The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-28
EAST JORDAN CANAL.
The Directors Think they Have
Not Been Properly Treated
by the City Council.
SOUTH C0TTONWOOD,
April 23d, 1880.

Editors Herald
Inasmuch as the election to decide
whether Salf Lake City shall borrow
money to construct canal has been
held, and this explanation can now
make 10 difference as to the result.
We feel that justice to the East Jordan
Canal Company requires full state
ment of the offer that was made to
the City Council committee, mas.
much as great many Of the resi-
dents OF Salt Lake City censure the
directors of the East Jordan Canal
Company for not giving the city
fair chance to unite with them in the
construction of canal large enough
for all parties concerned.
When The City Council requested
Joseph 5. RaRlins, the president of
the company, to let them know upon
what terms they could unite with Us,
he Immediately called stockholders
meeting and laid the matter before
them. At said meeting, there was a
committee OF five appointed TO nego-
tiate with the City Council, with in
struc' IONS that the company was will
ling 20 let the city have a one-thhd
interest in the canal by them paying
oue-third OF the cost Of construction.
Tho said committee met with the
Council committee, and made them
the above offer, but the committee
did not think they would be justified
in expanding go much money for only
a one.third interest IL the canal. The
meeting ther adjourned Tor one week,
to give the canal committee a chance
to call full meeting of their board of
directors to consider the propristy OF
giving the city one-half interest in
the canal.
In one week from that time
the directors of the East Jordan
Canal Com pany met at the City Hail
at Dam. At this meeting it WAS
decided unanimously that We would
not be justified in letting the city
have more than a one.third interest,
as We thought We had from five 10 six
times as much land to water as the
city had. On the same day, at 2
pm, we again met with the City
Council committee, and made them
the above offer, but the committee
did not feel to accept the proposition,
as they claimed that they wished to
own one-half of the capital stock Of
the company.
Alter being together about two
hours the committee asked il We
would be willing 10 let them have
one-half interest, providing they would
petition the county court of salt Lake
! County for q grant OF one-eighth
more Of the waters of the Jordan to
put with our grant of one-!ourth Of
/ the Jordan, which would then make
the two companies a grant for three
eights Of the water OF the Jordan
River. With this understanding We
accepted OF the proposition to let
them have oue.hslf interest ia the
canal, by them paying one-half the
cost OF construction to the Little
! Cottonwood Greek, where We would
! deliver them ODe-hslf the Water, each
party to bear their portion of loss by
seepage andk evaporation. Il was
also agreed That the Council should
appoint 8 committee to act with our
directors in the construction of the
canal, and at our next regular cleo
ton the city should have one-halt
| representation III the board OF officers.
When we adjourned at this time all
PARTIES Seemed to be we'll satisfied
with the proposition, and the Council
committee promised to petition the
county court Immediately for the
extra grant Of the Jordan.
l. less than one week from this
time the City Council had the sur.
veyors locating the route Of their
canal without notifying Us that they
had changed their minds about
uniting with us (nor have they up to
the present time), which certainly
| made US ihiUk il re had treated them
in the same manner, they would
have thought We had treated them
rather ungentlemanly.
It was also agreed to finish up the
cana at its present size, 10 be sure
tba. il would be s success; then il
there was not water enough we would
turn out the water ana enlarge the
canal whenever it was thought eX-
pedieut and necessary.
If any person or persons Thick tht
above ere not the facts in the case,
We afe wiling t. have q meeting with
the City Council. as We think we Car
furnish plenty of proof to sustain the
above statement.
JosEPH 5. RAWLISs, President,
A. W. SMITH. Vice President,
Ii W. BROWY, Secretary,
c. C. BUREHAM, Treasurer,
HENRY DAY.
JoHE HABDCAsTLE,
LAURITZ SMITH. Directors
EEoOB. B. TRPP.
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