The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
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THE BIG IRRIGATING CANALS.
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bling Affray-General


pondent of The HERALD].- impending
senatorial contest forms the principal topic
os political gossip Hons. VIM. M Clagett
and W. j. Mcconnell are candidates from
north Idaho and Governor Shaup and F.
L.. Dubois from the south The late re-
publican state convention adopted reso-
luton to the effect that each section should
De entitled to one senator. AS a conse-
quence the chance of the first becomes a
matter OF some consequence. In view Of
the resolution, and it would be difficult to
see how the republican legislators can
ignore it, should Governor Shaup be the
first choice it is difficult to see how Mr..
Dubois can be elected and it is equally
difficult to perceive how Governor Shaup
can be elected provided Mr. Dubois be the
first selection. Messrs Clagett and
Mcdonnell are old politicians and not
likely to be put off with any promises or
subterfuges and if one attempt be made to
violate any pledge made at the convention
they will make Rome howl. Those who
double representation and the north
none. Take comfort in the asser-
ton made by w Fl. Hezburn
railroad lawyer from Kootnai. made in
this city about two weeks ago, that the
north did not desire a senator. The fact
must be taken into consideration in this
connection that Mr.. Medium is jealous of
the political influence of both Clagett and
Mcconnell, whom he considers his rivals,
and is ayerse to any increase of the power
or influence of either.
80 no
1slature thirty six in the house and eight
cen IN the senate. In each of these bodies
the Democrats have five. Mr.. Mcconnell
is pltted against Dubois in this senatorial
strife. Such is the general misunderstand-
ing. Each claims to have majority in
both houses How far the Democratic mi
nority will go in holding the balance of
power it is impossible now to determine
1t is possible they may have it in their
power to decide between the gentlemen
named provided they wish to do so.
TWO VERY LARGE IRRIGATING CANALS
are IN process of construction in the vicini-
ty OF Boise City-one the New York canal
the other the Boise and Nampa. They hav,
ing claimed more water than flows in the
river at its usual stage, the settlers
who have prior claims are becoming very
much alarmed, and have employed an attor-
next legislature, designed 10 protect them
in the rights they have so long enjoyed. A
recent California decision relating to the
rights OF riparian proprietors gives them
much uneasiness, and they are DESTROYS of
having their rights secured by statute and
not await possible decision OF some court.
The bill is an importune one, and if the
large companies should be permitted to ap-
proprlate all the water, it would ruin hun
dreds Of homes in the Boise vallty alone, to
say nothing of other parts of the state.
The city of Boise wants a new charter
Its old one prohibits it from mourning in
debtedness beyond the sum of $4,000
During the past three years that indebted
ness has been vibrating between S21. 900
and $40 600. 1t has all at once dawned
upon the city fathers, who have awakened
from Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, that per-
feet system OF sewerage is needed, con-
yenlent and commodious city hall and other
things, to keep Boise City abreast OF the
ago the city attorney was instructed
to draw up such charter and
he has since been delving at it under the
supervision, as to details, of some of the
larger property owners. Report says that
the legislature be asked to permit the city
to incur Indebtedness to the amount of
S25O, 900, as occasion may demand it, should
IL De inclined TO DO so.
THE AMOUNT OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
has been increased to great extent during
the past year. The great irrigatipg canals
are likely to make more farms near the CITY
and consequently be CT great benefit to the
| town. But what is needed most is greater
number of railroads. They will come in
time. "They are pointed this way" it is
said, and SO have they been for great
length of time. The average Boiseite speaks
contemptuously of the "bob-tailed road
with the Oregon Short Line, but it is all he
has to boast of as a means of connection
with the outer world.
| Work is being prosecuted upon the stree,
railroad in a sense The power by which
| it is to be run is water The OLD
| city ditch, which for almost two
score of years has been useo
for the purpose of irrigating gardens and
running grist mill on the confines of the
city is being very much enlarged so as tt
furnish the necessary power to run the
dinamo, the electricity from which viii
keep the cars in motion. A large force Of
men are now employed upon this work
| The question OF fire plugs has been agi
Eating the aldermen's minds OF Boise City
for several weeks. There are two water
companies, one is known as the Boise City
and the other the Artesian. About twt
weeks ago the latter proposed to placed ;
certain number of fire plugs at points il
the city to be designated by the council a
the rate of s40 each per year. The Bots,
| City company asked the council to invite
bids. The council were in quandary
and adjourned. At the next ad
! iourned meeting the Artesian com
pany proposed to furnish one-half tn,
supply and allow the Boisies to furnish
| the remainder. This seemed to the mem
! bers fair solution Of the trouble, but Lh.
latter company returned for answer tina
it would furnish the whole or none. Again
the council adjourned, and this eveninI
they will again rack their brains in de
| termining this interminable water questi
which he's arisen in so many forms during
! the past year.
! This time it was
STABBING
and not q shooting affair. Yesterday after
noon B. f. Roland, employed upon one o
the bitches now being constructed near tn.
city, stabbed a fellow workman nance
Brooks in the back four times Two O.
the wounds are serious, though not neces
sarily fatal. The dispute out of which tn,
occurrence arose was of very trifiing ma
ture, it being the removal of horse iron
where it had been left standing. Afte
Roland had committed the crime, he very
deliberately walked over the bridge, came
to the county Jail and desired to be locked
up, stating what he had done. He was &C
commodated. The examination has no
yet taken place.
Major Frank P. Cavanaugh, one of tn,
county commissioners Of Gilmore county
was burned in effigy at Mountain HON,
last evening When that county was Gu
off from Alturas, year ago last winter
the law contained a provision that at tn,
next general election the people should de
eide by ballot where the county seat shoult
! be located. At the election on the 1st da,
of October Mountain Home received tn,
greatest number of votes. The major de
! cidp6 that with the cOuntinp of rho vota