Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-21
A COOL $4,000 !!
That's What the City Countcil Coolly
Appropriate Last Night OH an
Outrageous Swindle;
Which Is Presented to the Taxpayers
Under the Guise of Increasing
Our Cool Water Supply,
But Which in Reality Is Only Cool
Little Job to Buy Church Property
at Five Times Its Value.

at Five Times LIS value.
The City Solons convened in regular
session last evening, with Mayor Sharp
in the chair.
H. P. Folsom and E. 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 8, Block 1877, of 100
square rods of ground, and Lot 4, Block
Al, containing 100 square rods of ground
AS he held 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
ferred 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 MarshaPs 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 a
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
MIR. 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 and
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 CITY
for $50, 900, of which sum he demands
$40 1000 be paid to him upon delivery of a
good and sufficient deed and the balance
in three equal yearly installments, draw
ing interest at the rate of per cent. per
annum from date of completion of pur-
chase until paid
That the corporation should possess
absolute control of the lands occupied bv
the bed of City Creek, and the waters of
said creek, admits of no question. From
this source the city looks for pure water
Tor drinking purposes, as well as water
for extinguishing fires and irrigatine Dor
tons OF the city not supplied by the canal.
1t is an admitted fact that owing to the
great demand upon the mains for water
for culinary and other purposes the
pressure has been so much reduced as to
make it impossible to furnish City Creek |
water to citizens residing on the bench
lands. 10 remedy this and at the same
time furnish better and more efficient
means for distinguishing fires, it is abso-
lutely necessary that the water mains be
extended farther up City Creek Canyon;
but water privileges now established on
that stream, between the point where the |
mains terminate and that to
which it is imperative they be extended.
are Instructions, which, unless removed
by, purchase by the corporation, will not
only eHectually prevent the further de-
Velopment OF the water works system.
put render the system as it stands to-day
d but little avail for the extinguishment
'f fires in portions OF the CITY at certain
seasons.
For these reasons, and that the rights
d citizens to the absolute control and use
If the waters of City Creek NAV be pre-
erved, we recommend that the propertv
Ne at once purchased, and that the reso-
ution accompanying this report be acted
lpon by this Council without delay.
Respectfully,
ROBERT PATRICK,
A. NJ. MCFARLANE.
JUNIUs F. WELLS,
HEBER J. GRANT,
THOMAS G.. WEBER.
JOSEPH A. JENNINGS.
On motion of Mr.. Clark the report was
dopted, and a resolution was passed
uthorlzing the purchase, and $40, 900
7as appropriated and the Mayor en- {
oWered to execute three notes of $40. 900
ach: Ten of the Solons voted an ap-
rowing aye, while Alderman Speirs s
oted the negative alone.
f. W. Taylor for services in the audi t
'r,s office was allowed $50; and $11O '
as appropriated for hand-grenades. I
In view OF the swarming of street ped
lers gathering to Salt Lake with ouack &
iedicines and other worthless ware, the S
ity Council considered the license too q
wv to be protective, and raised the neces- v
Try privilege from 500 to $500 Der !
mum. This will somewhat restrict the b
holesale disposition of quack nostrums Il
street vendors in cowboy and Indian r
,stumes. E
The City Marshal was ordered to make \
thorough cleaning of the entire city be-
re the winter season set in. a
Adjourned.