Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-20

I Of Salt Lake City, and recommend 10
| the canal companies what steps are
necessary 10 be taken by them in order
10 enable them to join the city 10 com
/ peting said appropriation and share
| with II the benefits thereof.
The city council referred the com.
| munication 10 Its committees on Ju-
! dietary and irrigation, and notified the
| board Of presidents that they would
meet them for consultation at 4. p. m,
March "A.
At this meeting, which was also at
tended by the companies attorneys, a
very friendly discussion occurred. ard
an adjournment was taken to D. M.
the following day. when there WAS TO be
a special session Of the city council. Al
this latter meeting the resolution adopt
ed by the board Of presidents was
again read and discussed for two and a
half hours, without any decision on the
part OF the council being reach
ed, when the meeting was adjourned
TO p. M, March q.
On the date last named n statement
was made Of the amount which the city
had expended In connection with the
Ming, etc, and the admission
was freely made by some members OF
the city council that the money
was hopelessly lost, without any good
likely to accrue therefrom, unless the
city cO-operated with the canal COM
panes In establishing the pumping
plant Finally, city Councilman ] J.
Thomas introduced a resolution offer
ing each OF the four canal companies
the privilege Of sharing in whatever
rights the city had In the fling. pur-
chase OF land, maps, etc, around Utah
Lake, on payment 20 the city OF ST.
800. making total valuation OF 81
500, Including the city's share Of one
ilfth. This was carried, and the COM
mittee adjourned TO meet IN special
session Of the city council at o'clock
the same evening at which time the
resolution was reported, discussed at
length and adopted by the council
The mayor exercised his prerogatlye
and deferred action on the resolution
untll the ist " Aprl, when, TO pre-
vent II becoming operative. he vetoed
H.
The majority of the city council
sensed the necessity for immediate ac-
ton, as the season was fast advancing,
and with commendable promptness
passed the resolution over the mayors
veto by a vote Of II TO ( on the evening
OF the same day no vetoed IT,
The action OF the city council vas re-
ported to the board VI directors of each
Of the canal companies aud each, with
the exception Of the North Jordan r.
iration Co.. resolved unanimously TO
accent the city's terms and combine Oh
the establishment Of pumping Plant
The North Jordan Irritation lp, 0y
resolution Of IT'S board OF directors. de-
cided not to accept the offer nor 10
join In the establishment Of pumping
plant
The result OF these meetings was re-
ported to the city council, and. In n
session held on the evening Of April
Sth a resolution was introduced pro
vlding that the city Join with three ~
the canal companies In the pumping
scheme on payment by each of them
of the sum Of Sl,S7j, making a total
Of $500 as before, which resolution
was carried.
Fearful that the mayor would again
delay action. the chairman Of the board
OF presidents called upon his honor and
endeavored to prevail upon him TO APP
prove of the action OF the council,
by portraying to him the suffering
that would certainly ensue II
the pumps were not installed He
pointed out the fact that the oitys in
terests, not less than those Of the farm
ers. demanded immediate action, as the
original owners of Parey's Canyon
creek would divert that stream from
the clty's conduit II more water were
not procured from the river. The may
or's only reply was, Il shall do on Mon
day next what / think best for the
city"
The day mentioned being the utmost
limit to which action could be deferred
without the resolution becoming law, Il