Show THE WATER RUE R R t iE TROUBLE The gener general prOle protest called forth from the people at the new assessment of 01 water ter rates in Salt Bait L Like ke City bring bring- bring jup up a subject ot th tb that tt eh b uld receive rec-ive the prompt and careful cardul attention of tb the City Council It polar points pol out that ill it the matter m lter if tf water waater wat r rau rates ran s in this s the ine adoption of ot a close clone aU auWell well weB lI defined d rule ot or 0 assessment a m nl is Ie a present necessity and that that rule should bould be b the very Tt-ry opposite of ot ex- ex exorbitant in Its ir charges c for the Lion ot or the water supply The di discretionary powers r that have bave been exercised heretofore b by who made the assessment a have baTe been well suited to tb the past pa t so 10 o that no complaint need Deed eed be made maLie in that 4 that tut t the tb latest ln In Instance t tunce noe of applying that abat discretion I gives e o overwhelming A Ar r proof o el of the necessity of immediate change and perhaps the event bas hae bascome come none too soon Without any thought or intimation of ot blame on aD any anyone anyone one it may lay be laid said that tbt it is II cue ue the tbt people that oat they be b given giren to understand under under- stand tand precisely what they may expect in 10 this business bu ine from year year to year and od that the suggested in the present proceeding be remove removed On 00 behalf of the officials official who have bave maue the assessment meat it is h set Bet forth that they have bi Te merely conformed conforme to the Loe ordinance end unil in 10 doing no so have bave ions JOoe only that which was waa their plain plaID duty No doubt this is ii true from Irom their lr and Wt we w have baTe no iu- iu iu to question it We believe they life are seeking to enforce the law Jaw rigidly all U around and fur for that are entitled to and con id We like Jike to 10 see lee a man with an upright carriage carna fand an and dignified bearing but out in 10 trYing to lIu i o stand tand erect he leans Itus oV oven it makes him blOk look awk awk- awkward awkward ward rd besides placing him in ua lIa ger gee of 01 oat oai g his ble hi equilibrium tie So o when there is III a discretionary power given to t as- peliS P-eds pe in 10 a certain class of ot bee b ia sea B a awater awater awater water rate of 10 IU t o tu 20 O when the char the th maximum l sum um IS r eu against mald kind ot or business in that claw class es Is ia the case car in io some Bome ium lu at least l a lu la the assessment aa complained ot of it is III too tar far back baos and tOt the equipoise e should mould be restored The Vel very fact that the officials official art making a strict enforcement of the or while it speaks well for tor toe the officer presents a conclusive argument the tue ordinance should hould be Oe made maJe s so arcle clear cled r and j just juit UI in If UI terms that It cannot be enforced en with severity N Notwithstanding the fact that the City Council has bat declared against the tbt- th dale lIale ale ot ut the waterworks and we believe and sincerely so 10 o there comes comesup 8 up in the minus o of the people a new doubt on 00 the subject in connection with the present occasion Blon of ot complaint Lt 11 r is that with a rule of exorbitant ater rule rates the p people will become Lecome so 10 weary of the burden n that when a vats vale company offers to take the system l w and liO nu tenders t a guarantee t that only halt ball rates will prevail h it will wUI be atas at ai as a very Tiry tempting bait There Is one feature that should bould be bek kt kt- pt pl in View new in ID dealing with the cIty city's water aupp U V y This fads ix is that it Ir is 18 no not to b be bandied by the ibe corporation as a a gig n n- n nIc n-iio n do Ic monopoly or trust so om article of ot o c Phe sugar Hugar trust i r r coal trust probably bave- bave have hare a legal right to ob charge rge an as much as aa they bey can cao I get for sugar augar or for tor coal But the cur cur- cur bas bai no tin Irgal legal or moral right tu to conduct a water trust on the same name dues luea It holds bolda title tible to the o 0 ur t the water supply for the of or the inhabitants o 0 the city not tor for their oppression find end injury and ald we believe beli T that thai tilt Hit City eny Council will sal eal with the matter m tL rin io in that View new of the cast case A An As representative men meu in control 01 of the municipal municipal pal government they must mu t realize teat tUat n one of the most moet serIOUS set Bet et-b et Salt Lake could receive r would be to have havethe l aT the idea KO go o forth that in iD the matter o rates for lor water that waier indispensable element in this reglo r io ioa a a policy bur bur- owe dent to 10 the investor stor and property property- property bolder was waa b being ing pursued J I In n view TI W o 0 othe the situation the News bug UI aM that while l It I la is desirable fur for the people to 0 present their grievances grievance re tulip fill and fairly before their representatives I therein ia not the slightest light t occasion ion for indulging In denunciation or harsh criticism of the City Council or other municipal officers officer Let Liet the matter be aDdled promptly but bot with calmness and deliberation and aDd the he questions have bave arisen no DO doubt will wUl be tied bert set set- settled tied to the general satisfaction ot of the public I |