The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-12
COUNCIL SPENDS
TIME WRANGLING
Debates on Various F.lases of the
City Water Situation.
ONE VETO. is oVERRlDDEN
EXTRA PAY FOR CLERKS IN RE-
CoRDER's OFFICE ORDERED.

-Four hours and fifteen minutes Of
time We're consumed by the city council
last night, most Of the time being
spent in debate Of acrimonious nature.
The first big wrangle Of the evening
came up in connection with the report
OF City Auditor Felt on the expenditure
OF water bond money This report was
IN response TO u resolution introduced
Dy Councilman Holiday a few weeks
ago. The resolution was reported back
by the special water committee with
the recommendation that IL go 20 the
city auditor, who reported on 1t last
night. His report showed that S129
9OS.2S of the sS50.O00 voted at the bond
election had been expended. The re-
port was itemized.
Holiday jumped on il Immediately on
the ground that it was not an answer
to his resolution. which asked for a
statement showing not only how much
money had been expended, but how
much unexpended money was required
TO pay contracts that had been let His
attack was not directed at the auditor,
but at the special water committee.
Long Row Takes Place.
A row followed in the course of which
Holiday. Wells. Hewlett. FernstrOm.
Black and others INDUCED in pointed
personal comment. The debate reached
stage where various councilmen
called into question the judgment of
the constituents of other councilmen.
Wells and FernstrOm declared that
the information sought could be Sc
cured by a simple application 10 the
departments and that the Information
had been made public property when
h. IL
ell for approval. Wells read of a long
list Of the contracts. AT length.
Blacks motion to refer the report back
for a more complete statement show
ing how much money had been eX-
pended and contracted for, was car
ried by unanimous vote.
The proposed exchange of water
With the Mil Greek Irrigation Co..
which had been voted down the pre-
vious week because the wafer rights
We're involved in litigation, was
brought up in a resolution by Wells
The plan was substantially the same
as that adopted in the Big Cottonwood
water exchange and called for q bonus
of so $40. the whole bushes being con-
tingent on the decree in the suit now
pending. Black and Wood fought the
resolution. Blacks motion TO lay it
over for thirty days was lost and the
resolution was then killed by the fol-
lowing vote.
Ayes-Barnes. L. H. Davis, Fern
strom, Tuddenham, Wells.
Nays-Black, Dean, Hartenstein,
Holiday. Preece, Wood, Hewlett.
Absent and not voting-A. j. Davis,
Martin, Neuhausen-S.
Decide Not to Protest.
The sDecial water committee recon-
mended that the. city withdraw any
protest against the application of the
Internountain Power Co. for a reser-
voir site covering siXty-nine acres in
Big Cottonwood canyon. The plan pro-
posed would allow the city 10 secure
about 100000 gallons of water suit
able for culinary purposes, each day.
The committee further recommended
that the city clear away rubbish on
the site so that the water would be
suitable for culinary use. The city has
already filed an application for the
water that wiz be released from the
tail-race OF the company's plant. The
company proposes to build dam
eighty-fve feet high. at cost Of about
$4,000. The cost TO the city Of clear
ing away the rubbish was estimated
at So, 500
The recommendation was accepted
so Iar as II referred 10 the city = Wd4N 70
ing any protest To the company's APP
plication. The rest of the report was
referred for examination TO the city
attorney.
Mayor Marris and City Attorney
Dey recommended that the claim Of
Attorney F. 5. Richards for $3.50 as
balance due him for his legal services
in connection with the water pro-
ject Mr.. Richards enumerated
among the services rendered
consultation with government officials
at Washington, on Utah lake, advice
to and consultation with city officials
and others. trip TO New York and
negotiations with the Mutual Life IN
surance Co. over the bond purchase
preparing a brief, and arguing the case
of the state ex. rel, George Z. Eller-
beck against the city 10 establish the
validity Of the water and sewer bonds
Mr. Richards had already received
n partial payment Of $500. Fernstrom
moved that the amount be appropri-
ated. The matter Vls laid over.