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Show provo. A meeting of citizens interested in the waters of Provo river was held in the court room Wednesday afternoon, for the purpose of settling the rights o the water of the river, and joining Provo City in a friendly suit to determine the rights of the city and all claimants in the water; and for the purpose pur-pose of considcrina: the advisability of building build-ing a joint dam in the river. There were present, members of the several caaal companies, com-panies, and Councilors Farrer and Probert, of the committee on irrigation, and Quartermaster Quarter-master Thurman. J. E. Hill called the meeting to order. Mr. T. E. Tliarnrau read the call for the meeting. meet-ing. John E. Hill was elected president and T. E. Thurman secretary. The secretary read from the city council minutes the apportionment of water as at present existing. Councilor Farrer stated that parlies were taking water without any right or claim, and it had been thought advisable io tubmit the claims of all interested parties to the court and cbtuin a decree, and the raee:iag had been called to jret an expression of the different dif-ferent claimants uu this mode of procedure. W. T). Roberts, president of the Lake Bottom Bot-tom Canal compauy. suggested Mint several canal companies were not represented by persons hsving authority to act fur the companies. com-panies. He was in favor of adjourning, till a time when the several companies could send representatives authorized to enter into m agreement that would bind the companies. Mr. Farrer stated that at a previous meeting meet-ing ah adjournment had le:ii taken for the purpose of notifying all tho companies. Geortre M. Smuol waated to know if the meeting had been called for the purpose of changing the apportionment of the water as now made, or for the purpose of uniting with the city in obtaining a decree for the water as now divided, lie was informed that the object was to ask for a decree on the present basis of division. After some further talk two committees were appointed, one to take under advise-meat advise-meat the construction of a dam across the river near the mouth of Provo canyon and to divert the water of the several canals at that point, and the other to arrange for a just apportionment ap-portionment of tho water for the river bottom bot-tom farms. ' " , ' . The meeting then adiourned till the 17th. NOTES AXD PERSOXALS. Mr. T. M. Green of the National Bank of Commerce has received a communication ' from C. G. Green asking him to ascertain from the city council what the city is willing to do in the way of a bonus to have his company com-pany locate its chemical and electric reduction' reduc-tion' works at Provo. The compauy wants a site between the railroad tracks. Springvllle has offered it four acres of land for a site, but the company prefers to come to Provo. Sheriff Fowler brought George C. Binder of Salt Lake City over from Lehigh Wednesday Wed-nesday and lodged him In the county jail to await the action of the grand jury. Binder is an Indian brought up by William L. Binder. Bin-der. He went into a saloon in Lehigh last Monday, and at the point of a pistol, cleaned the place out. coming very near killing two men. The Lehigh justice bound him over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of (500. Alfred Loveler and Miss Nettie Davis were married at the residence of the bride's parent in the Second ward Tuesday evening. even-ing. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Wride. Only relatives and intimate friends were present. Many valuable present pres-ent were received by the young people, and an enjoyable time was had. |