Show t f Jt I Iki p 1 I 1 ki Success 1 of or Long 1 am and BItter atter 0 01 FIght II i f il i i For F Hor a L Larder arder W ater S Supply upp 1 y i r ii u 1 A water sar 1 for Cr in riI r AN SnIt Salt take Like City to tu moot mt Uio do de demands doI l I mands of dJ de e i population 1 jq J tion On for tor years enrA to come ban hOIl b wen been beenA en j s tho Idea and nd effort f of ot otI i Mayor P I Morris and a Il ma majority mat mak I k W t 1 of or the city ciLy council during durin the tho I i entire administration covering the I past two rOar It was wa one of ot the I r iL i I promises made mule by Mayor Morris when I I l Il he became chief executive and every I j I fi possible oi h huM i b been n made mudo to 10 tol l 1 Ii keep hoop that promise t r I The water ster which has tai i f en started and anI In III I now flow under way I r t and which will be computed completed ted by July Juh whereby 11 roby the city will one onel ne half of ot tho the of vf u III l r l I crek ore k amounting to at nt l n t I gallons dally during durin iti lowest period I l I I nt at t 0 a cost of ot IMA 1 iI than be he beI pointed to with pride rm us n UK Ill l t I I i 1 met t r f for or ortho orthe tho the city iU Not only will VIl th lh t ty the tho ln a ator If I tor tar mentioned from HI Cottonwood ij Il It not 1 O Mayor fa Morris rr t to tho thu olty council that a 0 water committee bo appointee ai to w tat him and the city engineer and olty city attorney In n devising deI ln come nomo plan which would meet s Ith the of or the citizens and at ut the rome canin time call for Cor no great expenditure of ot money Tho recommendation Ins concurred In iii and President F I J Hewlett unit and Councilmen r I F S Rulon nulon S B SW W lh A J Davia antI and George H D I Dean Denn were appointed on the tho committee Tho The committee at once jot ot down to U work voik and secured the lh na of ot Judge Jude V F 1 FR R fi at n and A AI t tI I 1 Doremus na consulting engineer Man Im U of liLt uge It WAN IMIR evident to all th of or the thu that the beet bot and plan ll for all an supply nog Willi to the of or Big BlK Iud and and am Mill How ItOI to tofi fi urt thc the o rights rl hU without w ng thoin HUIlI which would har been n l the th of ot city Ity to do 10 n it carefully for or sev several lV ev eral crul months It was d 1 T avi I 8 I of 0 e j Q A I II I I f I II I f I w L j 1 t i t pf ij I it j W J rl 1 I Ill I J fi t I H h 1 MAYOR RICHARD P 1 MORRIS I t II t I I tl n p of S It Lakes w s Water and Sewer Sets r Now Under Construct Ion i i creek which Is 19 t of or the Ibo purest quality I 4 r l but the piling also ao provide for t At It least gallons lull from Mill Mi I 1 i creek us as soon noon OH II the present litigation g l L I concerning c the rights to sr rId kl Is la g and ami anI also aio for tor or part lIart of the waters of or Utile Cottonwood This will give the city a 11 water supply greater e c titan tho total euly now F from an nfl in to that 1 mentioned there may bo bJ b other othar water waler leforc the lire ire completed t In Jn fact this IB ts cj 4 No liD o Moro Mora Water Willer V ater 1 cf t i i The rue matter mutter of or an Increased water d d I I was wa as taken up durin the first p 21 of or the th present l 4 I career anti anO notwithstanding the great i c if obstacles which have been Leon thrown In Inthe 4 the way of or Its lI not only by 1 private but aleo by c hit of or the council the tho work has been ben carS car carried tied ned forward with a greut great S vr tion overcame all a difficulties and nn ft which will result In th the plans pIano devised 1 U t being carried out to a 1 completion early carly l I Pr 1 next year so o that there will be no nomore not 1 more w liter In this city for or t f years reLlI ears to come cOIne cOIner I 1 r Maor Ni I I On Jan 18 IS 1004 1904 Councilman A J S St Davis Introduced It u resolution r In the t council authorizing the mid to lo commence the tha consideration of ot somo plan where whereby whereby t by the water supply ot of the Ule city Ih could 0 be 00 substantially Increased Tills This reso 1 JJ lutkin us adopted It apparent 5 t ent cut however that it II would need the I attention ot or n II special committee to 1 ir c j t ke the tho matter In hund heid 8 on April 4 1 1 l A that nn an of ot irrigating water from ruin tho the a canal with the farmers who secured their supply ot it water