Show AT THE CHAMBER water from bridal veil falls Bam yards should he cleaned Provo the main street of utah valley the attendance at the chamber 0 commerce meeting last was not a lare one there was but one black board want but that was all absorbing the members admitted that the key note had been struck at last it read as follows pro vo wants more money the was called to order at by chairman dodd educational KEPORT secretary wedgewood that the following gentlemen had been appointed a committee on education E A wilson oscar B youner don R coray george sutherland and ernest eld red judae dusenberry chairman of the committee on rali oads staled that he had prepared a repot in relation to the visit of the committee to payson but he had been informed that a report had been presented at the last meeting in relation to this matter mr wedgewood reported that an extensively ten signed petition for increased mail service between provo and heber city had been forwarded to washington judae dusenberry called the attention of the chamber to the fact that considerable street talk of a discouraging nature had been the rounds in relation to the gintic tintic railroad he bad had a talk with mr goss and that gentleman had stated in his blunt way that the road was coming to provo A Spring viHa bad been appointed and this committee had been instructed to confer with the provo committee and to work in unison with them the railroad will come to provo dont be alarmed in relation to a ne w depot nothing definite had been stated but the matter was being favorably considered by the railroad officials watal WORKS mr noon referred to the rumor that we were soon to have water works the river contains considerable filth and vegetable matter thrown into it in valley it had been suggested that a pure and a clean water could be secured at the bridal veil falls at but very little additional expense the matter should ba suggested to mr jones before he puts in bis works chairman stated ala mr bacon and a gentleman gant leman from denver who were interested in the witcher jones iran f chise were in the city on tuesday and they had stated that they were going to work soon mr S S jones stated that it would perhaps be of but very little avail for the chamber to confer with the water works company what was done should be done through the city council mi E A wilson though tit would be best to confer with the company itself he would therefore move alfe matter be referred to alie on public improvements and oh sanitation mr hoelz would oppose the motion if it w ald have aliff effect of delaying the the bridal veil falls would be perfectly pre water but the water of provo river was as rood as he water ased by ninety nine one bund reths of the keople of utah mr clove was opposed to the motion I 1 in the first place was not a sufi vincnt quantity of water at the bridal veil falls 10 supply provo city and in tho second place if the water works were any account they would purify the water of provo river mr wedgewood thought that as the water of provo river flowed very rapidly aad through gravel and avor rocks etc t was comparatively pure he would suggest that the water of provo river be analyzed and its purity ascertained mr wilsons Wil sons motion was carried mr wedgewood was abill unsatisfied he desired that an analysis of river water should be made mr houtz moved that tho of provo river water and tho hiim f water and additional addi lional cost ol 01 obtaining same from tho baidal veil fall b referred to the committees on public improvements prove ments and on sanitation pani tation mr noon suggested eliat certain trea sons of the year the water 0 provo river donld be comparatively pure while at other seasons it would be very impure the motion was carded CLEAN UP n the ch an man called the attention of the chambee to the fact that the anity was at present in a verv filthy condition our bain yards should bo cleaned up judge the east or west end chairman dodd both ends for that matter mr wedgewood stated that he had been informed by one gentleman who had a family of five or ais that he was afraid to live in the city on account of the filth of the barnyards etc after bome further discussion on motion clove the matter waa referred to the committee on sanitation the matter of the east half of the court house square was laid on the table until nest meeting mr wilson suggested that provo alas very peculia rily situated perhaps there was not another city in the 1 territory ho situated instead of tl cita of provo we have the city of ta p vaclev provo is just the main as it vi ere we should work ir street with alio surrounding sel ha mona the for bance ments 6 if only should work for it juat the dihe ro same as if it came rge amount of wa surround cithey greatly owing to the theu arnber adjourned for one week |