The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-06
TO PRESERVE THE FALLS
Provo City Council Appoints Special
Committee to Take Action
in the Matter.

Provo, June 5.-The city council in exec
Utive session last evening considered the
matter of preserving from destruction the
Bridal Veil falls in Provo canyon. from
which the Telluride Power company
wants TO divert the water for power pur-
poses. Mayor FTisby and President
Booth were appointed a committee to take
such steps as they may consider adViSa-
bic to this end It is believed an effort
VIII be made to have the mountains eaSL
of Provo. in which the falls and their
water sources are situated set apart as
forest reserve
In the open session n letter was read
from Superintendent Van HOusen Of the
Salt Lake route, and in response to
request from the council that piles drlV-
en- by the cOmpay in the river near its
railroad bridge be removed. they being
considered distractions to the free floW
Of the water. and thus increasing the dan
ger from overflow during the high water
season Mr. Van HOuSen states that the
engineering department Of his company
did not consider the piles much or an I'm
pediment and that the company did not
see its way clear to remove them. The
letter was accepted and filed.
The matter Of franchise for the Inter
mountain Railroad company was referred
to the committee on railroads and tele-
graph lines to draft a bill for an ordi-
nance granting the franchise.
About sixteen years ago an electric
light franchise was granted to t Z.
Daniels and others, and d lighting plant
was operated under ii for short time.
but for many years the plant mas not
been operated The matter Of investigat-
ing the status Of the franchise with n
view to TevOkinE it, If the terms have not
been complied with. was referred TO the
committee on judiciary.
The question of arranging to light the
streets Of the city which are now in dark
ness. owing TO the isagreement between
the city and the electric company, was
referred to the committee on electric
light Chairman Bot of the committee
reported that Consulting Engineer kel-
Sey was preparing plans for the electric
power plant proposed to be built by the
Citv-
The board Of county commissioners IS
in session today as a board Of equallza-
tion TO hear complaints of assessed val
nation and applications for abatement or
remission of taxes from taxpayers of the
following points. Lehi. Cedar Fort, Fair
field Manning American Fork. Alpine
and Highland The following precincts
will receive consideration on the dates
given below
Pleasant Grove. Lake View Vineyard,
Provo Bench and Pleasant View, Wednes-
Spanfsh Fork. Goshen. Thistle. Clinton.
Tucker, Cotton and Salem. Thursday.
SpringviIIe and Napoleon Friday, June 8
PaySOn. Lake Shore Benjamin. Spring
Lake and SautaGuiu. Saturday, June o
Provo. Monday. June H.
The board of county commissioners has
appointed the following registration
agents
Alpine F. T. HammelI
American Fork district T. F. \ Jack
son district . Mrs. Hannah DUnkley. dis
1riCt .. John Kelly; district {, Mrs Nellie
Forbes
Benjamin. Frank Natley-
Cedar Fort. J. L earn
Clinton. George Gardner
Cotton. Lyman Marble
Fairfield. William 3. Thomas.
Goshen, L F Thomas
Highland. Edward VIM.
Lake Shore. Fmeiine Bowen
Lake View. Ellen B Bunneli-
T.nhi. district T. Mrs. Jane Brown dis
+rict . Mrs Annie g SOTenson, district
5 Mrs Eva Merrill; district 4, Mrs Mar
Manning Theodore Sunberg.
NapIeton. Mrs ROsella Bromley
Mount Nebo. \. 9 Walker.
Pavson district I. Mrs Mile Stark. dis
trirr .. Martha T Kapple: district 5, Mrs
William Double
lock: district . Frank s Humphreys
Provo district ]. &. 8. Jones. district ,.
7 Vincent district 1. Mrs Mamie John.
district , Mrs Phoebe IlUnberg. district 6.
Mrs. Jane Snyder: district l. Mrs Elsie
Z Barrett district 8 Mrs Alta Strong
Provo Bench. Willard W kOffOTd.
Pleasant View. Mrs Fannie Bonnet.
Salem. Mrs Harriet VI. Davis.
Sautaquin. district /, Robert J. Arm
strong district ? Sarah J. tirkham.
Spring Lake William Han Ger
Spanish Fork district !, Kelly Jameson;
district . Nancy Jones; district , Emma
Reese. district s. John F Bowen
SurinCvile district I. George KAY May
T. p Briutou: district + Mary J Findlay-
district . Harriet Raymond
Thistle. David CrameT-
Tucker. z, 2. Sanford
Vineyard. stephen / Bunnell- il
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