The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-13
The W TER QUESTION.
How it Affects The Twentieth
Warders.
To the Editor OF THE HERALD.

To the Editor OF THE HERALD.
Knowing that you are wiling to ei
space to all reasonable subjects of pub
lie importance and improvement,
venture to ask you to give a small por-
ton of your valuable space to the fol-
lowing:
During the spring and early summer
months large amount of water fl VS.
down the aQueduct on North Temple
street, all to the Jordan River, while We
on Inc NORTH Bench using wafer from
the mains are threatened with having
our water supply cut off a26 q fine of S2o
imposed, if We use 1t tor sprinkUny or
any other purpose except for culinary
purposes. The license collector saws
we cannot issue you license TO
sprinkls your garuens or lawns. or
WASH Your bugglas, or anything else
because you have no water rights: -
out thls water eau run down IT, jordan
and be wa ted because we have no
water rights.
Now, what l would like 10 KIN wv is
this: Who is going To be hurt or what
narm Is gong TO b. done by issuing US
q license to sprinkle upo.. tie North
bench during the time mere is
plenty, when We are vi llns anu
Anxious 10 pay for it, TBere ar
several months III the year when We
could use this surplus water that runs
down to Jordan and would hurt no
one, and If Our license is granted
merely as waste wafer license. why
can { we pay little more and use II
1or sprlnklIug and not be in fear of
having 1t all shut off? We could still
nave an understanding that We v ere
not to sprinkle in the months ynen
there is scarcity. And there is an
other thing: In the summer time
people off the bench do not have to get
up all hours of the night to irrIgate an |
We do; they do not use the water |
that runs down the ditcnes |
unless they feel inclined to |
There is no time allotted at night for |
Lnem TO lrrigate, as there is on the
North Bencn, where every hour
counts, and where the time IL is ken
rom Sunday morning to Sunray morn
ng again.
Now, If all this waste water could be |
'urned on TO the bench, there would be |
plenty for all; and, then again. we |
would not mind irrlgatlng In the night.
n order to get water, and as it would |
lot hurt anyone. why can We not get |
permission TO do this2
viii venture TO say, that If we were
granted permission to take a ditch
rom City Greek, and makeit hisn
noush up tie bench, that it would |
,e benefit to all concerned, we would
AVE 1t constructed within sixty oays
I remember rightly, there were sur
eyed two lines for a diIch, and these
ou'd be resumed AMI soon comnieie
he ditch, aud have the benefit OF Nil
his waste water.
The water that we get now il oulg
bout one-ihird the stream Of last wear
nd that Is liable TO be shut off an, time
he authorities at Fort Douglas see fit
o use it themselves, and at lbs end OF
be season We viii be no better of for
IL our tr,.un'e and trying to axe
zones aud grow~tr,ns than if we had
ever piaoted thtim. l an afraid q
reat many PSF pie will actually
uHer Tor want of water.
What is the use of our civ
a!hers talking about sewers. When
hey get them they won't know where
o getpW' Ter for flushing them. Why
ont they go to WORK and solve tue
7ater problem first? Then they can
ak about sewers and 90 ali, ad anu
onstruct them. It will Only be & few
ears that they will have to supply us
well as other parts of the city. Dor
axes have been ra'sed to doub during
le last two years. Why is it we don't
ct some notice On our wafer question
n irrigsting. We are recognized as
part OF the city when the tax assessor
'mes around or when our licenses are
le for whatever business IF AMY vel
Irry on on the bench. But when ItlJ
'mes to water they saw, You folks have t
D water rifhts. and consequently if
ERE is any to spare and we feel ike =
ting you have it and it is no bother
US you can have it."
Now, MIR. Editor, if have not wearied
,ur patience md trespassed too fa-,
ease give this space in your valustIs !
lumns and try and get a little water
r part of Salt Lake City, as we'll as
wers for another part. We need the
ater mere than they need sewers.
W. G. FARRow.
SALT IAKR Nav 1893