Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-14

requested TO act rs special committee to
examine tho buildings within business
districts and report list OF buildings
whlch In their opinion should be con.
domncd aud removed.
Adopted.
10 INCREASE THE WATER SUPPLY.
The city engineer submitted the fol.
lowing:
The approach Of tho sea ,on whom tho
maximum quantity OF water d. required
hhd used through our pipe system, and
In Wow Of tho labor and expense iioces.
sary TO mako available tho Increased
supply nom parley's and Emigration
creeks which will 10 necessary To meet
the increased requirement. OF former
years, | regard II a duty To formally ~.
pot To your honorable hpdya magor
TO which have already called the uton-
Ton OF several individual members aud
which II also mentioned In the annual
works.
Tho plan for the introduction of water
from Purlcy's and Emigration creeks
contemplhtes The use OF tho present
main which was laid several "ear. ago
along First South Street, from the eNct.
va,ion for a reservoir on Thirteenth Eas.
street. This main varic4 IN sisp from 80
inches In diameter at IT, head to 10 inches
IN diameter a. Eleventh i.a-t stree.
From Eleventh East street 10 East
Temple street pipes Of u aud inches
diameter arc the largest now laid aud the
capacity of those will bo the guagc OF tile
Increased supply which can be Intro
duccd west OF Eleventh East street unil0r
tho present system aud will not carry
moro than ono-ien,h of the water from
Parlcy's and Emigration creeks. To
modify our present pipo syStom 40 that 10
will properly distribute the Increased
supply OF water, - siNtecn inch cast.irDn
main should be extended from Eleventh
East along First South 20 Fourth East
street ut least, and Az extension To Aiain
street would be- still better, lnasmuoh as
II would insure more plentiful aud di-
rect supply TO the heart ui the system.
Your early consideration oi this matter
is most earnestly recommended.
Accompanying the above was re.
port from the committee ON streets
asking the adoption Of tho engineers
suggestions.
Harry moved to refer II to the com.
mittee on ways ami means and tho
committee ON waterwofks associated.
Lawson said that action should be
taken Immediately OF no benefit would
be derived from the Parley'r canyon
conduit System the coming summer
Evans said that II would take at least
forty days 10 get the pipe from the
East, aud MorDu added that flfty days
more would bo consumed Ia laying
the pipe.
Moran said there was nothing to be
gained by referring II as Mr.. Hardy
asked for, as the committee ON water.
works knew lust what the cost would
be. IL would amount 10 about $3.50
per foot.
Lawson--or total Of So, 900 OF
$4,000.
Horn said he was la favor OF putting
II through at once. He knew there
was scarcity Of city funds, but he
would rather 20 short Of money than
water any time.
Loofbourow moved TO amend That
the whole matter be- referred 10 tho
Mayor 10 invite bids for the work.
Carried.
STANDARD OF MEASURE.
An ordinance establishing q stand.
ard OF measurement was passed under
n suspension Of the rules.
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
a hill for an ordinance levying the
tax for the assessment OF the properly
Oh the east side Of West Temple street,
from the south line Of Fourth South
street TO the north line OF Sixth South
street, same being In sidewalk district
No. 7, was passed under u suspension
OF the rulea,
GENERAL SEWER ORDINANCE.
Lawson oiierol the following reso.
luton:
Resolved. That tho city attorney in con-
neclion with the ely engineer be Instruct
cd to prepare aud present to tho next
regular meeting Of tho City Council q
general sewer ordinance, covering tho
building, referring, maintaining aud
every branch OF the subject.
Adopted.