from Crom the mentioned was va the only feasible plan and the committee then proceeded to secure recur options front from ai U a ninny many of ot the farmers farner as possible and it In thus tying up ot of tho flow 1101 of ot Big arid and Antill a part of ot Mill creel cred and ant Little Cottonwood Horn I fought The of or with which to 10 curry the plan Into Inlo execution was no small mull matter matterand matterand and it Jl wai determined to ask ash the citi citizens zens of or the city elt to vote ote on a n bond Issue Ig of or l of t which amount hOO was to be used us In the water scheme arid for Cor or providing a II sew sewerage erase system y tem for tor tho the southern part hart of oC f the city Accordingly the commit committee tee reported to the tho council on Nov 17 11 1804 that n a bond election be held on Dec 20 Tile The report r port which also contained a 11 lengthy account of or tho work of ot the committee rind and of ot the th plan proposed proponed cd for tho tim Intended wa water water Water i ter sewer was op 01 most moat bitterly by liy some of or the I councilmen and ovary attempt I was as made mude to defeat It The light ro I suIted In the report being laid IntI over un until tit til Nov 21 upon ulon which date It With waa adopted after the of or the election had hod been changed to Jan 3 a 1906 The ordinance providing for or the tho special sp electIon w WiS J pas ed on the flu sumo same night after con opposition by hy the members who fought Cou ht the report of o IJ tho ho committee statements Submitted I IOn On Dec 12 1001 l OI the tho committee sub a o 0 Of tho the entire plan Ilon which was IM pr by br It U in conjunction conjunction tion Uon with wit a committee of O prominent citizens appointed by the Commercial club chub It was asked that the tho statement be spread upon tho the minutes of ot the council and printed In pamphlet form for or distribution among the taxpayers of or the tho city of or course coure met with the amo name bitter opposition In the coun council cil cli n ne as had hud all tho the previous matters sub submitted by tho the special water witter committee The Tho recommendation r of or the tha Joint com coin committee war var VII concurred In lii however and tho the money for tor or printing thu the h At t the electiOn held lurId on Jan 3 tho he bonds bond wore YOlO authorized by a voto vote of ot 1 01 for Cur tho booths I nd and 1017 t them thu Mw wOr r were wm authorized bv by Jy n t I Vote ur of GS for Cor and 90 tin in inIn In ln Jan Jin Id lUr 11 lot 1 IL u Ion an than zi ng the tn tr c o for tor bid for tur tha th tI of or tin bond This also olo met with the usual opposition mil laid over for tor one OIK wuk weck ami finally i on Jan 23 The bids bIde bl l Were vere received receIver on I Feb 27 i 1905 anti and tint that of ot the Mutual Life Tife insurance com uny lIny of or New ew York was wc accepted The rho company offered to take the tile bonds at par Jar and pay u It premium of ot Detor the bonds were accepted by the company however It asked that their validity l la a 0 established by br the su SUo premo rreino court of ot the state Accordingly on Juno 7 1 n a petition was tiled filed In tho the probate court by b the tile Plate tale of or Utah et ex extel I tel rei George 1 asking n that I Mayor Morris City Recorder r CrItchlow aud and City n Fisher her Harris be le prohibited from Issuing I the bonds The Tho case was vas brought for a n test and 1111 the Ille validity of or th lie was gone Into In dot detail ill The supreme court on June Juno 24 denied the tie petition for tor a writ of ot pro prohibition and established the validity all of the tho The money for or the bonds na WIlA then soon coon 81 n paid Over oer to th the city The Tho plans pIaui provided for tar securing front from the Utah Light Hallway company Its water and power lights In Big Cot Cottonwood canyon together with land for the tile cd ed dam llam and Intake at lit the point of Jt t diversion Into IntI the tho conduit Those 8 rights and lands landi were valued tit itt but the tho company agreed to 10 ei change e the tho same lame to tho the city for IL a consolidation and extension c of or ltd Its franchises In the tho city cr Iol ht hard Hani About bout A this time the franchise matter was brought up In the council and nn 1 caused the tho most mon prolonged pro and bitter controversy that thal has lus oc cc