The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29

method of bringing water into the city
by open bitches where the loss from
evaporation, seepage and theft was
fully so per cent. He announced his
unwillingness of letting the east bench
farmers get another "cinch' on the
city, and wanted the open ditch aban-
doned and its duty done by the con-
duit.
An appropriation Of 1000 was voted
to the irrigation department for clean
ing canals and bitches and preparing
for the spring foods. Almost imme-
diately after this action was taken,
Councilman Robertson offered a reso-
luton directing the Watermaster to re-
port the amount of money expended in
preparing for high water; how the
same has been expended; an estimate
of the cost Of carrying out the present
plans of caring for flood water, and as
to the manner OF expending additional
amounts for that purpose. It was re-
ferred to the committee on irrigation.
A resolution by Buckle was referred
to the irrigation committee, directing
the city engineer to construct a ma
sorry conduit, at a cost of not to. eX-
coed $3.50, to replace the wornout fume
at the southwest corner of the block
bounded by South Temple, First South
and Fifth and Sixth East streets.
The officers of the Brown & Sanford
Ditch company requested the removal
of the measuring weir placed by the
city engineer in Big Cottonwood creek,
because it was feared that high water
would wash out or damage complain
ants headgate. Referred to the COM
mittee on irrigation.
PRISONERS MAY BE WORKED.
The city attorney submitted the fol-
lowing:
Answering your resolution of the
22nd inst, requesting my opinion defin
ing the state law which prohibits the
proper authorities from making the
city prisoners doing some manual labor,
together with such suggestions by
which this council may be enabled to
make prisoners earn at least three
meals day, l have to say that under
paragraph 81 of chapter Of the re-
vised statutes, the council has power
by ordinance to provide for the arrest,
fine or setting to work on the streets
or elsewhere of all Migrants, mendi-
cants and prisoners found in the city
without visible means of support or
some legitimate business.
And also by section 21l Of the revised
statutes the city council has power to
provide by ordinance that every person
committed for violation of the ordi-
nances may be compelled to do such
public work on the streets or elsewhere
as may be desirable.
The matter was referred to the COM
nittee on municipal laws, with direc-
tons to draft the desired ordinance.
Relative to the petition of David F.
Walker to be allowed to construct a.
sidewalk on temporary grade in front
of Is to go West Second South street.
the committee on streets recommended
granting the request until such time as
the connecting walks are rebuilt to eS-
ia q of tn
a motion to recommit the report was
lost, and by the same vote the commit
tees report failed Of adoption. On mo-
ton of Councilman Allen the board of
public works was then instructed to
consider the propriety Of having all
walks on that block brought to perma-
nent grade.
Robert L. Mccall and other property
owners on South Temple street prayed
that the council enforce without delay
its order Of March s, requiring the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company to
lower its tracks to the established street
grade from Fourth West street to the
Jordan river. On the other hand, c.
]. Oberg and other property-owners on
South Temple street protested against
the lowering of the tracks. Both petit
ton and protest were referred to the
street committee with directions to
report within a week
Chairman James Sharp Of the board
Of regents Of the University of Utah
submitted a communication stating it
to be the sentiment of the regents that
the state board of land commissioners,
in dealing with the old university site,
should have in mind that the property
should be retained for educational or
some other desirable public purpose.
City Engineer Kelsey requested au-
thority to approve the plat of Canyon
Road subdivision. which had been ex-
amined and found correct. The request
was granted.