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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16

year., and there are extsnslve tracts Of
lsnd that might DO brought under J.
tlvation II the water system was IN.
creased. For years pact this thems h ss
come before the people In different
Light; last year there wastai u law.
suits 10 deiefmine ghts TO the water,
which would have cost, TO begiu, nj
least i've hundred dollars, and before
they ended, tea times that; aud then
there w-uld have teen engendefoj n
bitterness OF feeling between the
iiugsnts and the different loc,litirs
that time AMI mans would no
heal. Lovers OF peace recommended
other niethois, ami sugee.ta that the
cheapest way out " the 4 niculty was
TO construct reservoirs. a number OF
excellent sites exist In the region. For
years the necessity OF securing tucb
sites has beeu agiiated, anu commit
tees nave been sent to hunt them up.
such committee, cousistiag Of j. w.
sylvester, n. NJ. Peterson aud w. q.
BskoT, examined the north end o
Ntatysvsie valley, Just where the can
yon narrows up, RDd secured the prop
efty where II was 10 DO locni-
cd. They held this claim for years,
waiting for the people 20 take hold Of
the eniefprlse, bat failed 10 get coop.
GRAFTON until lest season, when tn,
MArysvsie Reservoir compans wac
incorporated, aud they took hold OF the
work aud have now completed one
Jam aud have near completion
tue second one. The lower dam Il
about Fix miles north west and uOwn
the canyon from Marysvale, mi will
nolI the water back tor three m les ~
IN canyon, covering ABOUT 5UO acre.
Of land At ut average depth VI fifteen
feet. The Jam l. nut Ia a cut though
cement formation 90 feet vide, IL feet
iotp and 900 feet long. The iouuda.
ZION Is down 10 cold formation, on
which Ia built = cfsnite wall 10 feet
thick anu 8 feet TO the top Of the bulk
hesd, anl backed VITA clay puddle;
tue apron ~ made ofcut rock sui hlloa
with cement anu tue ends with al.
other wal the zane No tue font, 90 ar
ranged tina; Il cannot be washed uu'.
fhe helgnth OF the dam Ia 20 feet, an
ach siue o. the Jutletis buiit ~ uisUilI
masonry 20 feet hlgh. 10 turt tuic,
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aud IL 40 feet long. Thlsis oil backed
with clsy pudding. The wings ore ~
feet long and 10 feet thick anu are pro-
tscted well by ripp.rspp work put 10
with very large stone, both 10 front
and rear Of the dam. The headgate
IL built OF 1894 iucn red pide timber
well brsced. There arc eight fivc.foot
outlets. The faces OF the dam proper
IL fipp.fapped from bottom TO top with
fnca, there N used In this dam alb Ut
500 perch Of rock. The full length
VI the dam 10 400 ieet, 100 feet wi de
At bottom and 20 ieet on tor.
The upper Jam IL being put In u soliJ
masonry; TIA mll length 4. 100 Get
With OVERT Nv 80 iset ut tue bottom, 60
fccfat the TOP, width 81 feet, length OF
the dam 20 feet, the widtn OF the dam
At bottom 30 feet, 20 feet at tor. The
rock used IL grey quartz. Ths outlet
10 through solid rock AMI IL $50 f.et
long, 10 set wide ami 4 feet high. The
xateo arc set la solid masonTy.
On No iron frame, and steel gHt,B sre
10 be used. rnete VIII be four open
ings Il. o Ia. by at. O In. There IL
eighty feet Of water slope la front OF
tue dam proper made ~ OF quartz
shale. This dsm Will hold the water
over some 900 acres OF land Mt an
average depth VI 10 feet, aud It II est.
mstsi that II viii irfiga,e nifty to
seventy. five thousand acres Of land.
Toe work on this reservoir System
viii be completed iu abou. two week.,
aud is a oommondabie enterprise;
but In our opinion Sevior county
should own II and the water should
neions u the land and the land 10 the
water, aud " tue different canal sys.
tems OF tbs county were combined
Ia one mpany and stocked 20 as to
take In this system. the question
~ irrigation water would be solved Tor
tlls region.
Every effort 10 secure water 10 com.
mo liable, and should DO encouraged;
q. where u 10 possible the people WIN
Own the land should own the rssrr.
voifs on which the water IL TO he usoI.
II. q. LAMBERT.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
The Courcl, SuslaIns Tho Mayors
Catch Basin Veto,
ranRELps cLAIMAeAIS DISCUSSED
Il Is Referred to a Committee OF Three
Petition Asking That Guards be
Placed at Railroad Crossings

