The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-08
A VIGOROUS PROTEST
Against Emptying the Sewage
into The Jordan.
THE RESOLUTIONS AD0P TED.
a EUInber OF speeches 1Iade-some
Very Plain Talk MT. COpe's
Views.

the western part OF the CITY last nlgnV,
the occasion being q mass meeting, held
for the purpose of protesting against the
contemplated acting of the municipal
authorities in emptying the sewage
into the Jordan River.
The meeting was called to order at
7.20 O'Clock, and Captain Bishop was
elected chairman and Alfred Parsons
secretary.
CAPTAIN BISHOP
made q brief address, stating the OBJ
ject for which the meeting was held
after which it was moved and carried
that a committee OF seven be appointed
to draft resolutions, and w. J. New
man, William Langton, Lorenzo Petit,
John S. Lewis, A. S. Geddes, Levi
Reid and T. J. Almy were appointed
said committee.
MR.. GRIFFITHS
being called upon to address the meet.
ing, made vigorous protest against
the emptying of sewage into the
Jordan. and stated that it would
not only work positive injury to those
living along the river, but would be
unjust to all residents of the western
part of the city as well.
He was followed by
Eli POLAND,
who said that he was in favor of
sewerage, but thought that the NUM-
sipal authorities would make a great
mistake should they decide upon
emptying the sewage into the river.
1t would seem that all classes of
citizens wished to see some
system of sewerage adopted, and
the idea seemed to be to adopt what
ever plan could be inaugurated
at the least expense. which was policy
he did not believe in. He thought the
main sewer should encircle the city,
and the sewage be emptied upon the
barren lands, which would make it
fertile. The volume of the Jordan could
not be relied upon, and besides there
were number of persons south of the
city who claimed the water, and should
they assert their claim it would be apt
to reduce the water so that the sewage
could not be carried off. Just such a
thing happened when the sewage of
London was empned into the
Thames, when, owing to its rise,
in the river bed and along the banks,
and became a terrible nuisance and
disease breeder. 1t was but Just that
those who were m ost to be affected by
the proposed plan should be heard
they were entitled to some considera-
ton, and, at all events, they had some
rights and Intended to assert them.
He hoped that even if another system
should prove more expensive, it would
be adoptep and the sewage put on the
barren lands, where it would produce
fruitful fields instead of an unbearable
stencil.
JOHN VINEGAR
said that he had resided near the river
for nearly twenty-four years, and
knew something about that stream. 1t
rose and fell as the SHOWS in the
mountains varied, and there would be
10000 deposits of filth between the
Dointwhere it was intended to have the |
sewer discharge into the river, and it's
mouth. He was more fortunate than |
some, and had flowing we'll on his |
place, but during the summer months |
he was obliged to use water from the |
river, and if the plan proposed were |
adopted, he would be compelled to J
drink water contaminated with sewage. |
Time was when great hue and cry was
raised about the sheep fouling the water |
of City Creek. Now those residing along
the river were threatened with great
nuisance, and it was time for them to
enter their protest.
TT. HowELLs
was called for. and in response he said
that he desired to enter his protest
along with the others against the city
fathers adopting the plan propose d. |
He feared that he had missed |
it when he took the advice of |
of Horsce Greeley, and went west. He |
had gone too far west. It pleased him |
to see that the people were united in |
protesting against such injustice, and he
was in hearty sympathy with those,
who would nave to reside along the
river, and thought that the municipal
authorities would listen to them.
Mr.. Davis said that be could add
nothing to what had already been said,
except his individual protest, the
viii ws and brush would stop a
great deal of the sewage, and
he was sure from this source
alone much evil would result. In re-
gard to the artesian wells along the
river he stated that large number of
them we're unit for culinary purpose,
and in conclusion, hoped that the City
Council would in its wisdom, adopt
some plan other than the one proposed.
FRANK DAVIS
said that there was no doubt in his
mind but that the stencil would
reach as far as Main Street, and the
whole plan would be a nuisance to the
health of the community, and particu-
larly to those residing along the river.
CAPTAIN B. P. BROWN
took the same view of the matter as the
speakers who had preceded him.
FRANCIS COPE