The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
WATER RIGHTS FOR
CITY AGAIN Up
Claimants of Alleged Rights in
Big Cottonwood Want
the Earth.
NOW DEMAND FROM THE
CITY ENORMOUS SUM
Representatives of City and
Owners of Alleged Rights
Hold Conference.

Owners OF alleged water rights in Big
Cottonwood now ask the city the enor-
nous sum of S2S5,00O for transfer Of
those alleged rights to the city.
AT a meeting held in the Office of
Mayor Thompson Thursday between
representatives of the city and those of
the Progress company, TO whom were
transferred certain alleged rights, ii be-
came apparent 10 those representing
the city that, were the city to purchase
the Knudson q Bagley rights, it would
only result in the city becoming in
volved IN lawsuits to protect those
rights from alleged claims held both
above and below the Knudson & Bag
ley rights, or, as they are better known,
the knudson Mill rights.
Those present at the meeting re"re~
senting the city were Mayor Thomp-
son, Councilmen Mulvey and Tudden-
ham, City Attorney Dininny, City En-
gineer l.. C. Kelsey and Superintendent
of Watcrworls +, l.. Hines. nose rep
resenting the Knudson and Progress
company rights were r. Knudson, j. P.
Cahoon, George Curley and Attorney
Samuel King,
One Proposition Discussed.
The only matter which was talked
which the city made about week ago
of 100000 for the Knudson Mill rights
knudson q Bagley. at the time the Of
fer was made, asked 500, 900 for the
rights, but Thursday they came down
to $4,000. These rights Of Knudson
Bagley are the only rights which the
city recognizes as being at all valid,
but nevertheless the Progress company
claims the new power rights about a
mile above the mill and very near the
intake of the conduit. and for these
rights they ask the sum of 100000
Then also the Progress company and
those interested in it claim the Spring
creek rights some distance below the
mill. for which Sl35 900 is asked. These
Spring creek rights are those on which
the Morris administration obtained An
option by paying s400 and then forfeit
ed the $406.
Mayor Thompson positively refused
to consider the matter at all. and it was
left unsettled in so far as the city is
concerned, although the Progress peo.
pie stated that they wished TO consid-
er the matter further. and would no
doubt at later date present more
definite proposition to the city.
May Go Into the Courts.
Councilman Mulvey stated after the
meeting that the city cannot recognize
any other rights than the Knudson G.
Bagley rights, and that every effort has
been made by the representative of the
city having the matter in hand to reach
If possible some amicable settlement.
but every effort has been futile Mr..
Mulvey says that he feels that the only
way now open is to have the matter
threshed out in the courts
Before the meeting adjourned Mayor
thompson suggested, rs last resort.
that the city should name one repre-
sentative. the Progress company name
another and these two should select a
third person and that these three should
arbltrate the matter. This offer was
not accepted, however, and the meeting
adjourned subject to the call of the
Mayor at such time as the Progress peo-
pie may intimate that they have any
further offers to make