Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-09
W4TERY PROMISES But DRY
FCLFILMENT.

S The northeastern portion Of the
. city is practically without protection
= against fire. This is no fault o.
Chief Engineer Stanton nor tn,
| force under his command. They
: are just rs ready and willing to rush
TO the aid Of people in that section
whose property is endangered by the
devOuring element as TO give assist
ance t. the citizens I'm any other
locality. The absence Of protection
proceeds from the lack Of water. In
the distriC; indicated there is scarce
" any force, as 1t is expended by
over draught upon the supply in the
/ pipes. il is n fact that needs no
argument to sustain it that in the
work OF subduiug a fire the force Of
n stream does more execution than
I the water itself. When il il un-
derstoOd that not only can
no copious stream be obtained
in the locality indicated, but there
is practically no force connected
with what amount Of water there is,
what the preiicament Of hepeople
would be in in the event OF a serious
fire can readily be comprehended.
Some Of the people living in the
northeastern part of the CITY are
even badly Off for water for ordinary
purposes, particularly toward the
east part OF the bench land. Many
who have had the waterworks sys-
tenn introduced 70 their premises.
receive but little water, being able
to secure perhaps a thread-like
stream during a small portion Of the |
.wenty-fOuT hours.
The water from the upper system I
is most OF the time exceedingly |
impure, being unfit for drinking
without being strained or run
through 4 filter. This is readily
observed by running a quantity
into a glass vessel and holding it in |
the light. Numbers Of particles Of
matter can be seen float
ing in it, and occasionally animal
eulse. II probable that this impure
condition IS the result Of the tank.
not being cleaned out a frequently
As they should be and on account Of
he water in them being kept low. So
ar a il may relate to the former
'suse, the evil can be speedily rem
died.
The promises OF the party in
'OweI, in relation TO water supply.
turing the camuaign which pre-
edod the last city election, have |
tot begun 20 De fulfilled. They
ave extended the mains without ,
Increasing, the supply thus only :
Irawing upon the system already
Aistiug. This has improved the
ituation bat little, having dimin-
shed in many instances the supply
lready possessed by citizens in
iferent localities, and giving TO {
hose for whose benefit the mains g
ave been laid at later dates but a r
United and unsatisfactory quanti- t
=. I
What Is wanted is an increased o
2servatiCn upon which to draw. 1t !,
equires nut little executive ability v
draw upon sources already ex- r
ting. Meanwhile water, precious .
'ater, IS running TO waste 10y mil $
ons Of tons daily. Steps should be- il
ken not only 70 increase the sup
y in districts now having an un-
'tl>iactory service, but 10 enlarge T
le works 70 such an extent that a
ie uplands may be reached. This ii
ould cause the sections thus newly e,
nbraced by a water system to be c,
nit up and populated, yielding 10
eirquOta OF revenue to help sus. n,
in the commonwealth. All the W
nd within the corporate limits es
ould be brought into active use, NJ
ierwise it Is like stagnant and in
erefore improbable stock. making he
beneficial returns. tn