Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-02
Commercial Club and City Council
Not Yet Ready to Discuss Plans,
WAITING FOR COMMITTEES.
Pumping Plant Efpenses-New jail
Plans-Matier VII be Investi.
gated Further.

The proposed discussion Of the water
question by the city council and mem
ters OF the Commercial club water
committee, which was 70 have beer
held last evening IN the council cham
bor was postponed indefinitely on ac-
count Of the subcommittee Of the club
not having reported and hence no def
mite plan OF action could be suggested.
The council met rs a committee Of the
whole as pre-arranged and invited the
members OF the Commercial club com.
mlttee TO join In the discussion. Coun-
Gilman Fernstrom, upon whose motion
The meeting was called, stated that his
.dea In having the Commercial club
meet with the council was to harmonlze
all interests and By working hand In
hand, much greater progress could be
iqade.
He said that the Commercial club
had taken as active interest In the
water problem and could rehder the
city valuable assistance I'm securing
government aid In the matter OF estab-
fishing q mammoth reservoir at Utah
lake What should be done. ne said, Ia
20 harmOnize the interests of the city,
canal companies asd the farmers OF this
county and Utah county so that these
expensive litigations can be dismissed
and then all interests could be united
N asking the assistance Of the govern
ment That, he thought. could be done
Dy u Joint discussion when a more
thorough understanding could be had
Col T.. IT, Holmes, the chairman Of
the Commercial club committee, then
addressed the council on behalf Of the
committee. He said that the various
subcommittee had not, as yet, re-
ported, and that II would take several
weeks for them to complete their work
hence the committee had no definite
plan to suggest at present He sug-
gcsted that the council set a date in
he future when another Joint meeting
could be had.
In accordance with that suggestion
Daveler moved that the council sit as
a committee Of the whole TO discuss
this matter upon the notification Of the
secretary Of the Commercial club. The
motion was carried.
PUMPING PLANT EXPENSES.
The presidents Of the canal companies
met with the Jordan CANAL and irriga-
ton committee aud discussed the ex-
pense of running the new Utah lake
pumping plant. The company decided
to approve the resolution approprIating
s6l0.05 for the city's share Of the ex-
pense Of running the plant up to Sept. 1.
NEW JAIL PLANS.
The council again revolved itself into
committee Of the whole to consider
the plans and specifications, submitted
by the board Of public works without
recommendation, for the new Jail. Both
representatives Of the two bidders were
given an audience. John 5. Thomas,
Of Salt Lake. was the first one heard.
He said that all the material used by
him would be manufactured right here
IN Utah, that he would let the contracts
for all materials 10 Utah firms and thus
Utah labor would be greatly benefited.
II. 5. Hall OF the Van Dorm Iron Works
company, OF Cleveland Ohio had a
miniature mod, which he explained 10
the council IN detail He said that his
company constructed the Tombs prison
In New York city and the Maryland
state prison. The idea Of his company
he said Is to construct the Salt Lake
jail along the exact plans of the Tombs
prison, though Of course on a smaller
scale The council decided 10 refer the
matter TO l. ID. Martin master me-
chanc Of the state prison. and Chief
Of Police Paul, for further lnvestlga-
ton, before taking definite action on
the plans submitted.
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