Show WAT ATER S SUPPLY e L r l TI Commissioner r Joseph 1 MacKnight I Says S IS Rights ought to He lie lieI I Attended To 1 HE FILES HIS ANNUAL REPORT Says s of Titles Held by I City Arc Mc Clouded by II Erroneous Tax fax Sales Mid And Levies The fite fh annual report nf ot Ind aut Wa War lI r Commissioner P F way wa Ill yesterday afternoon with tile the mayor ami am Includes recommendations which will probably bo bt given shen careful consideration by his Ills honor es rs especially e eI I with reference to the th water supply Jh calls the tho mayors Or J attention to the lie action of at the thc thelast thelast last administration In having for tor a parleys canyon without having drift f to tu the city elt the tI surplus and primary atei rights to the tho waters of ot Parleys canyon canon Mountain Dell stream intended for tOI oi conservation n Tha ThC report shows tim tho total cost ot or o maintenance of tho ho land iani and water de lie tot for to 1903 1901 J 03 as with re cc receipts credits mid Inventory amount amounting amounting ing Ilig to or an aH net cost of I maintenance The value of real property anti and II lid Improvements owned by Salt it I Lake ika City corporation li III Hell given us as tho tue real rent estate proper At nt 9 ml tin the Improve Improvements provo ments nt III a The Tio real estate possessions lire Oro depart lI half interest III In city and county building build storehouse baum and shops public parks canal lands Isolation hospital ho sewer power farms vacant city elt lots alid lands lamIa in Summit Utah anti ont Morgan counties countice TITLES S Tho commissioner thaI many of the lie titles held by hy tho city ell arc ace at cloud clouded ed cd t y erroneous tax ta levies ami wiles cud ond arc re cares of occupancy of j city linda by b persons cd eti from corn eight to Iii 1 years The further Hn A t case caso i a the tho and Strong Stron nt of 3 0 acres Im imI I In 1 IIII canyon Innon wherein Wh f tho city ell 1500 for tor or the io I tIghts rights of ot tho tue occupant which rights expired immediately upon th occupants removing Scorn from the tho premises hut hilt iO vo fur far as 1 I am Im to ascertain tho iio city made no an effort erfort to perfect Its tub and the whole properly was ns lost So Ho a it 1 systematic Y compilation of oC tho the records In 1 advised and an ordinance re rl ILU in a g lie tho I parties I Ing real rul estate esi ate to 10 the city to 10 furnish nil 1111 abstract of t tI tb before receiving payment Ho Ito shows that lint the thC ity holds considerable property l rOlert under tinder tax titled tItle which buRt muni lie Do perfected 16 U the city further loss loL ONIl HY flY CITY 11 following Is u IL schedule of ot real rell prop irol I roll orty erty and Improvements thereon owned OWIN by tho the city corporation Heal Iteal Improve 4 l I lire Fire departments I J 10 2 I urn 3 jail old elt city L halt Half Interest city arid county i lug PeRt Store StoreR houses i 7 I etc ete 3 5 I 0 00 22 etc dr 95 not complete 6 tIl tal Totals Value of city cl real ral property and Im Improvements hold haitI ns private property hol I neal Improve ImproveS S Estate Sever farm arm In Halt Lal o Coun County J ty tv J Bower farm Irm In II Davis VI 11 County IS Purt lots Iota 10 and atil alli t II 1 plat pint A In II pints plath A 1 B 1 V F 1 J and alil l 1 K Jc city 1 In Summit County 1713 1 In Utah County 2 tM In Morgan County I Total 4 0 Total value real cut n to 70 4 0 Total value nilo Im Ito Improvements total real estate l and Im In Iii II the tho matter later of ot increasing I the tho 1 water vater resources the Iho commissioner hits hns this to If K Ha The Tho promising one 01 of ot these appears to Iu b be the Ills Big HI Cotton otton Cottonwood wood wool water If I the city cl could g of uC tue Ih His ilig 11 I stream which would he iJ nearly double tho tt now 10 lIo obtained roUt from nil alt 11 sources the u o p per tr r cent could bi br bi Ht at t least 25 2 per Ier cent c nl In addition by b tho the of tho Iho early wante water Which amounts to nearly marly 25 26 2 It Per er rent edit of ot the lie entire I ram thus Hiving giving the city fro free trIo of charge practically I it 2 per cent of the tho ler C water This la I a n tangible and not thA expenditure of ot a II large amount I lt of nancy without n a f visible hOI n meas inea with wih tha th outlay r This water r may be partly d by b o of oe Utah lako water as asart n a ai i Int art of ot tit the tw ns as 11 the city I does lol riot not nt use Ule Us hR 11 entire portion of ot the 9 Ilter from the Jordan river as ap op by the decree of ot the tue court partly l h by y purchase of lands with al water vater In the tile lug JI Cottonwood Hut But tho lie exchange of If water vater indr conditions hug hai hUl not lint Prey proven en I In II the pat pant owing to 10 the difference In the tho quality of or the wa wit water jet ter tr which the city cy baR baa hal to and the tho exaction of ut dif differences t 11 by IJ tue thu partis H making the iii I exchange e I believe that the acquire acquirement I ment of ot these theRe th water lights by h direct i is t It the only on means promising 1 fairness to the tue city I UTAH U Tim Ih commissioner says It I to mo tic I a it dangerous plan depending upon tho the delivery delI of ot it Itah tali lake ake I water through tho the Jordan and Bait fuH Lake ko City ely canal toe for tho continuity ity I of Its IH right to practically nil al of ot tho the thel I l canyon stream and ond taking out water from corn tho the lake Inko by b operation of ot beyond Its natural supply thus thull continually cont lowering the lake Ilke tot for tIn tho city to tu build bull reservoirs or to lIlly any money mono at itt lt nil all al without first having I secured Itself In III tho the matter loter to at nt least leant leanta leasta 1 iRta degree a tho the Utah lake lako waters on cia l the tho ono Ott hand liuni Mill 1111 conserving the lie wa n tern of ot Parleys canyon on 01 the oilier under ii present conditions would woul scorn m to be diametrically opposite to the tIle In Interest Interest terest which the city has haR hal In both of these theRO water wlter sources For to lower lowe the hike frill naturally reduce the portion n of ot the waters there thero If the city cly failed to supply the amount of water determined to be bo the nominal Mow ow of Parleys creek through Its Is It en Ca ennal ennal nal niti nal thi th Inevitable result would be the tho forfeiture of its ls it rights to 10 the lie thI SIS S1 per percent percent cr cent of ur the th Parleys water I However If tho the reservoir U hi Ii con can constructed constructed before the water rater rights are lre purchased the tin city fi will wi be II subjected lo tu the tue of or unreasonable anil exorbitant e prices priceR and would be com corn compelled to 10 submit to the tOrn extortion to ob obtain INI taut tain J 1111 the tho water wlter necessary for tor Is 1 reser reer reservoir voir In lii II closing rollI Commissioner MacKnight that thai the tho percolation system In operation on 01 the ranches owned by the city it in Mountain Dell V I toni Parleys canyon ranol have hlo proven successful in III pre preserving serving the water sater of 01 Parleys creek He lie II the protection of ot the water sheds het and stringent ordinances to prevent fouling the water |