The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-27
F0RNINST A UNIFORM
The Council Kills the Police
Uniform Bill.
THE VEXED WATER PROBLEM.
The Dry Bench Bone of Contention
TOR Culinary Purposes OGIy"
No Iity Jail.

Inc ClLY COunC1 met at the usual
hour last evening. There was full
and prompt attendance, the turkey
and cranberries of the day previou,
having doubtless fitted the solons well.
E. N. Gleason asked for a years lease
of the city sandpits at the expiration
of his present lease.
Mr.. What's the rent?
THE RECoRDER-Ten dollars year.
Referred to the committee On public
grounds.
Elizabeth Legett, widow with FIVE
children, asked that the amount as
sessed against her for the extension OF
the water mains be not collected, as
she was totally unable to pay the same.
Referred TO the committee on water
works.
w. J. Beaie and others, living or
owning land on First Street, between
FIRST East and G Streets, represented to
the Council that while they had not pro-
tested against the extension of the
mains on that street, because if they
had doue so it would have deprived
others of the use of city water, never
theless, owing to the fact that the pipes
already passed their property, they
would receive no benefits from the ex-
tension, and asked to be relieved of the
amounts assessed against them. Re
ferred to the committee on waterWoTks.
Police Justice PypeT presented his
report for November, showing liz cases
tried. Filed.
Superintendent Ottinger, as per re-
quest, presented the names of those
living on North Temple Street, who re-
ceived their water supply from private
pipes.
Mr.. Ritter said he had had CONVEX
sation with one of these parties, and he
had intimated that the city had no
right to cut off the water. He moved
that the matter be referred to the at
torney. with instructions to report as to
what the rights of the city were in this
matter. So ordered.
Another communication from the su-
perintendent, reporting those who were
similarly served on West Temple and
First West Streets. Same reference.
THE POLICE UNIFORM BILL BEHEADED.
This cleaned the table of current bus
mess, and the recorder so stated.
There was silence for few moments.
Mr. Roberts gazed in the direction of
the seat occupied by Mr.. Sowles.
Mr.. Roberts moved that the Council
take up the bill uniforming the police
of Salt Lake City, which had cen laid
on the table pending the consideration
of Mr.. Riter's motion to strike out the
enacting clause.
II was taken up on that motion, and
the enacting clause stricken oui-the
vote standing: Ayes-Pyper, Clark,
Carlson, Teasdel, Jeremy. Noes-Dooly,
Mccormick, Sowles and Roberts. Mr..
Ritter was absent, and Messrs. Weber
and Young were engaged in an ami
did not vote.
Mr.. ROBERTS heaved a big sigh of
relief.
THE WATER PROBLEM.
The next matter to receive the atten
ton of he councillors was petition to
have the water mains extended on
Third Street, between K and NJ.
Mr.. MCCORMICK wanted it laid on the
table.
Mr. DooLY saw no reason why it
should not be granted. Others living
in the sane neighborhood were already
supplied.
Mr.. PIPER wanted the extension
mads.
The MAYOR suggested that the water
asked for was to be used for culinary
purposes only.
Mr.. Mccormick was aware that that
was all the petitioners asked for; but it
was mere folly, he thought, TO imagine
for one moment that the petitioners
would confne. themselves to such a
supply. They would use it for other
purposes, and the entire police force
co aid not prevent them doing SO. The
idea was all wrong, and the day was
coming when the error would be dis
covered and atoned for II would cost
a great amount Of litigation. They had
no right to the water, and why should
they be given 1t? If we have been go
ing wrong for years, now Was a good
time to stop.
Mr.. Dooly thought, as taxpayers Of
the city, they had paid their pro rata
for a supply of water from Farley s
Canyon Greek, aud were entitled to 1t
The line, however, must be drawn
somewhere.
Mr.. MCCcRSICK-Then let us draw it
tonight and draw it tight. Another
dry season viii show you where you
will be.
Mr.. YoUNG-The people on the bench
pad taxes to help build the canal that
runs away below where they live. It
would seem to me that in this case they
had some rights in the matter. They
helped to pay the money to bring the
canal here. These who lived below
the canal took that water in exchanges
for City Creek water. Now, why do
not the dry benchers have right to
some of the water that was relinquished
for canal. Watar? There is one thing
sure we have got to take some method
of supplying the city vita ample water.
That is the only solution to this vexed
problem. 1 don't propose to give any
mans water away to anyone, but if
there is any water that the city can
devote to the use of the dry benchers
they ought to have it.
Mr.. TEAsDEL was of the same
opinion; the dry benchers had been
promised water when the Salt Lake and
Jordan Canal was built, and which they
had helped pay for.
Mr.. MCCoBNICK-I agree with the
gentleman that These people should