The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-14
CITY WILL PROTECT
ITS WATER RIGHTS
Special Attorneys Instructed to
Resist Proposed Cancella-
tiOn of Filings.
NEWHOUSE PROPERTIES
GRANTED TWELVE LIGHTS
Goard of Public Works Must
Enforce Forfeiture Clause.
Says City Attorney.

The city viii take steps 10 Protcct
whatever rights it may have TO the
reservoir sizes at Lakes Blanche, Lily
and Florence. This was decided upon
after a discussion lasting two hours IN
the council Monday night.
f. :. Richards and Ogden lilies arc spe-
ciaJ attorneys for The city in The mat
ter Of water rights. and i. T, Dorcmus'
special engineer. who acted with them
The special attorneys and Mr.. porc'
mus said there was very httln chah''
of the city being able TO show any
rights TO Inc sites Mr.. Dorcmus saiJ
that while the case might seem nope,
lcsS. vet he would. If hr were dong
H. on his own account. go 10 the last
recourse. Thus the special attorneys
we're directed 10 defend the proposed
cancellation by the government OF the
;itlc.
Lights for Newhousc Properties.
After much discussion twelve Of the
lights asked for hv the Newhousc Realty
.ompsny were granted. The original
report at the committee was for twenty
four lights. Hall made n speech against
The proposition. as he did before. The
twelve lights, however, were author
jzcd
Eighty-six lights IN various precincts
reported favorably by the committee
were also allowed.
Au application Tor u saloon license
sent in bv Tony KoSco. AT No. i3s West
Second South. was denied, eight 10
four.
\ protest was received from 4. Fred
Wcy and others and Rose NJ. Brccdcu
aud others against the granting Of q
franchise 10 The Utah Light & Railway
company for permission 10 haul freight
over It's line 10 Fort Douglas. The pro
tcstants own property along East South
Temple.
Up to Board.
The council received Il communication
from the CITY attorney on the author
ity of the board of public works to ig-
more the forfeiture clause in contracts
at lis discretion. Tho attorney said the
board had no discretion and must en-
force the clause. The board also, the
opinion held. WAS suhscrvicnt to the
council, and that the council had the
Inst say so, On the strength Of this,
Councilman Hall secured action on the
ninth partial and tenth ana final esti
mates for +. j. Moran in paving district
No. 81. East First South street. rcspcc-
lively for $4,000 and $500. These es-
llUidlrS were lfItIIpu Ddfh III InP bOJT'
of public works, with Il copy Of the
city attorneys opinion Mr.. Hall says
Moran owes the city scventy-nine DAYS
al forfeiture in District 81 at 50 a
day.
Protest Against Sidewalks.
\ communication from n large number
ci property owners in sidewalk district
No. l2S was sent in by Booth, Lee &
Badger, attorneys, The communication
says tho sidewalks are ''rottcn.' the
material thin and The workmanship very
poor. They give notice, that they re
fuse 10 pay the levy.
The Almond family. residing at No.
2i9 West Second South sent in n pro
test. The Almond family said i, had
been Informed that "Grcck house -
WAS about TO be opened Just below First
West and Second South. and this would
deprcciate the value of the Almond fam
llY s property. The Almond family says
II could 'not stand the disgrace and
loss TO our property if the Grccl, house
were opened.
The city council was about half
'hrough with its business when adjourn
mcui was taken TO 1:30 clock Thurs
day evening.