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Show VOTE FOR TIE i WATER BONDS 1 i ' ' - ' I An Address by the Mayor and City Council j Stat ng Why It Is Necessary to Vote j for Bonds on September 6th, 1910. Unless the Bonds Are Voted the City Must In- j crease the Taxes or Abandon the Water Extension and Improvements. Shall the City Go Forward or Backward. TO THE TAXPAYERS OF OGDEN CITY. The City of Ocrdcn will hold a special election on Tuesday, Scp-teniber Scp-teniber 6th, HliO. for the purpose of authorizing thr ianuirig- of $100,0(10 iu bunds, Ihc same to be used to build au additional eomluit from Cold Water Canyon to the new reservoir, also to build n new conduit leading frum the new reservoir to the distributive system, and also to build a mnall dam for the -storage of wuter in Cold Water Canyon. The present conduit, running down Ogden Canyon, was hiiilt 20 years ago and is too small for present needs. If water cxtcnsiQi are to be made, more water must be secured at onee. The following water main extensions are demanded by the people. , STATEMENT OF PETITIONS. For extensions .of water mains; giving the location, and the narrie of Ihc applicant; amounting to between five and six miles of 6-inch mains. f 32nd Street, between Wall and Pingree, by C. A. Stephens and others. 21st Slreet, Harrison to Jackson, by Pilhian Firhtz and others. Pacific Ave , North from 2Sth Street, by Alex Paxter and otheri 32ml Street, bet. Crant and Wash., by D. C Law son and others. 34th Street, bet. Wash and Adams, by S. S. Smith and others. 24th Street, from Pierce to Tyler, by jno. S. Cor lew and others. Sheridan Ave., south of 26th Street, by Chas. Fiver and other?.. Adams Ave, from 29th to 33rd Sts.,"by F. M. Browning arid others. 30th St., between Wash, and Grant, by Geo. A. ITolt and others. New Addition to City Cemetery, by Geo. IIuss and others. West Ogden. by Wasatch Orchard Co., and others. , Madison Ave., south of 28th S", by Fred M. Nye and others. Ogden Ave., bet. 25th and 36th Sfs., bv J. T. Ashby ami others. Third St., east of Wash. Ave., by Hoard of Edueation and other. Fourth St., from Wash, to Adams, by W. P. Wedoll and others. Adams Ave . bet. 21th and 35th Sts., by II. Can Praak and others. Jefferson bet. 35th and 36th. by J. W. F. Vollcer and others. In addition to these petitions and requests for extensions of water mains, we have had numerous verbal requests from different districts for extensions, anil also for the replacing' of the 2-inch mains by larger ones because the smaller mains do not, at the prt:-ent prt:-ent time, give th' water consumers a sufficient supply with so runny consumers on the smull mains. This difficulty, however, cannot be overcome, even with larger mains, unless wo increase the supply of waler for the entire distributive system, as we are, at the present time, beyond our capacity and cannot give an adequate supply to the .present water takers; consequent ly, it would be useless to make any further extensions without the additional supply of water to be obtained ob-tained by building a new conduit from Cold Wafer Canyon to our new reservoir and eontinring from the new reservoir down 22nd, or 23rd. street to Quiiicy Avenue, which will materially increase th: water supply through tin- distributive system, and give all plenty of water. WATERWORKS YILL PAY THE BONDS. While the city is asking the taxpayers consent to issue the bonds, the mayor and city council promise the 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 the successors of the present mayor and city council, they will be 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 two years. 25 in Hire; years and 25 in four years. The water department will even pay the interest on the bonds. Some people have asked why the city does not build the new conduit and run in debt for it by borrowing the money from the banks, if we can pay back one-fourth each year. That 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 granted 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 authorize us to issue thf bonds, there is nothing left for the city to do. except to abandon all contemplated extensions of the water mains and improvement. Under the law, the city council must furnish water for the people and it takes money to do that. Either the taxes will be increased or the 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 city taxes for two years over 50 per cent, if the money is raised by taxes. Vote "Yes" with nc increase in taxes, Vote "No" and your taxes will be increased, or the improvements will not be made. v We submit this matter to the taxpayers of Ogden for their earnest consideration. Think, taxpayer, what plenty of water for Ogden city mean?. -Think of your city's future. Grant our request and we promitf tn double your water supply by starting the work this fall and making all the improvements, and also water extensions above called for. having all ready before the opening of next summer. There will be no carriages or automobiles to take you to nV polls. The city has no money to spend for that purpose. Each taxpayer tax-payer must furnish his own conveyance. This question is up to the taxpayers. Let them decide without interference from anybody. Respectfully submitted to the taxpayers of Ogden. GEO. W. WILSON, J. A. AUS- CURLS FLYOARE. II. E. PEE- TIN, Couneilmen First Ward. RY, Couneilmen Fourth Ward. C. J. IinMPIirjS, J A. LAR- T. S. P.ROWNING. GEO. A.. SEN, Couneilmen Second Ward. DICKSON, Couneilmen Fifth J. J. PARKER. J. B. DANA, Ward. Couneilmen Third Ward. W.M. OJ, ASM ANN, Mayor. |