Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-10
Civ Administration viii Buy OLD
system or Establish an
Independent Plant.
Funeral OF 0. N. BROWNING
Dcoth OF Aunt Jane Davis, Pioneer
OF 5s--Groccry Store in Hands oil
Daniel Ragan--U. s. Court.

ordep March 10.--Therc is every in
aia,tinn that ogden city will again Sc
r, nossession OF the present water
,ts system or else build a new sys-
,,,,, The indebtedness of the city has
hor gradually increasing for years,
and the present administration Is heart
a.. &, favor of municipal ownership of
,be vaterworks and lighting utilities as
,.venue producers to get the city out of
debt.
II is stated that Mayor Brewer ad-
d,assed a communication TO David Ec-
clos on the proposition of the city Sc
curing the waterworks from the pres
NJ owners. and inquiring on what
terms the same can be obtained. To
tbis letter Mr.. Eccles, ii is stated, has
sent reply favoring the city securing
the waterworks. and VIII name rea-
sonabe price for the purchase OF the
same. Also that should the city be able
Ia take over the waterworks by issuing
bonds and can show Mr.. Eccles where
ip such action would be legal. that he
himself would purchase between two
and three hundred thousand dollars
worth of the bonds. City Atty. Devine
is now looking up the legal phase of
the question. and 1t is quite prooable
some plan of purchase by the city of
the present system can be determined
upon.
should however. the negotiations be-
tween the city and Mr.. Eccles not be
determined upon the city officials still
have another scheme under considera-
tnp. which by some of the officials Is
looked upon even more favorably than
the purchasing of the present system.
The ogden Bench Canal company is
owner of one of the first and best wa
ter rights on the entire Ogden river
ogden City is one of the largest stock
holders in that water right, having al
ways paid up its assessment on the
water for 20 acres contained In the
Liberty and Lester parks, and the state
OF Utah is a heavy stakeholder on the
water for the state school for the deaf
property. Already meetings have been
held between the directors of the Bench
Canal company, the mayor and a conf
mittee of the Ogden city council. dis
cussing the proposition of the city TAX
ing over the canal company 'svery valua-
HE water right. The purchase price for
this would be very moderate. and the
company owns sufficient water out of
the river to assure water for ogden
city for generations to come, even IL
the city does grow large. a canvass of
the individual stockholders in the
Bench canal has been made and q big
majority of them are heartily in favor
of selling out to the city at a very
moderate price.
should the canal company's PROPOSE
ton be taken up by the city, 1t would
necessitate the construction OF large
reservoirs and water mains, winch
would provide work for many who need
employment.
Considering the price at which the
canal companys water right can be
purchased the cost of building reser-
yoirs and water mains, 1t Is stated by
some. that the canal company project
is stil the cheapest and would give
TN, city an entirely new system. UNI
less Nv Eccles and his associates make
a very low figure on the sale price.
With these two projects under consid-
Grafton 1t Is almost certain the city
will be able to secure municipal water
system which would be great reve-
nue. producer and greatly help to re-
ducc the citys Indebtedness. The out
come is being watched with great inter-
est by the public.
FUNERAL OF OSCAR N. BROWN
q. ING.
The First ward westinghouse was
crowded yesterday afternoon by the
relatives and friends of Oscar n.
Browning, who by their presence de-
sired to show their love and esteem
for the deceased and TO comfort the
Borrowing young wife and relatives. A
wealth OF beautiful floral tributes evil
denced the high esteem in which he
had been held in this city where he had
lived al his life,
The funeral services We're conducted
by Bishop ID. Fl. Ensign. The choir
sang Wanted on the Other Side" A
male quartet rendered the selection
Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling
and Jesus Lover Of My Soul" Fred
Tout sang Face to Face" Gus Saun-
Geis sang There Let Me Rest" and
Mrs, May Farley, "Sometins Wen
Understand" The speakers were Presl-