The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-29

al We will light the city by the electric
light, as per our proposition, but will ask
4. IS, 800 per annum, instead Of So, 900, a,
~ at Isl proposed,
oe the free use of the 6-inch hydrant pipe
~ north Of the Eagle Gate, from which 70
: run turbine wheel to procure power.
~ As the power would be used at night
nj when The consumption is less, and as we
would agree to reconvey the water to the
l.. irrlRatlng squedues that runs near BY,
ar there would be no loss in any way TO the
y, city. Your chief engineer informs us
y, that even in time Of scarcity the city's
- supply would in no ways be appreciably
:, affected. We would be using the full
smoant in the pipe sn ave; aga Of prob
n ably less than three hours dsily, and
n one-sixth, or one inch, only during the
: night to light the city.
A. In regard to any inconvenience to citi-
. zens using the water at night for irriga-
. ting purposes, beg to submit the opin-
I ION OF your able chief engineer, Mr..
: Ottingsr:
g SALT LAKE CRY, Sept. "a, 80.
t Charles c. Ruthrauf, Esq:
Dear Sir-In answer to your request in
reference TO the waste wa .er flowing from
your motor, L would say, that although
there would be no loss for water for irfi-
eating purposes whatever, by emptying
INTO ditch, it would cause some li;tle
trouble and Inconvenience to the water
masters regulations when distributing
his proportions of water. This, how
ever. can be avoided by emptying your
waste water into the aqueduct north of |
the Eagle Gate; by so doing there would |
be no waste water, and no trouble for the |
watermaster. The water you would use |
would simply be conveyed for a short |
distance through the pipes instead of the \
creek or through ditch.
Yours respectfully,
I(Signed,) g. III. OTTISGER,
Sup't Of Waterworks.
Permit Us to add that the tapping of
this 6-inch pipe would in no wise limit |
1.-The present facilities of the fire depart
ment.
Under this amended proposition the
city might pay the gas company their
profit for the balance of the time it is
unGer moral obligation to take gas,
and still save as follows:
Cost under present arrangement, FIVE
years, at 81, 2O0-$6l, 900.
Cost under proposed arrangement, five
years, at So. 5O0-$l7. 500.
Bonus to Gas Company, at Sc 600 per
annum, one year and three months from
January let, 1881, S7,500-$25,00 900.
Net saving to city in five years, $50, 5000.
And the city would be more equally
| lighted, and more than four times as well
| lighted, IS it is our intention in case the
city accepts our proposition to use the
largest sized machine, one twice as
powerful as st first proposed.
In submitting this proposition We beg
to call the attention OF your honorable
body to the fact that We have offered the
Gas Company every inducement to avail
themselves of any profit arising from our
business, beth for the city and in stores,
but they have rejected such overtures,
although thirty days delay was offered
them Tor full investigation Of the merits
of our proposition.
To view OF the near approach of winter,
and consequent greater need OF better
lighting, we would respectfully urge
upon your honorable body the necessity
Of An early and decisive answer to our
propositions. Ii
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
CHAkLEs G. RUTHRAUFF, and others.
Referred to the committee on i'm.
provements.
A petition was submitted from
Tsador Morris and fifteen others, resi-.
dent citizens of the Twelfth and
Thirteenth Wards, asking an extern
sion of the main water pipes from 7
First East street along Second South, I
tor five blocks eastward, and 10 the
event Of favorable action on the petit
ten, cfsring to pay towards the en-
terprise. the sums sat opposite their
respective names, amounting in all
to 1925. Referred to the committee
on water works.
A communication was submitted
frsm D. Book bolt, clerk OF the County r
Court, accompanied by the report 8
published in full elsewherel, duly I
certified to, from the joint committee II
appointed 10 take observations in re-
gard TO the raising and impounding t
OF the waters OF Utah Lake. The re-
port was accepted and placed on file. {
The city Wsterma.ter Submitted Q
communication suggesting the dis I
charge of the assistant TRyermRsterE, /!
in consequence of the irrigating sea- t
son of 1880 being almost at al end. +,
Communication received and assis-
tsnt Wstermasters discharged from I
further duties after the so b OF the pre-
sent month. {
The street supervisor submitted an |
estimate of the cost of bringing to
grade and covering 18th asphaltum
the sidewalk on the south side OF
First South street, between East ard
West Temple streets, which estimate
amounted in total TO 81. 406. In re-
gard to the instructions from the
Council that an estimate be made OF
the cost of constructing the cuIvert
along said sidewalk of rock and as
pbaltum, the supervisor reported that
red sandstone for border of Sidewalk,
one loot eight inches wide and four
inches thick, dressed ct both ends
and top, with asphaltum bottom, say
three feet wide, would cost $175 per
running foot, or for one block-700l
ieet-the suE of 81, 225. By COM
pRrison. it was ascertsined that the
difference in the estimated coat OF
putting in culverts of wood and rock,
was 81 0S3, the rock being that much
more expensive per block, and it was
decided to adopt the supervisors
estimate OF 81 .406 for the contem-
plated work, which included the
wooden culyeri.
The following report was submitted:
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept e, 1880.
Hon. the Mayor aud City Council:
Gentlemen-Your COMMITTEES on public
grounds, 10 whom was referred The
matter Of the petition Of the committee
representing the Chancellor and Board of
Regents Of the Dsserst University. asking
your honorable body to consider the pro-
| priety Of donating to said University,
grounds Ebereon to erect educational
buildings; hereby report that they have
fully considered the matter and respect
| fully submit the following:
/ It appearing. from the accompanying
eoczr1snt, signed by the city attorney,
that the corporation hold the right and
authority to dispose Of its lands for the
use and benefit Of its inhabitants, and it
being your committees opinion that the
city could conf-r few greater benefits
upon its inhabitants than in making
such donation as the enc asked, there
fore we recommend that donation be
made to said University o! the ground