Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-28

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1 hay, ma slalement of IN. WORK
done on sewers from January ist lsOi.
Ia rebrnarv igtb. ism. and tho nuurps
given arr a low estimate. From Janu.
ary ia,. isg0. 10 March 18Th. isg0. the
pxpenditure ON sewer work was SIS.
sd i1-from March 18th 10 January
lst, 1891, si5J. bg9, 40,
The items above mentioned account
for all the extra revenue we have rc.
ceivod and the reports OF The various
departments win show there nro many
other expenditures which would lie
properly called permanent improve.
monu.
Those statements are not made with
n view 10 oriticl-c our predecessors or
any parties, but to show nlninly the
statements which nave boon maize 10
the elect that the large sum 81 s-1b,'
lsb.i2 had been saved ~ TIE economy
OF the former Council RAD recklcisly
expended by u are not tfue. The con.
traty " clearly SHOWN ny thv iact anu
reports. We have only had about our
proportion OF thc extra revenue anu
have made permanent Improvements
TO account Tor II.
The ordinary revenue has met or
binary expenses anu helped 10 MAKE
some Improvements which should De
Chased ~ permanent. While thef" mas
been large Increase OF ordinary rev
enue, thero has been nearly cores
pOndingly Increase IN ordinary tA'
penscs 10 meet tliu chhngci conultlon
OF The city, anu We may justly caim
there has becn n dillgcnt aud economic
al administration OF the atiairs VI tile
city.
WATER.
CIV Creek Il tho sole source for SUP.
ulyin0 water through our nine system
oy u.e in thia civ, Speciai main. have
he,n taken during the past season 10
straighten and 10 nave il i'm plarrs 10
urey,,nt s,spag.. Tunnels have bepn
run 10 deyeiop The springs which arc
Tie f.ed.rs 10 the main stream. aud a
consldefnble lncrcasr In tic How hns
been madc.
IL IL desirable that the city should
own All the land on the water shed VI
CIV Creek and. Emigration canyons,
| and n .t.p IA that direction WA. made
uiitchaso OF the Union Pacific Rail.
roaJ lands. O5li acres, Asnn addition.
nj supply Il was decided 10 pipe In the
water from Emigration canyon, pur.
chase was made OF 1870 acres Of land
near the mouth OF the canyon, whore
ia. spripgs nre located, and OF all the
land having water right on the creek
above. The water shed OF Emigration
CANYON IL much larger than that VI
| CITY Creek, Lat the conditions Tor hold.
Ing the supply OF water until late In
| the season are less favorable. Sliileieni
Developments have been made % de-
termlnc the fact that n. considerable
How Of waler II passing eli under
ground through the strata Of sand,
gravel aud shalo aud ON the bed rock.
Our efforts are now directed 10 int.r,
ccpt this supply aud 10 determine the
lowest point of the bed rock, aud when
that II done 10 run drain tunnel 70 rs
10 carry the water by gravity into the
pipes laid 10 receive II. The pipe line
IL complete TO point near tho Tcser,
yoir, corner Fist South and Thir,
tenth East streets, aud has = capacity
OF $500, 900 gallons Dor day. The water
Ia OF excellent quality and will he
n valuable addition 10 our present sup.
ply. Though next season should prov,
n dry one aud there should be aslirlnk'
age Of water In City Crock, II will
largely he male up 10y the supply from
Emigration canyon.
The r.commen datlon Of the supoTln
tendpnt Of waterworl,H that the reset,
yolr on First South and Thirteenth
East streets be cemcnted aud Put IN
condition TO stote water, also that i
storage reservoir Of |, 800, 900 gallons b,
constructed Ia City Ceok, will II
carried out better utilize the watel
nom those sources. To further protect
our city from "a scarcity OF water neNl
season and for u permanent supply IN
the future, there are two sources u
which we can look, Wis parley'A eau
Won and the wells aud springs noal
Liberty Park. The city's right 10 III,
former was obtained by n contract with
the farmers owning the water rights, by
which the city l. 10 furnish lrrlgatinp
water from the Jordan and Salt LAX,
Canal In place OF SO per cent VI IN,
water from Parley's Canyon. The
other ~ per cent IN principally ownct
by parties living In Salt Lake aud II I,
expected can be obtained on fair terms
Though there was u difficulty In ia.
dry season oi 1859 Of getting the water
through the canal TO repay the farmer.
for the water In PaIley's Canyon, tn,
conditions have since changed nnd
there IL little n any room for uoub, hui
that In the future the city can satls
factorlly iulfill tho terms Of the con
tract, This IL from two reasons: iirst
by taking proper means To hold III,
water In Utah Lake track during IN,
nIl md winter, 40 that It will be- up Il
compromise point when turned int
the bitches In the spring, and secont
by repair made Ia the jordan and