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Show , -r.rci:l fl'i . 'iiHIas iLc jl.;r:i C iA.r ther etep toward t'.e C : . claJ club's proposed solution of the local Mat r question wai taken yesterday afternoon when Senator Bamberger in-troif in-troif -ced Berate bill No. 78, prepared lor t cli 1 y J O. T7. Pow.s. If t :e raea: i ajmes a law tie en- r tire control t' t:-.e vater rysrtem ct the city v. ill be -fcU;d - la a Uiaxd cf Ave corr-.issioners, one from each ward, to be t : octed by popular vote. TI. a provisions of the act are as follows: fol-lows: , . . , . . , geetioul gives the commission sweeping sweep-ing power to control, manage, construct, con-struct, purchase ana lease water Bys. terr.3, to control all water-courses lead-lag lead-lag t3 the city, to purchase, control and lease canals, reservoirs, spring and sources of water supply, to con-; trol Ftr" rst' : r i t.. tl : ve the iAM..t water 4s Uaen, and to x -water .rates. . . .... .., i Section 2 provides for election on the firyt'Mor.iay 1s Arm, every Jour years, beginning ttls year, -of one wa ter .comrr.iFJionjer from each of thB :five city wards; pending lbs election. . toe Mayor is empowered to appoint a provisional pro-visional water commission; water commissioners com-missioners eo.ulred to furnish bonds in the sum to be fixed ' by the City Council; president of commission allowed al-lowed a salary of per anaum and other members salaries of $100 a year .ICQ. ' ! f ion 9 I " i r . ' s of rr'v "ure for the keeung of tfce Journals aad accounts ac-counts of the board by the clerk, who Is reo.uired o be Londed, and whose i salary may be fixed -by the board. .Section. 4 rculrs the incorporation ( of the leu f j the t rlj owt to tike V6' r j exter . s," and to ei r' ail re sf rjr ci ; . a, euperln-tt&ucnta. euperln-tt&ucnta. .ttoroey aid mployees; gives the board control of all funds collected,- the same--to -be -In -the -custody of the city treasurer; empowers the board to loan the iuads epon approved ap-proved security. . Section 5 provides that after ' the payment of Interest all revenne taay be expended far maintenance and Addition Ad-dition to the system, and also authorises autho-rises 4he levying of a tax ty the City Counrtl te meke up a c"?c1ency should t J i n ! t. tecinjQ .Ucji lies ue ixjird - to 4sue bonds after having eubmttted , the proposition to a vote of registered voters who pay a property tax. . .Section 7 provides for the auditing tf the cotnmissioa's accounts . by the ctty auditor. - . Section t make it the duty of the City Council to pa all erdlnances for the .enforcement of the act. .Section provides for the repeal ef former enabling acts. Section ) pnovldes that the act shall ge lute effect . Immediately upon approval. ap-proval. ,. |