The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-30
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Big Project for a Land
Purchase.
THE RIGHTS TO CITY CREEK,
Petitions and Keports-An Import
ant Subject is Droached by
Mayor sharp.
EsuH elLI.

The City Council met at the usual
hour last evening, Mayor Sharp pre-
siding.
Michael Chadd was granted free
license for one year, on account OF
being a cripple, unable to do manual
LABOR.
Jesse w. Fox, Jr., submitted re-
port showing profile of grades on Sec
ono South Street. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
The police Justices report for the
month OF August was received and
referred to the committee on police. 1t
shows the total number of cases tried,
l08; dismissed, 15; cash fines for the
month. $409.75. Labor fines, $457.25.
The committee on finance, to whom
had been referred the petitions of d. C.
Dunbar and K. Z. Douglas, asking the
City Council to purchase copies of their
respective directories, reported in favor
of purchasing TWO copies of each for
use in the Mayors and police justice S
office. Adopted.
had been referred the petition of Mary
Ann Williams, asking permission to
keep a watchdog without a license, re-
ported in favor of referring the matter
to the dog-tax collector, recommending
him to use the utmost clemency his
Office will allow. Adopted.
The following correspondence was
read:
SALT LAKE CITY, September %, 1885.
To The Hon. tie City Council of Salt
Lake City:
Gentlemen-I respectfully call your
attention to the report, July 18th, 1883,
of the joint committee on water works
and public grounds relative to our
water works in CityCreek Canyon, which
is made part hereof as follows:
SALT LAKE CITY, July 18th, 1888,
To the Honorable, the Mayor and City
Council of Salt Lake City,:
Gentlemeq-You Joint committee on
waterworks and public grounds, TO
whom was referred the petition of Z.
ST ow and tWenty-three others II re att n
to the establishment OF marble works in
City Creek Canyon, and asking the
Council to prevent the erection of any
works at that point, and the diversion
of water from City Greek, beg leave to
report; That we have visited the
locality and investigated the matter
complained of, and find that parties
owning the land have constructed on
the east side of said creek race about
a half mile in length, for the purpose of
using water to furnish motive power,
at point Immediately above the site of
the Old Empire NH. sad parties claim
thattne diversion of said water is not
for the purpose of running marble
works or for any purpose that will be
detriRental to the waters of said creek
Upon investigation by the committee.
we find that the increased demand
for water from the MS has materially
reduced the pressure in the pipes, and
we think it necessary that greater
force should be obtained, so that water
can be furnished to the inhabitants of
this city, living on the higher lands,
and that better means might be
furnished for the extinguishing of fires,
etc.
We recommend that the tanks, here
.ofoFe authorized by the Council 10 be
constructed, be placed at a point high
enough up the canyon to give, at least,
iouble the force now in the pipes. :
To accomplish this purpose, we re-
commend that the Mayor be authorized
o negotiate for the purchase of the
cquired water right of the parties
'wning the old Empire Mill, situated
above our present water
anks, before the erection of any new
uildiugs or works at the old site. and
o take such other steps as may, in his
be necessary to preserve, in
act, the rights OF the citizens of this |
ity to the undisturbed use of the waters |
f City Creek.
II. DINwooDEY,
W. W. RITTER,
Committee on Waterworks.
ADAM SPEIRs.
li GEORGE RoMNFY.