The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-02
TAKES DEFINITE FORM
Mt. Pleasant Will Have Water
works-Taking Water From
Pleasant Creek.

M Pleasant, Feb. 1.-The proposition
TO install a system OF waterworks in this
city has assumed definite form. The
council committee which has the matter
in charge has visited Richfieid and Salt
Lake. and at meeting held this week
for the purpose reported its findings and
made its recon r1,encsfions to tho bodv
of the council These recommendations
were adopted and the council stands
pledged TO them
The plan. as adopted is to secure the
necessary water from Pleasant creek.
short distance above town, convey IL into
flltering tanks and then 10 the east side
of the city. From that point the pipes
will encircle the entire town, gong on
the outside street on all four sides and
back to place of beginning. A main VIII
go directly down Main street to a con-
nectioH with the circle and on every side
street lateral will run both north ana
south TO the outside line. The council 5
idea is to use wooden pipe throughout,
and the entire system can be installed
for S25,e00. If the scheme goes as desired,
| 5000 extra VIII be secured from the ordi-
nary revenues
sideration of the matter will be held
! Thursday night of this week Other
meetings VIII probably be held before the
bonding election will be called.
The district school teachers have all
been at Ephraim this week attending the
county institute. The schools were closed
The coolest weather of the winter has
| been experienced this week. the thermOn-
eter getting down to zero. There IS ABOUT
| eight inches of snow on the ground.
Rev. James Thompson of Ogden has
been in Mt. Pleasant several DAYS OF TINS
/ week and has conducted gospel meetings
| at the Presbyterian church
] A J. Undergrad. Christian Johanse1
I and the others who went up to look over
the Bear river country are back They
| like the country there. but say the choice
land is all gone.
The coyote, hunt held this week was at
J tended by about sixty men and boys. VINO
/ had great sport. Eight of the crafty ami
mails were rounded up. but live OF them
1 escaped through the dimes which entirely
/ surrounded them. Che others were killed.
\ free dance was given for the Partici-
/ pants in the evening by the parties VINO
! were benefited by the determination OF
/ An amusing incident which occurred on
i the Oregon Short Line railroad below
I NeDhf one dav this week is related by a
/ gentleman who happened 20 be on the
/ train when il occurred The train stopped
for water at station there and as IL
! brakeman went into the depot to enjoy
the warmth for few moments ana
/ swap lies with the agent. When She
| boiler was filled with water the engineer
| looked back and seeing no one on the
| platform concluded the crew was on
/ board and pulled out. He went Assistance
/ of thfrty-five miles before he discovered
/ that the conductor and bra KEENAN, had
/ been left behind. and he was compelled
to reverse and go back and get them
The financial statement of this city for
! the past year has been given out The
] total receipts for the year were $3.50 St.
! the largest item being licenses, S4.11e-2V.
| There is a cash balance of $2,9SI-OS- on
hand leaving the amount of expenditures
| at 6. So. IS. The street department was
/ the most expensive one
! Charles Renberg had one of his eyes
| badly injured during a rabbit hunt. a
! grain of powder flying from his gun when
! il was discharged and imbedding itself
in the pupil. 1t is thought the eyesight
can be saved
/ The Rebekah lodge of this city gave u
very enjoyable social at their lodge hall
Friday evening A large number of mem
/ bers and guests were present.
! w O Ash. at one time a prominent
/ merchant of this city, but now of Hood
/ River. ore. has been in town during the
week visiting old friends. He left for
/ Mr.. and Mrs Sophus f. Jensen enter
I tanned about twenty friends at a party
/ Friday evening. Games, dancing and a
! fine supper were the features OF the
] evening < amusement -r--sr-.
! The twentieth Century club of this
city, will give party one evening ,,Ir mex
club, will give swell dance on the Uta
/ inst.
In response to REQUESTS from prominent
| citizens of this county who have con-
/ ceived the idea of bonding the county 70
| secure funds with which to complete the
] Mammoth reservoir. Attorney General
( Breeder has given the following opinion
/ relative to the legality of such propo-
| Prospecting the power of a county &c
bond itself for the purpose or constructing
| a reservoir for the conservation Of water
| to be used by the citizens of the county.
] beg to say that in my opinion the flrsI
proviso in section T. article XIV OF our
/ state constitution prohibits county
| from creating debt for any purpose no.
strictly a county purpose. the ouiIdlnf
OF a reservoir for the sale of water Is
/ not A strictly county purpose. am IN
Illegal. NJ A. BREEDEN."