| Show FIELD OWNERS PROTEST Object to Tan Levied By Paysn City Council Pa son March 2The water qnmstion has been all the tulle on the streets this week The city council having passed 2n ordinance levying w tel rate tor Vir I lug the expenses of gates lams and ditch work payable In labor and 1 mal cash rate for the necessary outay of the ma teriuIs The council has the right conferred by the city charter to construct waterworlcs and reservoirs lay water pipes erect hydrants and to keep the same in repair to supply the citY with water and regu late Control and prtect the sme and for such purposes the city council has power to levy and collect a tax on real estate in any district or division of such city specially beneUed by any such improvement im-provement sufcient to defray the expenses ex-penses thereof etc etc SeqUoia 101 further defines the collection of water taxes etc provided no proriy rights are Interfered with The owner of the felds are hheng here clqlmtng priority i rights t hence the argumont and disusst n Monday the 27th the board or equuIa ton ret and during the entire day field owners wee present protesting against the assessment of any tax for water tn the field as they would refuse payment The water they sad had beta used for fort elght years on the oldest lands and this was the first levy of any tnx The old regulations as to water and its peaceable peace-able use under one or more atermasters had been satisfactory for years nest There was no protest as far as the city lots and small division or lots were concerned con-cerned During the dav the member of the council converted many farmers a to the beneft to be derived saving water and by storing It In reservoirs for an Increased In-creased acreage tf be added te the city and Its surroundings but the meet ob atnato of the old owners claimed this was robbing them of the Increase and the high water surplus water was all their own and the council could not stoat this store It and give It away to new settlers or use it outside of their prior land claims But the council Is certain of successful management under the new ordinamce and want only one SEason to demonstrate the fact by potting the water rte In operation I I Some years ago the council undertook the same management under a similr tr dlnance in this city but dnance cty on receiving a monstrous petition signed by 40 1T S backed down and repealed the law fneifo shJ the damn law tr tnsir city and made it successful which lends encouragement w te Payson counci which wants the privilege of putting the water ordinance in force and notwithstanding notwith-standing another petition J is now tmieing I carried around and signaturea nOdbt f they say they will not b frightened out of this beneficIal 1 undertaking OfT The reservoirs are built in the canyon and will be mae complete during this net summer Spring lake pond has bpen bought drained and refilled and iron pipe and patent gate placed in the lain 18 5816 acres have been added to the water schedule making a total of 19 acres of land watered and under control of the city council |
