Show KNUDSON'S R rIS r- r I IS TUNED flON I Ani At rik ms Council Counci Balks at Difference of 2500 2509 in n. n Price L LAWSUIT SUIT MAY FOLLOW 1 AI lu op I tl IrI-es IrI I His Il iI Under U to Stand Stull l Pal t on Oi J h L Offer OfferS for OI Water mcI H Right l t. t S y Plunged Into a n law suit suit through the tho action of or the mcm members cJ of or the Council Council- tat night In refusing S to LO split spilt the difference of b between t the stipulated d s of or the he water waler right In Dig Big Dg CO Cottonwood held hell by br Rudolph Knudson J. J 1 P. P Cahoon and ant others r Salt Sal Lake City will wl be forced d to to tor settle sette condemnation proceedings proceeding b before roe the tle conduit can cn be bc used From th the owners of the water waler rights were wee cut down to The city offered to pay but no more The settlement Stood tood on this thi basis last I night when the council held a special meeting to consider the lat c Coun Councilman cilman Martin Martn E 1 1 Mulvey l. tn to split sJ the difference and pa pay ff for 01 forthe forthe 3 the rights but it I was I r l I by a vote of five to fours four Cour The cOlm r red l n nUb b I ed cd the proposition of of- paying onO o 0 for or the water rights and It tt VIM be sub sub- an oms o as 1 an ultimatum to tIle the tC ers ms Unless the city Councils Council's offer Is Ii 11 accepted snIt SOU will wi be Instituted c CI ca i the rights to the water tW over overa a difference of or 2 2500 oo It I Is estimated l d that It will wi cost the city no 10 less leRS than tiia to bring the time suit and it Is more probable that a jury w would ulel render a In favor bf IU Knudson and Cahoon Ca Ca- Cai i hoon for hoon more for fol than the stipulated v price S I Attorneys Wlm II ri I. I King alIt and ant Samuel King represented the owners of o the tho water rights bc before re the council counci la last L jih After a conference th lh they j y submitted 3 a as the lowest lo price IriCe tile wouN consider on lder for 01 or the thc water rights The hc city placed place il i its price at and andrt refused pt to raise elt It I on one Doth attorneys YS were heard lax lat night n tl they stated staled that the tile was much much ll an t lr clent had ever er td dint but ut If IC It It could coul v 1 be upon a at a. a l that t p price prIce cl 11 It f would I h ha In a accepted accepted- and and- th could he Ie heC Ct lt cOll ked C within wilIn ten ten da daj Mayor Ezra ho 1110 deadlock wh n nhe he tool took took lh ioor of council counci and amid andO O Qs Q's tilts more than the thE iter rt as worth lie Jle ad against giving one ne cent more and stated stat stal- e ed eti that ho p believed belo cd t hc cHy's j r would b be accepted t Iqs Iq's 4 f r I t hil til y s Ic I the Fact Fact- I. I k he council was 8 called as as a oC ot pt tl tle e u i hh Council Councilman itman M I c h mi Ir of iho tho waterworks committee presented present present- fd ed d th question For more than a it n year the waler- waler works v committee and anti the o of ot Limo water ater rights In Big Bg CottonwoOd d have been trying to come to P settlement The Tue first price offered b by Cahoon an arid and others was The TIme city placed Its Hs price at 30 Onto Special meetings have been held tl Ime- Ime ic aral and time again but we wc were Unable unable un Un- able to come t to terms Th The alo attorneys for or the water owners cut their price and we h have e been getting closer together together to to- gether all nil the time and there hs Is h no reason rason why the matter mailer should not be ho settled bellied tonight I am ann In favor of split split- pl- pl Ing tug the thu difference and antI offering them 32 3 O for their rights and settle the mat r. r this I believe beleve that the time therit rit oily city can purchase the water rater and the time conduit can be put into use within ton Ion days ft 1 is completed completed- and the there re Is completed com and there is no noise use ise ule deferring deferring this matter and allow allow- alow- alow lug InS ng tho Improved water system of or Salt Sal take i-ake City C- to be l Idle for fOI months months If I the city sHould go Into tho the courts it I co cost t more mote to settle tho case than the he difference between the offer made by jy the city and lh IhO owners of oC the waler water wa- wa ler ter rights rIghts I 1 am um In favor or fa of f paying thorn them 32 2500 2 oven an If It It Is 2500 more than the water right Is la worth rather than to go So Into Inlo court and amid have hav the conduit tied up uli for Cor months and probably next summer summer sum sum- um- um mer mCI wen the cf city Is 15 in need of it it Ii entire water system entre Attorney King Hn tl 4 Attorney Ile Samuel King ICing was wa gi given emi the Moor floor at nt the sug lon vt il f Councilman Mulvey lie stated that the value of or the wat water r rights was estimated from froni the time thep p power that could be he generated from ft It Experts he ime said Bald sid had determined that that the value of the plant using ajl