Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-30
THE GRAVITY SEVER
COanCilmsn Will Not Tell Why They
Stopped The Work.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
Condemnation Proceedings TO be- Com
menced with view to Scar
Ing an outlet


The special sewer committee sent Ii
the following report to the council last
nlghG
geutiomen-We your special commit.
tee. TO whom was referred the matter OF
purchase Of land near the outot ui lhe
urnvi.y sewer, now in course Oi consHuc-
ION, wish to report that tue outite com =.
miuco made = visit TO, aud Inspection 9l
tho lands that could be mndo aNailahlo
tor tho sewer outlet; We bad offers nom
owners pnd agents Of "a humuer 81 l'is''S
aud parcels u ground!
Fifat-Nu t. northeast quarter ol lh,
northwest quarter sUcluu ~, tnMhEu'p
north. range I wOst, salt Lake ilyl luiAh
with a stfip wCsf ct Rio tttudo NcstoIh
railway, IN all about forty .oighi acres ~
s4IOue acre. Tho sewage conld We pug
on TO this ground, but 70 Is 20 low ina u
could not bs takcn away from 10 hkMh'
second-Nu. . IL tho northeast quar- &c
OF the southwest quarter N section ~,
township ! north, range d NesI lolty
acres. al $50 cash Per acre, Tue sewage
could be- taken ON only small portion Of
this land.
Third-No. [McCaruov trac.l is iho
south onu-half of the southwest quarter
OF acutiun A., township 4 north, range !
.
or city bonds at par. Tho snWigo
could he taken on 10 all parts Of THIS
ground.
nor.h half of section n, township norm,
range wcst; Gi.7i acres, nt $40 per Hcrt'
This land 10 HuOnt onc'ioutth 81 milu
beyond the proposed terminus oi the
sowor, but could be reached aud uIliHed
by smaller Pipe OF surihco diteh-lhal ~
forty acres could De.
Fi0h-No. DIS in township 1 north,
range / west, sections aud -, 700 acres,
nd $3.50 per acre. This land II west OF the
Jordan river aud could not be ruarhcd ~
Tho .owago without pumping or tunnel
ing across the rivor, aud ~ throo miles
from proposed terminus.
sixth-No. d liiurnham tract is par. 81
section 3i, township . north. Fargo !
west, and ,pnft OF section 3j, township =
north, rauWc / wost, 500 acres, at tluO per
acre, " ~ acres Of the same land al $40
per acre; this laud 10 one mile beyond the
proposed terminus OF the rowori payment
by city bonds;
seyanth-N NJ. IN the northwest quar-
ter " the northeast quarter, and tot {,
section 10, township / north, range
west, noventy-nyc acres az sl3i.JS l.d per
acre this land Is ono milo west from the
proposed terminus OF tho Huwor, the
sewage could DO lakon on to this ground
Eighth-No. lCrockor imcll {, the
west half OF the northwest quarter "
section n, township north, range wosi,
eighty acrcsi propagation " 10 condomn
,hia land for use aud benefit OF the city.
This ground IL not far from the proposed
terminus OF the sewer; tho sowugo could
be taken on TO this ground.
Amer careful consideration OF the whole
ma,tor we believe tho land mentioned ~
No. o, ~ the south hall Of the southwest
quarter " section II, township ! nur,h,
range west, eighty acres, 10 DO the most
available and best ground on which 70
discharge tho sewage from tho ruuk
line. This IL the ground tho special
sewer committee got an option aud
recommended tho purchase 81 nj tho
time the sewer was located. THIS
ground IL high enough 10 make an
available distributing point on
which the. sewage scould be received
ana from which II could be conducted on
to hundreds of acres OF adjacent lands,
and by discharging the sewage at this
point Il will save tho building ofat lcNst
one.hnlf mile OF tho trunk line, aud
thereby save an expense OF 5000 less
an amount bowen 5000 aud $1,000 ul-
ready expended beyond this point In
construction, which amount VIII more
than pay for tho land.
mN knuftI0fN NNthlAiltuN ANN INlNNAHN
Of this eighty acres, the tito ana survey
10 DO approved by tho city attorney aud
city engineer, provided the land can b0
bought for 500 por aero, this price being
the former option on tho same land. or
ifthe CITY Council thiuk the price named
above TOO much for this tract we recom-
mend the city attorney DO instructed 20
commence condemnation proceedings ut
once ON the saline. We herewith maud
Ill ~ al
submit Tor your consideration COM
munloatiou from the contractors OF the
gravity soWor 10 the city engineer
NJ. II. BEAHusLEY,
A.. "a. KELLY,
H. %. Hons,
q. n. WASrLASB,
Eli A. FOLLANp.
The reading OF the report caused u
warm discussion which lasted for an
hour or more after which L0ofbOuTOw
took the door and said:
al move that the part Of the report
which recommended the condemns.
ton Of the price OF land mentioned 10
tho report be- adopted, aad that the
city attorney be Instructed by this
council 10 at once proceed with con.
domination proceedings 10 condemn,
for sewer purposes, the tract Of lana
recommended by the committee, aud
spoke 90 length upon the motion. He
was { the opiuion that the land la
question was the best adapted for the
purposes, anu saw no use in extending
the seWer beyond the present terminus
until the matter relating TO the land
was settled.
A MINORITY REPORT.
City engineer submitted the follow.
ing;