Show THE COMMISSION I wms to bt a II disposition nn on ho p rl of or gome people to between tho Iho nl tho ot the bill before tin the Ipg 11 Mature to u II com lo of ot the five for tOI the control acquisition of ot tho th Valter supply of ot of or the 11 ml clow Nothing should hould enter Into the dUnis of or this measure utO but bU t nut and n I lon of ot the tho vh 1 of tit all The Intimation on the on hand that the of ot tho th Commercial Club In the Mil WI intended Int to take n a slap nt th tIP City Council and on th hand Hint ho council desires lo 10 retaliate and aud the tho Club In III too puerile for wl I IU cus U consideration Time should not be IJ upon It II Let us Kt Kilt down don to 10 nil examination of ir the measure pro proposed posed Originally the was 1111 to give gle the tho thenor Mayor nor power to appoint tho mn to exercise ex tho powers IIO II al III already ready dy mentioned That proposition Is Isnow now changed d BO Unit tho commission an to 10 bo bu elected one from each Municipal ward wm The election how however however ever Is not to take place until the lint Monday In April 1903 and not again until April 1907 but the act If It raised I to talco effect Immediately lely anti and mean meanwhile while tin th Mayor U 18 to appoint tho Commissioners who are to oil all tI powers conferred upon the IIII 11 nn OM in bill This board oard IN I to take tako complete con cont control t ol charge of ot the tho water of at the city to 10 construct con truel ami maintain waterworks within and with Jut cut the city limits to 10 or r such works from any potion or corporation and It jurisdiction U lI to extend over the tho territory occupied d by hy hyI I cl works worl s and over all rt canals used u In uM necessary for their I anil over ter the lIt or source from which tin till IH lakon fop tor 15 the point from which ij 1 III taken to I Tr and control tho water md mill within the elty to or 01 1 axe lUIe and I I tain canals and anil I to or lr l e or orl sources l of ot water supply for Irrigation or other purposes also ahlO alsoto to or lento lonc the land I anil 11 watT wa has hall been re rl ot 01 cI This Thill confers upon Ullon tho board of ot rs nil all the powers r In rotation to water that by charter or o vested In fie tle City C U and of ot takes Irom the Ih nil th jurisdiction mr r ch matters that tiro now and have been n for a gr at many ye c tm by that It fur further ther bestows b upon the Om mil Flon power to fix 11 the rate to tobo bo Lc paid for the mo Q water fur tur by lIy city of by Iy any un or corporation The U I to ex exercise oil all powers relative lo In elections held hel lInder the provision lo l Of or this t that wre HI upon the Ilo rd of ot Count lon rs In tn other elec elections Till Thin of Water l Ie to 1 hI a n rind may lake taJ bold tell NIt and convey Hal iral find personal property ns the Ihl In Inter ter U ot the y require and may ore the power of or eminent do U It Is I further provided that Ihal The Th sa 1 IX water provide for h power Owr to 10 employ and at Uh nil all n o a try iu attorneys ami 1 employee All 11 funds traIn from water bonds or from any uny r lOur re r la link to tho water of ut said city y be c kept and controlled by th paid Mill board The City Treasurer la I 10 t und and ke p In tn si l fund all money mono derived from Writer rate rat but fund at oil all be the direction dl of the board and may In Inthe the U of ot the tho board be lie loaned upon security approved I y the board That lody Is II given i ver r further to adopt any uny or that it II itma IIma ma IN ee nt for tor the of in 11 or the of at Its It I ir ants om el and eI Another very Important of the Jill bill Is III that If It the revenue from tho th water rale bo bB not for forthe forthe the nc expenditures of ot the board it 11 shall be the duty dUh of oC the Council to ruch uch levy Ie Within the limit provided by b law as n the th I board hall certify to the City CUy Council I Ito to l lJ and tho funds lunds to rola filled d l loe i lt I over oer to hi custodian of Its It I tuM and kept k Pt In the 5 fund ami out upon the of sold Mitt boar may IMY bo by 11 tho after the has been to the citizens to be decided by the tM votes of t a tI majority m of or the qualified fied n l clfton these ore to b a aHen Hen upon the taxable property lIra pert of ot the city Issuing them It 11 la Is made the duty dUI Sf It the Council to 10 pass nil all ordin ordinances ances nwe n to carry Into the purposes of ot this net art uH extraordinary powers to te b 0 IM m huch u It b dv I i ih bill Lill pro 1110 tO Tt It 11 j t III serl e both boll legislative ami nM u LX Thi Tho tO tax IH All nil I Ith th In l t water of ot tho city including Hie th Ir nl ays BY tem obligations minna mal o ot and regulation takei from frol tho City CI Council and oven th tho taxing power Is II ao 1 that th the and not nl the tha council M Iro to lu fx the water rates rate and tho Is II compelled to lu maka makl the th levy le require by Jy the of ot course Courso tha limit of or the law but lut the tl authority of at tho City CI Coun Counell Counci ell ci is I made subordinate to the man mandate date of at this Hoard o of which l I a 1 and Ind of ot lullo funds and ond o at them themI It I al be b obre that this boan la I to to endowed with Dower no 1 to pI ind b Iu as I wen well an s on maintain canals canall reservoirs springs etc ant land upon U OI h they are situated bu but I also