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Show sueh information us any business busi-ness man would demaud of of his book-keeper In case of an offer to purchase hi establishment. The resolution reso-lution was simply a demand for un invoice. in-voice. The information asked for is just what the taxpayers of Salt Lake want. Every taxpayer is . a part owner of the city waterworks. Mr. Pembroke both us a councilman and a taxpayer is entitled to the information. But what did the council do? It sat down heavily and impolitely upon Sir. Pembroke and his resolution. However, Mr. Pembroke propose to get at the facts and figures so that tho public can know something about the waterworks. The proposition to purchase the city waterworks will bear watching. There may bo a nigger in the wood pile. While it may be true that such plants as waterworks, gasworks, etc., are op-crated op-crated more satisfactorily to the public when owned by private parties, there is no good reason why they should bo. If the city would conduct its business cm strictly business principles, tho waterworks could be made sufficiently profitable to. pay for all needed extensions exten-sions and improvements. If properly conducted, the citizens could get their water at a much cheaper rate than if tbo works were owned by a private corporation. ' Concerning the proposition proposi-tion of "Richard Jones and associates, of Kansas City," to buy the waterworks, the council last evening took a rather queer action, -and to some people it nlay seem a little suspicious. Councilman Pembroke, who seems to be a progressive citizen as well as a watchful guardian of the city's interests, introduced a resolution requiring the recorder to lay before the council fat-ts and figures as t tb cutirc cost of the ; water works plant, the cost of operat ing the same, the annual receipts, cost of extending tho mains, and . other information. in-formation. This was an eminently proper" " resolution. - If was " just |