Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-26
OWNERSHIP OF
WATERWORKS
n be Decided by Vote in Five
Days-Bonds Favored by
All Classes.
LABOR DAY PREPARATIONS.
reductions in Hot Springs Fare
Morgan sunday Schools ut Lagoon
Wedding BcIIs--Court Notes.

ogden, Aug. 26.-Only five days more
remain before the taxpayers of ogden
will be called upon to decide at the
vclls whether they want municipal
oVuership of the waterworks system.
on Sept. !, the election ON the matter
Of the bonding of the city for the sum
Of $3.50 900 win be held.
The question of the city buying the
Taterworks has been discussed at
great length. Arguments similar to
those that We're advanced during the
recent high school bond election
have been advanced. Most of the ar
guments that have been made on the
Waterworks question favor the pur-
chasing of the system by the city.
The action of the city council in call
ing for the special bond election has
been approved by the various clubs
and organizations of the city, when
includes the chamber of commerce and
several others.
AT meeting of the labor unions held
on Monday night addresses were made
by Mayor Brewer and city Attorney
Deyine, setting forth the facts as to
why the city should purchase the sys-
tenn. After The officials made their
addresses, it was manifest that the
and 1t is thought that they win give
their strength and endorsement TO the
plan.
During the past two weeks express
sious have been given by prominent
citizens urging the purchase of the
system Their arguments are to the
effect that If the city passes up the
opportunity that 1t now has that they
would accept the same proposition If
the present company would make ii 10
them as 1t has to the city
PREPARATIONS FOR LABOR DAY.
Great preparatians are being made
by the labor organizations of Ogden
for their annual outing and picnic
party on Labor day at Glenwood park.
The program for the day Is being az
ranged, which is promised to eclipse
anything ever before attempted by
united labor in this city.
y feature of the day will be the
parade at If o'clock In the day time,
and in which all the labor organizations
and merchants of the city will partici-
pate. AS has been the custom before.
prizes WIZ be offered for the most
unique designs, etc, in the floats. At
lhe PARK there win be a program of
given
At the close of the parade pro-
gam will be given at the park, and
Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist nomi-
nee for president, will deliver an adj
dress on the labor question. In the
evening ii is very probable that by
cycle races will be held at the saucer
track. There viii be dancing after
noon and evening in the dancing pa
yilion.
REDUCTION IN HOT SPRINGS
FARE.
A reduction of the car fare to the
Utah Hot Springs has been made by
the directors of the company at meet
ing held yesterday afternoon and at
which were present David Eccles. NJ.
5. Browning, Fl. H. Rolapp and r. s.
Joyce. The fare in the future will be
% Genus Tor the round trip and Is
cents for one way. 1t was for
merly 30 cents the round trip and 20
cents for one way. The division points
on the line will be the city limits,
Pleasant View store and the springs,
and the charge Is five. cents for each
division.
In connection with the reduction of
the fare to the springs the managers
Of the springs have reduced the price
of baths from % cents to Is cents. For
the present the schedule on the springs
line Will remain the same as before,
viz. hour and a half on week days
aud every As minutes on Sundays and
holidays.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS AT LAGOON.
The Sunday school children of Echo,
Henefer, Croydon, Petersen and Nor
gan, held their annual outing and
picnic Mt the Lagoon yesterday. Eight
coach loads of the eXcursionists ar