The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-15

That Twin Falls would be bone
dry in more senses than that which
arouses the ire of thee confirmed
topper was the fear of several thous-
and good citizens who are regular
passengers on "the water wagon" for
several days this week. Rumors were
rife of action of the Idaho Legisla-
ture in passing a law alleged to de-
prive cities of the right to bond them
selves for waterwOrkS except IN ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
general bonding ordinance which
limits the amount of bonds to be
issued to six per cent of its assessed
valuation. This would not only have
of new waterworks system but would
have prevented the voting of any
sort of municipal bonds in Twin
Falls, where, adding the waterworks
indebtedness, the aggregate would
have already exceeded the legal
limit. The scare got worse after the
tentative statement by Mayor E. M.
Sweeley to the council at a special
meeting Tuesday night, made subject
1 to correction on further investigation,
and now ready for correction:
while one of the purposes of this
special meeting tonight was consid-
Grafton and acting upon the calling
of a special election to submit to the
voters and qualified electors of the
city of Twin Falls the question as
to the issuance of bonds for the build
ing and construction of a waterworks
system, the passage of the act known
as Senate Bill No. Ill by the leg1S-
lature will effectively prevent the
adoption of the plans now on hand
in the event that its terms are wha
they are reported to be-" said Mayor
Sweeley-
81 shall know definitely the term.
of the measure and its effect on thu
situation within a few days." con
tinued Mayor Sweeley, "and If
should prove possible to provide fo
: a system such as may be required b.
the city, 1 shall call a special coun
ell meeting later this week. AS re
ported to me over the telephone, tn
new law. prevents the issuance o
bonds for municipal waterwOrks II
excess of six per cent of the assesses
!, while light and power are specifical
ly exempted from the provisions o
, the law
1.-The measure was originally intro
duced by Senator Cummings for tn
: purpose of meeting a local conditio
: in PocatellO, a condition, however
\ which confronted all municipalitie
: desiring to construct waterwork
systems. AS introduced it was a goo
9 measure 1t amended paragraph b c
= Section z of Chapter A of the sessio
+, laws, 1915, page 131, by adding to tn
, end of the second paragraph tn
: words, and to construct, enlarge, e1
tend, repair, alter and improve sue
:, plant
= Later the words, 'WaterworB
plants and were stricken out of tn
:, last paragraph, of said section
- "ThiS amendment was intended
= affect the situation in this city, an
was, 1 am convinced, made for tn;
purpose. 1 have not yet the facts
my possession, but / expect to hay
them before long. 1 am sure, howeve
that it was done on purpose to tuI
n our waterworks system over to
d private corporation, and enough fac
are on hand to indicate that the 81
uation is as I have described it,
"I do not know where our repr
sentatives were when this change Wi
10 made, or why our Legislature regar'
- light and power of more impo
: tance to city than water systel
=, but, to use no harsh terms, 1 will S;
on pa