The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-29

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such purposes was finally prohibited
by the Council, and conceded oy tina
business men having property on
plat A, when if they had felt DIS
posed to fight the mstser, Legally
they might have demanded and Cd
tanned the use OF the water for the
running of motors. because their DO
nestle and motor demands
would have given them q
"water-right" consumed less water
than irrigation requirements
would have to. We men
ton these circumstances OF
plat A water privileges to show
how little, if any, practical benefit
Is obtained by its residents of any
advantage of priority of "water
righte," and to illustrate an opinion
entertained by some that the water
flowing into this city is for the rem
eft and use of all Of the Inhabitants,
nov or in the future, and cannot
justiiably be restricted to one por-
ton to the exclusion OF others.
j The supply OF water suitable for
domestic purposes is at present linz
tied to that obtained from City
Creek, and few weeks hence 1t will
scarcely be sufficient for the
present pipe service demands. Ii
is frequently urged and applications
are made to the Council for the ex>
tension Of the water mains to the
lower wards, at the same time there
is no immediate probability Of the
City Creek supply being increased.
The claim then of the dry benches
for the use OF 'surpluS water" of
CITY Creek would not avail them
much during August ana the suisse
quent two or three months Of each
year. It is true that ''surplus wa
ter" has been running to waste from
early May until now, Of which the
benchers might have had the bene-
ft, but these chances are now past
for this year. The only posi-
hlity of relief now feasible in
our idea, lies in the adoption OF
either one or both OF two plans:-
the more econt mic use of the pre-
sent City Creek supply, and in the
erection or construction of storage
reservoirs. The first plan could be
adopted within a short time; The Ia
servoir5 would not be OF advantage
until 8 year hence, although now is
the proper time to commence theil
construction. The economic plan
being the most tenable because most
immediate in liz benefits ia also tbs
, one involving the least expenditure
+ of money. We will therefore dismiss
the reservoir system for the present
, with the remark that City Creel
| Canyon possesses great natural ad
/ vantages in its ravines and deilel
for the constructic n Of safe and dur
: able reservoirs to hold in storage
: large quantities OF water, where
3 from could be supplied all the dom
+. este demands for water for the en-
5 tire city, upper, middle AMI lowel
. wards and bench lands included
l the whole year round, without any
J. stint.
8 The W later service at present os
2 tensibly supplies the fluid for dom
? este and household purposes. in
GLIDING a limited amount for TIT
e sprinkling of lawns and str, cts
: Its users are sup osed t
conform to the requirements of thu
= water license, which states for wha
f uses only it shall Oe applied. Super
+ intendent Ottinger has this season
+ issued several threatening edicts
cautioning against the waste or mis-
: use Of water, but all to little or n,
f purpose we claim. The aversg
4 | American citizen will not or canno
+ appreciate economy in anything I'm
. less it appeals to him or his pocket
t book, personally, and frequently no
D even then. In the latter case, If b
n is prepared to pay for being LAWS
q no one can object. And tba
O is what we are trying {
y come st in the econo i
0 plan of using the present wafer SUI
% oily. If those who now have lh
i W, ter pipe service laid into thei
n houses and premises, are compelle
= TO pay for the wafer they waste an
N misapply (some scores Of VII m al
!, utilizing the water mains to. irrigat
n their garden patches, etc., the ecor
"A omv will at once commence Mos
~ people are sensitive in parting wit
r their money. aud they will nc
waste il for an unnecessary use {