occurred currell in lu the council chamber for tor I years ears The opposition was wa such nuch that the tho nuttIer mutter was taken Into court I b by a 1 citizen who asked that three of ot tho the be enjoined from voting vot for tor the tho j upon tho too I ground that they bone t by tho the I profit pronta derived from tron the tho franchise by bythe the company The Injunction was flied late In the aft nod and only a I tow few tc hours hourn before the tha council meeting on Ait Mr AilS 3 at nt which the franchise wa to tol toh tob l h b brought up Ul A searing hearing ot of tho the matter vas wac as held h ld on that nIght by Judge Armstrong who wiO denied the thA In Injunction injunction junction The n then re returned returned turned to the council chamber chamier and vot vol voled cd ed on un thu the fran e mid tini It WItS pau d ani later ite tho the pr property p and ard water ater rights rl ere deeded to the city by b the thu com comP P Iian ny Suit Stilt the deed dl d wan made and do ule to the tilt ell city however another Injunction suit stilt w w tIt 1 In III the district court In tn to enjoin tin lh from ruin oper under the an and 1 ado sub to enjoin the elti frum loin the deed No Nt 0 final hearing h bus bUll been bed hod on 11 this matter r but hut there was WIl no injunction I I ed tho the deed will wd delivered anti Is la now In full i the tha probably probably ably bo be Work ii 11 1110 Lu for U the tie lOIl of tit t the l conduit for tor the sewer tW l extensions o have lutse hn e Iwen beit l It Ift und anti ac work ork on the mc In III now oll nn 00 hive hl ve also ol ni ton bon 11 n on of or the Bin Bl wat ati it i l and antI tit the bonus bonu money mOlley line has beun paid 1 Th lh conduit 18 le I to he be of or hr t und and v will he R It I In running frons rug nig In lo tIlloy where it will kiin the llie pic nt city elty conduit thus tio tle I te at vIii be Iw convoyed Into till system ilY To 11 fig III linam in inSteps Steps no obo been lIken by h the council to with till the ft Utah ill Light q to build ai au all dam at thus tho e to tho thio new conduit In Dig Ohm Cottonwood and It Is H emy likely ly that thul the tho city will Join JollI the thu i mountain I Po OUT r company compan In lit Inthe the tho construction of nn nu immense tor star ago age i 1 MG II iv in lit 11 JUg nig h Cottonwood for forthe forthe IiI the th storage of ot the tho Hood of ot the creek for Creole Creek Water Wall Contracts of or have been en ell entered terel Into by hy the city with the thu farmers who own of the water of ot fug w whereby hereby the elty city agrees to 10 furnish them Ilium with un an equal amount of ot Irrigating water ater from front the city canal which secures Its supply from Crom Utah Ulah mice lake In lii exchange for tho Cottonwood water In Jim addition tn tim the exchange or of waters the tho city pays Mys the tho a 11 bonus JUliUS of ot 10 per acre ucio for the tile land actu actually actually ally under by them therum In this till the water Is I secured at ut a 1 very ver ery nominal cost coat co t and amid It could not have haY been tl at all otherwise for tOI tha tho reason that the rout cost CO t would havo been too great It being estimated that the water rights lights of oi the tho farmers would have cost at leant Will 11 be bc July 1111 1 ts i 4 15 Since the tho contracts contract for Ol the tbt lion tion work hu e been beell let everything has hs pro ased very aud u tho the completion of or time the work bj by b July of ot next lext year ear Is II Up to lu Dec Dee 15 at least 65 W u i cent of the thEr excavating for foi time the big JIg hud hail been beell completed and more than thul a it 1 mile of ot concrete hUll had been laid Five Kle Ive out ut of the earth tun tunnels nels lIel to be run tun III In the time cou I so of ur the tha conduit uro uru computed completer und uno tIme the other two will sIll be done In about u IL week weel The Tho rock tunnel Is about half way WILY through During time the cold weather the concrete work will vill progress very slowly but hut till all of or tho tunnels miami ami excavating will be completes 1 this winter r ready for tur very rapid work on the th concrete next spring It Is assumed therefore that thit in July 1106 I 06 the citizens enli of oC this city will bo lie IJ with l water wlter and amid an ample water supply for tor a I city of or will wll be a 11 tact fact |