Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-03
co ON WITH THE WORK,

The City Council on Thursday eve.
ring passed resolution appropnatng
$4,000 towards the building OF a res
errolr In Parey's canyon. OF this sum
100000 Is to be spent ON the preliminary
work necessary before the dam IL COM
mencea that is in changing the road.
clearing away distractions. removing
soil and rubbish so as to get down 70
bedrock, etc. The balance is to be ex-
pended on the foundation Of the reser-
volr, which at its base is to be about a
hundred and nifty feet long.
This work is about all that can be
done on the reservoir this year. The
amount named is considered quite suf-
flcient to pay for 1t. If money was at
hand for the whole project 1t could not
be expended now. The attempt at
bonding the city for a large sum has
failed, because there is no likelihood OF
It's success If an election were called,
and no prospect Of favorable sale of
bonds is in sight. They would have to
be placed, If at all, at decided dIsad-
vantage.
II is TO be expected that the bond agi-
tators VIII do what they can against
the plan adopted 1t IS already predict.
ed that the Mayor viii veto the appro.
priaIion. II should be easy to override
the veto, If the expressed desire to
build the reservoir as soon as possible
is sincere. All the talk, about piece
meal or patchwork construction Is
folly In view OF the fact that 1t must Of
necessity be proceeded with in the man
ner decided upon, no matter In what
way the money to pay FOR Il is obtain
cd. As 10 the terms OF contract. It is
very clear TO practical minds
that when this preliminary work Is
completed and the foundation is laid.
more satisfactory arrangements can De
effected than at present. for better
understanding can then be had Of what
is needed ana what the cost wll be.
II is represented by opponents OF the
method TO be followed In obtaining
funds for the reservoir work. that ID
wan cripple the water department next
year. and prevent "the laying of new
water mains and repairing the ola
ones Also that the street tax levy
.will have TO be reduced one mill ans the
money be applied to he reservoir fund
Iet us see. a tax of one min would mel
about $4,000 The sale oi the Ola CITY
hall corner viii bring at lels, S2oUl0
How much would the water department
be crippled Tor funds al that m,ee but
suppose holt mill only Is taken nom
The street taE levy and devoted To The
Reservoir work that would no, about
1850, Add $4,000 from ba sal, of ,he
property named ana the balance 10
come from the water tax fund would
be Ns,5oO
Considering the annual increase of in.
'oiile from wafer taxes which DIS 90 least
$500, and NE total amount actually
fealzed nom that source that ls. about
'lOS,o0o Why should not O. portion OF it
be expended on the reservoir which is
conceded 20 be of vast Importance ana
Essential to the settlement Of the water
Question? II is urged that there are dee
bets in the lateIals Of the mains west
b the cemetery and that larger pipes
nust be substituted FOR the small late
pals Wen, the sum OF 5000 has all
ady been Appropriated for that pur-
pose As 10 other needed changes and
mproycments there will be ample
'unds. even when me amount we have
lnmed Is deducted therefrom
The walerworks department Is well