The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-07
AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CONTROL AND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE WATER
FLOWING INTO SALT LAKE
CITY

SECTION BE 1t ordained by the
City Council Of SAT- Lake CITY /:
That the city watermaster shall
qualify in the same manner as the
Treasurer, prO0ided, that his bonds
shall be in the sum of two thousand
dollars. He may appoint, subject
to the approval of the City Council,
assistants, who shall receive from
said WatermaSter certificates of APP
pointment, and for whose official
acts he shall be responsible.
SEC. 2-The period of artificial
irrigation shall be from the first day
of April to the first day of Novem-
Der, annually.
SEC. 3-Before the fifteenth day of
April, A. D. 1888, every person en-
titled to the use of, and claiming,
for irrigation, a portion of the water
flowing into eaid city, through
natural or artificial channels, shall
/ present to the city watermaster,
upon a form to be provided by said
watermaster, an application for the
use of such water during said
period, and specifying therein the
lot or lots or fraction of a lot owned
or possessed by such applicant, to
be Irrigated. Said applications shall
be filed with the city recorder.
SEC. 4-On or before the first day
of May, A. d. 1888, the city water
master shall apportion and allOt
the water flowing through the
natural and artificial channels into
said city to the applicants entitled
to water, and issue to said applicants
a certificate specifying the time
during which such waters may be
so used, and the quantity thereof;
said appOrtionment and allotment
shall be made with respect to time
and the amount of water available
in proportion to the quantity of
land specified in the respective ap-
plications.
SEC. Son or before the first day
of April, 1884. and annually there
after, the city watermaster may
INSTRUMENTATION appointments or
changes in previous appointments
of irrigating water, upon applica-
tions made therefor in the manner
prescribed dissection three of this or
dinance,aS may be necessary always
having regard to the rights of said
applicants and the method of ap-
portionment provided in this ordi-
nance.
SEC. cit shall be the duty of the
city watermaster to see to the pro-
per location, construction and re-
pair Of all public gates, dams, fumes,
bitches and reservoirs necessary for
the controlling and distributing of
such water, that the water may not
be- wasted, streets or sidewalks
overlooked or INSTRUCTED, or public
or private property damaged.
SEC. mo person. shall convey
water from a public ditch to his lot
or premises by an irrigation ditch,
without first having constructed,
under the direction of the city
WatermaSter, substantial gate,
both in the public ditch, and at the
head of his branch ditch; the latter
he shall keep closed and water tight,
except during the period allotted to
him for the use Of such water. And
where such branch ditch crosses
any portion of a sidewalk, the same
shall be made of lumber or other
substantial material, the covering
of which shall be on a level with
such sidewalk.
SEC. 8--Where persons are obliged
to convey water across lands lying
between their premises aud the
public water bitches, the same shall
be done with the least possible in
jury to property, both in construct
ing the necessary bitches or in man
aging the water flowing therein,
and such persons shall be liable for
all damages caused by negligence
in the construction of such bitches,
or in the management of water
| flowing therein.
Sec. 9-Where public water bitches
pass through private grounds, the
right of way for which has been ae-
Quired, the city watermaster and
his assistants are authorized to pass
| along said bitches, as occasion NAV
require, during the continuance Of
| such right.
SEC. 10-All persons using water
for irrigation OF other purposes,
shall conduct the surplus or waste
water into public water ditch, and
shall not allow such water to flood
the streets, sidewalks or private
property to the damage thereof, or
run to unnecessary waste.
Sec. 11-Any person turning the
water from any public water ditch
or reservoir, or frsm any private
irrigating ditch during said irrigSt.
ing period, except when the uss of
such water has been duly allotted
! to him, or in greater quantity than
IS specified in his certificate, or who
shall wilfully or malicioHsly break
any dam, gate, sluioe or ditch used
for dlverting or controlling such
water, or in any manner changing
the current or flow of water used
for irrigating purposes, in any of
said bitches, shall, on conviction
thereof, be liable to a fine ia any
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or
to imprisonment not exceeding fifty
days, or to both such fine and i'm
prisenment.
SEC. 12-Any person aggrleved at
the apportionment of water alletted
to him by the city watermaster. or
at any other act claimed to have
been done by virtue of the provisions