The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-27

If the contract was satisfactory. in ev-
cry other particular, for this one reason
il should be rejected.
If the City Should Fail.
lows:
1T is hereby mutually agreed that
/ u the party of the first part shall at any
4 time hereafter fail to deliver To the party
/ OF the second part at the point or points
/ above mentioned. the fun quantity of
water which is above provided shall be
delivered 10 the party Of the second part
/ by the party of the first part, and pro-
/ vided, that said default shall continue
! for a period of twelve hours then and in
! that event the party OF the second part
I shall have the right TO Immediately re-
/ take and shall be Immediately restored
I TO the waters of said Big Cottonwood
I creek, which are being used by the party
l OF the first part under the terms of this
contract, and for the purpose of retaking
/ ana again using the said water the party
/ OF the SecOrd part shall have the right
/ 10 Immediately return the waters of said
Big Cottonwood creek into the original
4 channel of said creek. and shall have
I the right 10 the use Of said water during
/ all the time that SAID default shall con
| tlnue- and said right may be exercised
] by the party of the second part as often
default
1T is expressly understood and agreed
| however that upon any failure OF the
party of the frs part 10 deliver TO the
| party Of the second part the fun guam
/ uty of water above provided to be de
{ livercd to the party of the second part
/ for period Of six months. all of the
rights of the parties OF the first part TO
the use of the waters of Big Cottonwood
creek now belonging 10 the party of the
/ second part shall. at the option of the
party Of the second part, Immediately
| cease and terminate. and the rights OF
the party of the second part to the use
Of the waters of Big Cottonwood creek
/ above granted to the party Of the first
part. snail thereupon be Immediately
! vested IN the party Of the second part.
as fully and completely as though this
contract had @ever been made
The right of the party Of the first part
to re-take the said water OF Big Cot
tonwood creek and the right OF the party
of the second part TO terminate the rights
of the first party hereunder. shall and is
| hereby declared TO be a cumulative rem
edy and shall in no wise be construed
10 deprive the party of the second part
Of any remedy at law or in equity which
the party of the second part might other
wise have TO enforce its rights under this
contract.
consider the proposed conditional
agreement unwise, and fraught With great
danger to the municipality.
Report on Utah Lake.
The allegations made concerning the
water supply of Utah lake. particularly
what is termed the seepage IT under
flow. are totally inaccurate. They We're
no doubt obtained from the first estimate
submitted by the United States geological
survey. This estimate has been revised
and corrected. Report made by the
United States geological survey Tor IHt
year ending Aug 81 1904, shows that ths
{ streams flowing into the lake That could
be measured-thirty of them IN all-ShOW
total inflow OF ALTO acre feet. TIE un-
measured supply coming from springs
! seepage and other sources. whore il was
impossible 10 show measurements show an
inflow of 1880 acre feet. Total inflow
/ 90 acre feet.
1t viii be seen from this report tnar :,
per cent Of the inflow is obtained from
! streams. and only - per cent from
| springs seepage and other sources Nc
prudent man would eXpend In MS own be-
, half. or advise this municipality 10 eN-
pend $S50000 in any such hazardous un-
dertakng.
| We do not obtain absolute title to one
gallon of water or aught else for our
| expenditure of $4,000. except the conduit
and its appurtenances-
Knocks the City Council
Again I am opposed to the prosecution
of the great enterprise by the city council
/ the personnel Of which is continually
changing. and, as d consequence. requiring
new. untried and inexperienced men e
solve the many engineering AMI financia
problems that will inevitably beset the
way before the work is finally completed
/ II we were assured that the present city
| council and board of public works woulC
remain in office during the progress of thu
work this objection would lose it, force
but under the existing municipal system
their continuance in authority IS a con
| tingency too remote for consideration.
| I am. therefore. in favor OF following
the example Of the most progressive o
our sister cities of the United States
where, when large sums OF money are Z
| be expended for specific municipal i'm
provements the entire control OF he worl
and the expenditure OF the funds used n
its prosecution is placed in the hands of
carefully selected board or commission
nom partisan in character. and continuing
in office during tho life OF the work. Thu
continuous and comprehensive policy d
pursued and the experience gained duFinl
the early days of the work proves of in
calculablc value during the remainder o
its progress.
Many suggestions or notifications c0nl'
be made. but inasmuch as the COMMITTEE
; IS only requested to approve the Tian sub
= mitted. such suggestions would b" mani
I testify improper. Respectfully submitted
n JOHN +. D0OLY
The Twenty-frst Nard T. NJ. & Y
n J.. NJ. /. A. win give select ball il
the ward hall Thursday evening Dec
I. 1901 All are cordially invited to b