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Show m p WILL BUY WATERWORKS. Tooele, Jan. 20 At the mass meet-ing meet-ing of the taxpayers of Tooele city, held in the South ward meeting house last night, the question of purchasing the Tooele City Water company's holdings was presented by Mayor Peter Pe-ter M. Clegg and City Attorney W. S. Marks. The sentiment of the meeting meet-ing was unanimously in favor of the purchase. The price fixed by the board of arbitrators ar-bitrators for the system was SSI .287. and, as tho assessed valuation of Tooele city is but $539,965. the most that may be raised by bonding Is ?G4.000. The remainder of the pur- I chase price and the expenses of arbl- I tratlon, etc.. will be raised by revenue from the water system and by direct ' taxation, which will require a tax of I between 1 and 2 per cent. There will be an election aboul February 27. but as the taxpayers were well represented at the meeting, meet-ing, the outcome Is not considered doubtful, and the city will be prepared to assume control of the water ss tem on April 15. which is the date of expiration of the franchise held by the Tooele City Water company. |