| Show IN RELATION TO WATER there THERK appears to td be with a few persons living on the north bench a misunderstanding regarding the status ot of the water question in that loc locality allty this misapprehension Is indicated by a clamors cla cia or the surplus waters of city creek the people of that section are clearly entitled to water not surplus but permanent no surplus will ever prove adequate or satisfactory the furnishing of a supply certain of being 3 cut off wan when most needed would in s some 0 me respects aggravate the situation on and c cause ause no end of difficulty what the bench people need is a supply that will neither be subject to the necessities nor the caprice of any other section of the city something that will be their own property to which they will have an unquestionable first ri right p t fl h v very step that is taken in the direction of obtaining a surplus or conditional water supply necessarily impedes edes t the e progress toward the procuring ng of a permanent one every movement ent t therefore ther ere etore re should be toward the securing of a permanency and prior or rl night right lit ilg that there is a body of caterin water in dry caf Cal canon callonas lonIs ionis is beyond dispute this ihde is demonstrated rated whether it will prove adequate to the needs of the people on the bench tench remains to be seen the city has however bya bys by a stout and well weli constructed ted flume already brought a stream into the upper ditch from dry canon and even in the present comparatively ively undeveloped condition of the supply from that direction the people baveas nave as copious a quantity at this dry part of the season as they have had abany time and are arle enabled to irrigate without much stint as to quantity gace pace a week the time to each proprietor or resident during which to use the water is at present too limited but this can be remedied by reapportionment and should the body of of water be increased as anticipated each will undoubtedly be enabled to use user it oftener than Is the case now the water question as a whole Is of such a character as to make it the unmistakable duty of the city council to take steps to obtain control of and utilize the dry canon source this they have done and are doing for the sole and entire benefit of the ile north bench people to claim in the face of this fact that the municipal autuori ittes are doing nothing for the benefit of those people appears to be manifestly unjust in addition to the quantity of water now blowin flowing from dry canon cablon to the bench the source is bein being developed view b by tunnel tunneling in g a and n d oth otherwise awis e with a view to inc Ine increasing reasin the vol voi volume ume and a good result is expected by nien men of experience peri ence in such matters and the mayor and city coun cilous are taking an active interest in the subject not only have the council been lef led performing a plain duty la in developing the arv canon water for the benefit of the needy citizens but if any other othe r sources of supply are in lexi existence stence that are obtainable and can be rendered serviceable in the permanent solution of this ilu flu question estion it if would be in order for f or the authorities to take the same course in relation t to them it appears very clear that the first alln aim I 1 upon poe I 1 the north bench water question s should hould be toward the acquisition of an adequate permanent sup supply p lif lid ll 11 in 1 the event of that failing falling after a all ali ava available i lable labie and fea sable sabie efforts have forth than let the call for surplus ae be mad lo 10 loudly adly but if it be sounded in ule uie first place tile the permanent solution of the question must take a back seat doubt la is expressed about the on water being fit f for or drinking durpos es esaf wu we will not at present venture the expression of our opinion on that subject as that fact will be dem demonstrated ons taateo beyond reasonable question coneway one way or the other before long should it turn out that the water is not fit to be taken into the human organism even then the development of t the he water source will be a great benefit AS a means of irrigating the thirsty tyland land it must be left for scientific tests to demonstrate the injurious or health promoting character of the stream in tile the meantime progress is being made in the direction of solving the question and while it is not as rapid as desirable it gives promise of an ultimate result that will be satisfactory |
