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Show ' O.N THEJBROUND. Looking Into tlie Question of Waterworks for. Prove J. E. Rhodes of Rhodes Bros. , Denver, Colorado, Interviewed by a Reporter Yesterday and Some Interesting- Facts and Divulged by Kim. From Friday's D:iilv. J. E. Rhodes, of the firm of Rhodes Bros., Denver, Colo., one of the gentlemen gentle-men who wrote to Mayor Booth in regard re-gard to waterworks for Provo, arrived in this city yesterday morning and "spent the forenoon making inquiries with reference to the outlook for a system sys-tem of waterworks. Mr. Rhodes is a man about medium I height and build, dark complexioned, and of pleasing and engaging manner. He was seen by the reporter at the Cosmopolitan hotel, and on being introduced, intro-duced, at once entered into an agreeable agree-able conversation, during which he stated that the firm he represented had every facility for putting in a complete system of waterworks. "What do you think a good system for Provo- would cost?" asked the reporter. re-porter. "About $120,000. considering the location. Mains could be laid from - the canyon to a large reservoir, so that in case of the river going down there would still be a good supply of water left. Tl'is amount of money would lay about (: fit-til miles of mains throughout the city. Of course I can't say much about the details until our engineer has been over the ground. There is this to be considered, that we will take bonds in payment, and when the system is completed com-pleted it will belong to the city, so that they can place the water tax at whatever what-ever they deem reasonable, and can extend ex-tend the system as they please. A franchise system would not give them this opportunity." "How long would it take vou to com plete a system of waterworks here?" "Well, sir, we have experienced men and lots of material on hand at all times, and after our engineer has made his returns v.e will submit a proposition proposi-tion ti the city here. If the Council accepts our proposition we will have the whole system completed ii ninety days' "When will your engineer be here?" "One week from to-day he will go over the grounds and I will be ready to wait on the City Council in about two weeks. Our linn will do all that lays in their power to put in a good system, and at a figure as cheap as can be done anywhere. We guarantee all our work, and should we be awarded the contract, Provo will have as complete com-plete a system as any town in the West. The size of the mains cannot be determined de-termined until our engineer has made a survey of the grounds." Mr. -Rhodes' left on the 3:20 IT; P. train for Salt Lake, but will be back in Provo next. week. He is enthusiastic over the loots of ?nr Ht y 3j:d her ;r-rcundings, ;r-rcundings, and says it is the prettiest place he was ever in. Cockeril) Arrested. Salt Lake, August 14. Anthony Cockerill, the brute who some time ago ran purposely over a little boy named Milton Ray in the western part of this city, indicting possibly fatal injuries, was arrested to-day at Pleasant Green by Deputy Marshal Cleveland. lie was taken before Commissioner Greenman,. who set the hearing for Monday, and Cockerill was released on giving a bond in the sum of S300 to secure his appearance appear-ance at that time. |