Show MONT WATER BOND ISSUE Says 9 S 'S Success for Sail Salt Lakes Lake's p Growth and Prosperity wl y in r Future I r ri tal De Declares 1 rV lib A i. i R Reservoir l r Sites Ample rr To oi-To 10 fire lve lil lily opinion on tb the com comin In water rater hood bond 1150 to ID 1 the Iho city cUT on oo W. W Mont I If former mayor of ot Salt It Ia Isle Ialo 1 C n lell cil to communication to lo th the commission slop lIe He that BK u 1 lie lie- has been mayor of ot tb the elt city lie he Is to ell rell acquainted with the needs DIMS of or the elt city and anil what f U 1 i fUry r for or IU iLs growth h nr end l pro prosperity ThC r fore fore tc tie Ims hns declared In favor of or the land S issue uc Tits ITU reasons for fol favoring f the J S tUC uc are aro siren In they article I n By Bf r W W. Mont Ferry FerryL b h FOn II L Mi 1 MAYOR Olt OF OP S T SLl l' L J AKK Jun v I I I have havo noted with much interest I Scour your o r determination to 0 ask asic sl the I Of 0 this community TO aP approve rove a n. t bond I I Issue e for the proceeds S of or which t to be used lor tor the tho ho enlargement r nh and aad td betterment of or our water supply I 4 This matter had received considerable consider consider- ble hIe attention prior to my 11 retirement rem from r m office and m my por personal c edge Sc of ot an and interest in the tho question C t is m my C excuse for ad addressing this corn com to you 4 y At tho outset let lel me say that hat I ap approve prove prove your our action an and I am ant of or tilt the opinion that the tho affirmative o action of or orI i voters should hod be bo rc recorded in fa- fa 1 1 lor of or this project as Its success Is j to tho the welfare an and comfort comfor of Jhc i III Inhabitants of oC t his ils city cHy Further Further- tho rho future growth and r more prosperity prosper prosper- 1 ity of t our community arc are so o dependent dent Ilent upon an enlarged supply raId fold that in m my mj jUd judgment m rit none li iJ u t short sl sighted short voters oters will fall fail toI to I approve ve the plan I e that a suggestion has bc been bean n 5 c that the amount of or money asked Tory lor Is too great g that thit a a. j amount mount lII be adequate tom to tom m ct the Immediate situation lt alIon I r am un Suite Quito sure ure that will moro morn I thi l meet tho the ato situation No doubt or 01 even cven a. a fv v hundred dollars dollar x will ill pro provide pro l for lh the next uc year but hut no amount lc less thin than n will do tho the definite anti and constructive con con- thin things that lint your our plan pro pro- fisc As I r conceive It vou von offer 11 1 frankly to the public a 1 pl plan n h by which 1 all ot l-ot of tho a available pure water wale trib- trib I Tj ry to Salt Lako Lake ac valley will tie jo Q ac- ac fl ard Its distribution arranged a for and arid any my surplus stored Any program program pro pro- gram ram less than this would be In m my judgment d halting and lack lac In courage T w of or Vat Water AVater r cd t ur present water supply I v ra c cs nine and one half to ten billions uC gallons annually Our people use S gallons per pel day per capita on an nv average this consumption ranging rang ti from m to r gallons per day per pct tJ Incidentally It should t be noted note thit ht th t when the demand Is Is greatest the i PJ ly would be lacking were it not T-r T r the s storage orage facilities Under tho plan Ilm you tou propose all of or the tte suitable water In this valley will willbo willbo bo liD at the disposal of ot tho citizens of or oror or community Sand and will he be more than sufficient to supply a l. l city of oC P Tour Your stu study y and technical InV In- In V tl atlon has his demonstrated that applying ap Jl plying the kho per capita daily tL cra average o of oC consumption n namely 03 03 gallons perd per perlay d lay iy yon jou will have If It this wise vise policy yours of-yours prevails alls 30 per cent more than enough h water to supply JhC half people above c referred to or b Por Iter cent than of oC Inh y t a- a JU iU Is la gallons allon and tho rho pro- pro supply Is 30 per cent In excess i f or of ot gallons allons and for tOl this ad additional 38 gallons you jou OU arc are asking asking- the to to pay t. t t Then you ou arc are buying a a. permanent supply of or more moret ti tian t gallons pcr per year plus facil ides for or storing It and for or distributing h ing It lt for tor than 51 1 which seem seems to tome me JUC to he be e cheap water r t You You lou have set out In your jour proposal thai c certain storage resen reservoirs will bec be c In the various cany canyons nE from this water Wate- 1 j 1 to be obtained I pace observed cd that que question lIon ruin Das been ri an as 1 to whether R suitable reser reservoir reser- reser voir loir sites c can n be It 11 has oven even been asserted that it is not possible 4 t to such cuch sites The absurdity of such general statements must murt b be at ator or ol co ce apparent when It is that matters have havo been thoroughly hl rt not once but many tl times 11 Ci fUI mid such examination ha has hai been made t y VL va L a ii al ar Y conceded to bo the most moat competent In tho Intermountain in countr country Will 11 cr Insurance Rate I T hope you ou will n the tho public at the tho proper time how vitally the c city's cf yS y'S water supply th the tho Insurance Cs C's s v. th the tho corporate limits limit I havo bavo n m nu doubt that the riso rise In insurance ur- ur Ulce ance rates rat d due e to lo nn an inadequate wair wa- wa Jr ir supply would moro more than pay the tho Interest on and provide pro a n. sinking fund for fer the tho money for tor which you which you OU arc a ask ask- k- k iH n conclusion permit me to call your attention to another objection which ms been raised a against aln t this bond Is It is- is 1 sue namely that thal 1 If It Is approved It will impair the bonding ability of Qt the tho city There Thore ire are many man phases to this question on which space docs does not permit me mo to discuss but with which you are arc I familiar It will t t bD 0 perhaps sufficient sufficient clent to remind the tho voters that section section sec sec- tion lion I if article 14 14 of oC our slate state constitution constitution permits cities to issue bonds or orto orto orto to become otherwise indebted to an amount not o exceeding 4 per cent of oC the value of tho the taxable property In ad addition to Ito this 4 4 per cent a a. larger indebtedness o of oC 4 per cent may be incurred in incurred incurred in- in for fOI supplying sUpplying- the municipality with water wate- artificial lights or sowers Jowers when such worl works 8 shall shan be owned and lond controlled by the tho municipality Salt L Lake ke City's i total bonded indebtedness n ehle noss it nt present Is which h Is with with- in in- of or the tho first 4 per pea cent limit lim him it authorized authorised by our constitution It is In apparent Therefore t any sum in excess of would bo be subject sub sull- lo to tho the same objection as Is the proposed ed In other words word If any SUm sumIn in excess s of tho the Is aseel for or for Cor ater purposes es such excess will bo bb applicable under the tho I additional 4 per cent cent taxing taxing- limit trot which 01 our or constitution provides Is it rot not therefore apparent that tho the pro pro- gram which a for which buys bus all of ot the suitable water tribu tribu- tar tary to Salt Take Lake valley and antI provides for its ItH storage an and distribution I is l lu wise timely and indeed necessary sary sarr in rr order er that our ou- city may reach I Its manifest des destiny tin |