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Show is to submit the proposition to a vote of the people, who are the owners of the property. If the majority of the people peo-ple want the waterworks sold, they will vote that way. and that will decide it. If the council should take upon itself the responsibility of disposing of the waterworks without first ascertaining ascertain-ing by a vote the wishes of the people, it will make a great mistake, and will overwhelm itself with au avalanche of indignation. . It may be possible that the people of Salt Lake will vote to sell the waterworks, water-works, provided they can be convinced that they will get value received and that it will be an advantage to have the water supply conducted by a private corporation. It is claimed that a private pri-vate corporation, having the capital, can more satisfactorily supply the water wa-ter than Hie city; ami that the city cannot can-not get the money necessary for the proper enlargement and improvement of the water works. Should the water works be sold, fie sale should be made to tin) highest bidder, and in all probability prob-ability there would be several bids. Furthermore, in the event of a sale, the city council should carefully protect the rights of the water consumer. At the, next mass meeting of citizens, to be held two weeks from last Monday evening, we hope this question will be brought up for discussion. The sentiment senti-ment of the people, can to a large extent, ex-tent, be ascertained in this informal manner. In all probabilities the sentiment senti-ment of that meeting will be in favor of having the question settled by a vote of the people at a special election. At any rate a fair and open discussion of the subject cannot result otherwise than for the general "good of the city. Already good results haw been produced pro-duced by the free-fur-all assembly of last Monday evening, and every enterprising enter-prising citizen is in favor of more of such meeting at frequent intervals. THK WATKItflOKKS Ql KSTtOX. The Utah Waterworks company is the name of a new corporation that has been organized by well-known capitalists capital-ists of Salt Lake City. They propose, if possible, to purchase or otherwise get control of the city waterworks, and if they are successful in this scheme they intend to put in a new and independent waterworks plant to cost, at the outset. $l,:.,,"i0,0()0. It is their intention to leave Ihc present city waterworks intact, and as an inducement to part with the control con-trol of the works, they propose lo give to the city the right to use all the water it reipiires for Hushing sewers, sprinkling sprink-ling streets, and for irrigating purposes. That these men are abundantly able to carry out their plans, if they get the privilege from tho city, there is no question. Thk Timks, however, believes that the city ought to retain control of the water supply. While the new scheme, as outlined iu our loenl news columns, is certainly an inviting one, yet we believe be-lieve that the projectors will' find that the peoplo will be opposed to the sale of the ciiy waterworks. The proper way to settle that question, and very I likely the oaly correct ami legal way, j |