The City Council convened In regu'
lar session last night with President
Mccormick In the chair. After the
usual preliminaries. busine" was sro-
cesdod with as iollowG
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
WIN. Bplor ct al asked that tue Wet
Side Rapid Transl, company be pro-
hlblted from runaing cars on south
Fir.t West, unless provided with con-
duclor and motorman. Committee on
streets.
T.. y. Ayers pellilonod for relief
from tax eale Of 1899. Referred 10 city
attorney.
Stephen Tyne, manager OF the
Board OF Labor. asked for Tree
inerchantS license. The petition
set forth that since the establishment
OF the Tree employment bureau one
year ago, 700 people loi 10th sexss
have secured emplt yment through is
agency, for which service not one cent
had been charged. Granted ON motion
u Cohu, and free license for one yeat
ordered issued.
Oscar Groshell asked for an extern
sion Of wster mains from the terminus
on Eighth West east ito LUX stree {,
thence south 10 the sJulh corner OF lot
IS, block l, Muscatine Place addition,
q distance Of $40 feet. Committee on
watefwOfks.
John 9spbolt presented n bill for $50
for services IN member OF Psrley'-
canyon water commission for lbVo'
COMMITTEES ON irrigation.
Gertrude Y. Hampton asked that
water service bo laid Into her premises
al i48 south, Second West, without ex-
pensu to her, on sceouht OF The
destruction OF = we'll W the diggibg
Of the gravity sewer treach. Comuiil-
toe on wntsfwOtkA.
NJ. Phillips asked for q Tree pass 10
Minneapolis or n iroe license 10 poJdie
msrohandise. Committee on license.
y. Mc0tegof and seventy-five other,
rsked that Eighth West De grayeiled
between North Tempe anu Fourth
North. Committee on streets.
A. ID. Mofiatt asked permission to
connsc, his premises with sewer run.
ming east on Fourth South. Granted,
ON Recommendation OF committee on
tsvers.
NJ. II. Walker, 1t nj asked that via.
duets be constructed on sec,nd South
and North Temple streets 10 remove
all danger from railroad crossingp.
Clawson m we'd that the petition be
referred 10 the COMMITTEE. on streets
and city st,orney with request 10 draw
up an ordinance providing for guarjs
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the eaton basins ba discontinued. rhls
was voted down, when the Mayors
veto was read, aftsr which COhn took
the door anu stated that although
hs was satefied the vttl would be- sus.
tained, that was no reason why some
thing should not be said against u.
"rhsse catch basins," said he, fare .
menace 10 the public health and al
ways will be 20 long A. they remain
where they are. IL they arc not or.
Jersd removed, thy will be ultimately
removed, because the public Will DE-
mand &C."
Corum was In accord with part Of
the Mayors veto, but wanted II an lef-
stood that the statement OF the Mayors
regarding the txtfavagaut uisDUte,-
ments VI moneys dii not meet with
his favor.
Young felt In favor OF the veto and
said he woIld so vote, rs the condition
Of the treasury dd not warrant such a
move al tbs present time.
Clawson was In accord with the
Mayors spirit OF economy ~ the dis.
bursomenis Of public moneys, but could
not tee where the economy cameliD,in
expending $500 mjnIhly % cean
basins which cuuld be done entirely
away WITH Tor $1,000.
After more talk pro and con vote
was taken aud the Mayors veto was
approved.
FARRELLis CLAIM.
The subcommittee, consisting o.
Cou ncllmau I,yun anu Sol ctman
Roburts, 10 whom was referred toe
claim OF }. W. Farrell * Co. for erta
wiriug done In tho joint buildrr,
recommended that the sum OF 81 40
be paid 10 Mt. Farrell In full OF tue
claim for extra wiring done, hall by
the city and half by tho county. Thc
regular wiring Of the building was e.
cost g., $50, while tue bill Tor "extfa"
wiring was placed by the sfbitfht0fs At
81. 800. The rerort also provided Tor
lhs payment OF sos, tho city's por,ion
Of the arbittator's lees.
O'Msara hought Mr.. Farrell should
be paid, NJ he hal performed the WORK
In accordance with the contract, not.
withdrawing the fact tina, the rxfas
In cost moro thsn the regular work.
Clawson thought ths action Of
board OF srbitrstors In seuIiug In
majority aud minority reports, Wa, no
arbitration at all, claimiUg that IN
order effect an arbit. ation III SHOULD
hgfte N their report.
Ga motion OF Clswson, Judge Me-
Kay took the floor. No spoke Of how
tns nrbilratofs were Appiiuted and
stated that Farrell mad bill u $4,000
iu ".xifas," which hsd been presented
last February. About four months
ago u subcommittee was appointed
AMI they instructed tho board VI arbi.
traitors 10 arbitfate only a certain pr.
ton " the extra wiring, leaving out
all the extra plumbing. steam ntting,
tic. Farrell anu company were will.
ing TO take 81 AS On account, but
would no K We n receipt w iuiliIr the
extra wifing,.as ths atbiireiors had
sail they were entitled TO 81. 300 for
that work.
After lengthy discussion n motion by
Newell TO ~ OF the matter 10 q Especial
committee OF three was adopted. The
committee a. sppoluted by Chairman
McC1rniok Is Newell, Mcmillan AMI
Morris.
Bill No. 100 for an ordinance crest.
Ing an additional estray pounu In Salt
Lake Guy was read anu placed on Its
nual passage.
appropriations In the sum OF 500.
go ~ wers allowed, snd tho Council
all iurned.
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Wa snSs . Ss,.iaias october isl sS.s
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irf,ead Of viaducts as they would be
lesl expensive. 90 referred.


