| Show THE CITY alarmed over the canyon dam fallt deobis BT will be asked to coop co op crate with provo vity abs tbs city council had babora it th question of the probable hish dam iu provo canyon at its session last evening and steps were taken to cooperate with the board of county commissioners in relation to the matter it acme ap on a communication from councilor tanner as follows provo april to the honorable city council of prove city gentlemen I 1 hereby respectfully direct your attention to the telluride powei transmission 0 now engaged in extensive operations in provo canyon near the bridal veil falls abi company has been ai work in baid provo canyon for about one year and at the ireae it time is engaged in a leeal con with the rio granche western railway co the principal contention baing as to which io entitled to the priority ot rights in said canyon and which question involves a right of way through eaid canyon As I 1 am informed and if I 1 ke not aa it has ap pared from ohp testimony given by the telluride i co dur aug tho or ogress of their case heretofore referred to it is the intention ol 01 said campany io construct and maintain a dam across provo canyon to the heigl t of from 60 to 85 feet for the purpose 0 storing waters of river should said dam cross provo canyon it would of etsity destroy the present public highway through said canyon and as I 1 verily believe would endanger the and tho citizens below the mouth of bovo povo canyon and in the n of provo city JL therefore respectfully request that the city cancil confer with the bounly commissioners of utah county for the purpose of determining shethar or not any steps should be taken for the purpose ot th u lie highway through said P canyon and preserving the lives and property of precinct respectfully mr RON TANNER then there was a lively discussion participated in by all the even the mavor who said the communication was intended to influence the case now in court mr tanner replied rather warmly to the mayors remarks and had to be called to order the declared that he had had no talk in nav way with railway men or thosa connected wilh the suit the council with oca exception favored taking the question in hand and mr bees ey the exception was not oppose to the t but believed it a little premature ho would rather havu waited until he but was ended with mr beesley on voting against it the matr was referred to the following committee to confer with the con nty commissioners tanner lewia and goddard God daid BUSINESS the startup candy company petitioned the council to grant them the privilege of putting a root on a factory they are build ng on G street the petition was not granted wera received from the R G 7 railroad company and the oreeta short lina railroad corn panr accepting ibe franchise in on to the joint switch on H street from first to the provo woolen mills the R G V as accepted the ordinance i elating to rights of way on first and H and the other provisions with certain limitations and restrictions A retail liquor license was to henry harridon Harr co justice made hia chowing four cases heard and 17 50 collected in fines WW Conover city pound keeper reported collected on animals for the quarter ending march 31 1897 the regular monthly salaries of the city officers were allowed mr of he commutes on ir vu that iho city elginer giner en be instructed to locate weir dams in aai run into the city out f provo river so that the high and low mark could be made barned mr doddard of the committee on fire department recommended that be appropriated to purchase eel and the money placid in the hands of chief loveless for that cu roose carried council adjourned for two weaks |
