Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-15
Association Held a Protracted Star
Chamber Session to Consider
The Question.
A RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED.
The Vote Stood a 10 2 Against Fa-
yorlug the Plan to Bond
Salt Lake City,

The Real Estate association held a
orotracted meeting yesterday after
noon, at the Commercial club, IN star
chamber proceedings, from which re-
porters were barred that members
might espresso themselves without let
or hIndrunoe, The burning issue was
the proposition Of the mayor on the
water question, providing for special
election to be held Jan g. 1906, to vote
upon propositions to Issue $S5O,OOO water
bonds and $4,000 sewer bonds.
The association adopted the follow
ing resolution, "A to 2:
Whereas, The city council has re-
Gently presented to the citizens OF this
city plan for an increased water sup
py ana an extensive Improvement I'm
The sewerage system, the same Involve
Ing a bond issue OF approximately ST.
tOO.OOO and
Whereas Tho said bond issue will. II
voted By the people, practically exhaust
the cItys resources for the purposes
Indicated and
Whereas, The said plan Is,in our opm-
ION, not Of such character as would
commend II TO conservative business
mem therefore, be II
Resolved That the Salt Lake Real
Estate association, while fully appreci-
alive OF the need for n material i'm
prOyement In the present water condl-
ton, Is opposed 10 the plan as submit
ted by the council committee, for the
following reasons
Frst-ln view Of the contention of the
sald council committee that there Is no
likelihood Of a failure on the part OF
the city TO deliver all the exchange
water from Utah lake necessary for the
Nhllment OF the contract with the
present owners Of Cottonwood water,
we can see no necessity for making a
contract so essentially 0ne-sided In IA
yor Of the present owners and so COM
pletey against the ultimate lnterestes
Of the city This objection Is further
strengthened by the fact that the de-
yeopment Of the interior departments
reclamation scheme would still further
remove all danger Of the city being un-
able to deliver the agreed quota Of Utah
lake water. This being true, and the
fact being admitted that the lake wa
Ter Is far better than the Cottonwood
water for irrigation purposes, we are
earnestly opposed to any plan which
gives IS per cent more water than rs
received In exchange, and IN addition
ill per acre bonus, and places the fate
Of the clty's water supply wholly in the
hands Of interests likely TO become UNI
friendly at any moment.
Further It seems to us that 80 inn
pOrtant a factor IN the life Of COM
munty as It's water supply should not
be held by 80 questionable tenure as
that imposed by the proposed contract
With the farmers; and while II Is true
that the municipality needs and must
have a more elaborate system Of water
supply for future needs, the necessity
Is In our Judgment, not so great as TO
require the sacrifice involved In the
carrying out Of the proposed plan, Be
Ing fully convinced that the clty's title
10 lts water should be absolute and
unhampered by questionable conditions,
We are strongly Of the opinion that the
voters Of the city should not authorize
The expenditure Of the last dollar avail.
able for water purposes in the exploit
taiion Of a plan the defects and uncer-
families OF which are so apparent-a !
plan, IN short, which, II carried out as
proposed may at any moment leave |
The community without water and FIN
ancIally resourceless to acquire 1t.
We heartily approve the construction !
Of conduit from the Cottonwoods TO |
The city and the actual and unques-
toned acquisition of water gradually,
as opportunity presents to obtain title |
70 Il IN Zee simple and we believe that |
II this policy should be adopted ami |
pursued intelllgently the near future |