The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-22
Vote the Water and Sewer Bonds.

To the Salt Lake Herald:
Being a member of the Real Estate ex-
change. / desire TO let it DC known
through the columns of your valuable pa
per that / was one of the minority when
| II came TO 2 vote on the watef-sewer-
( bond proposition, and cast nv vote in
favor of the proposition now being pre-
sentedNtO the taxpayers Of Salt Lake City
! by the honorable mayor and city coun-
Gil. | regret very much that a Ma jority
of the members present at that meeting
| took the stand that they did in opposing
| the measure. and believe that in time IL
will prove TO be mistake on their part.
l believe that IL was the unanimous YER
| dict Of the members of the exchange that
! the city should secure this water: the
| objection made being to the wording Of
| the contract. II has ever been the wish
| Of Salt Lake people that the city would
secure the water Of the Cottonwoods.
and the honOra bic mayor and city council
are to be cOngrat ulated on securing the
option on these waters that they now
! hold. .s
The farmers demand that they write the
| contract: which they did. and aside from
the manner of measurement OF lhe water
| in case of failure to keep the contract
| good on the part of the city. il is intend
| ed 70 be fair. and this would-De objee-
| tion-ble clause in the contract l believe
was not intended TO read as il really does.
| | talked with very reliable person yes
/ terdav who is interested in the Cotton
wood waters. and he assured me that IL
was an error, and that there would be no
( objection on the part of the farmers TO
measure the water every week or every
/ day. if We so wished. and the last meas
| urement TO be the one used
! The bonus of $50. 600 and % per cent
more water to be given In exchange OF
| salt Lake canal water for tho waters of
] Mill creek and the Cottonwoods is little
| enough. While the farmers can make
( good use of the canal water, lit is not OF
/ much special value to Salt Lake City.
/ while the Cottonwood water COR Salt
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1 tain streams. Some make the objection
! that we are paying out $4,000 for water
/ and get absolute title 10 none. That is
/ not true The bulk of the money is 70
/ be expended for the conduit and other
| permanent improvements. The amount of
| cash paid out in exchange FOR this water
| is a mere bagatens 10 what ii might
l needs be five years hence. 1t seems TO
be the opinion of Mr.. DOoly that we
! should buy this water outright or such
/ portion Of ii as we can. and get abso-
! lutte title. Can we do this and take X
out OF the ditch 10 the detriment OF the
/ matter of right, claim that il is needed
| In the ditch 20 bear its portion OF loss by
| seepage and evaporation. But uEder this
| contract the stockholders have author
| lied the officers of these two big bitches
| to sign this contract. II is the first and
| only opportunity we have ever had 10 Sc
| cure this water. Hence, let us not get
| smart and want TO do the selling as Well
tunity to secure sufficient water for all
| time TO come for our Greater Salt
] Lake which our real estate agents talk
| so much about. Vote the bonds So that
! the honorable mayor and city council can
| make the trade. and trust TO them to
see that 1t is a fair deal ali around.
| The question with the farmers seems
| to be as to the ability of Salt Lake City
1 to deliver TO them at All times through
the canal the fun amount of water con
| tracted for, hence, have provided protee-
1 ton in the contract. which is proper and
| right that they should. We believe that
| Salt Lake City has an ABUNDANCE OF
water to warrant the signing of this con-
( tract, and so soon as the deal is Consum-
/ mated prepare to keep the contract good
, at all times: secure title to the Cotton
wood lakes 10 hold as a reserve iH time
| of need, and, above all, secure the val
| liable Spring creek. upon which the city
now holds an oDtion, and exchange OF
| lease il to the farmers to the best ad-
! vantage possible until it Is needed in the
| citv.
| In case the power or pumping plant al
Utah lake breaks down and fails to de-