Show THE CITY COUNCIL I Ij j The Flood of Protests Not an I Alarming One I I bR SITES OS POPUL IDEAS I He Punctures Some tf the Air Bub I bles bl < iTvn In Opposition to the Sewerage Proposition There was a full attendance of the members of the City Council Insst evening rnd soon after the hour of 7 the Mayors gavel fell and the business of the evening was commenoad There was a large attendance atten-dance of citizsus interested THE SEWERAGE PEOTE5T3 The protest of Elias Morris as published pub-lished in THE HERALD of Sunday last I was the first one made as follows To the Honorable Javor and liembers of the I I City Council of Salt Lake City Gentlemen 1 1 he undersicned protests I agalis the oropoad system of sewerage for the following reasons First iewer District No1 is altogether too large SecondThe proposition is entirely unjust un-just as it compels the great bulk of citizens citi-zens who will never derive anvbenefit from sewerage to pay for putting in the mains I aud lor the maintenance of this system also for the water for Hushing ThirdIf sewerage is actually necessary the residents of the three centre streets I should establish it at their own cost and not have those who do not need it and can never be benefitted by it defray the ex I penseof it Fourth hold that the permission of the citiz ns as a body to whom the water belongs II be-longs is necessary before it can be used for sewerage for a small portion of tao city 1 FitthI also protest against the present I proposition because I am willing as a property prop-erty holder on East Tempo Street to join I in movement establish sewerage to bs paid for by the property holders who are Denefitted by it providing the City Council will guarantee that the estimate they have made is correc and that the system will properly work If this guarantee is made it will be comparatively easy for the citizens citi-zens interested to defray the expense of taking care of their own Wfus ELIAS MORRIS This brought Mr Biter to his feet He said that this protest in some of its features gave expression to the views of a large number of persons as was indicated by the statements made in the public prints He knew that these feelings were honestly indulged in by Mr Morris and others but he was cer tain that such views arose from a misapprehension mis-apprehension of the facts and while he found no fault wi h Mr Morris and others in thus expressing their objections objec-tions to the proposed sewer plans it was due to the members of the Council that no wrong impression should obtain ob-tain among their constituents He knew that an impression did obtain among many that this Council proposed pro-posed to perpetrate a wrong on a large portion of the community in that they propose to tax them for an improvement im-provement in which they think they have no interest and from which they will derive no benefit but he said that no improvement could be made that all did not obtain some benefit from either near or remote It was impossible to adjust benefits to the people in the proportion as they contribute to the public revenue The fallacy of the issue that the sewer main should not be constructed at public expense on account of the irregularity of benefit may be illustrated illus-trated by reference to a few facts in the past history of this city The Jordan Canal cost 250000 the portion of the city directly benefited paid for its construction con-struction and maintenance a sum much less than their proportion when benefits are considered and that portion of the city least benefited paid much more than their proportion For instance Sewer District No 1 pays in direct taxation and licenses roughly speaking about 65 per cent of the entire revenue of the city So on this basis it paid about 65 per cent of the post and maintenance main-tenance of the canal while at the same time it is receiving little or no direct benefit from its construction because at least 75 per cent of the area of the district dis-trict has abandoned the use of water for irrigation What would be thought if this district should protest against bo ing taxed to pay for and maintain that canal The same may be said of the water works recently constructed at a cost of over 30000 for the dry bench Tne people in that locality probably did not pay 10 per cent of this amount Sewer District No 1 paying 65 per cent of it and other portions of the city the remaining 25 per cent The same maybe may-be said in regard io other public necessities neces-sities so that if such arguments were valid complications that we could not grapple with would result It is also claimed that injustice would be done in using water for flushing the sewers It is evident from the expression made that an idea exists that a large amount of water will be Used for this purpose I Such is not the case The proposed Hush tanks will each discharge some 500 or 600 gallons every twelve hours or I 8000 to 10000 daily li it required much more than this other sections are not unreasonably injured by it for the fact must be borne iu mind that Sewer District Dis-trict JNO 1 by reason of the abandonment abandon-ment of tne use of water for irrigation is using much less water than they are lega ly entitled to The improvement I of streets is still another illustration II I There are portions of the city where the cost of improving the streets is in excess of all the taxes paid by the inhabitants in-habitants so that other districts must bear the extra burden There is one ward in this city wherein during the last five years more than the entire revenue derived from it in ten years has been expended oa the streets and I yet he held that no injustice haJ ben I doue by this seeming disproportionate