Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-28
CLUB DEBATED
WATER SUPPLY.
po,rd Of GoyernOrsOi Commercial
organization Listens TO Reports
On Big Scheme
100000 PLAN ENDORSED.
lohO Z Dooly, the Dissenting Member
Presented Dissenting 0plnlOnin
A Lengthy Communication,

A Lengthy Communication
~, bo,rd NJ governors Of the Conn
.,,olol club accepted late Saturday af-
,,,noop the recommendation OF the ma
,.,l,y OF the special committee APP
solnt,d to consider the million dollar
Kan FOR Increasing the city's water
upoly. The report reads as follows
10 the Board Of Governors, Commercial
club. salt Lake City, Utah;
eeptlemsn.- We, the members OF your
,.scisl committee appointed for the
,grpose Of considering the following
yss6lu,lon, offered at the meeting OF
,opr honorable body on Nov n, 1904.
'aWbereas, The necessity for an In
crease In the water supply OF Salt Lake
cny a most lmperatiyei and
sWbereas The health aud comfort OF
IN, resdents OF the lower part Of the
e,g require the sewerlng Of that part
OF the cltyi and a..
rWhereas The plan proposed By the
...,,ai committee OF the city council for
Ky accomplishment Of these purposes
.onmepds Itself 70 this board az being
me- most available plan tending to a
complete and permanent solution OF lhls
gyeat problem, now, therefore, be Il
sRosolyed, That the board Of govern
ors ID the Commercial club does here
Nv endorse said plan, Also that the
question OF Issuing bonds TO the
S,nornt OF 100000 for the purpose Of
ss,rylne out this plan for Increasing
,ss water supply and sewering the
,awsr mart of the city, be submitted to
,hs ,axpayers with favorable recon-
mendatlons'-
Ssg leave to report as follows
ws have carefully examined into the
alan FOR the Improvement OF the citys
water supply as proposed by the COM
mlttee Of the city council ana recon-
mend that you adopt the above resolu-
,on as the Judgment Of the board very
'''S''' SIMON BAMBERGER,
Joseph a. SILVER,
GEORGE G. LAMBERT,
s. II. LOVE,
lain q. Dolly, the dissenting member
ofthe committee, presents his views ON
,be water proposition in the following
minority report
Genuemen-As a member OF the
snsclal committee appointed Dy your
honorable body for the purpose OF con-
sBsrlne the council committees plan
for me Improvement Of the city water
wpply, | beg leave to submit the fol-
owing minority reports
while am deeply sensible OF the
necessity for an increased water sup
mn that shall keep pace with the
growth Of the city, ] am Of the opinion
hal he plan recently adopted by the
dty council will IN the main prove
heFeclye. and will fail utterly IN ac-
,omplsbment Of the purpose desired.
have every confidence IN the gooa
Intention OF the mayor the council ana
The gentlemen associated with them IN
Ina PREPARATION Of the plan referred 70,
mt fear that In their anxiety TO build
p comprehensive system Of water
works. they have agreed 20 condltlons
impossible Of tulhllment
n wifi be admitted that,so far as pos
sbe The city should absolutely own
M water supply. The proposed plan
pstts the city at the mercy OF the
present owners of the Cottonwood wa
la. and leaves us In the position OK
eshaustng our financial resources Tor
water purposes without obtaining title
IN Zee simple to single gallon OF new
watef-our right 70 use this water de-
pending upon our ability to furnish eN-
Chanse water from Utah lake, this IN
turn depending upon the caprice OF the
seasons and the maintenance OF many
miles Of canal IN other words II, lot
any conceivable reason, the failure OF
he nmfal on a serious break In the
canal the city JAILED, for the brief perl
% Of twelve hours, 10 furnish us agreed
quota OF exchange water, the present
owners can divert the Cottonwood sup
Ily at their Individual pleasure without
awaiting the adjudication Of the courts
Section 5 Of the agreement reads as
follows
5-0n or before the 9Th day of Janu-
az Of each and every year hereafter
beard OF three commissioners shall pc
chosen IN the manner following, to-wlt'
One Of said commissioners shall be
chosen By the party OF the first part,
tni one shall be chosen by the party or
Tie second part aud the two parties 30
chosen by the parties hereto shall
choose the third member provided,
however, 10 the members so chosen by
he parties hereto fall for a period or
W Gays TO choose a third member, then
ne party OF the second part shall
choose said .hIrd member and pro-
Nded further, that II either OF the
parties hereto fails to choose member
on oY before The 9Th day OF January or
'aln ana every year hereafter, then
ana ID that event the other party here~
70 snall have the right TO choose three
uhnlerestei persons, who shall consii-
'uls SAID board of commissioners.
when iNe said board Of commission
~ sall have been chosen as above
Provided the said commissioners shall
.a'e lhe hight 20 exercise and perform
ue qllle3 aud powers herein conferred
upon 'nem until such time as their sue
,'sols fh3N be chosen. The decision
y. 4Ny TWO of said commissioners upon
suy question on matter which they are
eml0Nefed 10 decide shall be binding
hereto ~" '"N' " Wv p'' ''''
~ shall he the duty Of said commits.
Nutls "a measure the waters flowing
N, eaw blg Cottonwood creek az the
Ie sS sha places above mentioned. and
ss, snal also within two days OF the
49, making each OF said measure
SW report TO each OF the partles
,hs'O the total quantity Of water by
M Nv lolhd lowing In said creek, and
n HQing OF said commissioners A.
r,,1e quinilty OF water flowing i'm said
eos,p., sl'eH' ior the purposes OF this
or we,l oe considered as the quantity
Of NY NV moving therein, until the time
ny ueAt succeeding measurement
ma. NY no means inconceivable that
,srs We terms OF this section the cliff
,bs,,eol lnlh city might at any time find
Or rl"t.. 'sS without the vestige of title
a,k's. 70 property for which they are
,ee, Vla 70 srend the sum Of $3.50 600. This
he e,t, ,,. ll's 70 me to be injudlcous IN
nan e, sn,i, and not such as a prudent
hali '0uo enter into ON his own be-
hs Y i1e desire u this city 10 MAC.
hilg,i,noaule rover Of selecting two COM
cus,ra whose decisions ON any
nys rg shall be binding and conch,.
hBas0 w, w each Of the parties" I'm The
saisr' '"' owners OF the Cottonwood
the coufrse, ..