Show U so sa PEE y mares it A N w HE IS IN FAVOR OF CITY OWNERSHIP OF waterworks WATER WORKS ogden he e declares will be greatly advanced by acquiring the present system editor standard and citizens of I 1 wish to add my approval to tho the purchase of tho the ogden city water waterworks works by the city of ogden entry city should own its own franchises these public franchises aro are made profitable by the entire people and the people should reap the benefit the cities that do own their own fi are the prosperous cities ir ies E aud and have the least taxes it Is expensive to run cities and it Is a great burden to the people when these expenses have to be raised by direct taxation the most important thing for the people to own Is water tho the great necessity of life it was so Intend intended by providence in the bountiful supply eid of tint that best of liquids ogden Is built letteen two rivers but it has as not a drop of water of its own the present plan Is for the city to pay vast sums each year to rent water for hydrants and other uses whereas the CRY city should be receiving an income foi the uso use of water as the owner I 1 am certain that now is the time for ogden to buy the waterworks water works delays are dangerous put it ott off now with the plea of building a new system and no competitive system will be built ogden will be increasing in population and in the future the present owners may conclude not to soil it seems to me ma that the very probable thing they will do in the fu turo Is to refuse to sell their valuable property unless it be at a prohibitive hibi tive price and how are you going to force them to sell it if they choose not to do so I 1 have no interest in the water nor has the D H peery estate but bul I 1 do have an interest in ogden renu cn I 1 want to see it progress the first question of a new comer la Is who owns the waterworks water works and what Is your rate of taxation the answer A private company Is a body blow specially when he considers the regular tax he has to pay year after year with not a single municipal franchiso franchise belonging to the city ahe natural result to be expected when he T teams learns this Is to go on too often he 0 es to salt lake which does own its o jovn fan waterworks water works and salt lake ii growing very rapidly the ogden waterworks water works Is a paying investment it pays better than any business I 1 know for the people to buy it Is not to buy a gold brick but to buy a good paying business I 1 think it Is a great mistake for an individual dt or a municipality to borrow money and then to spend the money on display or pleasure tiit this Is different value received comes to the city and in a few years the wat will pay out 1 I have it from good authority that the waterworks water works on the present basis of revenue venne re will pay out in ten years furthermore in my opinion in time the waterworks water works if owned by the city will also pay off the present city indebtedness debt edness if we have a city we must progress centuries azo ago caesar augustus said eald he who goes not forward goes goer backward we cannot stand still this la is especially applicable at this time to ogden city citizens let us go forward and get the waterworks water works it means meang very muc i to io the progress of our town m more ore than an ana of us can appreciate it was a great mistake when the waterworks water works passed from our hands bands but experience Is cheap at any price it if we only profit bf the lesson let us its profit by getting the waterworks water works in our hands again it means now or never I 1 feel deeply on the matter as it means so much to ogden vote tor for the waterworks water works bonds JOSEPH 8 PEERY |