The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-10

In conclusion, we VIII say GQ6G JDe
system proposed f5riSait Lake is in sue
cessful and satisfactory operation, no
only in the cities already mentioned
herein, but also in Omahs, Mi wauk e
Denver, Memphis, Saratoga. and i,
many other places, both in Europe anc
America, so that it can hardly be calico
experimental.
W W. RITTER,
THos. G. WEBER,
w. S. MCCORMICK,
GEO. d. pYPER,
JAMES SHARP.
The report was received and copy
ordered TO be furnished the newspa
pers for publication.
NOR IGHT.
The petition OF George w. Willis and
others asking that street lamps be
placed at corners of Main and North
Streets, oae at the head of Main Street,
near the corner of Ceuter Street and
one at the corners OF Vine and Current
Streets, was granted.
MORE WATER RIGHTS.
The following report was received
from the special committee lately ap-
pointed to negotiate for another sixth
interest in the Jordan River:
Your special committee appointed
for the purpose of neg otiating for one
sixth of the Jordan River Tin addition
to the one-siXth to which the city is al
ready enutled through the Jordan and
Salt Lake City canaD respectfully report
that We have performed the labor as
signs Us and herewith submit the
cost OF the purchase of said one
sixth interest in the Jordan dam and
the waters OF said river, and ask speedy
action thereon"
The report showed that by an ar
rangement effected with the Hydraulic
Canal Company, the one-sixth interest
could be purchased for So, 697 81.
Mr.. RITER-The report AXIS speedy
action. | move that the Mayor be
authorized to receive the deeds and pay
for the same.
10 this connection, Mr.. Ritter asked
whose business it was to see that the
dam was properly worked, 10 order that
the storage of water might be made
perfect.
The Mayor replied that sqch business
was in the hands Of the five commits
sloners appointed for that purpose.
Mr.. Sharp understood that the water
in Utah Lake was now four feet below
what is known as Compromise Point
So that the entire winter could be con-
sumed before it reached the usual
level.
In response to query, the Mayor
said Utah Lake had fallen tw-nty-
or
not believe it was possible for the water
to reach the height of Compromise
Point next year, or for two years.
THE s. L. & F. D. FRANCHISE.
A resolution granting franchise 10,
and authorizing the Mayor and Re-
corder of Salt Lake City to sign a con-
tract with the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas
Company. was taken up. and
after being amended was passed to it's
second reading.
THE SEWERAGE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Fred. Simon. chairman of the
committee on resolutions, appointed
at the meeting held the evening pre-
vious was granted the privilege of an
and prefaced the handing in
of the following resolutions with few
remarks. The resolution was as fol-
lows:
Whe, cas-, At a meeting OF the Cham
Der of Commerce and the citizens of
Salt Lake, held Monday, October Sth,
called for the purpose of discussing the
project aud determining the feasibility
of the system of sewerage now contem-
plated for this city, it was determined,
after thorough consideration. to urge
and favorable action on the
part of the City Council, and to that end
the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Be 1t resotUed, That the people of Salt
Lake Uity here asse mbled, and the
Chamber of Commerce, desire to ex-
of the present plan of sewerage; and
we hereby urge upon our fellow citizens
and the City Council the necessity of
doing everything in their power con-
tributing to the success of this much
needed improv 9ment. We feel that the
e ,tablishing o seHera ge will inure To the
health of the people and the prosperity
and rapid growth of the city; and we
conceive it TO be the duty of every pub
lic-spirited citizen not only to inform
himself concerning this important
work, tut also endeavor to overcome
the unwarranted aud unaccountable
prejudice that seems to exist in the
minds of some against it.
FRED. SIMON,
e. +. COBB RN,
GEO. A. LOWE,
ARTHUR BROWN,
H. l.. A. CULVER,
Committee.
The resolution was received. ordered
spread upon the minutes, and given to
the newspapers for publication
THAT SURVEY.
Mr.. DooLY said he hal learned that
the county surveyor had re-surveyed a
considerable portion of the country
lying south of Ninth South Street, and
had left the map with the recorder of
Salt Lake County. The map had not
yet been filed, however, and it was to
the interest of every property owneri in
the section named to see that it never
was filed. AS he understood it the sur
vey had been made by taking as
starting point a monument down in
one OF the fields. As result. the old
survey had been shown to be all wrong.
In some cases lots were shown to be as