| Show CITY WATER WORKS I 1 have lately seen a proposition made by certain salt lake parties for the purchase by them of the waterworks water works and a ad the control of the water flowing into this city and a the proposition has been by the council referred to at a committee it is to b be presumed that the proposition tio is I 1 to be entertained As a taxpayer and a user of water I 1 respectfully ask permission to protest through your columns against any action of the city council assuming the right to own or to sell such water the city has through taxation and with the money of the taxpayers of salt lake city established systems of water works through which the water or a large portion of it flowing into the city is conveyed to the homes of the citizens but the city has never claimed the ownership downerd of the water claiming only the right to control it and to die distribute tribute it among the citizens who do own it As a matter of course what the city does not own it cannot sell and any attempt made in that direction will in all probability be met by injunction or such other legal rime remedy as may be open to the Oti citizens zens it is 18 no answer to this protest to say persons who propose to buy are citizens of the city that they have ample am pie capital to enable them to do what they propose and that they will furnish to the inhabitants all the water which may be required for their comfort ant an convenience veni ence I 1 do not dot deny the right of the council to grant a franchise to a company with authority to establish and put in operation other systems of waterworks water works anil and to supply its customers with water on such just and reasonable terna terms as the council may decide upon provided that none of the water now flowing naturally or which has by the city been purchased and conveyed or which may hereafter be purchased and conveyed into the city shall be used or in any manner be interfered with by such corporation in a word the water now flowing anto salt lake city ity belongs to the inhabit inhabitants anO and not to the corporation WATER SALT LAKE CITY may 1890 |
