| Show I MOVE E 10 TO mm WATERSHEDS Mayor Morris Letters To Council and Suggests Needed Legislation HOBDAY ASKS FOR STATEMENT I Wants to tu Know How Murli lion I Mon lulI Money ey I Is I Still Of or At the tho meeting of r the city council last la t Mayor Morris submitted the tho communications received from Secy cy of o the Interior AVII on and Acting Forester ter Overton W Y Price In regard to the assistance to be given the tho city In protecting Its It watersheds by the tM ere cre of o forest reserves re In BIg and Lit Little tIt tle 1 canyons Both i state that they the will render every ance anc possible pos to protect the tha Mayor lIc or Morris In his communication to the council suggests that a II memorial lx l addressed to the next Legislature asking that the of ot the city over Ita water sources bo It Extended to 20 milt mile from Crom the Intake Instead of or 10 II mills miles as all nt ot present The com communication ll to 10 the council follows I i FROM I MAYOR IA YOn Gentlemen In response to our pro protest protest test filed with the government at lit Washington against the approval tt any an applications of parties partie for reservoir site tell within the Salt foret for t reserve 1 I havo hn oJ letters letter from the thu secretary of oC agriculture whoso jurisdiction extends over u r th mutter ami from rom the their department will alt aid In every Der way 1 possible flo to protect the water sup supply UI ply of o our city Acting under Instructions from the department the forest ranger hall hag sub submitted an application of at J M I Thoma for Cor the privilege of occupying for or 10 years ot oC an all acre of ot ground Sliver Silver lake nt fit tho head of thu creek As this application ration cation will undoubtedly be followed by others of a u similar nature It opens up the general Question aa to the UIO attitude of or the city In thle matter maUer The neighborhood of o Sliver Silver lake lako hall haa become a II popular refuge for or our citi citizens zen zens during the hot summer Bummer months many cottages have already be b n built there some Borne on patented lands mid on lands under the control ol ot department of ot agriculture To at attempt attempt tempt to keep these people out altogether er does doeR not seem necessary at this time It Ir proper sanitary regulations can bo be enforced I 1 recommend therefore th that we withhold any protest against granting such applications provided tho occupancy permits are ara for tor short periods of o time lime only and are subject I to 10 such restrictions as may moy exist or ormay ormar may mar hereafter be bl ordered by any au authority vetted with power to enforce regulations on tho watersheds of ot streams the city with wa water ter I 1 recommend that the council me memorialize the next state Legislature tc to amend the present statutes go 10 ni III to ox ex extend tend the tha Jurisdiction of o this city over Oer al III streams or sources from which the city water supply la Is obtained to n a limit ol t i 20 miles the point of oC diversion Instead of or 10 mlles mile as at present pre Re fie Respectfully RICHARD V 1 MORRIS Mayor The Tho letter of the secretary of ot agri agriculture culture follows KROM I SEC SECY WILSON WILSO lion Richard 1 Morris Mayor Salt City Utah Sir I 1 hue have tho honor to acknowledge receipt rec lpt by referent from rom the secretary of ot the tho Interior of I your our letter of o Sept to him presenting I the resolution of oC the city ell council of Salt Lake City protecting against the approval of any application for or reser reservoir reservoir voir sites Kites In the Sail Lake forest re reserve reo serve sene Your our statements ns as to the Importance tance of at protecting the water supply ot Salt Lake City are arc fully Cully appreciated Your letter has hils been referred to tin th forester for tor hIli Information eo o that the forest lerIe may closely scrutinize any an application that may be Je made for tor water rights or other othel claims that thal nuy arl c within the forest reserve I to assure you ou that this de department e will nil aid In cv ry ny possible ble to 10 protect and preserve the water supply of ot your city Very Vel respectfully JAMBS Jums WILSON Secy Sec The communication from loom the tho acting forester orester follows FROM 1 PRICK Hon Richard P Morris Mayor Sai Sair Lake r City elt Utah Ulah Dear Sir Your let of or Sept 19 has hns been b n received The Tho Jurisdiction over reservoir sites within crest except for municipal or mining purposes and for ai the pur purposes poses of ot tho milling reduction of ot ores oraK Isnow within the department of ot agriculture nil 1111 which full under tho IS lle re referred r to the forest for III Investigation gation allI report Since the primary object In the creation ereo of ot the Snit Laid forest reserve was to