Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-04

! asking tnat MAIN street. -SOuth o.
Sixth South, be graded; they ais
repaired faEOrably on the petition o.
6. G. Phillips and II. Pembroke
FOR fixing the streets. Adopted.
The matter Of sprinkling Main
Street, south Of Sixth South, re.
ferred to in the petition OF Mr.
Bacon and Others, was referred bacl
to the petitioners for = separat,
petition.
AFR. Hall said there should be
some systematic means Of ascertain.
ing where people wanted an ex
tension OF the sprinkling district, rs
il was late in the season % give
notice Of an assessment Of a tax.
Mr.. Picsard said there were two
blocks on Third South Street Yves,
Of Third West, where the money
was raised TO pay for sprinkling, but
Mount & Griffin had not vet pIt 2
drop OF water on it. II they would
not sprinkle It, Others should be al.
lowed to do so.
Acting Mayor Parsons said the
city would not enforce the contract,
because the sprinkling carts were
not here. They We're practically
five carts, OF > per cent, short. The
fault was with the Studebaker, who
had failed to get the carts here, and
could not DO 50 for two weeks more.
The committee ON streets reported
favorably on the petition Of Geo. NJ.
scott * Co, for the use Of Z portion
OF the ground leased 10y the city for
storing sewer pipes. Referred back
to the. committee 20 fix the rental Of
the ground.
The committee on streets reported
adversely on the petition Of MOrri-
son, Merritt & Co., 10 put a swing
ing sign across the street. Adopted.
The committee on irrigation re-
ported favorably on the petition Of
w. J, Mcdonald AMI Others, for the
filling Of the canal On Fifth West
Street, from Ninth South to Seventh
South, and along Seventh South 10
Eighth West Street. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds
reported favOrably on the petition
Of 4. l.. Thomas and others for a
speeding track inside Of the present
drive in Liberty Park, AMI that il
be a mile in circumference.
There was considerable discussion
on the subject OF putting a race
track in the Park.
Mr.. Hall thought Tn re were grave
doubts about the prOpriety Of putting
n race track there. Ii might add u
the pleasure Of those who drove f.st
horses, but 1t would detract from
the pleasure Of the general public,
by the Increased danger.
City Attorney Merritt said there
was an ordinance which the aiop-
ton OF the report could not change.
The Council should itself keep
within the ordinances.
The report was laid on the table
lending the report Of a new OrIiH-
ance on the subject by the committee
OR municipal laws.
One liquor license was granted.
The committee on waterwOrks
reported adversely on the petai0E
Of the BurtOn-Gariner Company to
extend the water mains on the State
Road. Adopted.
The committee on waterwOriSs re-
ported on the petition Of AUerbach
Brothers, regarding the supply Of
water for the Progress building,
that the assessor had followed the
ordinance. The committee would
soon present a revision OF water
rates.
The committee on sewerage re-
ported fav0rably on the application
OF the r. c. w. Railway aud w. I.
Price to lay sewers 1t their own
expense. Adopted.
The committee on waterwOIks
ubmitted the following:
To ne Holorasls re Mayor cad Meza5srr Or
the Civ C0Encii:
In reporting progress in the matter % in
creased water supply the commission
been SO far completed IS 10 admit Of their
herewith q method u providing
Tor the more immediate demands OF the
city.
IN deyising for such immediate relief. the
object has been to 20 plan The WOEs ttat 30
SHALL form part 81 the whole system when
compile e: that o, whatever D Luw done
viii not be required 90 be changed IN the
future.
FOR = uroper comprehension Of the sub
ject we premise our statement by saying
that We have carefully investigated the
sources Uf supply owned, or control 81. bv
the rIiy from which water could be obtained
either iy gravitatlon or pumping, a sIil-
ciont elevation and suitable for pipe dis,ri-
button.
From City Greek 4 daily supply Of 900
TO gallons can be had without storage.
With storage an additional amount of about
one million gallons per day can be obtained
during the critical period OF irrigation
Prom Emigration CrecE the taIlv supply.
without storage. can bc made 100000 gal
Ions with storage. 500. 90 gallons.
Prom Parley's Creek. without storage,
there can JU Obtained 100000 gallons .
day. that is with the same care that Is now
taken o. City Creek; with storage 100000
can be had.
The wells near Liberty Park have been 80
far developed as to show present dIw OF
> 81. 90 gallons daily.
The supply from City Greek b. the only
one that enters the uipe system Without
going into detail We find that atleast double
the amount % water this source can
furnish - needed for such system to meet
the present wants and those OF the near
future.
me wells at Liberty Park are not yet SUI
ncicnflv developed 10 meet this require
ment- Upon the hypothesis that they may
yet show 3 suiicieucy Of supply, careful
on the basis Of 5,0C0. 90 gallons
dairy. is heroic appended
Emigration Greek By itself = also lnSui-
Accent, but from Parlcy's and a., about dou-
Die nhe needed amount can be obtained.
within reasonable time, without resort 70
storage.
To enter into the distribution system. the
waters from any source must be brought IN
under cover. The present open canal from
Parley's Creek, while Il Will furnish sud-
A. .
condition TO be used for ether purpsses
than irrigation Analyses OF the waters Of
both PArley's and Emigration Greeks show
them to be practically as valuable a. those
from City Greek for all household and
manufacturing purpnses-
The plan which we submit for immediate
relief. by increasing the supply o. the pipe
systems. u, IN hTlef. TO bring INTO the city.
by pipe or masonry conduit, the natural
TOW % Emigration Greek. 10000 gallons.
and 500 Geo Esllons from Parieys Creek
We also herewith submit estimates OF the
cost Of bringing in the whole amount that
can be obtained from these sources with
their natural n0w,say 100000 gallons. and
the entire amount trat can be had there
from. By entire amount We mean that f0w
which can be depended on during the dry
months" supplemented by the storage in
reservoirs; which amount in round numbers
Is 100000 gallons daily from the two
Sources
ON the basis Of 100000 gallons daily
from the creeks we End that by lines OF
riveted steel pipe California sys-
tenn the cost viii be,.............. sl6s -
BY conduit % brick masonry from
Parley's TO city and PIPES from
Emi grafton. -.----..-.- ls0gs7
To bring in 1900. 900 gallons il will
cot
For rIveted steel pipes.............. &c aas
For brick commit from Parlcy's 20
city and pipe from EmiEration lgsIso
Il carry entire available supply,
5000 900 gallons
Will cost for brick conduit. pipe,
ttC-s---. lbs
The element of time being an important
factor IN obtainin. material, IL Is lehgved
from the best information We can now
obtain that brick obtAined in the ierrs'6-y
can be earliest furnished. ~ least tse
amount necei sary for the first two miles.
which VIII maze connection with the pine
.ire from Emigration creek and admit OF m
immediate wafer supply from that sourccof
5,ope.cao gallons. u should also be here
mentioned that the line rpIpe. or condait.
follows rouEc that viii not interfere .rith
the present line o. canal. which can con
tinue 10 be used for surface IrrIgating unfil
II saaEFE n 10 masMaA