Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-13
AFTER FOUR MONTHS.
The Copper Plant Bonds Dispute
Ready 10 Bob Up Again.
RESURRECTION Due TONIGHT.
The DIGESTION Temporarily Forgotten BY
Long suffering rubic-Nhat
VIII the Next Step III

For longtime past nothing hasbten
heard by iho public o1mlug iIom mum.
icipal circles regarding the proposed
exchange Of land Tor tue copper plaut
bonds. Many p,uous have been
actually cJugniulauug thomleiveB
that the question hal been settled once
Tor all. but such b. no; lle chseand 70
history Ia this MS Ia ether respects 70.
prais ihuIf ,h,n there Will be many
more iqu,h.ics iu the cry Council
over tlu matter tor tcalors Of the
daily prcis to pcudcr oven Tor tonight
the paicrs In the case Will be- brought
w by Recorder Bsokman Tor the con.
alteration Of the city so.ons.
George A. Lowe, J. 3. Cameron, G.
T.. L.olUouf0w aud l.. G.. karflck, a
msI lgity Of tho Copper Plant bonus
trustees appointed by tho Cuy Council
under rloluti0u % tue council on
February IAN, 1898, Tor tue purpose VI
iulchBsiug Iual estate tor the city, re.
ported that FRANK b. kimuall had
offered 10 sell hil u block 10, plat &, u
Sol. L4ku Guy survey, containing ten
acre., i0r $1,000, hriI ~ them la
bonus Tor tue city sul recommended
that tuc uichasu be made Tor and In
confederation % such boLds, and that
thcy be given authority 10 cJnsummatu
the deal.
For months the matter chung nrop
In the council, ami was often hea,eiiy
anu ocfim niUusy discussed, but with
out any .eci1UI move briug taken. On
juno .bth " tue present yuar tho
cUuuc / named from their own body,
Mvssfs. Newell, O'Ateara, Bachu,
JlavHOn anu NJ ri. g investigate aud
report on tuu laud offered by Mr. KIM
bsl.
Ga July ard, the committee reported
huyiLg made thu examination, stating
49, they hud consulted tuUu men no
j. Is, Guiespie, ". L.. Hubbard, r. a,
WlcsuiaAsu, T.. ". Watson nu4 H.. n.
DDluuin, all Ut whom were OF tho
Iliui0 ,uat the inuu WAS well worm
tuu money, anu that 10 would casiy
have brought $40, 900 darling tue "Do,m
Ibys." incidentally tue COMMITTEES
suggrattd tuat tbs city could maEu uuv
OF tue land tor park purpose. pnoy
alno recommended tnu adoption o@-lRo
Glowing re'oluuou; -
Resolved, That tho report Of tho trps-
ioua appointed by u resolution approved
10y tuu Ciiy Council OF Stlt Lake cav
February litb, ISIS, u hereby accepted
ana hey arc hcrubi authorized io deliver
tho twonty-iyo Que thousand dollar
bonds with coupons detached 20 July lat,
1871, ON tho receipt OF a watrautoo decd
70 the city Tor block 10, plat &, Salt Lake
city survey.
The resolution aud report were
signed by Newell, O'Mtara, Morris
nnd Bache. Clawsun uissenled In u
minority repstt ~ ioiiowG
"AiteT careful examination OF tho
laud Hnu a comparison Of other blOcaa
adjacent thereto, am OF the opinion
thst $4,000 wound be "A fair cash valu-
alton"
Tue reading OF these reports preoipi.
taiel very hot debate which was cuu.
unued at length aud when was teTm.
uatei only on heiug lard on the table
lot . months. Daring that period the
question has bsvu practically undis-
tutbed anu tho papers have quietly
LAIN In a pigeon hole ia the recorders
desk until today when they were taken
Out Tor use ut tuuight'u meeting.
THIS particular block OF land IL stu.
ated about block anu nall east uf
the Jordan river and II bounded by
5izlh and Seventh South uud Seventh
ana Eighth West streets.