Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-30
CITY WILL TAKE
MILL CREEK WATER
Option Drawn Up and Mayor
viii be Authorized TO Enter
Into Agreement.
UNCLE SAM SHOULD PAY TAX,
Action In McCunc Sidewalk Grade
UescIndcd--NuodW Would Annex
Part OF Waterloo.

At the special meeting Of the city
council last evening, Mayor Morris sub
mltted the following communication
recommending the exchange Of canal
water with the formers of Mill Greek
for part OF the waters Of that streams!
Gentlemen--I herewith submit an OPP
ton from the Lower MIL Greek Irriga-
ton company, a corporation. In favor
Of the city, dated Nov. "a. 1905, for the
exchange of NH creek water belonging
to said corporation, for ulah lake wa
ter. FOR the sum OF il0,ji0 which runs
until Dec. 81 1905, IN order TO make
this option valid II should be ratified
by the city council and duly executed
on behalf OF the city,
In brief, the agreement Is 20 the ef-
feet that. during the irrlgatlng season
the city Is to furnish the Lower Mil
Creek Irrigation company with irTlgat-
ing water from Utah Lake In exchange
for the Mil creek water owned by the
company. BY this exchange the city
will secure an average OF 2,OO0,OOO gall
Ions Of pure mountain water a day.
During the irrigatng season the city
viii be furnishing the company % per
cent more water than the company Is.
furnishing the city But. taking II year
about, the city viii receive more water
than Il gives
For this privilege the city Is TO pay
the company bonus Of $40 per acre
on the land which its rights embrace
or 1854 acres, to be exact-the amount
being sl0,5i0 The money will be diyld-
ed among fully $50 persons,
no Atr-rtInpruu, ,t.yrp
A resolution was introduced authoriz-
ing the mayor and recorder to execute
the necessary agreements In connection
with the proposed exchange. Holiday
requested that action on the matter be
continued until next Monday night 30
that the councilmen could make some
Investigations. He also stated that the
special water committee would make
a report Monday night on all eNpend-
lures on the special water improve
ments. so the resolution was laid over
to come up with that report.
WANT UNCLE SAM TO PAY.
The council adopted the report of the
streets committee recommending that
Mayor Norris request Congressman
Howell 20 see II the government can
not be Induced TO pay the tax Of 1885
assessed against the Federal building
for sidewalk and street paving assess
ments. Postmaster Thomas recently
Informed the council that # had no
right to tax government property and
stated that the postoiilce department
az Washington had refused to pay the
tax.
ACTION RESCINDED.
Upon recommendation Of Asst city
Atty, Bramel the council rescinded its
action Of Sept. %, 1905. relative to
changing the sidewalk grade at the
McCunc corner on East Temple and
Second North streets. Mrs. Mcclure
claims that the council on oct. II,
1904, agreed 10 restore the sidewalk IN
front Of her property TO a grade even
with the base Of the steps and wall
erected by her, on sept. rs, 1905 she
alleges that the council again changed
the grade and violated It's agreement
with her She accordingly fled claim
for $4,000 damages against the city
and 1t was In connection with this
claim that the attorney recommended
that the council resc.nd its action Of
Sept. Is and fulhll the agreement made
with Mrs, McCune
TO ANNEX WATERLOO.
Wood introduced n resolution pro-
vidlng for the addition of portion OF
Waterloo 10 the city. Tho matter was
referred 10 the engineer who will check
NJ the boundaries OF the new territory.
PORTRAIT OF MAYOR MORRIS.
A resolution was introduced by Pres.
ident Hewlett providing for the APP
preparation Of $3.50 10 secure a suitable
portrait painting of Mayor Morris to
be placed on the walls Of the council
chamber. The resolution was adopted.
Protests were received against the
saloons az 2l2 state street and . east
Third South street and were referred
to the license committee.