Show ANNUAL REPORT Council W the City Sent to Last Night JT IT WAS r Cou f 1900 III vr Told his Thompson Dec l OO trot 11 t The IM oily c lIell to ss In tull I ou herewith the ot the yarl pt nual of thIs city municipal tot ar 1 st stI on hand 1 I all OJ S Gt T tl Janu outstAnding 1215 iJ for all 1111 pur su 73 MM poJ Total Dt re 16 1900 nit ot hands tub on 1900 5 De 31 cash n CS rK above bond Ille ot eb GO conium mated during Iho lat tit put or or CITY ATTORNEY AlTOn EY cuel pending in the all Lake City rt agaInst disposed ot during lut pad M present III arc pending In court where tt fues of ot interested The report IS ell I i II alor e gives a er com pre done In 1900 o 0 the work Tolk BOARD OF HEALTH ns The total mount amount of or money mone expended hit Owing the em all torte to In heAlth depart nt nl the clerk h been unable up UI to toI ii I time to let jet outa complete annual Deaths Death from all causes In tho year annual Math rate per na n t I l from all causes cal es In the thet I t ear r IS 1 1 W 61 annual death rte per IiI It Is to h l tte ah from Irom contagious cont ond n nabie di dm ea i Um than In any auy i t In t year pt ot tie the city elt has a ain in inIn In r re SSI III ca caes e of ot scarlet tr r and 1 I deatta and 13 a cues of I rt 1 t ml In 7 deaths In there tr ft Kt m I S of fiver and 2 q lIb A ii canei fam of ot and 11 Ii aU ii i DEMS FROM OH on CON AND An Lf TO 1900 Sl l al IS 41 MRS su lg 1893 3 1 Sf r 1 In l us 1893 93 9 l jS I 1 It I H 19 71 ii 1369 lS 3 90 O m n I lUt cirr E i T of or the r rn department for tor 72 1 11 receipt of material old 1891 23 Total 9 Lest amount for Jabor and used Ud In Wl l ork j 1 ef fit en super n ot r and other r k amidst and c st of ot I i r I er department t 0 15 EXTENSIONS S tI lork Jm 2131 SS Bu w w due when work Is 11 COti ted and accepted acce le 1320 80 1114 elo 1411 72 55 n g 21 KWEa SIO S SI lift I 96 bit Uon H tit Total OS on one during the 23 01 m I same and dUe e oo 78 Total cSt l oo 01 it 1 nr buildings III De reports rere erect d In My It n r 11 t I f OO Tho In fees ij 1011 Into ruu to H CO 1 lJ a Ehr Is now being I of te This Ie e Which WitS In has to ery lIt partle concerned ron PAmi Abut t new tl lS In oth r the ear nM au t r re mn e e toPle ot Ibis nf t 1 fth ell Vho d he of or money Inane ex Irl ln In Will Ii I 17 Liberty I I e e In tho j hl 1 tell 1900 I the r r of this n 01 I In Engine Ih fl o Part ot tho n r be tJ th I Inhabitants or t The the Protection of or J the by tire rb t n u h I G r 13 Tho IS department the t fire rhe chief I 0 of the IheI I rear 1901 to be 16 t t 1111 h b attention tt hn n tr makes certain ln I w In I t r p In th DEI ar I or 36 f res ot officers flir It Ih II UiO ett S There ate ana 4 the theS Il 10 ot nM tor tte ell dUring the theIl tr by Ih In the tt U t DOII It I llOr be VUr Iho ha 0 In the llly jail This very hOIl VI Vl r CITY report of ot U city recorder shows rue he US l liquor licenses 1941 and 2007 miscellaneous IIII licenses licenses s lit In 1900 ero i i to n ni iu i call c 1 your part of ot the city re report the latter Therein ho hD states tho condition o ot port nort belonging to It the tho city secured I sales for delinquent axes It H hY dint tho city obtained Jo s Sf of v m K of Property In sales and since w 92 by virtue of tax tox se were cre made to the tho city db tho owners of ot different parcels have the tho which were a II cs ell lignin t tho property Tho city Reorder that these mutton might r bo cleared up by a It joint join 1 action of ot the tho land omi water Wlter commissioner and the city recorder W DEPARTMENT D The Tho total expenditures of ot tills this depart ment the year The Ille total amount of ot collectible water rates ns all c cd by Ii tho IH elt of or Is The su sui i nl r s that thu u 1 dead den ends throughout our OUI water system tem In tho city elt be ho closet closed an ns rapidly l as possible by connecting them with other mains This poems a l very wholesome suggestion at Uti It 11 would woul allow a IL better circulation of 0 water and do with the expense It 1 f Duelling which It hi now nol necessary to tho accumulation of or sand II 11 nil and other matter near the thu points of or the doad ends an Ho further recommends that thc tho small mains In our water system be replaced with I I larger ones an fiR soon an OR possible This Thill la III laa a n tac AND ND DH DJ t PAHl Tho pay roll for tor labor In tho Iho street de amounts to vouch vouchers ers erl for tor material IIII purchased and the amount expended for lor labor In tho Irrigation department WIlli and vouchers for Cor material Tho superintendent t of this depart department ment recommends thAt tho bridge across Jordan river on North Tempi o ostreet street known as White Bridge be re roo replaced placed as nil It Is In n very crr unsafe condi condl condition tion Steps should be lie token to carry carryout carryout out this recommendation LAND AND WATER DEPARTMENT NT The total expenditures for Cor tho year wore were J 2781 The city holds 1 WO acres of ot under un or contract of ot pur purchase I ur chase from the tho Union Pacific