CITY OFFICERS REPORTS.
The city attorney presented COM
munication addressed to him from j.
W. Sullivan, asking that al ordinance
be drawn up making II felony toi
any locomotive engineer to open oylin-
der cocks and blow Oh siesm nj any
street crossing, asa great many acct
sents were oHustd by 20 doing. he'
lsfred 10 street committee aud altJf-
ney.
The board Of public works submitted
the bids received for constructing nusn
tanks for the gravity outlet sewer.
There were two bids received, one
from J. w. sullivan snd the other
from Frank HafrieAu, they being fof
81 ,79s 80 and sl,sl5 respectively, anu
the board asked tunt ihelt seton ia
msking n contract With j. w. bulllvani
the lowest bidder, he approved. TheJ
also asked that their aclion In awarding
a contract u Mf. SULLIVAN Tor the con-
tiruction " n pipe sewer on F.utth
North between First AMI second Wee,
slrtet,, Tor the sum Of sl,2Bl.74 DO APP
proved. Both were accepted.
The board of puUliu works submitted
the following resolution passed by
item and asked Tot the oiiy's action;
hoiolNed' lhN .no po''u VI pun,
twenty-five thou.and dollars DO paid o
Hlulshan, Gnfnih, Morris, iiobs0n and
wilkor,on, out Of tho $4,000 retained by
the city under tho terms ui mo contract
for CONSTRUCTING inc gravity Vuue, hewor'
anu INA .n'r IeS 20 s, w iv n.
w N W ~ Ss nvs'' "'' '"'
"A''' wi '''O''
Ga m0tioD OF Lynn tue amount was
appropriated.
The superintendent OF watefworkr
submit OF Atslement Of vouchers anu
pay rolls audited, showing distribution
OF rame, fDr month snding September
81. 1875. Tue total OF statement was
si,SB532.
.a,o sprc,., vsrt,Sos
M. ..,t,,. an r..n,. ,,,,m-
mended that ths following be passed;
"a. n. a o,t,,,od he IA. civ
conncil Of ssit I.aE. INV, ierrltory u
an, ma. section OF an oIu,nsn.o emu nv,
OF said section, In line, is aud 10 OF page
S0j 81 tho Revised Ordinance. Of lsp2,
tho oliowlng wotdsi - nd !llohAl Tor
oaeh special meeiins'' heau hiH' uhio
ana laid over TOT oho "eeN'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16

LOGAN
BRIGHAM CITY
OGDEN
AMERICAN FORK {
PAYSON and PROV
NEPHl .
MT. PLEASANT
MANTl
EUREKA
PARK CITY
BINGHAM
KAYSVlLLE
SALT LAKE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16
AUDITOR gAYBOULD's REPORT.
R,celp's and Disbursements Of This CITY
for the Month Of September.

Below lie the report Of the receipts
and disbursements Uf the city. during
tho month Of september, as presented
TO the City Council by Auditor Ray.
bould last evenin,;
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John Peterson, OF Paioutvillp, La
Uttered with dysoB,ery for elshl,,
yesre ard tried three Of tho best n,
tors IN New OrlcAns; also hal' iops
or more patent medicines. Vtry Ind,
relief followed, until he began u,r,
Chanberlait's Collie, Cholera Al
Disrrhoes, Remedy three do.ss d
which effected Permanent cure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16

j. W. Whitehead Jr.. agent for ii,
celebrated Diamond Coal, oiilce 10
West, End south Street, first doc,
west OF Walker Bros bank. New
yards 1872 South, 3rd West Street.
rcicpho one No. COS.
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DrNysa AsD nIiUnN ONLY $40
nIo oaaSDE WESTERN RAILWAY.

