The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-03
Council Committee VIII Sug-
geSt Improvements.
IDEAS OF ENGINEER
MANY BETTERMENTS ARE CON-
TEMPLATED.
If Work Is Done it VIII Necsssitate
the Issuance Of $500, 900 Worth Of
New Bonds-Many Different IN
dertakings Are Involved-Work
Done By Other COMMITTEES.

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The waterworks committee last even
/ ing agreed to pass up to the city coun-
ell for favorable action several recon-
/ mendatior.s Of City Engineer Kelsey for
the Improvement of the pipe distribut-
/ ing system and for a larger supply Of
pure water for the city. One recon-
! menlation Of the engineer, to con-
+ struct a large new main down City
/ creek with branches to the head of
+ State Main ana West Temple streets,
/ is already before the council with the
I committees endorsement, but those
I agreed upon last night cover a wider
range Of important coordinate sub
( jects.
The total estimated cost of the i'm
! prOvements to the pipe distributing
7 system TO effect the delivery of water
at an eqUaliZed adequate pressure for
+ all purposes in all parts Of the city, is
I S167 600. This sum, however, includes
/ $4,000 for purchase Of additional inn
proved lands and water rights in Par
/ ley's canyon, necessary TO be. owned
by the city before gaining complete
] control of the canyon water shed
How to raise the funds suffcient to
I accomplish these ends is a bridge that
win be crossed later. but the PROPOSE
ton viii be to issue U-uds, after naV-
ing obtained the cOnsep of the taXpay-
eIg. The proposed bond issue viii be
for about $500, 900, and two-thirds OF the
sum wiz be devoted to acquiring and
bringing into the city through the Par
ley's conduit, the major portion of the
flow Of Big Cottonwood creek, exchang-
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canal for the farmers rights to the
/ canyon creek
Proposals of Engineer.
The engineers propositions which the
WaterWOrks committee agreed to rec
Ommend to the council for adoption, are
as follows:
Authorizing the mayor to purchase
the balance of the improved land and
water rights in Parley's canyon, if they
can b0 secured at reasonable prices.
otherwise to institute condemnation
proceedings for them.
Directing the mayor to request Sena-
/ tor RaWlimS to secure such legislation
from congress as will result in the ced-
ing to the city of all governmeut tracts
I in City Creek, Emigration and Parley's
canyon water 5leds.
Directing the engineer to furnish an
estimate Of the cost of increasing the
storage capacity of Utah lake. enlarg-
ing and extending the East Jordan
canal on the highest grade line Does-
bic, and Of the cost of carrying out the
proposed plan Of securing an exchange
Of water from Big Cottonwood CANYON
Two other actions were agreed TO by
the cOmmittee-One that the Thirteenth
East street reservoir be completed and
that a sixteen-inch main be laid from
PaTley's conduit down Fifth South
stTeet 10 West Temple street, the board
Of public works to be directed to call
for bids for the work.
The committee on streets and munich
pal laws held a session to pass upon
Assistant City Attorney Stewards draft
Of the proposed union depot franchise
and the franchises for additional track
privileges to the Oregon Short Line and
Rio Grande Western railway companies
( IN and out of the depot on Fourth West
street. Several unimportant changes in
the text were ordered, the committee
agreeing to meet on Tuesday at 4
o'clock at Counc Imam Robertson's bank
I to finally pass upon the revised drafts
before presenting them to the council
that evening.
Other Committee Work
The finance committee discussed with
Auditor ReiSeT and ex-AUditOr Swan
1 the urgency Of adopting a modern sys-
tenn Of keeping the city's accounts.
with results that seemed Indicative Of
/ the new system going into effect soon.
The committee reached an adverse
| conclusion on Sanitary Inspector Lees
request 10 have his horse cared for at
the city stables and postponed action
for one week on the petition Of the
/ Orphans Home and Day Nursery for a
monthly allowance of 500 to aid in SUD
port of the institution
II was agreed by the committee on
public grounds to recommend to the
council THAT Z. II. Rich and others De
titiOners be allowed a lease on two rods
Of ground on Fifth West street near
North Temple as a site for a temporary
Sunday school building. upon payment
I OF 81 a month, the privilege to run dur
ing the councils pleasure
This committee agreed also that
I Isaac r. Hartman should be granted q
/ lease for one year for S65 on land on the
northeast bench for taking sand and
screened gravel, the city to reserve the
I right to take screenings from there also
during the life Of the lease.
Chairman Cottrell called the police
committee together to consider the
/ question of removing Policeman Ed c.
Davies and installing Howard Wilson
+ as his successor, as recommended BY
Chief Hilton, but on account of the
chiefs absence action was deferred one
week. Word was ordered sent to Chief
Hilton to meet with the committee next
Friday night
The sewer committee fixed Sunday 2 2
&c O'Clock as the time for going on a.
visit Of inspection to the sewer farm
An the municipal officials are invited
to go along.
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