expenditure He held that the construction con-struction of the Jordan Salt Lake Canal the Dry Bench waterworks the improvement of streets etc though largely local in their benefits was a just and proper expenditure of the public funds and that if the construction of so icr mains is anuniust expenditure to those districts not directly benefited then has Sewer District No 1 been most grossly wronted in tuat it has borne a very large share of all our public pub-lic improvements and out of great disproportion dis-proportion to the direct benefit to itThe iuirict now sought to ba benefited never had its just dues in the past He therefore moved that the protest of Mr Morris with all others a similar nature be referred to the committee on aaanoe they to make a report covering cover-ing the points involved MB CLABE Why not refer it to the committee on sewerage ME KITEB I think it properly f 4 belongs to the finance committee Besides Be-sides the sewerage committee is not in good odor just now MB CLARK did not see the necessity I of any reference The reporters were I present and had doubtless got the speech in good shape The public would be just as well satisfied with the I statement made by Mr Ititer as they would be by the finance committee or any other committees report MBMcCoBNiCK was of a similar frame of mind and in this he saw eye to eye with Mr Dooly who thought the newspaper news-paper reporters would be able to give the public a fair idea of the subject wrich Mr Biter bad made so plain MR WEBBEB als3 objected to it going to the finance committee In going over the ground again they could but reiterate MB BITER withdrew the motion On motion of Mr Dooly who understood under-stood that among the protests were some from people who had owned property at the time the assessment roll was made out but who had since disposed of it the recorder was instructed in-structed to carefully sift the protests referred to him On motion of a member mem-ber Mr Dooly was delegated to assist him himThe The reading of the following protests followed JOHN S BARNES writes as follows protest against the I present plan of sewerage for the following follow-ing reasons towit FirstBecause I think the district is too large to begin with it include property that will not need sewerage for long time to coins and will entail hardship on many people who are notable not-able to meet the tax it is only the centre of the proposed district that really needs sewerage and the owners of property in that part of the district are not only able but should I I be perfectly willing to pay for what I I they so much need and again I think it would be better to cut the district down at least onehalf until it is a sure thing how it is going to work and then enlarge the district as necessity Iequires itThese These are a few of my reasons for protesting pro-testing against the present plan of sewerage sew-erage II s G STBOKGFELLOW We think the entire city should be supplied with puie wattr for domestic use first It CLAUDIUS VICTOR SPENCER I enter my protest against sewerage not as a beneficent but against sewerage as contemplated in extent and mode of operation in what is termed District No1 B H SHETTLEB I There are three or four probably or half a dozen places along West Temple I Street where sewerage would be a great convenience but should the owners of these places demand sewerage at the expense ex-pense hundreds of citizens who have positively no use for sewerage Certainly Cer-tainly not Every person who has lived here any length of time knows that sewerage II would neither improve the health nor the finances of the city but work I great hardships to many who have no tue whatever for sewerage Many more reasons might be assigned why sewerage would be more of an injury in-jury than a benefit to our citizens but the above are sufficient Trusting we shall hear no more of sewerage for the next ten years ELIZABETH HOPWOOD Begs to enter her protest against the plan proposed being firmly convinced that the expense necessarily incurred would not be equalled by the practical benefits resulting there lom SARAH E SMITH protests Because it will increase my taxes which are already hgh and impose im-pose upon me costs and expenses which will be oppressive without adequate corresponding benefits as far as 1 can see I think the enterprise if otherwise other-wise feasible is premature for the wealth and Deputation of the city and is in the interests of the few who are rich at the mercy of the many who are poor DAVID JAMES protested for reasons similar to those above given by Mr Morris JANE ROMNEY was unable at the present time to bear the expense JAMES CHE3NEY who is now in Fremont Neb thought the district entirely too large tha the proposition would work hardship on the poor and the assessed valuation was not prop tin ate There were o a large number of other Prates < s who gave no reason save that they did not want sewerage Below is the list C H Crow Sarah E SmIth Richards Brothers John M Young Nancy L R chards Lydia Merrill Woolley Young and E 0 Whitmore Hardy Company Johu H Bailey Harriet B Young John Needham L W Richards D Stuart H B Clawson J 8 Runes John C Cutler M W Taylor Ann L Whitney Christine Rockwell Alice Watt M A Moroni Cannon Yourg Brothers George M Cannon Wuson Brothers Zera Snow et al J H tarry Co Estate Z Snow Joseph Taylor T C Armstrong Mrs C E Dye Trustee GR Jones Jens Olsen N A Empey TUos E Taylor Mar MGraw Marv Gunderson C I Kiroy Geo G Bywater Camilla Cobb Mrs Annie Williams T C Paten Sarah A J Cannon Edward Scrace J M Watson ABDunford MMBrratt JiR Grant W M Cannon Burton Gardner Co Phoebe G Beatle AFrantzeD John Taylor estate Elias A tmlth George J Taylor Elias timith estate