The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
BEFORE LEAD GOES UP.

io1AI OINiL --ESSA1 AIOt+so J1
The superintendent of watserworks
recommended the purchase of eight
tons of pig lead as part of a carload
s4adpnent before the price of the base
merat increases, it being represented
that the lead would Soon be needed
The purchase was ordered made.
The same officer recommended the or
deTing CT car and half or six-inch,
and a half car Of 4-inch cas- iron water
pipe, and bids for furnishing same
were ordered solicited.
THE JORDAN RIVER POWER
PLANT.
The committee on Jordan canal and
irrigation, reporting ON the petition of
Allan G. hanson. for the privilege of
d4VLTting the water flowing through the
city'.5 canal for the purpose of general
ing an elact1.c power current in Jordan
narroWS, recommended <q1ajt the prayer
of the petitioner be not granted. in ac-
cordance with the city attorneys
optllCn in una matter. Accompanying
the report was the city attorneys
opinion, which, in effeot. was that the
rights which the city owns in the wat
ers of Utah lake and Jordan river and
the dams and other improvements
Herewith connected at the point
where petitio1J-l- claims to ilaye made
the appropriation and location of his
power rights. are such that the munich
paGty is prohibited by section 6. Of
article II of the state constitution from
granting the request of the petitioner.
Besides. there are other objections,
leead and otherwise, which should be
considered. Under the law Of 1897, rela-
tive tc secondary rights, such a right
would be of little avail to petitioner,
unless the ot'.y and the other canal
companies scid certain privileges to
him, a course which would render it
impract:cable for petitioner to obtain
a fcS.hold at the desired place, the city
having no legal right TO sell.
Waternaster Wilclen called a6ten-
ton to the fact of various persons To-
eating water rights for power plant
purposes aIung streams owned or con-
tr5!led by the city, and advised against
any preoipttalte favorable action ON the
petition cf Allan G. Lanson anu 9TH
ers for a diversion of the canal in Jor-
dan naTToWs, for the reason THAT the
preservation of the city's rights were
of paramount Importance. especially
during dry seasons
The report of the committee ON the
La1nson petition was adopted, and the
watermaster's protest was filed.
GETTING READY I) Hell EkfSIS I'll
A resolution offered by Council Diehl
was adopted 1t was to the effect chat
the city auditor be directed to report
at the next meeting the total amount
of receipts and disbursements of the
city government during the years 1884
and 1895, itemizlng therein IS near as
possible the amount paid for interests,
for salaries, for the maintenance OF
each department and all other items
fer which money was expended. also
the receipts. and as above mentioned.
itemized disbursements of the present
city government Up TO date.
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
On recommendation of the commit
tee. several short extensions of water
mains were ordered upon petitioners
paying the costs, and 5S8 items on the
appropriation list down to number 422.
paying expense bills reported on up to
Aug 10, were passed. sG
JUS. before adjournment Councilman
Dale inquired if any communication
had been received from Fire and Po-
lice Commissioner Grant, and the re-
ccrder replied in the Negative. but his
reuly called forth not a word of ex-
plantation from anyone in the august
asseT1rbtage.