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Show The Suit I.alie WuU-rit orka. Park City Record. It is to be hoped that the municipal government of Salt 'Lake wiil not resolve re-solve to act favorably on the proposition proposi-tion to sell tho city's waterworks system sys-tem to a private corporation with the privilege of buying it back at the expiration expir-ation of fifty years. On its face the proposition seems to be fair and advantageous ad-vantageous to the city, but on close scrutiny the advantage would be on tho side of the purchasing syndicate and against the people. "Above all things of a public hat lire, the water supply should tye owiied, -operated and controlled by tlic cit v. Practically the water in Salt Lake t'ily is held by the city in trust for the people, and many attorneys claim that the proposed sale would he illegal.. '. The water system in the nictropolilan-city is as valuable to tho people us it. would bo in the hands of a private company, and it is not likely that the sale of the rights of the people which are held in trust by the city government yvill bo. made for any sum of money.',,,., ... |