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Show VOTE FOR TIE: ' .WATER BONDS An Address by the Mayor and City Council Stating Why It Is Necessary to Vote for Bonds on September 6th, 19 JO, Unless the Bonds Are Voted the City Must Increase In-crease the Taxes or Abandon the Water Extension and Improvements. Shall the City Go Forward or Backward. i TO. THE TAXPAYERS OF OGDEN CITY. I The City of Ogdcu will hold a special election on Tuesday, September Sep-tember 6th, 1910. for the purpose, of nuthorizitip the issuing o $100,000 in bonds, the same to bo-ufced 1o build an additional conduit from Cold "Water Canyon to the. new reservoir, also to build a new conduit leading from the new. reservoir to the distributive system, and also to build a small dam for the storage of water in Cold Water Canyon. Tho present eonduit, running down Ogden Canyon, was built 20 years ago and is too small for present needs. If water extensions are to be made, more water must be secured al once. ' The follenriDg water main extensions are demanded by the people. STATEMENT OF PETITIONS. 5 1 For extensions of water mains: giving the location, nnd Ihe name of the applicant; amounting to between fhc and six miles of 6-inch mains. r 32nd Street, -between "Wall and Pingree, by C. A. Stephens and , others. 21st Street, Harrison to Jackson, by l'ilhinn Ficlilz ami others. Pacific Ave., North from 28th Street, by Alex Baxter and others. ; 32ud Street, bet. Grant and Wash., by D. C. Lawson and others. 34th Street, bet. Wash, and Adams. b S. S. Smith and others. r 24th Street, from Pierce to Tyler, by Jno. S. Corlew and others. Sheridan Ave., south of 26th Street, by ('has. I'lver and others. ( Adams Ave., from 29th to 33rd Sts., 'by F. M. Rrowning and , others. 30th St., between Wash, and Grant, by (Jen. A. Holt and others. New Addition to City Cemetery, by Geo. IIuss and others. West Ogden, by Wnsateh Orchard Co., and others. Madison Ave., south of 28th St.. by Fred M. Nye and others. , . Ogden Ave., bet. 25th and 36th Sts.". bv J. T. Asiiby and others. Third St.. east of Wash. Ave., by Hoard of Fdm ation and others. Fourth St.. from Wash, to Adams, by W. H. Wedell and oihers Adams Ave., bet. 24lh and 35th Sts.. fy II. Can Hraak and others. Jefferson bet. 35th and 36th, by J. W. F. Vnlker and others. Iu addition to these petitions and requests for extensions of water mains, we have had numerous verbal requests from different districts for extensions, and also for Ihe replacing of tho 2-ineh mains by larger ones because the smaller mains do not. at the present pres-ent time, give the water consumers a sufficient supply with so many consumers on the small mains. This difficulty, however, cannot be overcome, even with larger mains, unless we increase the supply of water for the entire distributive system, as we arc. at the present lime, beyond our capacity and cannot give an adequate supph to the present water takers; consequently, it would be useless to make any further extensions without the additional supph of water lo be obtained ob-tained by building a new conduit from Cold Water Canyon lo our new reservoir and continuing from the new reservoir down 22nd. or 23rd, street to Quincj' Avenue, which will materially increase the water supply through the distributive system, and give all plenty of water. WATERWORKS WILL PAY THE BONDS. While the city is asking the taxpayers consent to issue the bonds, the mayor and city council promise Ihe people that the bonds can and will be paid from the profits of the waterworks system in four annual installments of $25,000 each year.. We propose to issue the bonds, and no matter who are Ihe successors of the present mayor and city council, they will he compelled to pay the bonds at the rate of $25,000 each year. The bonds will be for $1,000 each and 25 will be made payable in one year. 25 in iwn years, 25 in three years and 25 in four years. The water , department will even pay the interest on the bonds. Some people have asked why Ihe eily does not build the new eonduit and run in debt for it by bun-owing the money from Ihe banks, if we can pay back one-fourth each year. Thai' is just the trouble. The law says the city must not run in 'debt beyond its taxes for any year, except by permission of the taxpayers granled at a special election. The banks will take the debt if it is authorized author-ized by the taxpayers. If the taxpayers of Ogden refuse to r.ullioiize us to issue the bonds, there is nothing left for the city to do. exi-cpt to abandon all fontemplated extensions of the water mains ami improvements. Fndpr the law, the city council must furnish water for the people ud it takes money to do that. Either the taxes will be increased or Ihe taxpayers must grant us permission to run in debt for four years by issuing bonds. It will not cost the taxpayers one cent to Issue bonds, but it will increase the rity 1nxes for two years over 50 per cent, if the money is raised by taxes Vote "Ves?' with no Increase in taxes; Vote "No" and your taxes will be increased, or the improvements will not be made. We submit this matter to the taxpayers of Ogden for their earnest consideration. Think, taxpayer, what plenty of water for Ogden iiy means Think of your city's future. Grant our request and we' promise to double your water supply by starting ihe work this full and making all the improvements, and alvo water extensions above ' called for. having all ready before the opening of next summer. i There will be no carriages or automobiles lo take yo.i to ibe polls. The city has no money to spend for Il1.1t purpose. Each 1 ax-payer ax-payer must furnish his own conveyance. This question i up 10 the taxpayers. Let them decide without interference from nnvhodv. Respectfully submitted to the taxpayers of Ogdcn. GEO. W. WILSON. J. A. AUS- CIIHIS FLYGAbMv II. E. PEE- TIN, Councilmen First Ward. 1Y. Counciliren Fourth Ward (X J. IIUMPIIRIS, J. A. LAR- T. S. UKOYVNIxr:. (;r;o. A.. SENT, CouiK'ilnien Second Ward. DICKSON. '0.1m ilmen Fifth J. J. BARKEK, J. B. DANA, Ward. ! Councilmen Third Ward. YVM. GLASMAXX. Mayor. |