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Show GREATEST EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF PLEASANT GROVE, Citizens Decide to Have Waterworks Local Briefs. a . . iSpvuinl CurrcspciitlciiLT.) l'lcnRiit Giove, An p. 10, 11)05. Tnusdiiy, Aiip. 15, 10(16. imirkn tliu 1p-Klnnlngpdt 1p-Klnnlngpdt now epoch in this cilv. It una tlio il.iy of n spccinl etwllon to decide de-cide whcllivr to bond tliu city fur $U,100 to liclp itufrnv tlio cxpciiBCB of putting: in ft wnlur syBtuiii. Olio hundred and ' .lxty-omoten were cnt for tlio propo sition mid fuily-livo votus wero cnat HRiiIiiHt it, bfinp ii majority of 11(1 (utmost (ut-most -1 l(i 1). Thcio una coiiildernblo opposition ut lirBt, but it prnduntly waukoueil mid ilierv una miicii le9 tliiin auttulpAtcd. Tho nlllrmnlivo sldo wcro n llttlo doubtful tin to tlio outcome nnd they wot ked liko lieiuurn to mnke It come their ;iy. Carrlapcs nuro out nil duy linulinp people to tho polls. When thu lesulla ieru luiiiounced Tuo'dny night the nfllrimUivi- side went wild with joy. The hell won runp, i pient l.oullrc wiia lit on the bnuk corner, mid liundti'dB of liiu crmkeiB wero ex ploded. A liirpo ciowd collected t iiroutid tho hon II to nnd BpeuclicB were : nmdu by come of (ha lendinp citicus. ''-1 t Mnyor Wndley, Councilman Wc'tplml, nnd Hon. Win. 1,. Hnyeg spoke with ', " word of rej licliiK of the uev event. ',. Tliey Bald naiou other tiling tliut tills fv city would now leap forward nnd take y its rank anions the most pio(ircBsUi' citieH of tlie state, Hint our neighbors would li.ivo no more piouuds to sneer nl lid nnd nay Unit wo weio slow nnd backward, mid tliat (lie town would now, conaideriug its matchless location, prow to bo one of tho most beautiful little rltipfl tf) Iim fnlllltl. A mass meetlnpof tho citizens of this city was held in the city hall Satuidny evening. It was for tho purpose of ; 4-'' enlightening tho people upon the f 4" wuterworkB nutation preparatory to the VV election. Dr. ltntty, eecretnry of tho Pr 'vs810'0 IwHtfd of health, Dr. It. It. Lyman, jy, " " V; 1'1U I'lty's .civil eiipineer, nnd Hon. II. '',' 1 Urant came down from Salt. Lake flL " City to speak at litis meetinp. "WfwBfe.-j M lieutty took the nibjoct up fiom fefeRJ? ' a heallli standpoint. Ho epoko of tho S " ' frequency of typhoid fever nnionp peo- " ' ' ' plo who uo well and ditch water. 'iI -f ' " ' l'"'fly por cent of deaths nre from cnutes ,- "' nucli ns typhoid fover and other con ' ' - . thgluus discuses, which could beovcrted. If pure, wholuHoino water were rovlded for tho peoplo theso causes would bo removed re-moved to a great extent. The death tf rato in 1'leasant (J rove being about thirty n year, llfteeu of them would be saved providing til's city had n good , water syHteni. .' ( . ( Dr. I.yiuaii nl'o Bpoko of the health f f value of wu er works and called alien- ' tioti to the expeiicncoin this way of fS other cities 1 V II. K liiant spoKo of lha danger of lite, , ,. $ i. tho hiudi intu of lliu iniuriiiice, the low 44'lf' valuo of property, nnd tho pieat Incoii- fe enienccH in cities wlieie there are no app water works. 'M Mr. Hichnid Wudlcy spoko to the 9$,',, nudience about tho litllo water system , ' at the Wudlcy lliuj. fruit larin at iMnn- JE" ' ill.i. They iiiiinclcd Into n mountain ffflK- mid got u stream which is no dipper JfP" iiroutid than a lend pencil. Tins w lien v Jfc' clsterncd nnd piped prnvideu culliiivry , K, wtitor for llvo family, hose water lor $$'' . lawns, and drinkiup water for a great many head of cattle, sheep and horses. & ' Thii shown what ,i little nmouiit of t water is needed for u piped system. 1'iof. Howard R, Drippi. wlio has bsen winking fur hoiiio lime collecting (information on tho subject, made an i uimiQfll appeal for water works, pioviug to tim audience that it would bo the f1 ineniib of kiulng water nnd not of wast ing it and that tho farmers would linve ovin moie water loi irrigation after the ajfU'in is installed than tlivy have now. lie veil tu roil to say in twenty years all Iho irrigation water will be piped or carried in cement canals and Hint when all tho water of American Fork, Alpine, ii i ul l'leus.itU Urtnu fltre.mii am brought into life it will ho enough to irrigate tliu wholo uf tho north end of Utah county. ,.' Watui is going to waste all oci. It ' i. bubbles up in spiinps in tlio niountaltis , ,; mid tliuu seep luck into tho giound to ' ' spring up again in the SnHiiips uliero i ll will do no pooil. It Hows along in old ! "- '" vlioiio.1 up cmiuls w hero half of it soaks , ilito tlio giound hefoio leaching destl ' " nation. Vo buvo not yet learned the A 15. O'nof watur eoouoiuy, and If we do t, not walm up to tho situation befoio lonp i' wo will lose n great opportunity. Wide awako capitallBta will ginsp It and (. ' It will lm taken from our control. Clti- 'eiiB of riuaaaut drove, Ithi, and Am. l, b'tn k, them iho things for yon to con-r con-r glder. |