Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18
70 COMPEL ENLARGEMENT.
Municipality Made a Proposition
which Was at First Acceptable
To Stockholders.
..on,,y Laborlng Under the I'M
,ss,on That They Could Hold-Up
city Later Withdrew Approval.

49, ,,,,,nicipality of Salt Lake VIII
ordeayor to bring to its terms oy
ns of the courts, the East JORDAN
canal company, all overtures LOOKING W
naaceable settlement of the contro'-
..s,, existing between the two corpora
,,ons having proved unavaillng. y
,,it was filed by the city attorneys OF
aoo This afternoon in the way of con-
ANIMATION proceedings, which seeks to
'ompel the company to grant the re-
ouest of the city for an enlargement
Of the canal in question.
DUMMY IN IGNORANCE.
when asked day or two ago If
there we're any new developments IN
tho dispute between the city and the
canal company. City Attorney Dininny
siated that he knew of no disagreement
whatever, didn't know that there was
such a company and cnrtly dismissed
Tho matter His assistant, Mr.. DAILY,
however, did know all the details, and
moreover was willing to appraise the
public of the facts. 1t was he who pre-
pared and filed the papers today
WHAT CITY CLAIMS,
The contention of the city is that it
owns a one-hfth interest In the East
Jordan Canal company and has one
representative on the board of direc-
tors. In providing water for the NUM-
cipality Ii has been compelled TO do
considerable trading. For instance.
canal water was given to farmers In
exchange and as part payment for
the waters of Big Cottonwood. The
city owns canal of ITS own, construct
ed in 1880 and used constantly since
that time, but the channel comes
through the valley midway between the
river and the mountains, and Is avail
able only for the section of country
west OF Its banks. What the city now
needs, both for its own actual use and
70 pay Its exchange obligations, Is
anal much nearer the mountains on
The east. Such relief may be obtained
IN the East Jordan caIaf, which could
be made to carry water sufficiently
high for all the city's necessities.
PROPOSITION MADE.
About a year ago the city made the
following proposition to the canal
company: That it. the city, be per-
mitted to enlarge the canal, one-fifth of
which it owns, cement IT and keep 1t
in such constant repairs that 1t would
carry the company's full rightful por-
tion. 40 cubic or second feet, with no
pany. and the latter to be paid $1,000
per annum by the city.
CHANGED THEIR MIND.
The city alleges that this PROPOSE
ton az first met with the unqualified
approval of the companJ, but that sub
sequently one or two directors thought
they saw an opportunity for holding
the city up, and that they used their
influence with their colleagues until
The majority of the board became i'm
bued with the idea of demanding So
300 year, instead of $1,000.
I'VE thought that our proposals to
the canal company were fair and Just
TO everybody concerned" said Mr.. DAILY
today, "and we have no cause to
change our opinion in that regard
Every water user in ;he company
would have as much water as he ever
had. would be at no expense for main-
tanning it and would be entitled to his
portion of the $1,000. The little game
OF irving to make the city pay more
than this amount will nc: work. at
least We believe that The courts Will
uphold us in the stand we have taken.
A BOOMERANG.
II is contended by some that should
the decision of the court be In favor
OF the city. the canal company would
not only have To witness ala enlarging
OF the ditch, but would have 10 pay
its PORTION OF the improvements and
the expenses Of subsequently keeping
the canal In order.
An election of officers OF the East
Jordan Canal company is scheduled TO
take place next Monday, and there Is
lively scrlmmage for proxies TO be
used on that occasion, much depend
Ing upon the board % directors
chosen.