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Show East Jordan Canal Purchase ' Scheme Is Put Through llio 1 City Council. H . OFFER TO GIVE CITY ' LIBERTY PARK PLANT . Appropriation of $5000 Made io Experiment in Emigra-; Emigra-; (ion Canyon. A further distribution of the mllllon-dol-lar water bond fund to tho tlthc-paycre was mado by tho City Council last night In the adoption of tho $10,000 East Jordan canal stock scheme. A further npproprl-atlon npproprl-atlon of JSOOO from tho water bond fund i was mndo to experiment with tho dc- velopment of an additional water supply Hl from Emigration canyon At tho same Hl time a proposition from G. II. Nichols to furnish 7,500.000 to 11.000.000 gallons of water dally from the Liberty park wells , and make tho city a present of the pump- , Ir.g plant at the end of ton years was lngloriously pigeon-holed with the special water committee. Hewlett's Flowery Speech. The report of the special water com-l com-l mlttec. recommending the purchaso of 1CO0 shares of stock In the East Jordan Canal company, at&5 per share, was prc-I prc-I sentel. President Hewlett read a set speech on tho subject, explaining that the proposed purchaso would glvo tho city j primary water rights for 1000 acres and mako the cltv effect an exchange of water 1 from both 13Ig Cottonwood and Little i Cottonwood canyons that would be lm- I possible to deliver from tho city's canal. v Ho expressed In glowing terms the beau- ties of securing tho sparkling waters of the canyons he named, He read opinions from A. F. Doremus and others, npprov-kv npprov-kv ing tho East Jordan plan. Question as to Bights. Councilman Black and "Wood asked how tho city would acqulro the water by buying tho stock. Councilman Fcrnstrom explained that Bh tho East Jordan company was a regularly BBu Incorporated company, with EO00 shares of stock. Most of the owners of the stock had earned It for their lands by working Bh on tho canal. By acquiring the stock tho BBJJ city would be entitled to one-fifth of tho BhjI water absolutely, and could oxchangc It BBS with tho owners of water in Big and Llt- BBJI tic Cottonwood. Utah. Lake Diminishing. Mr. "Wood Inquired If it Is not a fact BBJ that Utah lake is diminishing each year. BBS This Mr. Fcrnstrom was forced to ad- BBB mlt, and further admitted that It Is BBh lower now than was ever known. He In- BBH slstcd, however, that Engineer Doremus BBH had expressed tho opinion that thcro was BBH sufficient water In Utah lake to servo tho BBh city's purposes for ten years. BBB Mr. Black inquired as to an assessment BBb of $16 per share that had been mado on BBB East Jordan stock. Selling' Below Cost. Mr. Fcrnstrom said that monoy had BBH been expended In Improvements in tho BBB canal. Ho asserted that the stock had BBH actually cost tho stockholders $2S per BhB share. Not a smile was cracked over this BBB remarkable statement. BBH Mr. Black moved that the matter lay BBS oVer until next Monday and referred to BBMi tho City Engineer for Investigation of BBh the physical condition of tho canal. The BBB motion was defeated. BBB The report of the committee was adopt- BBJ cd. Black, Hobday and Martin voting BBJ against it. Would Give City a. Plant. A new proposition was submitted by G. BBB H. Nichols for the Installation of n BBB pumping system in connection with the BBB Liberty park wells. The new feature of BBS the proposition is that Nichols offers to BBB donate the plant to the city after ten BhB voars. Ho proposes to furnish from 3,500,- BBJl 000 to 11.000,000 gallons of water Into a BVB system of mains extending from Liberty BBJI park to the Short Lino depot, at a cost to BBS the city of 3& cents per thousand gal- BBH lon3. The communication, was referred BBS to tho .special water committee, j Fund for Right of "Way. Hl The $3000 appropriated to pay for right BBH of way for tho Big Cottonwood conduit BBS was, at the request of tho City Engineer, placed to the credit of the Mayor's con-BBS con-BBS tlngent fund. S500O for Experiments. The report of the special water commlt-BBB commlt-BBB tec recommending the appropriation of BBB 15.000 for tho development of water In Eml- BBh, gratlon canyon, which wns laid over from BBB the last meeting, was brought up and BBB adopted. The money is to come from the water bond fund. An uncxponded bnl-BBB bnl-BBB ance of 72250 from appropriation for this purpose made last year Is to be mado BBB available. "Want