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Show chase the water. They had done so, using their best judgement, and ho had no fault to find with any action that had been taken. Thomas Judd explained the work that had been done, up to th present time, and he was in1 favor of going ahead at once and bring this water into this city, without foult-finding as to what had been done in the past The following persons coincided with Mr. Judd, and was in favor of not delaying the flatter, S. L. Adams, George Woodward, A. T. Milne, D. H. Cannon, CP. Foster, L Hunt, T. P. Cottam, and G. F. Whitehead. Mr. TThitehead offered the following resolution "That wa sustain the Ex-3fayor and City Council in the securing o the water and the work done by them, and also the present Afayor and council in the steps they nave taken towards to-wards bringing tho water to this city." Seconded and carried unanimously. unan-imously. Appropriate remarks were made by Cnas. A. 'Terry, Ashby Snow, Samuel M ilea Jr. and George T. Cottam. The action of the city council at its last session was read and on motion of F. Ik Daggett it was sustained sus-tained by unanimous vote. ' Tlie Oottoxtwood, Meeting of citizens was held on Monday evening at the tabernacle, when the reports of the council . and citizens who visited the cotton-wood cotton-wood water district, were heard, councilor Jarvis Stating the route, v now selected was higher up than the old one and much better. Horatio Pickett stated that the route they had chosen they thought, was free from plaster of Earis. There were good sites for uilding reservoirs on the route. Thought as much water could be brought ; in, as there is in both streams now cupplying our city. Councilor John G. McQuarrie stated that between $3,000 and $4,000 had already been expended. On account of so much plaster of paristhe old route gave nothing but disappointment The new route, will. be about 4 miles to Washington hollow and from there it will be an easy matter to bring it to St. George. The stream now running is about 200 inches, but . in summer there is t from , 300 to 400 inches, and . does not commence com-mence to fall short until August The plan of the city council was to pay for labor, in water scrip, redeemable in water after it is brought in. The work would be . 'I laid 1 out in ? eectipns v and lt in contracts. In ' answer .to D.' H. "' Cannon, Mayor Brown said that the city is now owing about $2. 200, and that there had already been expended about $5,400 altogether. Jos. Orton claimed, that the people who had done work were entitled to compensation for work done and lost, as well as the city. F. L. Daggett explained that the people haa authorized ex-mayor . Ivins and the city council to pur- |