nilo to II pl elun convey the real rell and per Ir i property pro so 1 08 oi thoy may rn think the Interest of or th the city reo W do du not bleve that thal tin tho of or thin city or of ony other dl In 11 State that thai may In b bo rated s lint clans there are onlY two of lIt thin Ihl l al s In Utah Uth Ilk i would tc 10 such PO 1011 HK upon a I board ol ot this character AS A the bill proposes Th hl I p nil H it K n up are IU too to Invite Kuch consequences nce In this connection It would wo lt b be Wol 01 for out our legislators to take tak of It an ni Ir passed by the tha Sal tko city Uy Council and approved by h tho 1 Y or 01 Hi t 21 a for the Ii disposing ol ot oll othon l hon ond as n authorise by 11 vote lOt ol ot the t on July of that thai year Avi w of that ordinance comis In direct contact with wih Home ml pro provisions visions 1801 of ot the lh Mil 11 There are lre feature In Ir It I by which hh the city U Is bound to 10 a n count lOure In relation to the tho fund tun for the redemption of ot tho bonds Is I to that permitted by bythe ly lythe the Beard 1181 of ot which la Is endowed with Ith powers that would woul render Iller the Ihl obligations under which the bonds bon de were The attention n of If the legislature la Is dl to Faction 29 2 of ot article VI YI of ot I the Stale MIAh Constitution which Is as n fol tol follows lows 1011 The Legislature not nt to any special commission private cor corporation or Association any power to t or Ir Interfere improvement h money mano prop ert orty or held he In truit er t to 10 levy leY taxes tua to select Iet a aol I ol III or to perform any ni muni functions To 0 an n ordinary mind that provision lon lonI I Is Intended Id 1 forbid just stich del ga gaItan ton Itan of at municipal IOWN to the Com as Is I In tho l s In lon now proposed Lawyers may In lifter on this point pint as al they th do on a ar r nt many Iny Interpretations ot tho taw Iw tawit IwI I it would b Indeed If I tome oin attorney could not Ilot be h found toun t o argue that thaI the Constitution has hu no on this tb Important question Hut lut Is I another section eton of 01 the Constitution Const that Appears t lr to us s to gland In Inthe he the way 1 of f bill bi which will 1 bo lo In XI l Sec ec fl a I INo Vo No l Opra Ihal dl roUy wily or laa In Mil el ol n tr r dl oo of Or iny In waterworks right or 01 of water supply now nowr or r In tn be owned or controlled ty y It but nil I water ater tt IShU md PUrr nf of water supply now oln wn l 1 or hereafter to I lt by b ban an my I shall thal be he reserved and by b bIt It t for Its It Inhabitants with wih nt ble charges It 1 Is I the th Utter Ilter diu of or pro vl I lon which A with wih bill hi un unc c lor r cn i und that rt of 01 Hi t bill hi that Ilat given the board power wr in tn IN PI ir oll 1 real which may mn In the wat T irk and ancl other prop property ft erty that cannot he constitutionally I ca ruO ed Ild sold or alienated 81 nl I l or ds of ot hut Dut be b maintained and nd o under the auspices of the th municipal corporation owning or ac ne lull In them Another objectionable feature of ot th bi bill Is II that which authorize tho board lo to loan the funds collected for tor water ra rate at It IW and upon uh as It I may m improve That Thai pen a door for the of o public fuhl money which H c tin II not lf the I I would approve Nul do we WI b b tho 11 want ant to In the web RIh n I bourd h power t tto to nil ni the 1 i r an and I m nt at The Th right fIgh to adopt ado ft any rul ur or byla tit fLat It may mi see f fit tt fur fr Hi I h government f r it IR IRr r IIII Hint 1111 the lh control nf f H It mil 1111 mp m nUo to ip rim to 10 hI a Hi etch lt for n tx Iwar at I in I Thin Then the obligation tr pla fl I Ii the Cit CI Coun Council oun cil I In il to 10 toury ury rry Ini Int ef lf t tit tho of this th n ld I In fT r i 11 ili I Ill to 11 Ih it tr r I 1 tit iti s two tc It J l t h the thet 11 t ne more mo r at II f I I he Mil l l lafter li r after Its 1 thi th Mayor la II to HM fhe I hi h are all to tl hold their ther mtR until tin i are url anil Ind qualified lod nd to er 1st all al Ih that el l ne com CO olid hold lold that by b any an mean Ilan d vt hI failure to 10 lct In April 11 13 In I hn would tit h In cont nl n lin TI 17 7 It Is II put forth i t I be b meanwhile a l ai it t I the If i Ih I ure which all admit IK In luul In I to It make the tent 1111 W Yh h the friends of ot the tl bill bl W Wt need H AJ no ni mort r on It II tir Ii t p t I thi end In II that thi h I the In In nf If our water ater sup eup 11 iA nUl din tr Ih b of or nil ll works and Channels for to IU to UK u th Ih distribution of e fund by b taxation olid 88 ori o t r and Ind the of the til water nuta IU tion lon should hild remain ID n th lh hands of or tho it il belongs City I hr properly belong If l It 1 la Is thought that t persons should be b for tor their acquaintance with the water that I tance unc wil carried out by hy tho elec election electon I ul ol JY be le lut tion ton in city word of ono one member ot council known to 10 pOl speCial In III this ThOe five ne persons would hav h an al I rid u unco with body 1 holding au nu In 11 tho and thus any nn needful could bo In the manner manne provided by lav Ii and Ind the Con Constitution of ot the Slate Mo Wu do to not be b lel the tho measure for tor tho establishment of ot a I Board of ot Water Commissioners ought to Us U enacted by the tho Legislature |