The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

factory arrangement can be made by
which the city viii become the abso-
lutte owner OF the mountain water
rights.
Great Care to Be Used.
All questions of a legal nature which
relate to the contracts for exchange or
lease of the water, the increase of an
available supply from the lake or that
may arise from any cause connected
with the proposed work, viii be cared
for by the city attorney and able asso-
upon TO protect and safeguard the in
tereSts of The city.
The engineering work will be careful
~ designed and executed under the
immediate direction of the city engi-
neer, who Will have the aid and ad-
vice of a competent consulting engi-
neer.
The making of all contracts for con-
Struction and the approval of all bills
estimates and other matters requiring
the payment of money and also the
final acceptance of the work are mat
ters which the law places in the hands
OF the board of public works. whose
actions must be approved by the city
council and mayor.
These are assurances that the. work
viii be properly designated and well
constructed; that the money will be
-
interests will be properly and fully pro-
tected.
In addition to the work above de-
Scribed it is proposed to construct an
intercepting sewer for the southern and
western portions of the city where it
- imperative from a sanitary view.
that an effective system be provided
for disposing of the sewage from that
section To accomplish this will. ac-
cording to the estimates of the city en-
gineer, require the expenditure of $780,
COO for which provision has been made
IN the proposed bond issue.
What the City Will Gain.
The advantages 10 be derived from
thorough and satisfactory solution of
the water problem, the seriousness of
which has been increasing each year,
are so numerous and apparent as TO
require no particular citation Never
theless, it may be briefly stated that
these mean better health for the people,
a lower death rate, more sprinkled
streets, more trees, lawns and flowers.
IN short, more beautiful city with
Eetter facilities TO extinguish fires a
reduction in fire insurance rates that
viii amount to many thousands of dol
lars annually and a restriction of water
meters TO the business and manufactur-
ing districts. More than that, it means.
too, that we viii have more new bust
ness blocks; and more people will come
here to invest their capital and start
industries that will give employment to
many Wage-earners, while those who
are now residents will further improve
their property. Manufacturing estab-
lishments are much needed in our city
at the present time. There viii be still
greater necessity for them in the flu
ture. If we ever have them we must
increase our water supply and in
achieving that result il must be known
that the increase is permanent the
source pure and the solution of the
problem certain. 1t is highly crafty
ing to this committee to be able to
state to the entire people of Salt Lake
that the solution is certain, the source
pure and the increase permanent.
RICHARD p. MORRIS.
Mayor.
F. ]. HEWLETT
F. s. FERNSTROM,
GEO. d. DEAN,
RULON s. WELLS.
Special Council Committee.
.. J. SALISBURY,
JOHN CLARK,
W. MONT FERRY.
NEPHI J.. MORRIS.
GEO. A. WHITAKER.
Citizens Committed
Lake City. Utah. December u. 1904
Il 1904, as appears of record in my
office.
In witness whereof. / have hereuntO
set my hand and affixed the corporate
seal of said city this 14th day of De
cember, 1904.
J. s. CRITCHLOW.
City Recorder