Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-12

creasing the pumping plant OF inc
city. nut he objected to 'ho bids pre-.
sent,d for the reason thns not one Of
them compiled with The specifications.
n seemed TO him that the intereuts OF
The city had been loosely looked alter
The lids, no doubt, suited she bidders
All right, but rs far ~ the city wa
@ ucerned nothing was absolutely
Guaranteed. The new plant would
entail an additional eXpcnee OF about
$50, 900 for piping aud on the whole ne
thought IL would cost more than u
wouid come 10. He informed the
Council that to deliver 2,500,OO gal
Ions of water through n l2-inch plpt
II 900 feet long would fequrle OO-norse
mower to overcome the friction along.
10 run n 60.horse power engine woulu
REQUIRE at least two tons Of coal evegy
twenly.four hours. II a proper sizeu
pipe would be used the actual
power required TO force thnl
amount OF water through II would not
be over 2O-horse power. Al the pres,
ent time In all properly conducted
transaction rigid guarantee would oe
required OF the amount OF water 10 De
delivered 10 each ton OF coal used aud
provisions were always made TO ascer'
tain the amount by uctual test OF the
machinery. The usual requirement
WINS from 10000 900 to sO,OOO,OOO loot
pounds OF water 20 each 100 pounds OF
coal used. In all OF these important
matters, tho committee has failed 70
protect the city, consequently ne
would vote against the report
The city engineer was called upon 70
speak on the subject. He said that al
= the present time there was much
greater flow OF sewage than thete
ought to be. This was either from the
Legitimate use OF winter or cleo there
was n leak In the sewer some place that
lot the water in. This might be worm
Investigation. He was In favor OF the
pump as Temporary arrangement, but
the only way to settle the sewerage
question was to put In the gravity eys.
tenn iuAt as soon as possible.
In the meantime, the eNccesiv.
dow OF water IN the sewer ought 70
be- Investigated. 10 was out OF all
proportion with the number OF people
ierved by the sewer. One reason for Il
was probably detective lumbing. In
almost every Office building In the city
every tap could be- found running a
small stream all the time. This was
not "a use OF water, IL was an hnuhe o.
water. II this was Investigated and
he present pump set lower, they might
get along with II for the present. Even
u they bought the new pump they
would have TO run thn sewage Into the
'anal, and that would be Objectionable,
100. Tho flow OF sewage IN our pres
mt sewers ought not to be more than
100000 gallons per twenty'four
lours.
Morar-Mr. Doremns, now much
water per capita per day do we use IN
our sewer districH
Mr.. Doremus-About one hundred
81 onlv th,rty.tSyee qaIIons per capiia
il consumed. In New York, where
NV, $500 ,, au ',' y, go ,,,y IN. ta,s Ia
o' ,,,,, ,.an III any os n.y. "a ,aIIons
MUS more ,hhh oho hui'uiou s"'""'
per dny.
Rich-I nm In favor OF purchasing
the pump, and l think other members
OF the Council also favor the PROPOSE
tion, but the bids are incomplete aud
indefinite. That IA what we object TO.
Moran nyain nrose and proc,e,ied 10
ane.t anG The chair snId he was
ubouitous and too laxative and he
ruled him out of order.
Lawson then attempted to speak on
the question and was very persistent
but the chair was emphatic ard
rapped the table hard ami long with
his ynyel and said Mr.. Lawson could
NOT and should moi sp,ak ngain,
Lawson--I have moi epoken on this
before.
me Chair-f GO you nave.
[ tell Won Mr.. Chairman that yo,, sre
wrong and 1 want Won 10 remember Il.
The motion 10 accent the hid for IN.
purcbaso of the pump then carried.
AFTER HOLD OVER OFFICIALS.
Heisa offered the following.
now enno,oied oTlIcnrs disnha- ,dy,v , Io
duties Of certain officers and holding
Ihey were appointod; thorsIore. be- il
Resolved, That tho committee on oloc-
lions IN hereby Instructed TO inye.tipaia
the matter and report to this council AT
the next meeting ali such cases. II any
gnch exist. tho name of tho Office and the
party or parties so holding over.
EaiIa al, mn, tn ,a,o. ., III .,..
l.. \. ~" ~ .ary' VI ",' Iceo'
mnon' ! ulnk ~ snouIu ~ 70 ,ne com.
ml'veo Ior lnVes,,gsuVh anu report. III
there arc individuals holding over we
R,ch-I concur win AZ, Eol,.rd
II Wa hny, ollIoIaia hoiding over In
violation Of law we should know A
The rcnort want Ia m. Commute. o,,
elections.
THE GRAVITY SEWER QUESTION.