Show QUESTION IS NOT NOT SETTLED r N No Agreement Is Reached On Matter Matter Matter Mat Mat- ter of Installation of Waterworks Waterworks Water Water- f works System I t- t t if After numerous special meetings of I t. t the city council and conferences by byk k special committees ce of that organization tiou tion t 1 together with a mass mas meeting f the citizens of Ephraim the waterworks waterworks water water- 11 wo works s question remains practically Si S. S where it was two weeks ago at least t 17 fas ras as far as as s any definite agreement is Ii OJ 7 concerned At the regular meeting of the city council held Monday even even- IiI J ting sing ing the matter was referred to the 4 committee ommittee on n judiciary This was f for for several reasons one of which is iss s 4 th thought to be that of determining i whether it will bs necessary to submit sub sub- t mit the question to a vote of the 1 citizens R The l e wat waterworks r corporation is urging ing log immediate action Two of its ii Mr Smith and F. F W. W G d spent considerable ble ti tins tima in inthis th this s city during tho the past two weeks e and met on many occasions with the tho SS 0 council uncil and its special committees 5 Y a They agreed to make several conS concessions con con- S ces cessions ions and at times it seemed that t s the waterworks were practically as as- as tec Instead ot of insisting on agear- agear a guaran guarantee guar guar- an antee tee of per pel year ear from the city an and a reduction in th the price pric of f corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration taps after the first firs were vere w subscribed agreed to install the system with a guarantee of 1 ear oi per year This arrangement arr would permit the I S city to install taps During the latter latte part of last week it 1 S Was said that several of the councilmen council- council t r m men were in favor of entering i into to toj e j contract on th th-se th se conditions provide provid- provid e d d. d h the of th the citizens A mass meeting was held Frid Friday y night and the majority of these theseY Y present seemed to favor the acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of the contract however s- s opposed the arran arrangement ement This element led b A. A W. W r was by Jensen Jen Jen- f sen sen who maintained Irain that it would be f j- j possible to form a corporation of resiT resident resi resi- T i- i dent shareholders an and install a system at at i less ss cost He lie also argued d that a L guarantee to supply 60 gallons of water wat S er or per capita was insufficient and ho hohas t- t h has g 6 since nce compiled data which go to I ff show V that but but few systems are bring b ing Mg install installed d under under a guarantee of less I f. f than If gallons He lIe also questioned t r til the legality of entering into contract 1 with a private corporation without a J r. r vote of the people I i i 1 S r |