutely necessary by the fact that
Salt Lake has grown from a country
village into fairly large city; a city
too large,tO De supplied with water for
culinary purposes through a distribut-
ing system of small town II is a
fact that it matters not how much
water may be flowing in City and Par
ley's creeks, there are certain portions
OF the people who are continually with
out il.
This is specially true on the north
and east benches, and is caused by the
ineficiency of the distributing system.
The contract let TO p. J. Moran for
what is termed the north and east
bench improvements will remedy this
by giving US a system of mains and
laterals that viii enable the people in
affected districts 20 get their fair
share
The reservoir being built at the
head of First South street will be of
twOfOld benefit to the system. First, (
we viii have a storage reservoir of a
capacity of 10000 600 gallons. In case
OF fire in the business district this 1
water can be Immediately turned into |
the system. giving the fire department |
an adequate supply, together with the |
necessary pressure to make il effective |
for IRE fighting purposes. If We had /
had this reservoir at the time of the i
late FIRE in the Progress building the !
loss would not have amounted to 4
more than a few hundred dollars. in 1
stead of running into the thousands, as /
ii did
Second, this reservoir viii add to the
water supply of the city, in that during |
a season of scarcity instead of allowing
the water to run to waste at night.
when the strain is off the system. it will
be turned into the reservoir and saved
Tor use by the people.
Water Supply Increased.
The water supply has already been
increased materially by the purchases
made in Parley's canyon. While every
enort has and is being made to give the
PEOPLE who are under the necessity of
lslng this water pure supply. still, in
ny mind, the only way by which that
md can be gained is for the city to
purchase the entire watershed of Par
ey' canyon. as. no matter how strict
ne city officials may be. they cannot
possibly prevent the pollution of the
stream to some extent so long as there
ire either farms or stock in the can
ION.
These improvements, while abso-
utely necessary, are also expensive.
lence the reason for the council asking
TO issue the proposed bonds. |
% raise the necessary funds by direct |
aXatlon would mean an increase of the
AK levy by about mills While this
5 very small matter in comparison | !
o the benefits derived by the taxpayer
I large, still, il would undoubtedly
york great hardship upon many tax
ayers to be called upon to pay this
Increase.
These bonds will bear interest at a
ate not to exceed per cent, probably
SIS A certain amount of the income
the city derived from water tax
hould be laid aside each year for the
urpose of paying interest and 10 create
sinking fund for the payment of the
onds themselves when they fall due. I
In this manner both interest and /
rincipal would be paid without plac- !
Is any additional burden upon the .
iXpayer or at least the burden would
e so small that ii would not he no /
ceable." |