to Come, Into City. L. J. Kycs and 1S3 others sont a corn-BBS corn-BBS inunlcatlon asking that a large part of BBB Waterloo bo annexed to the city. The BBB territory proposed lies between Tenth BBB and Eleventh South and Fourth nnd BBB Fifth East. Tho matter was reforred to BBB the Committee on Municipal Laws. Pushing Sidewalk Work. The following resolution by Hartcn- BBBJ stein was adopted: H' Whcrcatt, Work cannot Iiq ordered by tho BBBJ Douni of Publlo "Worlta on certain sidewalk BBB extensions without scrip for tho same being BBBj - Iwucd by tho City Treasurer, nnd, BBBJ WheronB, Somo time will nocensnrlly BBBJ I r-lapso boforc such scrip can be Issued, there- BBBJ fore, be BBBJ Ilosolved. That tho Bor.rd of Public Works BBBJ' 1 , bo and Is hereby Instructed to order said work, BBBJ ' viz. on sidewalk extensions Noa. SI, tsS, V), 01, BBBJ1 1 'Jl and 03, cornmencod at onco nad completed ai BBBJ tho earliest poxalblo date consistent with t'ooJ BBBJi I workmanship. An amendment to Include other sldc- BBB ' j walk extensions' ordered by the Council last night was Incorporated In the resolution. resolu-tion. Tho deeds to. the city from the Utah Light & Railway company for the property prop-erty to be transferred at tho mouth of Big Cottonwood canyon were offered to the Council, with a statement that It was necessary to release a mortgage on a five-acro five-acro tract. Tho company made a bond of J500 to release the mortgage within lifty days and the deeds were accepted with this provision. Protest on Reservoirs. A rcsolutlpn by Councilman Wells that the city protest against the perfection of certain reservoir locations In the Salt Lako forest reserve and authorizing tho Mayor nnd City Attorney bo instructed to tnko such stops as may bo necessary to protect tho Interests of the city, was adopted. A resolution of thanks to Glfford Pln-chot, Pln-chot, chief of tho forestry division of the Department of Agriculture, for his efforts to protect tho water supply of Salt Lako City, and pledging co-operation In tho work of forest redemption, was adopted. Packard Library Accepted. Tho following resolution v-s unanimously unani-mously adopted and two copies of the same ordered engrossed: Whcrcns, Hon. John Q. Pnckord heretofore, deeded to Salt Lako City certain promises and erected thereon n beautiful and commodious building to bo used as a public library for sild city upon the condition that said city should assume tho duty of maintaining and using Ud library forever, and Whorcns, Said city hereloforo accepted said clU: and Whorcns. Said" library has been fully completed com-pleted and Is now ready for occupancy as tho public library of said city; nnd Whereas, Tho keys of said library hnvo been delivered to tho Mayor of this city; now, therefore, bo It Formal Acceptance. nesoh'ed. By tho City Council of Salt Lako City: 1. That said city docs accept the possession nnd control of said premises. 2. That said city does acknowledge that lion. John Q. Packard has performed on his part each and every condition which hu was to perform under the tcrm3 of his donation, and that by reason of such pcrformanco on his part Salt Lako City has become and In now obligated and bound to maintain said library building and tho premises thereof In a good and proper condition becoming the dignity dig-nity of said bulldlnc and promises, and to upo said building and promises as a public library for tha use nnd enjoyment of the peoplo of said rlty forever. 3. And also to assume the duty of tho continuous con-tinuous mnlntcnanco nnd use of said library nnd the premlsos thereof. In ncconlanco with tho terms una frecIilcatlons In tlio deed of donation thereof. Uo It further Itcsolvcd, Thnt tho thanks of Salt Lnko City bo extended to the Hon. John Q. Pnckant for the benefits ho has conferred iiKn tho public of this city by reason of said donation. Black Wants Information. Councilman Black offered the following resolution, which wns referred to the special spe-cial water committee, to report next Monday Mon-day night: Whereas. Salt Lako City lias paid more than f 25.0C") to various owners of land carrying Biff Cottonwood water rights; therefore, be It Bosolvcd, That the Mayor and City Engineer transmit to thin Council, for Us guidance In further wutcr Irnnrnctlons, tho nnino of each party respectively to whom this money was paid, nnd what particular lands, describing pamo by metes and bounds. |