conserve con ero the tho wa water ter supply of oC the valley city of Suit Lake you may rest relit that IKI nl application of o this port will I granted before n full ull Investigation Is 19 made malle on the ground by h an nn of or th i forest reserve In order that the tho service may be In of ot full rull In n formation t in regard to tn the wa for the of ot regulating grazing and the granting or refusing applications I would that you direct the tho city engineer to prepare me 1111 a map shoving tho location o jf nil 1111 th from which the Salt in II IIno no now obtained or will he be obtained In tu u luro Upon receipt of nf Iho map we can nn then make the administration sen morn directly the primary object for rOI which the th reserve was VII created th proper protection of the Very truly W PRICE Acting Tho communications WHO were referred to the tho water committee for ron fon pi lip ra U ll WANTED NT D Hobday presented a II resolution Ing ng that the mayor city elt engine r furnish a 1 of ot the ot Iho he S wlter r money motle not covered by contracts contract and al also a I so Sll an 1111 c e of or tho 1 exp ni of ot thu balance Tho resolution was wa referred to tit a with Ith Instructions to report nen Mon In Monday day IllY nUll and also nUo tn to Include the bill of Hp counsel P F 8 S Richard Upon recommendation of ot Mayor Mor Morris ris the tho of o was V I appropriated to In th tho credit of or Consulting Engineer A AK K If tho balance of oC the him for S rendered In eon oon with the water newer Improvements BOND nOOD I i council by resolution m authorized 1 I Mayor Morris alii Critchlow to execute SM I of o the U water bonds bond i ito to be he ent by express s to tho Stalon lint Trust company of ot i New York by tl Dec 1 fWd and In turn to be delivered to the Mutual Life In Insurance company upon the payment nt of plus accrued Interest and the proportionate premium which the th cum coni 1 to pay for tor the RESULT OP 01 ELECTION l L fIO The council received thu report of ot th the board of ot or tho recent city election and duly declared that the of or officials receiving the highest number of ot votes otes 11 chown II y tile the C flUMM were elected to tf the various city of offices 0 Ies City Recorder wn rail In III to Issue of or elec election tion to the Ih successful ful candidates Th hu petition of o tho Salt Sail Lake Real teul Estate I lol that thal the lOun cn give u II to the system of or sprinkling ling the with oil wan n referred to the tho ell committee for tor consideration tion PICTURES S FOR Fan LIBRARY A received from cov and that a 8 committee to Lo appointed d to consider the advisability of or thu Ih collection oiled 1011 for tor the tho now nol public Tho matter was referred to the nc and library committee i WILKINS APPOINTED Ai A Mayor Ioor Morris hat had the or nr ordinance tho chairman ot or tho board ot at public works thi Ih power of appointing a B clerk derk of at the tho Chair Chah Chairman man E I A J Wall submitted the ap appointment of the Ihl present clerk William WilliamH II H tho name flame WaS CUll cou by b tho council FOR FUIt SMOKE CONSUMERS Introduced another Instructing ot police tu tl enforce tin th smoke ordinance require consumers to b be placed In till ull as U required by II ordinance and thus bate abate a the smoke nul ane The reso resolution I IO lution was WUN adopted WANTS W TS FINE I rm REFUNDED A petition was n received from T liar ry Jones Jane asking for or the refund of ot a aline anne line of or Z Imposed upon him recently for or hlo ilia horci hor to stand un unhitched unhitched hitched on the tho pubic streets l Hu lit In his petition that he ht luul the horse horae from n livery liver f table stahle was 11 told by the of HIP th stable the animal would woul 1 stand unhitched but hul If tied up It would become restless s and would probably loose He ac lIe accordingly cordingly let left the horse untied and was arrested and all 1 lined He served three days In jail und and paid palt the balance of or his line IllIe He lie now no asks for a I refund of or his money A motion to refund r the money mone waa lost BO the petition was re referred r to the committee on police poll o and prison LEAVER IEA vm SUSPENDED Chief of DC Police Lynch notified th council that he had hM suspended Officer W H Leaver for fot five days dars for tor conduct unbecoming an nn His action was concurred In FUGITIVE FUND Upon motion of oC Hobday tha tho sum of 1300 nO was placed III cell to tho credit a of or Chief of o Police Lynch as n 11 und fund to bo used use In going after atter prisoners cap captured upon uon warrants from city elt The money mone thua thui expended will be paid back by II the state but It ItU ItIs U Is necessary to have hll the und fund HO KO that them VII wll be no delay dela In securing Je the money mOlle when hen needed |
