| Show Success of Long and Bitter Fight For a Larger Water Supply N abundant water supply for AN Salt Lake City to meet tho the do de demands mands of ot the Increased population tion for tor years ear to come corne haa has been the Idea hica and effort of ot Mayor Inor P Morris arid and a II ma majority majority majority of the tho city council lurIng during the tho entire administration covering tho the put pat two years It was one of cf It the promises made by Mayor Morris MorrI when hen henhe he became b clIne chief executive ond every possible t exertion Ima iuta been made to keep that promise The water proposition which has been started 1 and Is now under way and which will be he completed competed by July 1905 1906 whereby the city will e ure one halt of ot the waters of ot 11 m Cottonwood creek amounting to nt at least lont gallons gallone laity dally during ItH UH lowest IOle t period at nt a cost coit of ot less ie than m mil may y be bo 1 pointed to 10 with pride us ne the biggest I Individual acquisition over ever secured for tor forthe forthe the city Not only will the city secure the wa water ter tr mentioned from froni Ills 1111 Cottonwood 1901 loot Mayor Morris recommended to the city council that n II special water r committee e be appointed to n him and the Lbs city engineer er and und city attorney In devising some plan which would meet ct with the tho of ot the tho citizens and nt at the tho same time call for tor no great gren expenditure of ot money The rho recommendation was concurred In nod President I l J Hewlett and und Councilmen Councilman K F l S nulon S SWells Wells Welle A J I 1 Davis anti George D Dean Denn were appointed on the committee Tho Tb committee at nt once got sot down to work and secured the assistance n of ot Judge F FH I IB H B I Richards ns nil special counsel A AF AI AF F I Doremus 03 as consulting engineer of or It evident to all nil tho the members of ot the committee that the best and ad surest plan Illan for tor or an ito Increased supply was lIas to secure tho the waters vaters of ot Ills Dig III and Little Cottonwood Cotton and Mill 1111 creeks creek How lIow to secure Fecura these rights without purchasing them which would have IUne been beyond the tho financial abilities ot of the city to do was a proposition which was vms wn considered carefully for tor sev COY several seVeral eral oral months It was finally filially decided I I 5 i 1 j 11 t i y Li I L III r t I Vi t i c i Ii IiI I t I ln II 4 MP I Lt O OL w q 1 I i L 4 1 ir 1 t i t iO df Pu if a if d MAYOH MA YOn RICHARD P MORRIS Fattier Father of Salt Lakes Lakos New Water and Sewer Systems Now Under Construct Ion creek which Is of ot the purest quality tut the plans also provide for securing Ht lit least gallons allons dally daily from Mill Millcreek Millcreek creek as afi soon ns as the Iho present litigation concerning concern In the rights to said waters Is determined and also for tor part of at the waters of ot Little Cottonwood This will give the tho city a n water supply greater grenter than the total supply now received from all sources In addition to that mentioned there may bo he b other water secured before the plans are arc oro completed In fact this thie Is contemplated No Move More Water Vater Famines The rue matter of or an Increased water supplY was wall token taken up during the first month of ot the present administrations career and notwithstanding tho the great obstacles which have been thrown In Inthe Inthe inthe the way of ot Its lis progress not only by private citizens but also by members of or the tim council the work has hits been car cu carried curled ned ried forward With a great reat determination tion which overcame all nil difficulties nail which will wiil result In the plans devised being carried out outto to 11 IL completion early next net year car so that tl nl there will be bo no nomore nomore nomore more water famines In this city elty for years to come Mayor Kames Committee On Tan Jon IS 18 1 1004 Councilman A J Davis Introduced a resolution In the council authorizing the and waterworks committees s to commence tile tho consideration o ot some plan where whereby whereby whereby by the water rater supply of at the city elt could be 10 substantially Increased This reso resolution lution Willi adopted It became b apar apparent ent Int however that It would need tho Attention of ot a n committee to take tho the matter In hand eo so on Oil April 4 t that nn an exchange of ot Irrigating water from the canal with Ith the th farmers who secured their supply of water from the Streams stream