The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25

Mayor r. P. Morris and those assoc
/ cl2ted with him in advocating the plan
1 for the increase Of the cfty's water
1 supply are determined that the people
/ of Salt Lake are to be thoroughly well
/ posted on the proposition before they
/ are asked TO cast their ballots. The
address prepared some time ago by
! the joint committee has been issued in
/ pamphlet form and a copy of this is
/ TO be placed in the hands of every
citizen of Salt Lake. This action is
taken In conformity with a resolution
adopted by the city council authorizing
/ the printing and circulation of the adj
! dress. Every material point is covered
! in this address. 1t is given herewith
4 in full:
To the Property Taxpayers Of Salt
/ Lake City:
\ The city council having ordered a
| special election to be held Jan g. 1905.
for the purpose of submitting to the
! qualified voters. the proposition of the
| issuance of $1,000, 600 4 per cent bonds
/ with which TO obtain money to secure
a permanent and adequate water sup
4 ply, and to make necessary sewer ex-
/ tensions, it is deemed advisable that
! this address be given the widest pos
SHE publicity among the people to be
! affected. The advantages that will ac-
crue to Salt Lake City and county by
favorable action upon the momentoUs
! question involved, are so manifold and
so manifest, and the objections so few
and so groundless, that there can be
no doubt as to the outcome of the is
sue when the taxpayers shall have
passed upon the same at the polls.
/ The success of the plan means a
+ Greater Salt Lake; a larger and richer
4 city-the permanent solution of a prob
hot hoe al \
! progress OF our city for many years;
one that now threatens to halt it's ex-
pansiOn altogether unless II shall be
satisfactorily disposed of. The means
| of solution are finally at hand 1t re-
! mains only for the taxpayers to ratify
/ them. That done, the future of Salt
! Lake City will be assured. Naturally,
! every citizen will want to know Just
what is proposed what the city's abiI-
tiles are, and what the cost will be.
On all of these points he will be given
only accurate information based upon
! official records and obtained from the
most conservative sources.
! What the City Can Borrow.
Under the law the city has the right
| 10 borrow for water artificial light
and sewer improvements, the sum OF
/ 81, 250, 000.C0. The proposition that the
10y NChAltiA iio6 OIdEItu 10 De NUIeQ up
! on, is for the issuance of 81 000, 900 90.
in bonds. of which sum $3.50, 10000 is to
be utilized in securing a permanent wa
| ter supply. several times the volume
OF what we now have, and $500 for
| 6eweTing the southern and western
part Of the city, an Improvement that
would be worse than useless unless
more water is secured to make it eff
fectuaI.
By way of information the taxpayer
| viii probably ask specifically how the
| interest is TO be raised on this issue
Of bonds, and whether ii means an in
tcTeaSe in taxation. The answer will
doubtless be more pleasing than he
imagined. 1t may be stated first of all.
that 40 Increase OF taxation is con-
templated. An examination of the
records of the Waterworks department.
covering q long period of years, proves
conclusively that the revenues in that
/ branch of the municipality alone are
more than ample 10 pay the annual
! interest of the proposed water bond
issue. Besides. these revenues are con
| stantly increasing at a rate exceeding
per cent each year; and that too. in
the face of an inadequate water sup
ply and retarded growth in population.
The figures which follow. entirely JUS
tify the conclusion that with a nu-
4 ny va ouSHle tloli VI people' an III
crease IN wealth and property improve
ment, and consequently a great tax
| paying capacity, that there viii be a
! still greater revenue from this depart
ment.
How the Water System Pays.
For. several 1,ea,-e a,,.s,t thor, ;, q, l,oor
annlied a sum s1,era 5j,,e, oI,e1 e. O0C
annuaIl, for ,st sa,2.ioe I,o.,f,.,,1or,t
redemDtior of ecri, ir,croass - 80
works stores and reserve fund every
cent of which hoe 49,, d[,.i--a7 So,
I the denartynsnt i4sa1f ,,,biob - 49,
same ratio, after paving the sS4 COO in.
terest on the proposed 4. bonds, viii
revenues beaSin,,;,, y,-itt ~ IL. Iooa
orc g. f,1io,7,s. y IN ''i0 0'i LOW
,oon
1oo po --'--'-'''..- ''...''''''''..S - SVo.6,
I9 90, W. oIO ..
100 -''''''''''''''''' 'iVo' 20. :;
LOU" $3.50 '''''''''''.''''''' 'ooo.' q
And the records for 1904 disclose the
| interesting fact that there will be {
pIoporuonate increase in the same de-
Ipartment this year. Surely, such {
showing as this should inspire the tax
payer win run commence IN the abll'
ny OF the Waterworks system OF th'
cly 10 support ltselt, including lh'
payment OF the interest on the proposed
oohd issue and leave a handsome an
IuaI margin m aadltion' that mus
grow larger Win the years, ana whici
should De appiled TO the redemption o.
me ponos themselves.
AhoCher important TACT TO rememDe
5,sin no. he he - oueae5, me aiiit ia
r,,atar,,.o,l,a f,,,,d Co., il"ttr,.,,sdp1t III
49, "o IT. ~ - I0l peItSi I's WI
IN = elg o0Sii s'vie ooIiul'iOl
Stoo ooo ~ 49,, Pr 80 Q
ments beretofore undertaken and car
RED ort IN riacer,asI fasaio,, '''0