Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-26
WILLIAMS HARD
ON WATER BILL

The Commercial clubs water bill was
vigorously opposed in The senate yes
terday afternoon by Senator Williams
who said that while as n member OF
the law and legislative committee OF
the Comemrcial club, he had met with
the committee and had listened to some
of the discussion on the bin as pre-
pared and submitted 10 that body, he
had never given It direct or unqualified
support. More than that, he suggested
the necessity OF making haste slowly,
and offered amendments which he
thought should be included In the meas
ure II It was the intention to have II
become law. The bin was so radical
in It's provisions that he contended II
should be deliberated upon most care
fully. Yesterday he Informed his col
leagues that he had since given the bill
q great deal OF attention and was more
convinced than ever that Il should not
pass In It's present form al least one
OF his reasons was that there was abb
solutely no assurance that the commits
sion that the bin provided for would be
better able to cope with the water
problem than the present or any
future city council. He further con-
tended that the meter system was the
proper one TO install In this city for
the reason, IN his opinion. that IL would
result In the saving Of great quantities
of water that are nov allowed to run
to waste. The careful conclusion OF eX-
perts who had reported TO him was that
the saving would be about one-third.
The senator quoted from scientific pa
per TO prove the correctness OF this
claim, The claim that some Of the ad-
yocates OF the bill had put forth to
the effect that good men only would be
selected to direct the affairs Of the COM
mission was disposed OF by the pointed
showing that the method OF selection
would be precisely the same as that OF
eleotlng the city council; that Is, II
would be done at the polls and Il de-
signing politicians and rd-heelers
wanted 10 work to a certain end In the
nomination Of the commission they
could do so just as easily
as In the naming Of q
city council. Senator Williams urged
further that the city could not afford
at this time TO assume ine obligation
contemplated In the bill--that OF an Is.
sue Of Sl,0O0,O00 In bonds He quoted
figures TO show that the cltys indebted
ness Is already enormously heavy.
Out OF Difference 20 the wishes Of Love
,he bin was made the special order fol
Thursday, but later when the osteopath
bill came up and some OF the senators
wanted Il to go over until Monday. Sen.
ator Bamberger said he would object
unless they would let the water com.
mission bill go over til Monday also
! This was not objected TO, so the Two
measures will come up for final action
at that time
Senator Love said he favored the bill
| but there were a few amendments he
would like TO offer. and asked there.
fore that II go over. lie declared thai
the council was not made up OF water
experts that the people never woulC
| allow them to issue bonds because they
| did not have the confidence of the PEG,
| pie. that the S2b0,0o obtained on tn,
bond Issue two years ago was fritteret
away and the city was not benefited {
dollar.
Senator Love affirmed that the only
men who had appeared before the com
mittee 20 oppose the bill were member
OF the city council. who did not wan
TO lose the patronage and power tn,
control Of the water system gives then
and that he thought was the real mill
In the cocoanut
ANOTHER DISTRICT JUDGE.
Senate bin g., providing for another
Judge for the Salt Lake district, passed
the senate with only three voting Il
the negative; Barber, Barnes and Whit
more,
BILLS PASSED BY SENATE.
The following bills were passed b,
the senate yesterday:
5. j, IS permitting district courts I,
approve bonds on appeals from justlc
courtg.
s. Z. il3, by Mckay. advancing We
her county 10 a county OF the secon,
class
5, b, IFS by Bennlon, providing 70
me registration 81 he names OF notarle
public with the county clerk
on motion OF Senator Lawrence IN
e6acdng clause WAS stricken out o
:. d, l22 fixing the beginning OF tn
county treasurer's term In April IN
stead Of January Lawrence declare
To was unconstitutional.