The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-29
WATER METERS

-iI OF salt IEkc viii take the sug-
gc7tion TO sen water 90 the citizens cx-
clusivcly by meter at an seriously.
there g. no telling what the ruling
powers of the American party may
DO en- order 90 cxtricatc themselves
tr0m the muddle iu which their Pc
-ur'ar financial policies have placed
tHc city Therefore. We wish to reg
istcr our protest against anything OF
the SORT TO would be ridiculous and
Hbs1rd. Furthermore 30 would Dc, as
p noted statesman once said. more
u1sn a crime. it would be q mistake.
Councilman Mulvcv, vino introduced
the resolutions looking towards the in
afallatiou o. meters boz the homes Of
the cts. is one of the most 8stutc
members OF Cle present council which.
Co. those who are acquainted with the
actions OF Che cts council will not
seem so mucH of 81 compliment. 10 is
rot probable that SIR MuIvey wishes
his ijca to be- considered at an seri-
ousiy, 10 is likely that as man i'm
teresicd Iu the liquor business. he
council something else to think about.
u ie one of 7hc axisue off political and
economic warfare. that ir vou can get
t1c other fsIfov distracted with some
thing cleo 7h7u the main ISSUE you
can put oue over ur him. which ie
Just what Councilman MuIvey ISL prob
ably trying 90 dp at the present time.
As a liquor dealer who views with
alarm tho peculiar views of some OF
abe members of che council. and who
has no sympathy with the general
American party tactics of robbing
The saloouist ir possible. AR MuIvev
a. apparently giving the council some
thing else o. think about Air. Null
vey. OF course. recognizes the value OF
the City cucos output as a chaser.
IN fact. 20 js probably true that Mr..
Nul-ey serves more water over his bar
than he does liquor Therefore. we
cannot believe that DC wishes 90 sell
his "chasers" by meter. or does Mr.
Mulvey fear that the usual New Year
resoiutions viii so cripple the liquor
business that water viii be his chief
commodity after January +. and he
wishes TO furnish himself with an ex-
cuse Co rsisc the price,
Seriously speaking. however. no city
with any regard FOR the health. conn
fort or convenience Of its citizens sells
Its water to them bv meter. The
statement was made iu the city coun-
eli that an the cities OF prominence in
the United States furnish water to
Their citizens by meter That state
nlent is not true. and &c IS not true. be-
cause the members Of the city councils
and the boards OF aldermen or the
elites Of the United states have too
much gray matter under their hats TO
90 anything Of the kind
Water meters mean parched lawns
IN salt Lake in the summer time. The
growing 81 grass in this country means
constant irrigation. and constant irri-
cation means a large supply OF water.
Many people are going 90 save money
on their water r. they can 90 50. and
meters mean that they viii decrease
the amount of water they use on their
lawns n water fs so scarce that 70 is
necessary Tor people TO economize In
irrigatinr their lawns. that spells In
efficiency Tor the city administration.
and the American" party had better
begin explaining what became OF the
bond money which was voted I'm 1908
60 extend the water system.
Water meters mean that the ordi-
Hary citizens or salt Lake. the people
who do not expect Iuxuries. but are
hustling at least twelve hours OF the
tWenty-four FOR necessities. VIII re-
strict the use Of water for domestic
purposes. To may be merely amusing
20 some of ms 20 believe that the per
sonSl cleanliness which IS next 20 god
illness viii be affected by water meters.
but the experience Of other cities
shows US that that statement is true.
Water is one OF the necessities which
should be made as cheap as possible
Tor the people. and the city admins
ration that tries any other policy Is
going 20 get bumped so hard that the
kick OF an army mule viii seem tame
by comparison.
The city administration Is making a
croft Of 100 per cent on the water Il
- selling Go the people under present
arrangements. That ought 90 be
enough profit 20 satisfy even a city
administration that IS scurryinr hither
aLd thither 20 disguise from the peo-
pie the fact that St Is robbinE them
sally, and hourly. by the absurd tax
rate IF the Mulvey resolution IS Of
tered On a serious mood. Il probably
means that the governing powers Of
he American" party have some es-
pesaaily outrageous robbery planned.
snd wish 20 conceal It by a raise in
water rates
With a taxable valuation higher than
Tor many years. with a two-mill in
crease IN the tax rate. with an OUT
standing fudebtedrcss arstfnet The CITY