The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29
The CITY COUNCIL
Sang Lee Shorn of His
Powers as Prison Cook.
The Committee on Police and City Prison
Recommend Resembling His Contract
and Giving the Work to White Man.
From Tuesdays Daily

auJouIntu session. Mayor Booth was
in the chair.
y petition was presented from the p.
L. VI. q B. Co.. in which they relin-
quished the right to the mill race run
ming from their works across the rail-
road tracks south
Mayor Booth stated in connection
with this, that Supt. Taylor, of the P.
l.. NJ. u b. Co., had spoken to him
about this ditch, and stated that they
proposed filling it up. On learning that
1t was doing the lower part of town
some good by draining, the Mayor bad
told Mr.. Taylor to send in his petition
relinquishing the right to it. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
a petition was presented by the
watermaster, asking that the irrigation
laws be amended in order that persons
flooding lhe streets while irrigating
could be made liable to law. He also
asked that legislation be made causing
people owning arteslan wells, who have
heretofore allowed the surplus water to
become q nuisance, TO convey the flow
of water to the ditch with fall enough
TO run it off, and that those sweeping
rubbish into the ditch be also made
liable. He also requested that water
taxes be made lien on property in
stead OF on the person.
The city watermaster submitted the
following report
To the City Council of Provo City:
GENTLEMEN-I herewith report to
you,
Ist-That Provo City is expending
several hundred dollars each year in
constructing dams in the Provo river to
obtain water for the respective mill
races and irrigation bitches; that much
of the water during the low water sea-
sons is lost running it down the river
bed; that all the water for the mill
races and irrigation bitches can be
brought through City creek by enlarg-
ing and repairing said creek. Therefore,
| would recommend that the water
master be authorized and instructed.
under the direction of the committee on
irrigation, to enlarge and repair said
! City creek, and extend the same to a
suitable point at the mouth of Provo
canyon, and construct head gate and
dam. and also to construct waste gate
at the head Of the city race and locate IA
ditch from some point on said city race
to Tanners race.
2nd-There is about twelve persons
taking water out of City creek who are
not under any regulations, and much
of the water is being applied on land
that has lately been brought under cul-
tivation, and great deal of water is
being wasted by running it over the
river bottom gravel bed, and the SAID
City creek is continuously V being OBJ
structed with brush and rock dams
which causes the water to overflow and
do damage, besides causing the water
master a great deal of trouble and the
flow of water to be very irregular.
Therefore, | would recommend that YOUR
committee on irrigation be authorized
to ascertain what amount of water each
person taking water from said creek is
entitled to during low water seasons,
and to enter into an agreement with
said parties as to the amount of water,
TIME and using 1t and manner of TAX
ing it from the said City creek.
WALTER SCOTT, Watermaster.
The report WAS referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The committee on streets and alleys,
to whom was referred the complaint ~
a nuisance on ThirleeAth sf--
ported Its eXistenes an ,e+ va
fhot 3ho the redommendo, 1inSsf II
4h~ "p ltne hoie anu apa''
committee on Police and Cit,
PRISONS submitted the following report
To the Mayor and City Council of Prou
City:
GENTLEMEN Your committee t
whom was referred the petition o
Peter Stubbs ct al, asking that Sila
Alfred be appointed special policeman
at the railroad depOts, report in favO
OF the petition and recommend tina
/. said petition be granted.
SAMUEL LIDDIARD, chairman.
The report was adopted.
The same committee submitted a re
port with reference to the claim c
Sang Lee for board of city prisoner
for the month OF June, and havin
found the claim correct recon
mended that it be paid.
The same committee submitted tn
following report:
To the Mayor and City Council of Pro,
City:
GENTLEMEN:-You committee O
police and city prisons, to whom was II
ferTed the complaint against Sang LIE
for providing food for the prisoner
which was unfit to be eaten, report thu
we have examined the same ard hav
seen some OF the food which the pri
oners refuse to eat, and we consider
unfit for any person to eat. Therefor
we recommend that tho contract be II
scindad and the contract to feed tn
prisoners be awarded to B. M. Roberts
Jr., at his bid SAMUEL LIDDIARD,
Chairman.
Mr.. Maiben thought such a recon
mendation unfair, and considered tn
bidding should be opened again.
Mr.. Liddiard considered that it wa
right to give the contract to the ne1
lowest bidder.
Mr.. Henrichsen wanted it understoo
that whether the matter IN regard t
; bad food had come up or not, he was
favor of resembling the contract an
, awarding it to citizen of the Unite
States.
The question on the adoption of til
report was put and carried.
The claim of w. II. King for $1G
, salary as prosecuting attorney was a
lowed and the amount appropriated.
The bill repeating the ordinance fc
the ringing of the curfew bell passe
its second reading
The bill amending an ordinance pr,
viding for the erection of awning
signs, etc, passed its third reading.
On motion OF Mr.. Dixon the title {
the bill was made the title of the ord
r nance.
Mr.. Glazier offered the following re
-, olution:
Be II resolged By the City Council
PrOr0 City, That for the present yea
1891, the supervisor of streets for Prov
City is hereby authorized to receipt +;
the rate of 20 cents per hour fo1 ma
and 40 cents an hour for man and team
for work done on the streets in pay
ment of city taxes assessed for openin
and keeping in repair the streets
t Provo City; Prorided; That this resoll
' tion shall not be in force after Decen
Der 18th, without special order OF tt
: Council.
Mr.. Maiben moved to strike out til
2 word December and insert November
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