mentioned was the only feasible plan and the committee then proceeded to secure options from us M many of the farmers ns as possible and tt it succeeded In thus up of oC the tho flow low of or Dig HIlt Cottonwood and n a 1 part of ot Mill creek and und Little Cottonwood I Mic Fought The Tho question of or securing sufficient money with which to carry carr care the tho plan limO Into execution was no small matter matterand matterand and It was determined to ask the tho citi of ot the city to vote on a bond Issue I sue of or of or which amount was as to bo be used In the water and for providing n a sewerage system for or the southern part purt of ot tho the city Accordingly Accor the commit committee tee reported to the tho council on Nov 17 1901 1104 recommending that a n special bond bon II election be bu held hellIon on Dec 20 O The report which also contained a n lengthy account of or the work of oC the tue committee find ot of the tue plan Illan proposed for tor the Intended wa tva water ter und sewer Improvement woe was op opposed posed most 1110 t bitterly by lIy h some of or the councilmen councilman and every cery possible attempt was made to defeat It The tIght light re rc resulted suited in the report being laid over Oer un ml until til Nov Nit NII 21 H l upon which date It was Wall adopted after the date of ot the tho election had 1101 been changed to tu Jan Jali 3 1905 Tho The ordinance providing for tor the special election was passed on the tho same tamo night after considerable opposition by lIy the membern who win fought the report of ot the committee Statement Submitted On Dec D 12 13 1 1001 1904 the tue committee sub a statement of ot the entire plan which was prepared by hy It In conjunction I tion with u Li committee of at prominent citizens appointed by the Commercial club It vas WIH naked a ked that tho the statement be spread upon the minutes of ot the council and printed In pamphlet form for tor distribution among the taxpayers of If tho tile city This of ot course met with the bitter opposition In ill the coun council cil 15 hod all oh the tho previous matters sub submitted mitt d by b the tha special water Inter committee The Tho recommendation of Ot the Joint com conI committee committee was Willi concurred In however und and tho tim money appropriated for printing the tim statement I m Authorized A At the election held on Jan 3 1505 the water bonds booths were cro authorized by 11 a 1 vote voto of ot 1207 1 07 for tor the bonds und nail 1047 against them and the sewer bonds were authorized tl by b a n vote voto of at 1268 1368 for tor and amI against them themOn themOn themOn On Jan 16 1003 President Hewlett Introduced n it resolution authorizing the recorder to advertise for bids for tor the purchase of ot the bondi bondt This rids also met root with the usual muni opposition and urn was laid hid over oer for bno week und and finally on Jan 23 The bids were received on Feb 27 1905 1903 and that of the tho Mutual Life Lite Insurance company com ny of ot New ew York was vas accepted The company offered to tale take the bonds at ut par nod and pay a IL premium of ot tho the bonds were accepted by bythe b bythe the company however It asked a ked that their validity be established by b the tue su supreme preme feme court of ot the state Accordingly on June 7 n a petition was lied flied In the he probate court by b the State Stute of ot Utah ex cx re rd rei George 13 I Ellerbeck asking that Mayor Maor Morris City Recorder and anti City Treasurer Fisher FIshr Harris he be prohibited from Issuing the bonds Tho The case was as brought for tor a n test and ant the validity of ot tho the bonds was gone Into In detail The supreme court on Juno June 21 denied the petition for a writ of ot pro prohibition prohibition established 1 the validity of ot the bonds hond The money mone for tor the bonds bOlds was as then soon paid over to the tho city The Tho plans provided for tor securing from tilt the Utah Light Hallway company Its water power rights In Ills Big Cot Cottonwood Cottonwood canyon together with land for fOl the proposed ed lam dam and Intake at lit the tue point of ot diversion Into Inlo the conduit These rights and lands were valued at but the tile company agreed to exchange the seine same to the city for a It consolidation find and extension of oC its Ita It II franchises lu iu the city Fought lIned About this time the tie franchise matter was 1111 brought up In the council and anI caused cau e the tho most prolonged and bitter controversy that has oc occurred occurred occurred In 11 the council chamber