The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-01
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Mayor Authorized toSign
the Agreement.
WATER QUESTION SETTLED.
A Long and interesting Debste-yiews
of Alderman Sharp-Counc,Ior
Roberts Remarks.

The City Council met promptly at
O'Clock, Mayor Armstrong presidinr.
After transacting the usual prelimi-
nary business, the agreement with the
owners of water rights in ParIey's Can
yon Creek, which was made special or.
der for the evening, was taken up and
read.
Alderman Sharp said he sincerely
hoped that the Mayor would be author
lied TO sign The agree ment. Il was
true that some parts Of our city il past
years had been given more water than
they wanted. but in season like the
present, all were more or less short. Ii
was a matter of history that the city
had been forced to reimburse ritiztns
for damage caused by the OVERT Nv Of
the canal, but there was another part
of the city that never had enough
water. Their cry had been
''GIvE US WATER"
that we may live.
After long and patient labor, tbs
special committee had been able to re-
port the agreement which had been
read. The report was made in good
faith, and he consider d the proposed
transfer of waters the best step that
could be taken. The committee had
luvestigs ted The subject thoroughly
and had visited he canal, Farley
Canyon and City Greek. which latter
had been taken as foundation for the
various estimates. rhe chief engineer
estimated that the supply OF water
from City Greek was 900 900 gallons a
day, while that from Parley'S Creek
was 100000, 1t was shown by careful
estimates that Parley's Greek, compared
with City Creek, was as FIVE 70
seven, and that was the stream
it was desired TO get control Of
Several places had been suggested IL
regard to obtaining water for this city ;
one plan was TO run pipes
DIRECTLY 70 UTAH LAKE,
and establish water-works there. Il
was certainly true that If this was
practicable, it would solve the water
problem. It had been seen that Farley S
Canyon Creek and Big Cottonwood
were both owned primarily and when
an attempt was made To get 10 Utah
Lake. the sans condition OF affairs
would be found to exist He desired to
thank Mr.. Terhune for the aluable in
formation fie had given the Council in
regard 10 water supply, and accord
ing to that gentleman's estimate,
Il would cost come 81 240 eco to
run 4-inch pipe to Utah Lake,
when supply OF about 3,700.010 gal
Ions would be obtained per day Utah
Lake was 49S feet above the sea Level,
while Salt Lake had all elevation ui
4 2l8 feet, difference OF go feet: the
elevation at TIE Cornfr CT the Ten pie
block was 4 1872 feet, difference OF only
l62 feet bctNe it srd Ut III Lake, and
we would. after an outlay u over
$4,000 0G0 be just where We ar to-day.
But besi3e3 its imarsct!cabiiity tie
CITY WIS forbiodeu to incur such tn IN
debtedness, even were i5 desirable. It
wonid be al least ten years before Salt
Lake would be able TO undertake Such
an enterprise.
In regard to the seaopd plan sug-
gested By Mr. Terhnne, that of
PUMPING THEwATERs
IRON the Hanauer smelter and Husler' s
mill, it would cost about $474 COO, and a
flow of $4,000 600 gallons per day would
be obtained, but this amount OF water
Tor the money was inadequate.
The Farley Canyon schema had been
opposed on the grounds that it would
destroy the secondary rights of persons
living above the canal. This idea was
erroneous. The total cost to the city
OF the proposed exchange would
be bat $35 COO for which expect
diture a supply Cf 5000 600 gallons
per day would be 0b;ained, there were
those who said thst in making the eX-
change, the city would lay itself
LIABLE TO BE SUED.
He did not think this would follow; the
farmers had never given TO other per
sons any rights to the water. 1t was
lstated thai the waters had been stolen
from Parleys Canyon Creek, and Il
that wrongfully taken from 5be stream
was turned back, he believed IL would
be fully as large as Cry Creek. I {
also had paid some attention to the
plan of securing a'supply of water from
Utah Lake. The idea must be
that somewhere out IN the lake
fresh water existed, but be haC
been informed by a gentleman
! Who was thoroughly posted, and famil-
lar with all parts OF the lake, that h
had never found q spot where he comic
get good drink of water anywhere i,
| the lake The scheme was elfgeth9
mpracticable, and he hopedit
WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SLEEP.
Alderman Ritter said that an immens
amount OF canal water was lost b.
seepage, ETC., between the chutes an
Canyon Greek, This loss would prob
ably amount to 100000 gallons. Fl
had always been somewhat skeptical Il
regard to the howl ABOUT damage don
by seapage. but recent Information ha'
changed his mind. He thought tina
With proper grade the Is 100000 gallons
of canal water could be brought 10 thi
city without greater loss than 5000
600 gallons.
| There was o great volume of waite
flowing into Salt Lake at the preseu
time. but there was valuable portion
of the city which the water did no
reach. The OBJECTIONS ne had first en-
tertained toward the exchange hal
been removed, and he was now in fago
os;& Ia r,osiood On Opa nf mia y;Si