Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-21
A COOL S5O,OOOl
That's What the City COuntcil Coolly
Appropriate Last Night on an
Outrageous Swindle;
Which Is Presented TO the Taxpayers
Under the Guise of Increasing
Our Cool Water Supply,
Bnt Which in Reality Is Only Cool
Little job to Buy Church Property
at Five Times Its Value.


The City Solons convened in regular
session last evening, with Mayor Sharp
in the chair.
III. p. Folsom and +. T. Taylor stated
that they were DESTROYS OF comforting with
the Council pertaining to leasing the
Warm Springs bath-house property, and
the matter was referred to the public
grounds committee.
A. B. Benson stated that he had been
unable to file on Lot 3, Block 1877, of 100
square rods of ground, and Lot A, Block
Al, containing 100 square rods of ground.
AS he held a warranty deed and proof OF
title, he asked that Mayors deed be
given him. Referred to the City Attor-
ney.
Jacob Moritz asked that the unexpired
portion of McTierney & Dinwoodey's
liquor license, assigned to him, be trans
erred to Mr.. Schade, who had purchased
the stock. Granted, with no allowance
for the time the saloon has been closed
Renewed liquor licenses were granted
to A. Binne, A. w. O'Grady, James
Regency and Frank May.
The Police Court committee reported
the City Marshal's expense bills for Sep
TENDER correct. The report on the
Mayors recommendation for the pur-
chase of the land and water rights in City
Creek canyon was as follows:
SALT LAKE Cry, Oct. Goth, 1885.
The Honorable the Mayor and City
Council of Salt Lake City: Gentlemen
The joint committee on water works and
public grounds, to whom was referred q
communication from His Honor the
Mayor in relation to lands and water priv
ileges in City Creek Canyon, respect
fully report that they have waited upon
Mr.. j. G. Kingsbury, the owner OF the
lands and water privileges in question.
and learn from him that the property
consists OF three water privileges, and
some two hundred and seventy-eight
acres of land, beginning at the
junction OF Canyon Road a1d
First East Street, running thence
northerly nearly two miles to the
southern boundary OF the land acquired
by the city from the Union Pacific Rail
way Company and that Mr.. j. G. Kings
bury will dispose of the same to the cit,
for SOC, 900, OF which sum he demands
$4,000 be paid to him upon delivery of ;
good and sufficient deed and the balanc,
in three equal yearly installments, draw
ing interest at the rate of per cent. pc
annum from date of completion of pur
chase until paid.
That the corporation should possess
absolute control OF the lands occupied b,
the bed of City Creek, and the waters Q
said creek, admits of no question. From
this source the city looks for pure waite
for drinking purposes, as well as waite
for eXtinguishing fires and irrigating por
tons of the city not supplied by the canal
1t is an admitted fact that owing to TIN
great demand upon the mains for waite
for culinary and other purposes tn
pressure has been SO much reduced as
make it impossible to furnish City Creel
water to citizens residing on the benc
lands. To remedy this and at the sam
time furnish better and more efIicien
means for extinguishing fires, it is abso
lutely necessary that the water mains b
extended farther up City Creek Canyon
but water privileges now established OIL
that stream, between the point where tn
present mains terminate and that
} which it is imperative they be extended
l are distractions, which, unless remove
by purchase by the corporation, will nc
only effectually prevent the further dc
velopment of the water works system
but render the system as il stands to.da
: OF but little avail for the extinguishmen
, OF fires in portions of the city at certai
3 seasons.
For these reasons, and that the right
OF citizens to the absolute control and us
OF the waters OF City Creek may be pre-
} served, we recommend that the propert
3 be at once purchased, and that the resc
: luton accompanying this report be acte
t upon by this Council without delay.
Respectfully,
ROBERT PATRICK,
a. NJ. MCFARLAND,
\ JuNIUs +. WELLS,
HEBER J. GRANT,
THOMAS q. WEBER,
9 JOSEPH A. JENNINGS.
4 On motion of Mr.. Clark the report wa
T, adopted, and resolution was passe
authorizing the purchase, and $50 ,OC
was appropriated and the Mayor en-
powered to execute three notes Of SO OC
: each. Ten Of the Solons voted an al
proving aye, while Alderman Spell
voted the negative alone.
Il. w. Taylor for services in the aud
d tors office was allowed $50; and Sll
: was appropriated for hand-grenades.
In view OF the swarming of street pee
dlers gathering to Salt Lake with atac
medicines and other worthless ware, I'll
5 City Council considered the license to
0 low to be protective, and raised the nece
6 sary privilege from 800 to $500 DC
annum. This will somewhat restrict III
Wholesale disposition of quack nostrun
by street vendors in cowboy and India
3 costumes.
The City Marshal was ordered to NAL,
thorough cleaning OF the entire city b,
:. fore the Wintnr snnann col In =.