The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-22

with Coal tAr Varnlsh, for $50 per ton
of 2, 900 pounds delivered. Terms Of
sale as might be agreed upon. Four
inch pipe, Is cents per foot; 6 inch
pipe, Sl.07H per foot; g inch pipe,
$1,5IX per foot. Referred to the
committee on waterWorks.
The committee on waterworks
with Mayor associated, to whom
was referred the question of utiliz-
ing the waters of Dry canyon, with
instructions to submit plans, sur
veVs and estimates of cost of con-
Quoting the water to the dry bench
Of the Twentieth and TWenty-frst,
wards, submitted the surveyors re-
port and the profile of the location
of the pipes and reservoirs. The
committee estimated the cost of
the work at $4,000 as follows:
for conducting the water from the
forks of Dry Canyon TO point op.
p site Sixth East street, twelve
blocks north of South Temple
street, distance OF 1920 feet ut
81 per foot David James bid)
$500; for construction of three
red wood reservoirs, $1,000; for
tluming Lindsey'e hollow and other
contingencies So, 100; total $4,000.
This estimate did not include the
cost of conducting the water from
its various sources to the forks of
Dry Canyon, neither for the distri-
button of the same after it had
reached the reservoirs at the point
IOf their location. No definite pan
had yet been agreed upon for con-
Quoting the waters from the springs
to the forks Of Dry Canyon, but il
was probable that the plan now
being adopted, Wonld answer the
purpose for the present. if so the
cost would, be about $4,000, inciud-
Ing what has already been expended.
and in addition 20 the estimate
given. While on the water question
lhe committee desired to call at
tentiOn to the Immediate necessity
OF purchasing lands in City Greek
Canyon, which were now on the
market, in order to protect the c.tY's
rights to the water in that locality.
LAID On the table for one week.
The committee on streets and al
legs reported hat they had exam
ined the city survey or's proiiles
OF the street and sidewalk grades of
South TEN pie, First, Second, Third,
Fourth aud Fifth Sou h streets, be-
tween East Temple and Sixth East,
and recommended that the same be
adopted and filed in the Office of the
city recorder for reference.
| The same committee recon-
mended also the approval of the
surveyors profile of Garden street,
without change. Adopted.
The committee on irrigation, in
reference to the petition of james
Sterling for the exclusive right to
Certain springs Of water situated on
Seventh South, between Tenth and
| Eleventh East streets, recommended
that no exclusive right be granted,
| but that petitioner be allowed to
use the waters ofsaid springs under
the direction of the WatermaSter
aud during the pleasure OF the
Council. Adopted.
The committee on license, in
reference to the petition OF Soren-
son s. Carlquist, asking a readjust-
ment Of license in view of the fire
which destroyed their stock of m1r-
chandise in June last, recommended
an appropriation of $40 for their
relief. Adopted.
A communication was presented
from The inspector of buildings. the
city marshal and the chief of the
fire department, stating that pursu-
ant to an ordinance relating to the
storage of oil, and by request of Mr..
Charles A. Watson, agent of the
Standard OIL company, they had
examined the warehouse of said
company. situated on the corner of
Second North and Fourth West
streets, which was designed to be
used Tor the storage Of unlimited
quantities of oil, and found that the
ordinance had been complied with,
so far as the suitablenesS of the
building for the purpose designated
was concerned. The report was
filed.
Alderman Raleigh moved that G..
H. Wilcken. B. Y. Hampton a d
some other gentlemen, who had ex-
pressed willingness and somewhat
of desire to develop a system of
water works on the North bench, as
paying financial investment, be
granted the right to construct and
operate water works in the 18th,
Goth and 2Ist wards, bringing the
water for said works from the sew
eral forks of Dry Canyon, and that
the sum already expended by the
city in that direction be appropriate
ed to assist the inhabitants Of said
wards in paying the expense Of the
work in such manner as may be
deemed best. This motion was sec
onded, discussed and laid on the
table
Alderman DinWoodey, chairman
of the committee on waterworks, to
whom was referred the petition of
A. L.. Williams and others, residents
of the Fifteenth Ward, asking for
an extension of the water mains, re-
ported verbally, recommending that
The petition be laid on the table sub
ject to call. Adopted.
The committee on improvements,
to whom was referred the petition
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