Show Election on Deer Creek Project Is Proposed in Bill Group Submits Measure to Governor Providing Providing Providing Provid Provid- ing for Organization of Metropolitan l tan Water Districts in Utah The question of Salt Lake City's participation in the Deer Utah creek-Utah lake lak-e project would be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to a taxpayers' taxpayers election under a proposed bill creating creating creating cre cre- machinery to organ ide metropolitan water districts in Utah The measure was submitted to Governor Henry H. H Blood Saturday by a special legal committee named by a committee of or project interests as the result of numerous conferences which agreed formation of a district is necessary necessary sary to carry out the project I r Two elections in fact tact would be a necessary preliminary to participation tion of Salt Lake City or any other I municipality in the project area arca that plans to join in the undertaking First an election is necessary on the question of whether the city shall join a proposed water district This would be a special elec election election elec tion called separately or concurrent concurrently ly with any other election at which all electors in the city are entitled to vote Approval Necessary Approval b by property taxpayers ers of or the water waler district would be necessary before the directors directors three three- tors of the district could acquire ac ae- ae quire construct or complete waterworks water water- wo works s ther facilities ac o or make make any contract with the United States or others which would require greater I expenditure than th the ordinary annual I income lincome of or the district I Under the proposed act the legislative legisla legisla- Live tive body of an any municipality in in other words the the city commission in Salt Lake City could pa pass s an ordinance nance proposing a metropolitan Water water wa Wa- ter district and naming other municipalities to be included Costs of incorporating would be apportioned in the ordinance among the municipalities according to lation Legislative bodies of or the other municipalities municipalities mu mu- would have 60 days das to topa pa pass s or reject the ordinance ordnance Failure to act upon it is regarded as a re re- re- re I Provides for Vote Vole I Then within days after alter the original ordinance was enacted the thel cities approving it would be required to call the special election at which voters would decide whether the district district district dis dis- should be formed The incorporated district then would have the following powers 1 To 10 have perpetual succession Continued on Pace Pac Two To PROJECT VOTE URGED IN BILL Continued from Pare Pace One 2 To su sue and nd be sued in courts of ot competent Jurisdiction 3 To adopt a corporate seal and alter it at pleasure 4 To take hold or dl dispose p e of water waterworks and water rights within or without the district or orsta sta state stale te 5 To exercise the power of eminent eminent emi emi- nent domain with the power to condemn condemn condemn con con- private property for lor public we use 6 To construct and maintain works across or along any street or highway and upon any vacant Utah p public lands Authorizes Bonds 7 7 To borrow money and Issue bonds with a provision the aggregate aggregate gate ate ate- debt shall never exceed 8 percent per percent percent cent of the assessed valuation of taxable property In the district 8 To determine the funds required re re- re for all district purposes and to apportion the costs in each cit city I forming the district 9 To levy and collect taxes for lor carrying on operations and taxes to cover deficits caused by tax delinquencies de de- de- de In the preceding year carNo car No tax except any levied to meet meat the bonded indebtedness or debts owed the federal government shall exceed 25 cents per of a assessed essed valuation 10 To enter into contracts and to employ officers a attorneys ys labor and oth others r n necessary Provides for Contracts 11 To contract with other corporations corporations cor cor- private or public to carTi carrl carry car car- ry Ti out construction and operations 12 To acquire water and water rights within or without the state to develop store and transport waater waater waater wa- wa ater to acquire stock in canal companies companies com corn panics water companies and water users associations to sell lease and deliver water for or municipal or other uses Each city would have a preferential right to purchase water from the district The portion of 01 the water under this right shall hall be in inthe inthe inthe the same ratio to all of the districts district's districts district's districts district's dis dis- dis- dis water supply as the total amount paid by the city to the I district on tax as assessments e exceptIng excepting except except- I ing purchase of water is to the total payments received by the district district district dis dis- dis- dis toward capital cost and opera operating oper oper- a expense Investments In Provided 13 To invest surplus funds lunds In federal or slate state bonds or i its own bonds 14 To refund bond bonded d indebted Indebted- ness neso Th The district would be governed by a board of 01 directors consisting of at least one representative froth from each member municipality or in incase incase incase case of only one city forming formin the district the tho board will consist of ofas ofas ofas as many persons as the governing body of or the city shall decide Each director would be entitled to toca ca cast ait t one vote for each or major fraction of valuation of f property properly in his city taxable for lor dietrict dis die purposes purpose The board would be in full charge of at f all routine affairs of the district uch such as fixing pl place ce of business passing passing pass pass- ing ng district ordinances delegating authority to officers letting construction construction construe construe- tion on contracts and fixing rates for lor sale ale of water Rates Bates Meet Expense Expenses The rates would be sufficient to toay pay ay operating ex expenses maintenance and nd depreciation of works pay interest interest inter- inter est st on bonds or other debts and so soar solar far lar ar as practicable providing a sinkIng sink sink- Ing ng fund On or before each August 20 the board oard would be required to deterline determine deter deter- mine line the amount of taxes necessary during the fiscal year ear beginning the next ext January 1 and would fix the tax lax rate in each ch city in the district The levy would be sufficient for lor debt requirements and all other dl district die dis Islet purposes No director or officer of or the com corn any pany could be Interested directly or Indirectly in any contracts a awarded warded or to be awarded by the district Forfeiture of office and a fine of not more than or Jail term of not over six Ix months or both Is fixed as the he penalty penally The bill would take effect upon approval |