Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-28
CLUB GOVERNORS
FOR MORE WATER
Unqualified Endorsement Given
To Plan Of Mayor Morris and
The City Council,
THE SUBJECT FULLY DISCUSSED
Argument Of Opposition Shown to be
Based Largely Upon Supposltion
And NislnlormatlOn,

Argument " UppuhVVu ouoNU w w
Based Largely Upon SupposltlOn
And AlIslnlormatIon,
~ Meeting attended last evening,
IN the Commercial club porlors By over
100 members OF the club. q large MAJ
jorly voted with enthusiasm TO sustain
the action Of the board Of governors
Of the club IN their endorsement Of the
Man OF the mayor and city council for
securing AN increased supply Of water
for Salt Lake city and the bonding OF
the city 10 raise means for carrying out
the plan.
The meeting lasted until midnight
md was called 10 response to the re-
quest OF 10 members Of the club Tor
general discussion, as It was held by
the sieners TO the call that as the mat
Ter was insuaiciently understood, it was
best TO have the question threshed Ou'
in publlc Then with "a clearer idea
gained from the discussions the voters
could act with better judgment IN cast
Ing their ballots at the coming elecr
ton An important feature OK Iho
meeting was the segregation ana aus
pefsal OF the Dooly opposition 70 me
scheme, and the manner OF the SUM-
occasIonel much merument Nhat
seemed 10 be needed OF explanation IN
particular, were aoyeral conditions m
the contract that appeared at FIRST am
biguous and likely to leave the Guy
AT the mercy Of the farmers down me
valley. but this was cleared up later
I'm me evening by explanations fr0m
Attys. Ashby Snow and H. $. Richards
IA fact. Il might be observed, had these
two gentlemen SPOKEN earlier In the
evening, the meeting might have adj
journed long before Il did, for they
etralghtened out all misunderslandlngs
and entanglements with very little et-
fort. and left the decks clear for ac-
ti0n.
THE CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Morris called the meeting TO
order at $3.50 p, M, and George H. Nye
was chosen chairman with Fisher liai-
rls AS secretary The business of the
evening, was started without delay ny
hon. George NJ. Cannon who moved
that the action of the board Of goyer-
nors M approving the plan OF the city
council be approved by the club as "a
body.
Senator Bamberger thought the mo-
ton out OF order. as he held that me
proper method OF procedure would oe
for the members Of the club TO discuss
The situation and make such recon-
mendatlons as they saw NJ 10 the
board OF governors
James Thompson, not "a member, ask
ed perrnlssiOn for citizens moi members
of the club, but taxpayers and Interest,"
ed partles. 10 speak on the subject Mt
Dolly and others opposed this, ana the
chair ruled, that as long as there was
objection, outsiders were barred ana
at the same time ruled that Mr. cam
non's motion WAS In order,
John Dern, Judge Henderson ana
other members Of the club favored me
request of Mr. Thompson, but with TINS
understanding that the voting should
be done by members OF the CLUB only
and this idea finally prevailed In APP
peal from the position Of the chair MI
Thompson was called out by news or
the death Of his brother but re-
turned later to speak In OPP
position 10 Mr. CannOns notion
Mr. Dale moved that the club as y
body oppose the action Of the board OF
governors in supporting the city coun-
al plan Of increasing the local water
supply. The secondlng Of this threw
The meeting open, and Manager II. G.
whitney OF the News suggested that
some OF The 10 directors 10 the board
Of governors action rise TO explain.
Mr. Tlbhals said II think the OBJ
lection explains itself ! don't entirely
upderstand the situation and am seek.
ing light / should like 20 hear some
explanation as to how we are TO have a
good. clear supply of water for city
of 100000 TO 100000 inhabitants; and Il
convinced / shall not hesitate to vote
in support OF the proposed plan. have
been opposed 10 bonding the city fol
one million Of dollars, as ] don't know
now the money Is 90 be spent IL va
are assured that we shall get what We
pay for / am as ready as anyone IA
support the measure
HDMHlt y ANU MIN A'
Thomas Homer then took The floor
or rather the chairman's table viii
a large portfolio OF papers, written an,
printed and delivered quite am Grafton
lie preiaccd by claiming that "lhl
Commercial club IL the grandest organ
izauon in the State of Utah, but th
board OF governors ls not consistent j
IS not consistent for the club TO d.
something dramatically opposed 4
svhat they did two years ago. Person
ally I am open TO conviction. ] ma
change my mind before the end OF III
meeting TWO years ago, q COmmitte
~ this club brought forward "a plan 10
increasing the water supply Of this city
This was committee Of 80 members
This plan covered a whole page az tn
Tribune / have that page here Il ac
counts for every dollar that the com
mittoe proposed 10 spend Did the cit
council approve The plau2 Well. yOi
an know what the city council did 70
one item. the council now proposes q
build a conduit at a cost OF $3.50 900 Thi
conduit Is seven miles long, from Bl
Cottonwood canyon % parleys, TN
Commercial club proposed TO build
ANHANlk nv NAIINH ANINNH Nh IT. NN''N ~ HA'"i
O00 from BIG Cottonwood 20 the cltl
The council proposes TO build cemer
conduit whereas this club wanted (
build a wooden slay-pipe line 10 wa
objected that the latter would only las
20 years, whereas the cement one woul
last the Lord knows how long But III
saving I'M cost would be about $4,000
The Interest on this sum at 2 per cen
would BIZ So 100 every year This sum
30 years would amount 20 $4,000, whic
would more than pay for "a new cOndu
at the end of30 years Ana the condu
would last SO years besides, this
q progressive age 40 the end OF
years we might not want that conduit
for who knows but what some bett,
means of obtaining water might 7
found here ] am just saying this
show one reason why We called for N
meeting ] have a Tot more 20 say an
would Ike 20 be heard again"
ABOUT WOODEN PIPE
Senator Bamheger gently limited IN,
Mr.. Homer had pagariled bis euloR
on the Commercial club from Fish