The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-11
List of Properties to Be Sold
Reported.
CASH FOR IMPROVEMENT
UNoCCUPIED TRACTS WORTH
$4,000.
Water In Utah Lake to Be Held Back
Until Irrigation Season Com
mences-Schenle to Work Prison
ers on Streets Knocked out-Fire
Chief Reports.

Preparatory to the proposed auction sale
of unoccupied city lands for revenue rails
ing purposes, Land and Water Commits
sioner Westerfield reported to the coun-
ell last evening, in response to a resolu-
ton calling for the informa ton, list OF
properties which the municipality might,
without disadvantage, part with for cash
to be used in the erection Of a new jail.
improving the city's water supply and
means of distribution.
The list showed the following pieces OF
land and the estimated market value OF
each:
Ten by 21k rods in lot 1, block %. plat A,
valued at S025.
Seven by ~. rods in lot 5, block 81. plat
A, no value given.
Part OF lot s. block $50. plat A. valued
at 800.
The north half of lot 6, block 60, plat
G, and 2x10 rods adjoining, valued at
Lot 3, block Sc, plat D, valued at $1,000.
Lots and 3. block rs, and lot l, block
147, plat d. valued at 81 800.
Part Of lots ., and 2, block !, plat E,
valued at $500.
One hundred and ninety-eight by 15s
feet of the Arsenal block, Capitol hill,
valued at 5000.
All of block 81, plat F, except 5x1O rods
at the northwest corner, valued at $i4, 800
One hundred by 1856 feet in lot 8,
Lots to I, block 2, plat K, valued at
g, SEQ
One hundred and nineteen acres near
the pest house, valued at $1,000.
The west seventeen and ore-half rods OF
the old city hall corner, valued at $4,000.
Total valuations. Sll9,4f5.
The subject matter contained In Com
missioner Westerfields report was re-
ferred 10 the committee on public GROUNDS.
Holding Back Lake Water.
City Engineer Kelsey reported that the
Utah lake commissions rs, appointed I'M
Ger the contract for the right 70 store
water in Utah lake, which contract was
years ago entered into between the own
erS of the canals taking water from the
Jordan river and the farmers owning land
along the shores of the lake, have decided
that the lake is receding and have placed
the control of the impounding dam in the
hands of the board of presidents consist
ing of the presidents OF the Titan & Salt
| Lake East Jordan, South Jordan and
| North Jordan Canal companies aad a rep
resentatiYe of the city, the mayor having
authorized the engineer to represent the
city on the board.
On account OF the present low stage of
the water in the lake, the engineer fur
Their reported. and the necessity for stOr-
| ing all the water that can be stored, the
board has decided to put planks in the
impounding dam and shut off the entire
| flow Of the Jordan river until such time
as the water is needed for irrigation.
The engineers action in the premises
was approved.
A memorial to congress, presented by
Thomas, praying for the cessiOn to the
city of all the unOccupied government
lands in the east mountains in the inter
est of purifying the city's watersheds,
was approved, and the mayor was direct
ed to forward the memorial to Senator
RaWlinS and Congressman King, with a
request that they urge cession of the
lands mentioned in the memorial.
Working City Prisoners.
By request, Cottren offered a resolution
directing the chief of police and the street
supervisor TO report upon the advisability
Of working the city prisoners at picking
up cobble stones in the streets.
Robertson, Edgar Howe, and Canning
| opposed the resolution on the ground
that it would tend TO deprive honest men
Of employment, and on R0bertsOnS mo-
! ton the resolution was tabled.
Under suspension of the rules an ordi-
nance was passed for the especial benefit
Of Detective Sheets, increasing his salary
to 500 per month. Tie ordinance also
provides for two additional policemen al
| $50 a month to serve as prison guards.
Robertson made an unsuccessful effort
to have the guards employed at the rate
of s. per day, but he maintained he was
not opposed TO increasing the police force
/ to twenty-SiX officers and men.
Chief DeVine reported that for good and
sufficient cause he had suspended Lieu
ment for ten days without pay. The ac-
ton was referred TO the committee or
fire department
Fire Chief Devine called attention to the
fact that his, salary claim as inspector OF
street lighting, at the rate of s15 month
since more than two years ago, has not
yet been acted upon. The complaint was
referred to the finance committee.
Whittemore's Josh resolution was
adopted. requiring the state Democratic
committee to pay for the damage done Il
the asphalt pavement in front of The
Herald building by a bonfire election
night. A rider was put on the resolution
delegating Whittemore to collect the bill
for damages.