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Show 4 THE CITIZEN YE GODS, WHAT NEXT? Instead, the people should demand that the city commission form of government be returned to the people where they will have We must call another halt upon the, our, city commission, each representation, instead of the present bureaucratic departments, proposed to construct water storage reservoirs in Big CottS & of which supports a political machin. We are for the reservoirs, but not for the ridicUoiifa fij The administration of every city ought to be performed by a canyon. under which the city commission proposes to build them. board of aldermen who are permitted to select competent men for the Listen to this, taxpayers: It is proposed to build the resWJ heads of departments. But under our present system, one commis- and after they are filled with water to then settle all claim fitcd his of outside done be shall what to as no has sioner say absolutely one governing property owners may have against the city. Talk about lawaMjff department, and instead of the people being ruled by in tice! Who ever heard of anyone destroying a mans propel J absolute with different power five there are governments, board, after it is destroyed, endeavor to make amends! their individual departments. It is not an American form of govWhere these reservoir sites are to be located, it heppejj.11? is the most ernment, the people are not represented, and the system there are several patented and unpatented mining claims. WL extravagant in politics and after several years of experimenting along know whether these mines are worth a plugged dime or whetlJJ new lines and contrary to the Constitution of the United States, our are worth millions of dollars, yet our city commission is prepf v thecommission form of government has fallen flat. Even now the ahead, blindly and bullheaded, and plunge the city intoP orists are propaganding for another new form on the Mussolini order go debt. pM that would place all the power in the hands of one man. Two years ago the writer was told to purchase some stock, of the claims and he would never regret it. He was told theca OUR WATER SUPPLY going to purchase the mines at a handsome figure and a Ligp ver could be made from a small investment. money Our commissioners and board of health has been so busy The writer can now plainly see why the reservoirs sha8Ur ,ern the few horses and cows in Big Cottonwood canyon that the entire built before the mines are purchased. now watershed has been overlooked and as a result the people are The city commission has voted $500 for a preliminary es , forcd been had it if as smells through that I water drink compelled to tion of the proposed sites to pay a competent mining enginetj ST a sewer pipe. tion has been taken upon the recommendation of Harry O The trouble all comes from Parleys Canyon where the extra the city engineer. A few days ago the Salt Lake Tribune carried a story; storage was created. No thought was given to clearing away water under which was put brush, trees and all wooden matter, all of reservoir survey under the caption, Mining Expert to Survey wood soon the feet. when the dam was raised some fifty Naturally Reservoir Site in Behalf of Salt Lake, part of which is as naturthe water weather the hot came along, began to decay and as Mr. Jessen wrote that there are many mining properdtj taste. ally took on a decayed woody patented claims and locations, on property which will be suL There is no need of alarm, although hundreds of residents re- in the event that dams are built. He said he had searched fiofuse to drink the water. At the restaurants the patrons just shove listed and the all platted rds, properties and attempted to agifj the water away and refuse to drink it. It is not unusual to see some satisfactory basis of settlement in the event that the propertie r3 first be submerged. This, however, he found to be an unsati stranger walk up to a drinking fountain and nearly gag with the big mouthful. One party asked whether it was sewer water. method, and he recommended that the more desirable thing The water is all right and no one need fear, but if the city dads to build the dam and let the owners be required to ask for settj q( had been attending to their business we would not be compelled to He would have the appraisal as the basis for defense in case(jjj drink this distasteful water. If one was to fill a clear spring with age suits if they should be entered. r or Unable to arrive at a satisfactory settlement before dielii wood, the same results would be secured and as soon as the wood beit is now thought best to wait until we build the reservoirs, 'g gan to decay the water would smell and taste musty. The mining property will be worth three or four times If all the debris is cleared up to and above the waterline when the reservoir gets low the unpleasant taste will disappear. The water after the work is completed as it is right now. Qj We also would ask at whether the officials intake the oervii city any of running through the canyon and over the rocky bed to the mouth of the canyon is doing much to sweeten it, but there again friends own any of the stock of the mines which are to be sufyoul f the through building the new reservoirs. it is saturated with drugs which at times are increased to such an exThe people should never permit the building of any it" If tent that the water nearly becomes unfit for use. At times it is imuntil a clear title is acquired to all the land to be taken in Jfld u possible to make a good cup of tea. We cannot understand why all our streams are not posted with ervoir site. It is easier to settle claims before than after, anucai signs warning people that the water is unfit for use; People are al- land must be had and the owners refuse to sell because of perici lowed to camp in the canyons and to drink the water above the point ing then the city can always resort to condemnation proceed If The people should strongly condemn any invitation of tome or points where it is chlorinated, and if the water is not fit for conThe people should also stand for property rights acquire righ sumption above these points, it surely cannot be fit for use above t wi the points where the drugs are put in. If the water is fit to drink dividuals. nd t above these points, then what contaminates the water after it enters iers SMOOT PRAISED into the city pipe system? WI Thousands of people stop their cars above the city water intakes and drink from the streams and the people pronounce the During the period between sessions of congress it is ater g water the best in the country, vet when we come to the city, all has pastime of Washington newspapermen to discuss the i ierto It i been changed and the chemically treated water gets everybodys goat. merits, of different members of the senate or house, md tidier Eastern authorities say that it is dangerous to put in so much chlorine respondents are not easily fooled by those who are sen1 by tiMt as to make the water taste of it, but ever since the cursed stuff has and territory to congress. The near statesman cannot '!ooUignc ton writers into believing that he is a Demosthenes, a s Ion,. Mo been imported here the people have been given an overdose. Surely we must guard against the health of the city, but what rand, or an Aristotle; the scribes unerringly pick ou! the ainti we want to know is why is the water good to drink above the point valuable men in congress. The other day half a dozen or more of Washin where the chlorine is shot into it? Thirty years ago, cattle, horses and sheep travelled over all our correspondents were having lunch together when the watersheds; today they are all eliminated, yet we are made to be- up as to who was the hardest working member of the L", States senate, and it was the unanimous opinion of he lieve that there is great danger of drinking our sparkling clear mounwriters that Reed Smoot, of Utah, occupied that position. tain stream water unless it is doctored. . . |