Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-18
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In the matter OF the communication
of tho city engineer OF the llth INST, "
which he reported the cost to dhte nnu
the estimated cost of completing the
worl, ~ making surveys, inNesuka-
tons. etc. for procuring an adelunte
supply Of water for the CITY, "hi.n
communication was referred 70 Nv W., ~
Instructions TO notify the cngineer ="
etop said work at once. we have car
Nod out said Instructions and have no.
tined the engineer IN accordance ihetc-
with.
Your committee finds upon invesu-
cation, that the city engineer IN ln'
prosecution NJ his surveys anu lnN'.,l-
rntlons has been guided entirely pN INC
lnrtrtlriIons given him BY your honor
able body. through the adoption OF INC
feuort Of the special committee on
water supply. which reads ~ Follows
"Vith regard to the proposed cN-
change NJ water from NH crock ana
nlg Cottonwood Crock f0r wafer from
tho Salt Lake and Jordan canal, as also
tho PROPOSAL 81 Mr. !. NJ. Thomas 20
sell 10 the city reservoir ate 81 the
mouth ~ Little Cottonwood canyon
together with other property We rec
onmend that the city engineer he nu-
tborized 10 make the necessary SUR
veys and estimates to determine the
Feasibility and pfactirnhlilty ~ the pro-
uoasd sources of supply, and that he
also be Instructed Ia thoroughly inN'.-
tifate the rights ~ the parties INTEREST
ed In the waters ~ the streams from
Mni Greek and big 'otionWo2s' a'so
what power rights. " any, would nav.
To- be- purchased before the city could
obtnin n legal fiEht and title TO the
amount ~ water proposed 10 y" *
changed"
A. these Instructions covered q broad
FIELD ~ inyoaiigation aud therc was no
limit fixed ~ the amount ~ means 70
be- rNpeudad. the city engineer pfurrel-
81 10 do the work thoroughly, ~ ~ hia
Judgment II should be done. 30 - 10
furnish the Council the most frNhplc
data unarihle. upon which 20 base any
artior NJ fnight take IN the matter
Your committee Il NJ the opinion that
M ,he elty needs. aud IN the neat IA.
ture must have. an additional supply or
water aud more perfect distribution
through the city watefwnrks system
the work witch tho engineer has UNDER
taken Will have to be- done sooner or
later. aud while W. have carried out
YOUR Instructions and ordered him 10
etnu work. We Hnil think that he
should be- permitted 10 nnirh what he
hpa harun N stopped nov, much OF
that already done may b. Lost. We
learn that about $500 have been eNHend.
od since the beginning ~ this year, ana
II viii require some q 600 more Ia COM
plete The work while the expenditure
il probably greater than WIS anticlpai.
cd, II appears to have been essential
and necessary 10 the object the Council
had In view.
wo therefore respectfully recommend
that YOU reconsider your action w or.
definr the work to be stopped ana per-
init II % 40 ON 10 completion ~ out
I.sH he aAMIHf4F n 4 fHmN NOT
10 exceed 1900
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN ALLEN.
EOHEWT PATRICK.
JOHN siDDowAf.
Councilman Dlchi. the other member
Of the committee. would have signed
the report but he was not present whom
II was drawn M and was absent from
last nights meeting,
WILL GET a TYPEWRITER
A majority and mlnnrl,, report was
received nom the committee on enroll.
mcnt. with respect 10 the regulation ~
Recorder iiackmnn for an Elliott ana
Hatch book typewriter Tor use IN hts
ONE. The majority report signed by
Wallace and fernrtruri. recommended
the request be- Eranted. The minority
report, signed by Buckle, recommended
NfNAN WV iMNfNNNN w wv HNN'NNANfA ANN
the following renNpnAi
THAT there " now w the oiiice ~ the
recorder typewriter comparatively
new. aud one " the best styles, that
cost the city 500: and while some 81
the departments 81 the city are curlnii.
Ink expenses BY laying on the working
men, feel that this purchase, N made
VIII be at their expense, and In my
Judgment they nre entitled 10 our first
consideration. For these and other
reasons I am unaltefnbly opposed to
making thlr purchase under existing
conditions"
Fcrnntrom was nrat recognized by
the chair. lie proceeded 10 eXtol the
city recorders ofiice. when h. was In
trrruptcd by Itomncy. who cnaulrcdi
Have not the records been kept good
enough hefurufH
Iiuohlc-Yes, and nln't they kep, a.
good ~ any,
Fernr,rom-I don't want to answer
those questions
nucklc--A Rood reason. guess. You
can't,
Frfnstrom. continuing, said Recorder
linckinnn took q pride In making his
department "up TO date" The record
rr'r office had Issued between I 900 ana
! 800 moro licenses this year than last
His clerk Was required 10 do typeWfit.
Ing IN The recorders office ana also had
o. take the minutes and keep the rec
Orda ~ the board Of public works. With
the pfercnt System NJ keeping the clty'n
records there WINS u danger Of losing n
leaf ~ getting the leaves mixed. The
new typewriter would obvlnte this. IL
would pay the city to use care In pre-
pairing ltr records.
llomncy thought II strange that those
who claimed 10 favor economy should
advocnt. additional expenditures lie
did not believe. under existing girgum-
stances, the city should Try and save
labor The city recorders ONCE had
three able bodied men In II, who ought
a. be- able Ia attend a. tho work Tho
point with him was. the city had not
the means 20 indulge In luNuTlca. ~
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