| Show resolutions on cap itol tends BY THE A heavy water suit oom to look after head gates claims there was a special meeting of the acty council held last evening ey ening all members present except eldredge A communication was received from cesart VV N dusenberry george havercamp and don B coray a corn cittee appointed by the general corn cittee on capital removal to interview the council in regard to obtaining grounds owned by aba cita on capitol bill for capital grounds asked that a certain piece of land located on capitol hill belonging to the city together with al the water rights for irrigation and city water from the prove city waterworks water worKs ro be used upon the premises be given to the territory upon the condition that the territorial legislature remove the capital of the territory to provo and erect a capitol building upon the land in question dusenberry and coray of the spoke in favor of biving the land to the territory on motion of mcewan the council went into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the communication muni cation mr mcewan was appointed chairman the wag a ain read and after some diec negi n the fal lowing resolution was prepared and duani adopted by the council after being reported by the chairman of the committee of the whole A resolution donating capitol grounds to the territory of utah WHEREAS A bill baa been introduced in the council of the biet legislative assembly of the territory of utah entitled a bill for an act locating the seat of government at provo city utah and fREAS if said bill shall become 11 law it will ba libat ilia people ot proto utah provide the territory ot utah proper an 1 suitable far the location of capitol grounds and other purposes and city utah is the owner of the following described pram aass to wit commencing at ho borth east corner of lot four section 6 ship 7 south of range 3 baat salt lake meridian thence west 5 42 chait 8 south 1 deg west 2 45 chains 1 deg north 41 52 chains south 1 dee west 0 chains cast 1 deg north 4 chains east 10 deg and ten min north 7 78 chains north 1 des cast 2 chains east 1 dag north 0 75 chains north 1 deg baat 7 13 chains west 8 55 chains to place of beginning together with a perpetual use of such quantity of water from the waterworks water works of provo city aa may be necea earv to be aeed for any and all purposes which are proper and suitable for fraid premises therefore be it Ite solved by the city council of aioo city utah that upon the passage of aard bill and upon the payment of 1 the mayor of provo city utah is hereby authorized and directed for and in the name of and in behalf of brovo city utah to make execute and deliver to utah territory a warrantee deed to said premises and the city recorder iq hereby author iced and directed to affix the seal 0 said city thereto passed this day of february J W CLUFF president 0 city council attest JOHN D DIXON city recorder approved this day of february A D 1891 mayor provo city upon motion of mceunn a special committee wan appointed to look after the head gatos of the city race so that the supply ot the waterworks water works may be partially settled before into the basins the motion provided that two members of paid committee should be the chairman of the committee on irrigation and the chairman of the committee on waterworks water works and the third member ahall be appointed by the president the motion waa earn ad and the president was appointed a dembar 01 said committee prosecuting attorney called the attention of the council to the fact that a very important euit had been commenced by provo city against many claimants of water rights he bad now received forty two answers to the complaint and the case might be set at any time nearly all the attorneys in the city ware engaged on the other side and he euy that it would be advantageous to the city to employ one assist him he recommended that D I 1 houtz be engaged ai a i mr houtz was acquainted with the cate mr mcewan moved it bs ti e ef the council that mr be authorized ti retain mr houtz as assistant counsel carried mcewan balled the attention ot the committee on public grounds and city property to the fact blat ex sexon giles wished to be relieved reli eyed of the city hearse and that it be stored in alb old dart building the following fol lowine claims vere allowed J P johnson serviced ser vicea aa sexton 33 00 CD glazier dilce iSkel tonA cu adee ada turned for gnp weela |
