| Show Q An ample water supply for or this city wins seems IMn to l bo be o INured assured thu year No mat mill matter ter how many of ot a aIdling Idling oft off may mil bo be It Is la pretty prellY Certain ln that there Is III enough snow mow stored In the mountain gulches and wines tiL our pu purpose for tor the season Mason ason antI and that It has been hold held hack back from troUt a II too rapid liquidation by the cool and low of ot tills this exceptional spring lInt Hut cm liB In time tuna of ot peace we wo should hould prepare for war so o In time of ot plenty we ought to prepare preparo for tor scarcity The Tha Utah lake project which no doubt will materialize tome come day dllY nil all allright right Is too Indefinite as lis to time limo for tor this city to wait upon with safety It ItIs Itts Itis Is ts on that account that the reservoir proposition has come como to the front Kor or sonic some occult reason renon the tho most meat prominent t agitators of Ot ofa a few rew months ngo no for tot the tho ex cx expenditure of or on a n reservoir In Parleys canyon at lit tho the same lIme site ns as n that recently proposed now stand vio violently vIolently yb In III opposition to the suggestion that be spent silent this season seamon for tor that purpose to be followed by further work as fast talt as nil It can be done dono paid fur for forThe or orThe The he City Council or at least a major majorIty majorIty Ity thereof appear determined d to do something to tD obtain an aa additional water supply for the city without un Ull unnecessary necessary n delay They explain tot lIt the tho income from fromn water assessments has UIS greatly Increased and Is becoming larger every ever year oar and that this war warrants rants the outlay proposed for tor this and I succeeding years ears Also 1 o that t the work van can be ho BO eo accomplished hat the reser reer reservoir reservoir voir can bo ho utilized to the extent of at that work tom from year t ty year the capoc capac capacity Ity Increasing no nil It goes gocs on and the water stored and used accordingly On the tho other hand It tt Is ts argued by op oni of this that the tho contract for the construction must be let at lit once and that bonds must be Is III Issued Issued sued aued for Its payment pa ment to 10 the amount of ot or When the same lame parties were eager enger to make moke a start of ot we e expressed the opinion that this was waa but a It feeler fejer re ler and that a bond bondIng bondIng bonding Ing scheme wa was behind b th the movement It Is evident eldont that this Is III one of or the tho chief motors In tho the reservoir agitation Much Is being stirred up over oer this matter and und a great deal of misrepresentation ml revn Is made against the payas puyas ouro advocates Now sow we e are very ver doubtful of ot the tho sue suc success cess cees of ot any attempt to Increase the bonded Indebtedness ness of f time the city for tor any purpose It was by hard pressing that the last lut bond band election was carried In Its It II favor In the present ent temper of or the people as to 10 taxation anti and public debt vie we Ie do not believe bonds would be voted even eVon for tor a reservoIr As wo we 0 have stated heretofore It Is estimated that no mat matter matter ter tor how ho much money might be In sight light no more mote than could te lie profitably i I I expended this year upon the tM worn worK That amount can bo be made available and more looms In sight eight for lor mt next year because of Increased and the tile Income Then Ihen why not go ahead with tho the work to the extent proposed The site for tor the reservoir Is II a ft 1 very ery Important matter It U Is by no means certain t that the place selected elected Is III tho the best that list can be chosen In Parleys can yoh bh Objections have been raised against It and published that ore are ocr certainly Worthy of ot consideration It Is 19 quite likely that Mountain Bell would furnish turn Ish better openings and a surer 10 lo location cation c for the purpose Wo We believe a n smaller reservoir than the one contemPlated contemplated Plated could be constructed at nt once with the means mean nt at hand That would nil mi the bill for a time at least and other measures men ures could be adopted later We W hope the tha City Council will not decide on this Important question until the Iho grounds have been beell thoroughly In Inspected spooLed We Wi have several tImes limes di tIl directed rented attention to the mouth of ot Lambs canyon as a situ site for tor one reservoir It has a n proper ground formation a tine fine stream of or pure puro water anti offers easy facilities for foe the purpose designed All Alt tile the pisceS nt at the Dell should b be ex exam eum m Ined as well an as that thai and they should hould be compared with the spot first pro proposed proposed posed lOlled with Its Us many disadvantage What Is upon should b be the re to suit JUIt of ot careful and thorough scrutiny for lot reservoir building Is ts a serious work ork and ana safety must inu t bo IJu assured aBJured ns nl well ns as I capacity or the labor will 1111 b be In vain and the th expenditure wo M f t tWo Wa Wo the City ctt C to act In p perfect t freedom as III to 10 private schemes end personal projects The public In Interact Int t present and nd future ought to bt be b behe In he kr k ata nil be W secured Now ow Ov Is a n good g od time to get r dy 11 Tor lr Or seasons ons needs need Econ Economy omy It is required but not lIn lIl AM AIM atad every err member r of that body hive hI e in Ul mind in th the fact that his acts wilt Je n ed by b ll U the public an th the future will wilt demonstrate the purpose of ot othis his present course ue Right HIght K pod od judgment and t to r from Jobbery and i at titan th 1141 1 stand the t test tt at ot time lime and nd p peeve tOy rr fr more liON W In III tile the than a urH te to 0 the |
