Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-06
REPORT ON SALE
Of CITY BONDS.
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u,yor Morris Returns and Tells
OF Conference With Mutual
Life People,
SUIT WILL Be INSTITUTED.
Is for the Purpose 81 Testing Legality
OF the Bonds- Letter TO
Counsel.

A repor, was made 10 The city council
last night by Mayor Morris upon tho
result Of the trip to New York, taken
hy himself, ATTY T. \, Richards ana
Councilman Wells to confer with tho
officials Of the Mutual Llfc Insurance
company In regard to the sale OF the
cliy'g special water and sewer bond ",
rue Of 81, 10000 Tho committee return.
"a from New York yesterday afternoon
Mayor Morris stated that thoro was no
question but that the sale OF the bonds
would no through without any great
delay, Az the only thing 10 be done be-
fore the money Nv nqd Ia to bring a
friendly suit to lost the legality of the
bond Issue and have the supreme court
pass upon II, city Attorney Dey ana
Any, Richards commenced work today
on such an action, which viii be IN me
nature Of nm injunction suit brought
by some private cltl2cn, raising all of
Tho points the company desires 10 have
logal ruling on,
LETTER TO COUNSEL
Accompanying the lollcr Of The com-
mltloo 20 the council was the follow.
lng letter submitted by the committee
10 tho general counsel for the com.
many, copy of which, together with
Inc committees report, was spread
upon the minutes Of the council
In your letter OF the 10Th inst refer.
oneo N made to Judge Doy'e statement
that the city was roudy 10 comply win
amy safeguards II could offor to the sOi /.
lsfaclIon Of your company To the onl
that The proceeds Of the bonds would
all be utilized In extending the wntct
ana sewer system and IN substantial
compliance with the scheme presented
10 the voters, and YOU said YOU gath.
orod from the tenor Of tho letter nat
Judge Dey wanted "a write YOU again
We are authorized 60 say for him mat
ho expected you 10 suggest such s0fps
guards az would be satisfactory to your
company IN this matter, and wanted %
hear from You ON the subject Hence
the delay. YOU also SAY I'M your letter
that " we desire 90 submit further cons
fIderltons you WIN be hnppy 10 COM
slider them and advise tho company
thereon
WILL STICK TO PLAN
In tho very beginning We desire TO
assure you IN the most emphatic terms
that the city expects % follow IN every
substantial particular the scheme that
WAS submitted TO the voters, There has
never been any other intention on It's
part pnd there aro no obstacles IN tho
way that cannot be overcome, the
plan submitted was for increasing tho
water supply Of the city by laying pipes
and establishing o water system TO con-
duct water from Big Cottonwood creek
and MN creek and their tributaries TO
salt Lake city and acquiring water ana
Waler rights IN said streams and IN
Utah lake, ana by improving ana oS'
pcndlng the present system Of water
distribution by which water II now dis
irlOuiod throughout said city,
IN the committees address Ia the tan
payers page b, H. appears that the city
has a daily supply Of over $1,000 00D
gallons of Utah lake reservoir water
when II desires TO exchange for rorl'
able water, M II has the power To do
under article H. section q, of the con.
ttltu,ion Of Utah, and on pages G ana
N Of the address II appears that tho
city has options for reservoir water for
'onc.h0lf the water Of Biz Cotton
wood creek" These are the options
which have been referred 90 IN the cor.
dependence, and ag they expire on July
!, 1905, II ie very important that thu
sale Of the bonds be contaminated as
soon an possible, so the city VIII DO