Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-12
o0DNCIL ADOPTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
,,,se, TO Purchase Of West Jor-
dan Canal Stock for Sum
OF $4,000.
Mr.. BLACK WAS AGAINST IT.
o.,d,,t Hewlett Makes Star Argu-
n.ot and Deal Goes Through
Paving Contract Changed

=, ,be meeting Of the city council last
.,,,, tbs report OF the special water
, -, approprla,ing $4,000 for the
,~,rbase Of the 1900 shares Of stock in
~. East Jordan Canal company as
commended BY Mayor Morris, was
,1,n,ed by a vote Of Ii to 3. Those
,-h, voted for the report are: Barnes,
J. Davis y. IL, Davis, Dean, Fern
,.ror Harensein, Preece, Tudden-
Nam wells. Wood and Hewlett. Those
who opposed It are; Black Holiday
and Martin. Neuhausen was absent.
President Hewlett made the star ar
gpnsnt Of the evening in connection
r,,s the report. He told Of the ad-
images OF securing the East Jordan
rstsr 10 exchange for Big and Little
cs,6nwo0d water and stated that tho
g,isr from that canal could be taken
AMI much higher elevation than any
.Ftbe other canals from tho Jordan riY-
or and hence q greater area could be
irrigated by i.s waters and the result
would be more pure canyon water for
the CITY under the exchange contracts
Ne read opinions from Col. H.. f.
HOLMES, former State Engineer Dore-
4 mus and others, tavoring the plan.
BLACK, THE BLOCKER.
Slack wanted Information concerning
the condition OF the canal and as 10
whether or not the city would have TO
nay any assessments on the stock In
order 10 keep the canal In repair, Fern
,r0m made "a lengthy explanation Of
Tie matter, but Black was not salts
Ned and moved that the matter be re-
ferred to The city engineer for inyesti-
cation, The motion was lost, only
Black and two other cOuncllmen votlns
for IL. Before the roll was called on
he adoption OF the report a. j. Da-
Wis stated that he had opposed the
water scheme an the way through but
he had investigated the East Jordan
proposition and was satisfied that %
IL one of The best deals the city ever
mode The vote was then taken and
the report was adopted
BOARD CHANGES ITS MIND,
The board of public works sprung %
surprise by notifying the council that
% had rec0nsderod it, action Of Satur-
day iu awarding the contract for paw
ING the three blocks ON east south
Temple street TO the ealmer-Tate CONF
pony and had decided 10 award tho
contract 20 T. J. Moran, whose bid was
about $500 higher than the Palmer
Tate company The board stated tina.
q had carefully considered the matter
and was OF the opinion that Palmer
g Tate could not complete the paving
ty Dec 81 as required in the contract, !
While Moran had guaranteed to COM
pete % within 90 days
hu5s moved Chat the contract be
REFEREED back 60 the board with M
NucUons Co award 10 90 the Palmer
4 Tate company Ha said that the COM
laDy had put up a guarantee OF $4,000 !
go complete the work within the specl-
lied time and he could see no reason for
aMng the contract away from the
lowest bidder Fcrnstrom and Tudden-
ham favored Barnes motion but after
ON explanation Of the boards action by
'erk wilkins Tuddenham changed !
o.tr % the Moran side
i H. Davis moved that the contract !
with Moran De approved by the council |
's-k wilkins was called upon for an |
cypanalon Of the boards action and |
stated that II was merely a question |
o' completing the work this season and |
NE members li the board were salts |
Ted that the p8lmer-Tatc company
could not do the work by Dec 81. for
me reason that ha could not get his |
material hero from outside the state |
W um' ON the other hand Mr. Moran |
mas BITS material here and guarantees |
10 complete the work within 60 days |
Hence t1e board deemed II advisable |
L. award tha contract 10 Moran even |
though DTS BID was higher than the |
Pa.mor-Iate company
CAPT PALMER SPEAKS.
cagt Palmer representing the Pal.
NfT'l1lo Company was given an on |
llItullY 10 make few remarks. lie |
Sal1 llat 1t seemed 10 be the disposi- |
uon TO give the Barber Asphalt COM
IaaI everything and to shut out hon
psi competition and n the council !
hNlel 10 be owned by that octopus IL |
was AT rght as far as his company |
Nas concerned he said that he had |
zone great deal Of contracting for |
ha't Lake CITY and his work had all
Ways been satisfactory. lie had agreed |
10 give bond of $4,000 20 complete
me work ou South Temple street with.
. gle specified time and II he failed
No. N1 s1 The money would 20 TO the |
D'N he stated that he could complete
.he .oIN 1s soon as any one unless the
"ea,N-F Was such as TO prevent It and
sl'Ll'l'4 CHAT he would have 20 send |
" colorado for the curhing stone but
55uousht ao could get It here within Is