al J the water would be le worth This Tiis is Is Ig the tile lowest estimate Knudson an and Cahoon had considered for or rights The offer of Mr IOns s sal said ald had been made In order to lo loe cup e c eup up the deal at once once and the tho c council uncil could con l consider el it as UI an offer before them at last lat nights night's meeting King ICing KinG spoke lly brielly on the maler matter mailer He stated that if IC the council counci would agree to pay ia for lor the water rights he would thorn thor that Limit hl his wO would accept the offer In hl order to close the deal Following Thompson's Thompsons speech Councilman Coun Coun- cilman ciman Black lack moved that the time city cly pay for time the water rights CouncIlman Councilman Council CouncIl- Courel- Courel man Mulvoy offered his amendment In Increasing in- in creasing It I to lo Ho ITo lo stated that he e believed beloved that providing the cit city cily w would uld come como half halt way now that hat tho the differences had down n to the owners would accept tho pi price Ice S c IJ h I Fa a Fald ld I It Councilman Feln seconded Councilman Mulvey's amendment dud and staled that he was In lii favor of settling the tho tw matter manlIer at once livery cry day th that t It il Ib Is delayed Fernstrom said suld ll Jt more of H legal gal question ton ilie They are fortifying themselves I cl with wl h more inure power owel plants ani and are fC increasing S the tie value of or their theli I ty wh ch will wi be utterly useless s sw w l the water ater right Is taken away I believe c bce that we can settle ette it I cheaper now than we can cn b by going Into the Cl ci Jt and antI taking a chance on themI thorn them I l less s dama damage et Councilman supported Mayor hi or Thompson and Councilman Black Blaek In In offering for Cor the w ler rights Crab tree stated elated that tho the city was vas being being hel held up and that he le I that he rights Could b bo be bought for Councilman W. W Mont Munt fOIT was in favor of th the lie amendment and wanted to settle tole the tho question at once once Mulvey luy lu y secured the he fool fool floor tho the B Beyond ond tithe time and grew greit eloquent In his lie Jle e talked of the cold col auS sli sll- sll sl- sl S S i C I k- k 1 vry 1 l ba babbling s sparkling mountain stream ln tn wh which ought ough t to t be he sliding siding the lined gold gold conduit built bum by PAtrick J. J Mo lolan ran Whether r this wu was was was' part of 01 leRI resIgnatIon nation pec Mi which h ho he 11 did titi nt deliver teJ r as nd ad could n t no nt be nl learned d last Iut night At any rate Mul ey ulve ll declared that hint 2300 OO ought not to stand In tho the way of or closing so nl a deal dea C as this In the ihler st of elt city he If It I I was wn as wr well I ed he lie ex- ex da med na as oaf Mayor MayO Thompson on I would not say dont pay n A more than but T r would v pay pa pathe the difference differ differ- ence mV myself I think this Is Ia an opportunity op- op for forthe the council counci to close JP lip up- the tho the deal and put ut the time city's Improved ed water vater system Into inlo service ser without further r del delay 4 I When the amendment Maa placed before the council counci Black Back Crabtree Hobday ODonnell O'Donnell and Davis Dals voted agal mists It I it Mulvey Ferry I and voted for fOI the amend amend- ment moot rh The rue recommendation for tor turf payment of o p was vas adopted opted una ly f P ij I J i 1 Time The Jt tn h TJ ts l which 11 haet i n I lm J. J P P. C Cahoon oon for Cor years The fhe Knudson null mill 01 has been operated in Big DIg Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- wood for Cor some time and was I coton-I one of DC time the first grist mills In Utah Knudson also owns other othel power rights which he secured b by a n appropriation and tile the the rights are being Improved Since Sinice Ince the contract for the he conduit was let thre three power plants have been erected The fh fl lost t plant was constructed just below i the Old mill ml nut and It I was as operated for or lighting Murray b by electricity T Two 1 more power plants have been con conr near Murray ula hut but they are In operation fh Those e three plants ar aro owned by the time Progress com company pan ii Ih which Knudson and Cahoon m at arp If heavily Interested The company h his is offered Us Its Is entire property for 0 to the cl city The 11 rights ht of the company compan arc not reco recognized hower b by th the cl city hut 1111 hut the prior rights hower o oa le leol ol old mill dr are declared to tu be lonal and unel will wH stand in the time courts Condemnation suits were corn com commenced cor- cor to secure the water rights two iwo years yeal's ago under the Morris adminis adminis- About has been spent hi lii obtaining what rights tho eit city cily now has hos With AVIth the and amid Cahoon rights the ct city will wl control control a little littlemore littlemore more than half halt of at the a average How of or orthe ot the Big Dg Cottonwood canyon |