For both trains OF October 18th vi,
Rio Gsanje Western nv. tickets viii
be- sold to Denver and return at ID,
extremely low rate OF $50. Train,
lesve at $500 am. aud 7:4O .. m. TiCi.
cts good until Ociob,r slst
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-16

Ask your grocer ior Mlcondn,
a Coz. NJ. NJ. Tea.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Measuring Starlight.

An English astronomer named Min
chin has invented an instrument
which accurately measures the guam.
tity Of light given out by star.
Stars are designated "a being OF the
first down to the twentieth magni-
tude, according 10 the intensity Of
the light given out. The magnitude
OF star has hitherto been judged by
the eye, and anything like exactitude
could no. be obtained. BY the new
invention the rough designation OF
magnitude is represented by num-
bers which give the exact ratio OF
one star to another in light-giving
powers. The star Arcturus, for ex-
ample, is estimated by the new pro.
cess 70 give 753 times the light Of
Regulus.
This Instrument will be Of great
use not only in astronomy, but In
meteoro!osy also. The amount oil
light which reaches the earth from
the stars varies according to the
state OF the atmosphere, aud the in.
ventor claims that forecasts of
weather eau be obtained in this way
which will be far more accurate than
those obtained at present.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Short Work With Patients.

To diagnose patients OF the rate Of
two and a half q minute seems pretty
quick work. According TO German
contemporary this is about the aver
age performance of Pastor kneipp, OF
cold water fame, at Woerrishofen.
When receiving patients on busy
day the pastor sits at long table in
n large plainly furnished room, smok.
ing hugh cigar. lie dictates his
prescriptions to an assistant in o
solemn tone, as IL he were presiding
at religious ceremonial. Men,
women and children Of every station
In life file past him. In an hour and
quarter he gets through $50 with
out difficulty. There is no examina.
tion. and few questions are asked.
Indeed, there Is little necessity, for
cold water baths and bandages and
walks on wet grass with bare feet ex-
hnust the worthy pastors pharmaco-
paela There is one exception--an
ointment composed of honey and
medical herbs for those who suffer
from diseases of the eye But then
the ointment Is a sovereign one for
everything, aud so Pastor Kneipp
manages TO break the record as an
ocul!st as we'll.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Amusing Ncighbors.

In writing of the ncighborhood where
his boyhood was passed, Mr.. w. II. lie
Fanu. In Seventy Years of Irish Life"
gives several amusing incidents Of the
people. one of these neighbors was a
man of but little education. but Il stir.
ring magistrate during disturbances
which had occurred some time prcvl.
ously.
Many stories We're told of him. II
was said of him that in forwarding his
reports on the state of the country to
the authorities In Dublin Castle. he
always began his letter. MY Dear
Government" In one of these reports
he said. "You may rely on 1t. I shall
cndcavor to put down all nocturnal
meetings. whether by day or by night"
Another nelghbor of ours was the
Rev. George Nader, rector of Bally.
hood. an old bachelor. who lived with
a maiden sister. an elderly lady, sol.
cmn and stately. whom he held IN great
awe. She was very fond of flowers.
When arranging some one morning In
the drawing room. she found a curious
Dl'SSOu WI Suc utNcT Sccu Uc-
fore. Just as she discovered 1t her gar
dencr passed the window, which was
open. "Come In, James," she called to
him: ~ want to show you one of the
most curious things you ever saw"
James accordingly came In. Miss Mad.
der sat down. not perceiving that the
bottom of the chair had been lifted out.
Down she went through the frame.
nearly sitting on the floor. James went
into fits of laughter. and said: "Well,
ma'am, sure enough. 1t Is one OF the
most curious things I ever seen In my
life"
stop. James," said she, conduct
yourself and lift me out" "Oh. be-
corra, ma'am, can't STOP" said he.
tits so curious; 1t bates all ever seen."
II was some time before she could
make him understand that her per-
Torrance was not what he had been
called In to see: and when he had help.
ed her up he was dismissed with a
strong rebuke for his levity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Great 0rsaa Eaters.

