The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-06
AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CONTROL AND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE WATER
FLOWING INTO SALT LAKE
CITY

That the city WatermaSter shall
qualify in the same manner as the
Treasurer, pT00ided, 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 ap-
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, portion of the water
flowing into said city, through
natural or artificial channels, shall
present to the city watermaster,
upon a form to be provided by said
watermaster, al application for the
use of such water during saip
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 wat-r
master shall apportion and alOt
The water flowing through the
natural and artificial channels into
saidscity to the applicants entitled
to water, and issue to said applicants
certificate specifying the time
during which such waters may lie
so used, and the quantity thereof;
said apportionment and allotment
shall be made with respect to tin e
and the. amount of water available
ia proportion TO the quantity of
land specified in the respective ap-
plicatiOns.
SEC. Son OF before the first day
of April, 1884, and annually there
after, the city watermasterI may
make such further appointments or
changes IN previous appointments
of irrigating water, upon apphca-
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 APP
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 reServoirsnecesSary 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. NO 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, a 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 tt
him for the use of such water. AnG
where such branch ditch crosses
any portion of sidewalk, the same
shall be made of lumber or Other
substantial material, the covering
of which shall be On a level will
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 TO
all damages caused by negligence
in the construction of such bitches
or in the management of waite
| flowing therein.
SEC. 9-Where public water bitches
pass through private grounds, TIT
right of way for which has been &C
CURED, the city watermaster ant
his assistants are authorized to pas
along said bitches, as occasion ma!
acquire, during the continuance 0
such right.
SEC. IO-All persons using waite
for irrigation or other purposes
shall conduct the surplus or vast
water into public water ditch, an
shall not allow such water to foo
the streets, sidewalks or rrivat
property to the damage thereof, o
run to unnecessary waste.
SEC. Amy person turning TIL
" alter from any public water ditto
OF reservoir, or from any privat
irrigating ditch during said irrigat
ing period, except when the use o
such water has been duly allotte
to him, or in greater quantity thai
is specified in his certificate, or VIII
; shall wilfully or maiiciously breal
any dam, gate, sluice or ditch use,
for divertlng or controlling sue
water, or ia any manner changin
the current or flow of water use
for irrigating purposes, in any c
said bitches, shall, on conviction
/; thereof, be liable to a fine in an
sum not exceeding fifty dollars. o
to imprisonment not exceeding fit
days, or to both such fine and in
prisenment.
SEC. 12-Auy person aggr1eved a
the apportionment of water allotte
to him by the city watermaster,
at any other act claimed to hav
been done by virtue of the provision