Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-20

amount Of water Is lost to the people ~
tbe valley for irrigation, ana thls TX
nroprlati0n would not interfere WIN tnv
rigbts OF the farmers Inc "V
bas been spending some Slp ~
! S3d0 month since the appfoprl il!u,'
was made. employing men ana tealia
for The purpose of making gOo9 IN
claim Councilman Beatty favored re-
| forring the engineers communication
| Al me committees on finance ana wa
tergorks. with the city attorney luS
| Mayor and city engineer associalea
| wIih mower 10 act. claiming Il vas
necessary 10 nut additional men ~
work at once, ana thereby tend 70 es'
tabllsh the clty's right TO the water pc
vond question Mr. Beatty claimed tle
water appropriated 20 De worth SOW
hoo to the city Councilman Thomas
ana others said II would cost at least
500 900 10 bring the water into toe cl'y
and the question was, how and where
wns The municipality 10 Obtain thls
monty. Robertson amended Beattys
notion that the matter be referred TO
the above committees, without power
10 act which carried with Instructions
10 meet next Thursday evening
city Auditor Reiser sent in the de-
partmont nay rois for the first halt
OF March amounting TO 1929 20. COun-
Gilman Robertson offered some crit
lclsns as to the auditors former tech
nlc0liiles, but IN regard TO the present
payrolls he said, Y notice the last
payrolls which have been hung up, car
rcd the names Of certain men as paint
ers. but IN this payroll they are desig-
mated as aborers" He claimed that
the item referred 90 was FOR the paint
ing Of the sprlnkllng carts which
amounted 60 nearly $500 aud the work
had never been authorized by the
Council nor the sprinkllng committee.
Mr.. Canning chairman Of the sprink
ling committee said the work was abb
soutely necessary, the time was short.
ana thar he had authorized the work
which had been done Well and cheaper
than heretofore. Robertson's point was
that while Tho oudltor was technical
here he had audited and passed upon a
large claim that had never been au-
tnVflbeu bY tne COUNCIL
TO COMPROMISE A SUIT.
The executive committee OF the Brig
ham Young Trust company sent In
Communication In which Il offered to
compromise the suit instituted against
the city 20 Widen Commercial avenue
from 81 10 30 feet, In accordance with
an alleged understanding with the trust
c0mpeny. The company claim the city
would moi be benefited By having the
street enlarged, and II offered to pay
the municipality 1913, taxes rerIltted,
In consideration Of the street belng
wldened Referred to the committee
on strceta
TO PURCHASE FAIR GROUNDS.
The committee having under con-
alteration the proposition TO purchase
the exposition grounds recommended
that $4,000 he offered the State for the
on the square; the communi-
cation also recommended that the block
be plated and sold as building lots
without delay. The recommendation
were adopted
MISCELLANEOUS
The Salt Lake city Railroad com
pany notified the council that the mat
ter OF permitting the citys firemen to
ride on lts street cars free would be
taken up by the board OF directors Of
the company and acted on In the near
future, Filed
state Prison Warden Dow sent IN a
communication asking 20 be allowed to
lease a few acres OF land lying along
Parley's creek above the State prison
aud below Snwyer's fee house. Re-
ferred to the committee on public
grounds.
The sum OF $500 was placed to the
credit Of Mayor Thompson's oontIn-
gent fund as a retainer for the services
OF Narian and Richards. attorneys for
the city In the conduit case, which II Is
expected viii come up for trial soon
Also like sum was appropriated 10
pay witness fees In the big Jordan
water suit which has been on trial for
the past nine weeks, before Judge
Morse. Many witnesses have been sub
poenaed In this case on behalf % the
city
'nuH'lHndn fitNlett OHefed n rcsDlu-
ton directing the superintendent Of
streets and irrigation TO repair State
street between Sixth and Tenth South
streets, which, II IS claimed, has been
IN an almost impossible condition
Committee on streets
President Buckle offered resolu.
ton directing that the big steam roller
be used 10 level SPACE for bicycles
along each street Same committee.
Tuddenham offered resolution d.
rectlng the superintendent OF water
works 20 turn the waters OF the Emit
grafton pipeline into the irrigation
ditch at the head Of First South street
In order 20 supply the people living on
the hlrh lands with irrigation water
Committee on waterworks.
Five hundred dollars was also placed
to the credit Of the mayors contingent
fund FOR the purpose Of paying for five
by eight OF land In the northwest part
Of the city through which the gravity
sewer runs aud Is needed by the city
Heretofore the land has been leased