W J JLoyd S i R > qe Marthi Hughes CanS Can-S Iver Bros no n M D A H Cannon John Eh1Jgren Susan E Smith Elizabeth tlo esE es-E V Davis AT Schwaitz John S Barnes W C Morris W toj Williams M 0 Phelps A W Davis Willford Woodruff Sqrah i Dunford J Taylor E Boyes Helen M Morgan A H Cannon John D Wright John C Gray Wilford WoodruffJr William Foster T Armstrong 0 Woolley Angus III Cannon W H Foster Emily Jlawson Manly Barrows Lucy D Young JohnBailey estate Mrs Bruce CV Spencer Lydia A Thatcher H Hide Estate Maggie M Kimball Elizabeth Hopwood Mary M Kimball H B Young Helen M Whitney P H Young Maria Y Dougall James W Eardley Levi W Richards Mary M Woolley Deseret News estate P W Madsen H G Park James P Freeze S r Newton M D l jr L Oscar B Young Maria Park Zions Savings Bank N Nelson A Schwatz John Johnson T E Taylor Eveline Wyman B I CJawson John Taylor Bet y Stromberg S G Stringfellow Jacob Alt AiceNeedham estate Mrs John Bergen Alfred Best Joseph Busby W A Needhtm James W Richards Amanda J C Best John LBlythe MEVanSchoonhoven B H Sciiettler Emma N Davis M Atwood F C Andrew estate William Naylor Sarah Ann Daft George Naylor C B Taylor Huldah C Naylor Robert Plxton M D J Jonasson John Needham James W Stephens 8 vcT Alley John Johnson John > onnelly Mary Ann Hanks Morris Bros S F Atwood Emma E Snell James M Wardrobe Thomas Coligntly John Wardrobe Jr Elizabeth P Davis John Wardrobe Sr John Blomquist 0 M Donelson Isaac Brockoant A Best Agt Gollgbtlr estate M J Blazzard Mary R Murkier 8aTah Ann Daft C C Amussen E Martin estate J P Moitenson Ann T Beer OTHER PETITIONS John Caruthers and others residents of the North Bench asked that the canal to convey the water from Parleys Par-leys Canyon be continued along Eleventh Elev-enth Street as was originally surveyed instead of along Ninth Street as now proposed MB WEBBER understood that some people had protested against the canal passing through their grounds He understood now that they had all signed the petition and were willing that it should pass through their lands He therefore moved the petition be granted THE MAYOR thought that Ninth Street was as high as it was wisdom too to-o People whom the city was endeavoring en-deavoring to benefit wanted the city to pay for light of way Considerable work had aiready been done on Ninth Street and he was in favor of carrying it along that street MB SHARP was in favor of keeping the canal on the original line it the owners of the property to be benefited were willing to give the city the right of way unless the work on Ninth Street had continued entirely too far and it was too expensive to have it overcome MB DOOLY supported the motion He had inspected the work being done and was very much pleased with it i He strongly favored the original plan The question was finally referred to the committee on canal W B Richards represented that owing to negligence of city officials his crops in Sugar House precinct had been damaged to the extent ex-tent 01 5500 Rather than have any trouble over the matter however he would compromise for200 Committee on claims William H Perkes who lives at 154 Centre Street asked a rebate on the amount taxed against him for extension of water mains on that street because considerable of the land taxed was above the city water line Committee on waterworks Louis Tagni of Sugar House Ward asked the privilege to convey a stream of water known as Hobsons ditch through the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal by means of a pipe Referred to the watermaster Mrs William Jennings and a number of other property owners on South Temple Street asked that a cement sidewalk eight feet wide be laid on South Temple from First East to J Street Referred to committee on improvements im-provements E H Andersons request fora rebate on water tax was ordered to be adjusted John Caruthers in a personal communication com-munication urged upon the Council the necessity for granting the petition in reference to the Parleys Canyon Canal Samuel Williams and others asked for an extension of water mains Committee Com-mittee on waterworks The petition of Edmund Wilkes asking ask-ing that on the completion the first section of the proposed electric railway he be granted a franchise on West Temple Tem-ple street from Fourth south to the city boundaries also from West Temple Tem-ple to First East Laid on the table The petition of David Hilton and others oth-ers asking an extension of water mains was referred John Alfred represented that ho was greatly overcharged in the assessment of his property on Center Street in reference ref-erence to laying water mains Committee Commit-tee on water works Lynch dr Glasmann presented for the acceptance of the Council Coun-cil the plat of five acres of ground recently re-cently laid off Committee on streets A number of liquor licenses were granted F W Jennings asked for a right of way for a switch from the Utah Central Railway to a point along Fifth North Referred The superintendent of water works reported favorably on a number of extensions ex-tensions asked for and they were ordered or-dered granted The committee waterworks to whom was referred the pstition of Jacob Moritz and others asking an extension tension of water mains recommended that the extensions asked for be made They also made a similar report in the case of Lee C Snedaker and others and refused the application of George W Groo BILLS ALLOWED Salt Lake Gas Company three months 269695 Mrs M A Burt boarding prisoners prison-ers 20250 A J Burt boaadiug city prisoners in County Jail eo 20430 The assessments recently made for extending water mans along Centre and other streets in that vicinity was confirmed firmed and the Council adjourned for a week |