Show COUNCIL I 1 IGNORES ju OKES rt U E OF up SIXTY S IX tx Y 17 LEADING LEAi jubul ING la 19 CITIZEN UA S the wishes is es of price taxpayers ers and C hive no weight with tho the present city council judging from the action evening on tho the suit started against corporations corr orations and individuals individual to prevent alleged pollution PO 1 of price river sity sixty leading and heaviest signed a petition eskins that the suit started at a t tho the instigation of M P braffet Brof fot discharged some months ago by tho the utah fuel comp com piny irly be dismissed and that the question of procuring it good water supply be taken up in an manner with a request that the fuel compan Is lie called to a conference looking to a co ocra operative tive plan for all th abo towns and corporations interested Inte rosted the fireworks started at tho the jump when it was found that the record of the dork clork stated that mr braffet proposed suit against 6 the tho pleasant Plea sint valley coal company the rio grande and othes mayor horsley II suggested that the minutes show just what companies and individuals were to be made parties to the suit but councilman fausnet insisted that others was broad broa enough donough and plain enough and that he understood just whom it meant councilman loot loof bo bobrow u row as asked ked that ull defendants be named in the minutes but mr fausett arced argued his position strongly and a compromise was made on motion of mr loofbourow that the clause re adall other companies aad sad it it was also stated in the minutes that mr braffet was requested to appear and present hir proposition and to this mayor major igors ley made slight objection saying that mr braffet appeared and plated stated his plan voluntarily no motion was made to change the re beird ord ird when khe the petition was read a litte later fausett moved to postpone action until some further time some argued that they were ready for immediate consideration but the motion carried probably with the hope that the delegation delegat ioa of citizens would grow tired and go home all stayed however and after tho rest of tie tle business had been finished the petition was again brought forth some argument was indulged in as to 0 whether price w fining with helper in its suit or inta ining a separate suit on alu question estion to city attorney woods by councilman loot loof couro ho uro it was found that the city is to conduct a separate suit mr loofbourow then stated that he favored lettire matters stand as they were letting mr braffet proceed un lesa the companies came to the a ty with a proposition to get got good water on the invitation of the mayor for some of the cit citizens izena to elaborate oo 00 ther position in the matter A J lee stated thit while he was desi de rious of getting etting good water he was not in favor of tr ing to make the mines all the trouble possible until some other plan has been tried he ile asked if ever a committee had waited on the companies to evolve a plan fair to all and the only reply was from loofbourow who has been on the council many years he fie stated that hundreds have investigated conditions but no evi evidence dance waa was produced th the companies bad had ever been approached in a business like mainor with a request for united jolted action or any action it was freely admitted thit there has been plenty of cushing about the water hut but no one could prove that there had beon been a bona fide attempt to get relief mr loofbourow also scored the state board of health which has roasted price on account of its aviter but has never made any effait to help solve the problem oa on mention of the state board of health dr Cl ovard state 1 that he had made two recent trips along the river investigating conditions fol lowan lowing the kirbt trip ho he went to salt like and antem interviewed dewed dr T B beat ty tv secretary of tho the state board of health lynen he asked that official if it the baird of health could not act to protect tho the water supply of price dr ileath replied that it could but ask in turn what tho the mines and towns above price would do with their sew age o 0 lie pointed out that the issuance A 4 of i permanent in junction injunction boull mean the closing of the mines the tle depriving of the people of utah and the west of a large portion of their coal coa and untold injury not only to hundreds of people connected with the mines but to tho the people of price for it twi w uld id props from under the e county scat on a viall to at torney generald Oen erald shields dr cloward found that there would ba little trouble in getting action if it were demanded but thit that the state had no power to chrapal the companies compin lea to put in a pipeline to price at their own expense following the visit to salt lake dr cloward was wo joined continued on page paes 5 COUNCIL IGNORES CITIZENS REQUESTS REQUE continued Contin tj d from pa I 1 here by mr ur schwartz representing the state board of health and after his trip along the river mr schwartz stated that he would avise dr beatty to call a conference at salt lake of coal i kompany officials and of ficiala of the towns interested to dis cuss cass ways nd means meats of solving the problem dr cloward pointed out that the rier is a natu datul al softer that no other deposition dh Position of refuse refue can an be u ell devised and that cooper cooter co oper oter aaion in building i e g ix water ys tern tein is the only practical alution ol ution councilman fausett again wanted to know why the state board of health had taken no action and wis told tint ve ne could ret get it by manding d it through our city attorney fausett replied that our city actor ney ley hid reasons of hit own for nt acting many who heard beard the remark are wondering dering just what he meant dr cloward also stated that braffet could do nothing that the city actor ney and the attorney at torner general could not do and as they were employed td cd for borsuch such purposes be he did not see any tiny reason for giving 1000 to braffet mayor horsley admit admitted tea that it via t not known knout what the suit might cost before price got through with it councilman Cu J H pace akad during the evening how bow long the citizens present would be satisfied to dansk dra the water as it la is now and spited that he was in favor of doing all oct DOE Bible sible to get better water following the discussion fausett moved that braffet be allowed to go ibeal and that the petition lie on the able until such time aa definite woid wold is rec received ived from the state board of health relative to the proposed conference the motion earned carried unanimously the discussion and petition with witti the action of the council proves thi th I 1 it is not the city of price that 0 14 playing game but only meirs meir bers of the council leading citizens are not desirous of stirring up trouble in such a manner knowing it will result in years of litigation and untold expos with the result in doubt so far a ai benefit h ai the city as a whole I 1 j wants bood IL liter but it docs does not want to close down the bigg biggest st mines mine of the county COUP to get it neither doest it start a it fight when ao a ether method of solution with ith the corn com panics has been tried when buffet was as here wanting to start his fl S he pounded the council I 1 over tha head with the argument that if it would vote him the 1000 that night he would have papers ready the diy daiy for or the signature of judge christensen before court I 1 adjo adjourned arned and get action in a few daye days he ile could not possibly wait for tile council coul cicil to give due consi consideration demton to the question to see just wh what it I 1 Is the city into haste was imperative haste was used in voting the 1000 to Braffe tand he left town the neat morning the only word ord from hial him since was as a letter received the daiy diy 6 the council met this his week spirg s tint he b hid bid id started proceedings no uty Oli official cial not even the mayor nor the cit city attorney associate tej with braffet in the suit had j heard of any papers being filed neith er had bad the been called on to sign I 1 anything nor to advice as to proceedings ce the announcement at council meeting that a letter had finally been received was a surprise e to all interested parties what the next step will be e is but highly indignant that their wishes vere were ignored I 1 and they are not ready to let I 1 the council go ahead without further i protest |