chamb r for years ears The opposition was wall ns such nuch that the matter motter was waH taken Into court by b a citizen who asked that three of tho the councilmen be b enjoined from voting for the tho franchise e upon the ground grou that they would benefit by tile the profits derived d from tho the franchise by bytho b tile the company The Injunction was lIel late laIc In Ill the afternoon only a 1 few tel hours before batore the tho council meeting on Aug 3 nt at which the franchise was to tobe tob be he b brought up Ui A special hearing of ot the matter was IS held hehl on oil that night by Judge JUdco Armstrong who denied the tha In Injunction Injunction Injunction junction The then re cc returned chamber imi vot vol voted voted turned l to 10 the council ed cd on the tile Cra n hl e and It was wa wasand i and Inter the th property antI and water rights right vere ere deeded to the city by the com corn company company pany puny Another I Injunction I loll Suit tile the deed wan made mude and de delivered livered to the city ct however another Injunction suit yes was filed In the district court to enjoin the company from oper under nailer the tile franchise e granted anti also to tn enjoin th the city elt from accepting the tile deed No 00 o final hearing has been I hud hail on this matter but there was no temporary Injunction Issued the deed was vas delivered 1101 recorded anti and Is now In full tull operation the suit ruit will vill pratt probably ably bo he dismissed Work Worl orl thIther Way n ny nyTle The Tle contracts contract for tor the tho construction of at atthe the lug BIg Cottonwood conduit for tor the sewer newer extensions have havo been let and ac active tive tle work on the fame Is now going on Options have also ben beon secured on OIl half of ot tile tie lug Dig Cottonwood water and the tite bonus money has hns been ht paid laId The fhe conduit Is l to be of ot concrete and will be seven Bevel miles In 11 length th running front from Dig Illg 10 o Parleys canyon where here It will connect with the tIle present ent city conduit and thus thull t tae tle e waters will xiii willbo willbe bo ho conveyed Into the tho system To His Dig III Dam Steps have also been taken by 11 the tue council to cooperate with tile the Utah Light Hallway company to build an nn Immense dam darn af U II the Intake to the tho new conduit In ill Big Cottonwood anti and It la is very likely that tho the city will viii Join the intermountain Power PO I company In ill Inthe Inthe the construction of ot nn an Immense stor storage storage age nile reservoir In itt Ug lug Cottonwood tot for forthe the storage storo of the tile waters of at the tho creek for Water Contracts of at exchange have been en entered entered entered Into by the city with the farmers CarmeN who own of ot the tile water vater of ot Big whereby the tile city agrees to furnish them with an unequal equal amount of ot Irrigating water from the city canal which secures Its Ita supply from Utah lake In exchange for tor the Cottonwood water In addition to the exchange of ot waters the city pays the farmers n a bonus of 10 per acre aCle for tor the land actu actually actually ally nUy under cultivation by b them In this manner marIner the water Is secured nt at a very nominal cost and It 11 could not have been secured at all otherwise for tor the tha reason that the cost ost would have been too great It being estimated that the water rights ts of ot the farmers would have cost t at nt least Will sIll be Flubbed Finished July Jul IS 15 J Since the contracts for toe the construction tion work have been let everything has hUll progressed very verb vel smoothly and the completion of ot the tile work by br July of ot next year Is secured Up to Dec 15 at least 65 per cent of ot the excavating for forthe forthe forthe the big bl conduit had been completed and more than titan a IL mile of ot concrete had been laid lull Five olve out of ot the seven earth tun tunnels Oem nels to be run In the course of ot the conduit aro are completed and the other two will bo be done In about a week The Tue rock tunnel Is about halt half way wa through During Durin the tho cold weather the tho concrete cone rot work will progress very slowly but all nil nilor of or the tunnels and excavating will be completed this tills winter ready rend for tor very ery rapid work on the tile concrete next spring It Is assured therefore that in July 1006 Hod the citizens of this city will be b supplied with Big ilIg Cottonwood water and an nn ample water cater supply for tor n a 1 city of will be a fact tact |