Bread is one article OF food that
10 cheaper in England and Scotland
than in this country, said Mr.. John
Stephenson, OF Glasgow, Scotland.
Mr.. Stephenson and brother con.
duct bakery establishments In Glas.
gov and London, the largest, per.
hsps, in the world, certainly the
largest in Europe.
"Ihe people on our side, he con.
tinued, eat more bread than do the
citizens OF America, and not SO much
meat or vegetables, which are dearest
in Great Britain than in this coun-
try. We make two-pound loaves Of
square form, the weight OF which
must be stamped on each loaf, and
the law against lightweight bread Is
very rigid. Every week We consume
$500 barrels Of -four, the biggest
part Of which comes from the United
States. OF late we have been getting
a good deal OF Argentine wheat, and
a little from Australia. About the
best wheat in the world is grown in
Hungary but OF that there is no
great quantity imported into Eng
land
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Two sides TO the Question.

Two brothers kept saloon In a Mis-.
souri, town. One of them went to Chi.
cago to lay In a stock of liquor. When
he left home revival was In full blast
In the town, ana he hardly reached
the end of his journey when he received
the following telegram: "Bill--Buy no
liquor. VIII join the church tO-mor.
row night: business Is taking us ia
hell-Jim." That night Bill went to
hear Robert q. Ingersoll lecture. As
soon rs he got back to his hotel he sen,
Off n message as follows: "Jim-IIold
off till | come: have 1t from n promi
nent citizen of Illinois that hell is closed
Uphill
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
n Wonderful Automaton.

In the year l770 the most wonder
ia! automaton that has ever been
constructed was exhibited at Exeter
Exchange, London. This automatic
wonder represented countrygentle.
man house, and was OF such intri-
cate and elaborate construction that
no one disputed the claim OF the ex.
hlbitor when he declared that he had
worked q years in perfecting 1t. 1t
~howed the regulation English coun'
~ house, with parks, gardens, cas-
cades, temples, bridges, etc, besides
over 100 appropriately clad human
figures n the gardens, on the bridges
chopping wood and at various build
ing operations. In the park were
seyera! deer moving naturally about,
and four horses and a coach follow
ing the meandering road. Besides
the above the figures OF boys were
seen fishing from the bridges, while
a boatload OF ladies and gentlemen
regularly rowed across an enlarge
ment In the brook, much to the con
,'ernation OF the natural looking fig
ares Of geese and ducks which were
padding about in the water. The
whole OF these animate and mani
mate figures were inclosed In space
OF only Al feet square.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Soda and Charcoal.

A writer in The Household Com.
panion speaks up for these two
"common things us follows:
A box OF washing soda in the kitch.
en- and another in the bathroom
closet are great aids III clearly house.
keeping. Greasy spots aud pans, or
those to which something has burned
or fastened itself so firmly that scrap.
Ing is q disagreeabe necessity, are
easily sleansed ifa small lump OF
soda IS put in the pan and covered
with cold water. Set the utensil
over the fire until after dinner, and
you will find that all the grease or
crust 5 loosened. Granite wear and
tin last much longer when cleansed
in this way, which is preferable to
the pot cleaner that is a network of
iron or steel rings. The soda Is also
excellent to cleanse and Written un.
vanished and implanted floors, ia.
bles and other surfaces. and quite
indispensable in flushing the waste
pipe n the bathroom and kitche n
sinks once or twice week. In this
ease the soda should be dissolved il,
boiling hot water and used at once.
Charcoal is another simple and in
expensive purifying agent that Is
most useful in keeping a house free
from smells of various kinds. A
few cood.sized pieces in refrigerator
occasionally purities and preserves
1t. II you have that abomination
an enclosed dark place under the
sink for pots, etc, put some char
coal there, as well as in the cupboard
where you keep cooked food.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23

In a Wisconsin village recently a
funeral procession was very largely
made up OF men and women on BIZ
,cylss, the deceased having been 0
sne mber Of bicycle clSs
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-24

would not have dried perceptibly be-
fore another storm, but piled so that
the air and sun and trifie of wind
could get at it. it looked quite dry in
four hours, and after eight hours | be-
heve has dried more than it would have
done in two weeks in close pile. The
night freezes will also get in their
work, and month from the time of
piling the wood will be about as we'll
dried as if, ranked up, it laid until next
May. Every woman who ever put out
a wash in winter, knows how clothes
will freeze dry, even when there is no
sun, and the action of frost is the same
in the case of wood, the drying being
most rapid IN the case of finely split
wood. Piled as illustrated, all the dry
ing forces of nature except extreme
heat'haye full sway, and tits possible to
have tolerably dry wood in March even
if not split until the leisure of Deem
ber.-L. B. Pierce, in Ohio Farmer.