Show correspondence TAXATION OF water wauer courses GRANTS grantsville VILLE feb 11 1884 editor deseret nees news in your issue of the ath dinst you bubli published shed three queries from A citizen of this place and your reply thereto the third you disposed dispose d of correctly as I 1 in regard to the second I 1 will say a y that thattie the council invariably give b bonds 0 ads so there is no ground for f or invalidity inval enval di ty of 0 I 1 proceedings roce rocc edings in that respect n neither ej th er dp do 0 I 1 perceive the necessity for asking such a question now as to the first query I 1 A citizen I 1 quoted doted thus from the charter the duncil council shall have power to c control oil all water coerces leading to said city etc and then says wo we would lik ilk like ilke to know what power the council have to assess or collect taxes on these water courses outside the limits of the city the city council do not assess and cellest taxes on these water courses outside the limits of the city it I 1 AH ill water tight right rip ht owners bat on live within corporate limits and it is the WP erty within those limits and not ehe the e water courses outside which are assessed and on which IV h ae h a tax is collected ang and and it is expended to make and keep in repair the watercourse water course within and without the city limits and this is done forthe for the purpose of furnishing the city with water for irrigation and other purposes but I 1 do not think A citizen designed desired to put this question in the exact form in which he did put dut it I 1 have no disposition to nive give publicity to our local affairs but simply thought that this matter should be correctly presented yours yours respectfully AN ANOTHER OTHER CITIZEN |