The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-11

following IepoIb Was 4Sdu d4AN hl4dAl-
mousIy adopted:
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov 10, 1885.
The Hon. the Mayor and city Council Of
SAT- Lake CITY:
Gentleme1-The Joint special commit
tee OIL irrigation and WateIwOrks, 10
whom was referred the petition OF the
committee On water supply Tor the
Eighteenth, twentieth and Twenty-frst
Wards. together with Mr.. &. L.. Steven
son report on same, respectfully stale
they have carefully considered the
whole subject. and beg to submit the
following:
1t is manifest to your committee
and, we believe, TO the citizens gener
ally, that the water of City Greek
should be used primarily to supply the
city with pure water for culinary pur
poses. thea for fire protection, and
lastly for irrigation. It is the chief and
almost only satisfactory source of sup
ply for the first purpose, and in its dis
tributiOn the interest of all the people
IN obtaining pure water for domestic
use must be considered. We cannot be-
leve in view of the limited flow and
constantly increasing demand for its
extension through the water mains, that
water for irris alton should be farther
diverted from the creek. On the con-
trary, we believe the growth, health
and general welfare of the city demand
that irTigaing water be sup
Piled from ether sources and
the supply through the mains be in
creased as rapidly and extensively as
possible. Since the completion of the
Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal,
considerable water supply has been
diverted from its former channels and
conveyed TO the dry bench lands
These streams, augmented by greater
or less supply from Dry Canyon, have
already obliterated the old Zine of
benches, and (by their use) gardening
for the past three years has been not
only possible but profitable IN those
previously barren sections. By care
fully distributing the waters from these
sources we believe 1t will be possible TO
iTrigate q large proportion of the area
occupied by residents of the benches.
We have given the Report on a sup
ply of water of Mr.. Stevenson, G. E.,
IN which he recommends reservoir in
Little Valley, careful consideration, and
without entering into detailS) have ar
rived at a conclusion respecting it.
When waterWorks system for this city
was first proposed, extensive reservoirs
were suggested as necessary to hold
supply for a certain period. and by some
they were deemed absolutely eS
sential. 1t was. however, foui
that the natural fall of City Creek would
supply sufficient force TO throw a stream
over the highest buildings in the city
and without extensive reservoirs the
water could be distributed over almost
the entire plot of the city at the time
entitled to Its use. There has been no
st0ppage nor break nor serious impedi-
ment of any kind in the operation of
this system since its inauguration
twelve years ago. We can but believe. |
therefore, 3that BY locating the head OF |
the system farther up the canyOn-the |
right 70 do which has recently been |
acquired-mOst of the benefits OF q |
reservoir, without any yof its dangers !
Will be realized; and water for domestic /
uses may be conveyed at much less ex-
pense to any reasonable poin. within |
the inhabited portions of the city.
We realize that the citizens repre- |
sented by petitioners, in locating beyuno |
the reach OF any Of the streams flowing /
into the city, have necessarily suffered |
for the want of water; but the city has
done and is doing far more pro rata for !
their relief than for any other portion /
of the population. For the future, at |
as early a time as practicable, we
would suggest that branch mains be run
from point high enough in the can
yon to supply the residents Of the bench |
for domestic purposes.
Respectfully.
JAMES SHARP, Mayor,
ADAM SPIERs,
ROBERT PATRICK,
JOHN CLARK,
Jos. A JENNINGS,
HEBER ]. GRANT,
JUNIUs +. wells,
THos. q. WEBER,
JOHN r WINDER,
6. NJ. OTTIEGER.
Special Committee.