Hallway company Tile The total unpaid balance ot 01 the balance of ot the principal Is III which If It to run until matur ity II will draw Interest amounting to The file city ell Is bound to tho rail railroad road company by contract to pay all taxes legally assessed against the tho thola game la For the tho 1900 tho Iho city paid taxes on these lands to the th amount of or notwithstanding tho fact that the city In Is practically owner In equity of a u Interest tully fully paid and ond that should bo exempt from fro III taxa But these lands Ire are Only water watershed shed and mountainous lands unoccupied pied and an nonproductive and no benefits from the Much of or the tax money so collected Is returned to o othe the city and portion of old tax money that IH 18 paid out for tor expenses of ot assessment collection etc Is nn an un unnecessary unnecessary necessary loss los Owing to tho need necil for tor all 1111 the tho funds now on all hand hall I hesitate h to rec recommend that the tho city anticipate tho thu payments payment and pay tho railroad com colli compan paul pan In full tull at lit tills this time but I do most urgently recommend your honorable body to memorialize Ills his excellency the governor und the Legislature of the tho State of ot Utah now In cession to pass paS appropriate legislation to the end that these thello contract lands the city Is i for in Instalments bo exempted exem lc from taxation In view of ot tho tact fact they thoy are being reserved T for tor the tho benefit of the public In that they thoy lire are kept for tor water shed purposes for tor other rea reasons reasons sons contained CITY SEXTON The receipts of ut tho city ellY cemetery for tor forthe the year eur were wele the tho expenditures leaving a II net nH balance of 1 AND MEASURES S The Tho total amount of or foes fees for tor Inspect InspectIng Ing oil testing scales paid Into the tho city treasury from February 1st 1900 to December I I OO was The of m 75 a II month was fixed for fort t ls early In 1000 FOnEST RESERVE The city administration has hus taken tallOn the necessary ry steps to have ho 0 I ha ho United Un Ite States f ta tes those lands which effect the of the various streams I supply our pur city a forest reserve Mr John n 1 Dooly Dool chairman of ot the board of public works made a n special trip to Washington presenting the matter to the President and an the secretary of ot In The result was that the United fUntes land at tl nn order with drawing from public entry a n number of ot sections of ot land An agent of ot the government will soon visit tho city elt In reference to this matter There Is no desire on part of ot the tho city to have hae moro more land set s t apart aport nu 1111 a 11 forest re ore than thun what Is absolutely necessary sary sar sarIt It a n forest reserve Is If established tho United StatcH government will Mill proba probably bly patrol ll the mine thus the be boo of our streams by II lands will be reduced to 10 a n minimum Also RO the trees lre s and an shrubbery on such reserve will 1111 aid In maintaining our water sup supply supply ply WATER RIGHTS Nothing h been left Teft undone during the par past to protect the water rights Our interest in the tho Jor Jordan dan river Is now on trial In the tho district court ThU Thill administration lias taken takena n a stand In the matter and It will willus willUS us rv r lawful power to and protect our water S CANYON During this th year oar tho city has pur eu a number of or tracts of ot land with worter rights In this canyon It hns hils been found difficult in III the tha past to pre prevent vent the waters of ot the Iho stream from Icing being befouled Thc Tho successful s tul solution tion of ot this vexed problem has hils been to purchase tho lands of ot persons living to tha tho At present no nc are aro pending for another tract which Is generally known as the Summer Resort It this Is com completed completed It will add about gallons of water to our water supply The wa wn water ter rights acquired during the pur purchase chase In this canyon amount to 0 about of the entire stream WATER SUPPLY Owing to the tho unusual light rain fall Coil In the latter part of 1899 and In the year following our water supply during the summer season Se l OIl bas lias been extremely low law Present t indications Indica lions point to an another other dry dr during the coming summer ummer The city elt built o a reservoir on Thirteenth East street which IB Is do to the overflow Tho res reB reservoir will prove very ery at different However I In the tho months of oi Jut Jui and we will be confronted again with a shortage In our water The question of an ade adequate quate supply nf ot water for tor Salt Lake It will never be satisfactory until the city elb secures the water rights of Dip Dlf Cottonwood stream There ore several matter 10 o which I will call your our Attention In the near fu ture Owing to the length of this re report report port I will other communications communication beating bearing on thee matters to your our hon honorable honorable body THOMPSON Mayor Maor MaorI I |