The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-21

to Immediately turn the city's share of /
Jordan water into its canal; to take
approximate measurements of the
rivers flow at the point of diversion,
and that the city attorney be directed
TO secure a restraining order in the
courts if the power company attempts
to interfere
The motion was finally adopted by
unanimous vote.
A resolution was offered by Robert
son, calling upon the committees on
irrigation and waterworks to report at
the next council meeting on the city
engineers recommendations, and also
that of the state engineer, under date
of Sept. q, for constructing measuring
weirs in all streams in which the city
has an interest. and to keep an accu-
rate record. as the law requires, of the
flow of such streams, and to make an
accurate division of waters. The reSo-
luton was adopted by unanimous vote.
Another resolution by Robertson di-
rected the city engineer to conmunl-
cate with the officers of the canal COM
panies Jointly interested with the city,
to ascertain if they will bear their
share of the expense of putting in per-
manent weirs in Jordan river for MAX
ing an accurate division of the water
The resolution was adopted over the
negative votes of Margetts, Howe,
Fernstrom and Barnes, who wanted
the watermaster substituted for the
engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS
The city attorney reported the draft
of a lease with Mary Wallin, as petit
toned for last summer, on sixty acres
OF city land in the northwest quarter
Of section 80, back of Ensign peak, on
which to prospect and mine for pre-
cious metals for a term of five years,
on payment of 20 per cent of the net
proceeds as royalty. The lease was
approved over the negative votes of
Callister, Howe, Margetts and Romney.
superintendent Game reported that
in pursuance of instructions, 1898 feet
OF water mains, service and fire hy-
drant pipe had been successfully low
cred below the frost line in the north
ern and eastern portions of the city.
The total cost was 50, 249. 80, or $199. 80
in excess of the original estimate.
The supplemental contract with A. L.
Hobson, as entered into by him and
the board Of public works, specifically
guaranteeing the satisfactory wear for
two years longer of the asphalt pave
ment on First South street from West
Temple to First West on the retention
Of $1,000 out of the 81, 200 on deposit,
was referred to the street committee.
The committee on municipal laws
recommended that the typewriter in
the city attorneys office, and claimed
by the board of public works, be al
lowed to remain in the formers pos
session. 1t was explained that the
boards machine was taken to the city
attorneys Office prior to this admins
tration by a certain clerk and the lat
ter's typewriter taken away.
The old claim of Mary ]. R. r.
Hampton for reimbursement in the
sum of S24. so for repairs made to the
prison boarding house, was recommend
ed for disallowance by Robertson,
Diehl and Margetts of the prison COM
mittee, because the expenditure was
unauthorized, while Romney and
Weller, the minority, recommended
payment of the claim. The minority
report prevailed by a vote of to 5.
On recommendation of the sewage
committee, Caleb Lul1er was granted a
years extension of his lease from
March l, $780, on the sewer farm, at
$3.50 per year.
The committee on fire and police was
authorized to solicit bids for steam
heating plant for the police and fire
! departments and for the city jail.
The license committee reported adj
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for the privilege of operating slot ma
chimes for trade purposes only, the
reason for the refusal being that the
| licensing Of such machines would be
! in violation Of law.
Over the adverse recommendation of
/ the committee on public grounds, Fern
strom's resolution offered last August
directing the street supervisor to des-
! ignate a. portion of the city gravel beds
where persons may obtain, free of cost,
gravel for private purposes, was
adopted.
On recommendation of the committee
on public grounds, John Langenback-
/ er's offer to pay $500 for two and half
! by seven and a half rods in block 50,
/ plat A, near the corner of Fifth West
/ and South Temple streets, was ac-
/ eepted.
Another and irregular tract of land
at the intersection of Second West
/ street and the county road, five by ten
rods, approximately, in lot ., block $50,
! plat A, was ordered sold to n. T. Wi
! gren, the highest bidder, for $3.50. The
proposition to sell was opposed by
! Buckle, Callister. Diehl, Norris and
Romney, who believed higher prices for
real estate would soon prevail.
The proposition to levy a license tax
on all telephone instruments in use in
| the city, the tax to be paid by the COM
pany without increasing the rental
rates now charged subscribers, was up
for consideration again. Allen with
1 drew his signature to the recommends
ton favoring a rate of 80 cents a year
and Joined the side that stood for a dol
lar tax. A long discussion of the two
sides of the question ensued and much
old straw was threshed. Finally. a
motion to substitute the dollar rate for
80 cents was lost by tie. Allen, Cal
lister Fernstrom. Margetts, Siddoway
Weller and Barnes voted for Callister's
motion and Buckle, Diehl, Howe. Nor
ris, Robertson. Romney and Wallace
announced their negative votes. Fur
Their consideration of the matter was
then deferred for week, and the coun-
ell adjourned.