The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
REALTY DEALERS
BOW TO DOOLY
Pass a Dummy Resolution at
Special Meeting.
VOTE WAS A CLOSE ONE
WHAT THE ADVOCATES CLAIM
FOR THE PROPOSITION.

If the action taken by the Salt Lake
Real Estate association at it's special
meeting at its headquarters yesterday
means anything at all il means that
the association is still loyal To John +.
Dooly. IL failed to endorse the water
bond proposition; IL refused TO sustain
its own previous action in cOndemning
the bond proposition: but on the mo-
ton of Thomas Homer and largely on
the strength of the backing of Alexan-
der y. Robertson. it passed a resoIu-
ton commencing the city council for
securing the modification of the con-
tracts with the farmers The resolu-
ton does not state whether il is the
city council of Salt Lake or the city
council of Murray for which this ira
grant bouquet is intended.
The meeting was attended by twenty
four members of the association and
the discussion was long and acrimo-
NOUS J. l. Perkes offered resolution
TO the effect that as the Objectionable
features of the contract with the farm
ers have been eliminated the Real Es-
tate association withdraw its objections
and endorse the bonding proposition.
Then IL was that Thomas Homer
stepped to the front with his nosegay
for the city council. an organization
that had as much to do with modifying
the water contracts as had the sultan
of SUlu.
Substitute Is Adopted.
The Homer substitute carried by a
vote of IA to 10, after A. Richter. F. s
Hubbard, !. l.. Perkes. j. X Shaw.
George Knowlden. o. F. Peterson and
Glen Miller had spoken for the Perkes
resolution; and j. w Houston. f. S.
Darling. a. G. Sadler and G. w. John
son had backed up Thomas Homer and
Alexander A Robertson in advocating
the substitute The vote is regarded as
a victory for John e Dooly. and his
followers We're proud of it after the bat
tie was over. At the same time a num-
Der of those who voted for the substi-
tute announced. after they had escaped
from the DOoly influence that dOminat-
ed the meeting, that they would sup
port the bond proposition at the polls.
Claims Made For the Scheme.
The advocates OF the main PROPOSE
Ton had little TO say YESTERDAY They
seem TO rely on the Judgment of the
taxpayers 10 take. care of the proposi-
uoh Irom this time forward. For the
proposition as IL presents itself at this
time they make the following claims:
i IT viii put Salt Lake City in a fan.
way to settle the water problem for all
time TO come.
. The $s5O.OOO to be expended for wa
ter VIII not increase the city taxes be-
cause the increased income to the wa
Ter department. will much more than
pay the interest on the bonds
j. The reduction in fire insurance
rates as result OF better fire protec-
ton viii more than make good the in
terest to be paid on the new Issue OF
bonds.
/ The expenditure of this SS5O, 900 will
lay the permanent foundation OF a wa
ter system to accommodate a citv of
500, 600 population
.. 1t viii enable salt Lake City to use
The water owned in Utah lake in secur-
ing the perpetual right to water in the
mountain streams and thus avoid the
necessity of paying out tremendous
sums OF money for pure water
o. me plan as outlined is endorsed by
the pest engineers and water experts
IN the state of Utah; the opposition TO
IL Is confined largely to those Interested
IN some other source of water supply.