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Show gin work In th abaft within three week. (i. N. Allen, employed at the Ontario No. 3. had a thumb broken while timbering tim-bering last Tuesday. Joseph Merrit was caved on at the Ontario No. 8 Tuesday, but escaped with few bruises. The G-year-old aon of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Kerry swallowed a couple of silver sil-ver quarters Tuesday. For a time they choked him severely but Dr. Gregor Bin e 'died in sending them on down and the little fellow now appears to be as well as ever. PARK CI1T LETTEI1. Tae Latest News Prom That Rioh Little Camp Business Meeting of the City Connoil. THE WATER QUESTION OH TOP- Tho First National Bank to be Ready for Basineu About June 1 Other Items of Interest. Special Orronixinilenre. Pakx City, May I). The city council held a real luisinesi session Wednesday evening The mayor and all of the aldermen al-dermen were present excepting Alderman Alder-man Thompson, who was out of town. After disposing of the reports and bills the board settled itself down to consideration consid-eration of tho all important watcrques-tion. watcrques-tion. Manager E. P. Ferry of the Anchor An-chor company submitted an estimate rf cost to the city of securing the water of that company's lakes near Bonanza Flat that i, the cost of piping that water to the city. The total expense, as calculated cal-culated by him, would bo $:i4,71i).03, provided steel spiral weld pipe is used, and $ia.2'.H.tto if "Kalamein" pipe is used. No action was taken on the report. re-port. The fire and water committee report was, in substance, that owing to circumstances having arisen which rendered it inadvisable to go to the expense, ex-pense, the committee had taken no action ac-tion in the matter of determining the exact location of the Darity spring by survey, and recommended that "nothing "noth-ing further be done by this council relating re-lating to said spring;" that in the opinion opin-ion of the committee it was not advisable advis-able far the city to purchase the right of the water of Island lake of Messrs. Xenell & Shields at the price stipulated $30,000 and reo-ommended reo-ommended that tho proposition be rejected. re-jected. The committee then recommends recom-mends that all communications heretofore here-tofore placed before the board relative to water be laid on the table, and continuing con-tinuing the report says: "We further report that some talk has been bad with the superintendent of the Alliance mining company as to the possibility of securing a supply of water from said company's tnnnel. Can satisfactory arrangements bo made by your body with said company we are of the opinion opin-ion that a plentiful supply of good water can be secured at a comparatively small cost and at an early date, and we recommend that a proposition be made by this council to the board of said company, embodying the following, to-wit: to-wit: The city to pay such company the sum of money per month as may be agreed upon, not to exceed $125.00; the city to take the water from the mouth of said company's tunnel and flume to the reservoirs of the present water company; the Alliance company to guarantee to keep all tilth and dirt from polluting said water as far as possible while ruuning under cover and in their control." Chairman Williamson explained that the distance from the reservoirs to the mouth of the tunnel was 3,500 feet and that the work would require 2o,00'J feet of lumber. If the council favored the plan a supply could be secured before the next meeting. It was finally decided de-cided by the board to accept and adopt the report and the committee was instructed in-structed to confer with tbo Alliauce company and complete arrangements for carrying out the proposition. This arrangement with the Alliance company will be only for a temporary supply, or until another plant may be put in readiness for operation. It, begins be-gins to look now as though our people would soon be afforded some relief from the present monotonous habit of drinking mud and disease germs. -i- President M. S. Ashleim says the First National bank will be ready for business about June 1. The old California Cali-fornia restaurant is being painted both out and inside and when completed will present a very tasty appearance. S. S. J. Kenyon, Salt Lake, will act as cashier of the new concern and J. II. Demiug, Park City, assistant. -t- -t- -4- Iliram Bates claims that bis ranch has been damaged to the extent of $1200 by reason of "manure, tin cans, dead animals, and other refuse matter" being washed down the creek and deposited de-posited thereon. He petitions the council to recompense him for the loss sustained and to take due precaution against further injury. J. J. Daly, It. C. Chambers, N. Tre-week. Tre-week. James McGregor, M. R. Evans and M. Shaughnessy were among the Salt Lake arrivals at the Park this week. They all came looking after their turning interests here. - Good news for Park City: J. J. Daly and R. C. Chambers were up from Salt Lake the first of this week looking over mining properties here, and before returning re-turning homo Mr. Daly (rave out eomo very important news. Ha said that he and" Mr. Chambers intended to begin the erection of hoisting works on the Daly west ground, which lies between the Ontario and tho Anchor and that when in ship shape the mine would employ em-ploy about an many men as aro now employed at the Daly 200. There is no question but that this move on the part ef Messrs. Chambers and Daly will be big tbinif for Park City. The vein is known to exist at the end lines of both the Ontario and Anchor miues, and as 1 the Daly west ground lies between the two. it goes without saying that it is destined to become a great, mine. Tho property is 3,000 feet in length, twice as large as the Daly. -t- -- The Crescent tramway began doing business Tuesday. The "new Shea engine en-gine will not be put on for a time, but the "Maud" is doing good work. The new whim has been taken up to the Lucky Bill and will be put in position at once. ---- The Ontario has a Knowlcs compound duplex pump en route from New York which will be used on the 1500 foot level of the No. 2 mine. A station has been cut for its accommodation. There is some talk of reviving the Homestake mine in Park City, -i- -t- -t- If predictions count for aught Park City will be a great camp in the future. Everyone is confident that there is a great harvest in store for investors here. ---(- The excavation for the foundation of tho engine at the Massachusetts has been completed. Superintendent Curtis Cur-tis says everything will be ready to be- |