| Show TRIP UP PARLEYS CANYON CUy Government MIke a Visit of Inspection cion are rl Viewed Iund antI And Owne are fur Too fou Under the leadership of f Councilman A t chairman ot of the fInance committee members of the tho City Counci Council accompanIed by Mayor Thomp Thompson son Ion and other municipal paid n a ot of inspection yesterday to Par h s canyon and it chief tributaries The object ot of t tie e WI was to become familiar wih with In the canyon prIor to lo acquiring control ot of the water shied he I lands the question came up before the Counci Council and the later matter wa was reo re ferret to the tho Mayor and the finance committee with Instructions to pur purchase chi chase such land and water rights as they thought desirable providing the tho same samo could be hind hal At reasonable rates otherwise to to acquire them by condemnation proceedIngs The party part leaving the Rio Orande Grando Western depot yesterday morning Wil was Composed or of Mayor Thompson City At Attorn torn tome e Stephens Engineer Ru limes Land and Water Commissioner President and Councilmen Canning Cot Cottrel Cottrell trel trell howe C n 11 stein Hewlett Hel Reid Thomas lud Whitemore Whittemore an and representatives tats ot of tie tile daly daily papers Tit The ot of feints Went I as far as halfway house b by train where n a conveyance from the city waR In waiting and In which tho they were driven to the different ranches and farms tn in the canyon canon la Pa Obb Gibbs acting 1 as guide At Naylors ranch 1 a lne line served Bened the edibles having been ordered from town by Chari man Robertson ranch II situated about seven seen seventeen teen miles tram from the tho cIty on the north northside side ot of the Creek Mr Roach noach informed Mayor Thompson that hIs liI place In eluding water rights could be hall hail for SIRO William Na lor believed 11 5 0 1 a fair price for tor his possessions Martn Martin Gan darn who now owns the Arm Armstrong strong ranch sInce Ino tho death ot of Mr Armstrong thought 10 would fetch tetch him to too These prices are considered excessive but the ownes owners have aree alreed to further consider the mater matter and make propositions In writing to o the Counci Council The consensus ot of opinion among the tho WIS was that I it would at least to cn con control ot of the properties day clay was delightful and the trip sync much enjoyed by al all On the way home the intake ot of the Parley canyon conduit was inspected 1 as also were the cement works State prison ad and the Point where the no Rio Ornde Western is carrying on blasting operations |
