The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-09

Commencing with tonight, the man
who violates the law in relation to
using water for the purpose of sprink-
ling his lawn will have an official upon
his trail. Five inspectors were ap-
pointed by the committee on water
works last night and will enter upon
their duties Immediately.
The following are the men who will
serve at the pleasure of the council,
possibly a month, their work requir-
ing their services until the water sup
ply begins to increase.
First Precinct-Bruce Johnson.
Second Precinct-A. L. Williams.
Third Precinct-Williar Seeley.
Fourth Precinct. q. Robinson
Fifth Precinct-H. H. Patterson.
AS has been stated in this paper sew
eral times, these men will perform
most of their work at night, that being
the time selected by those who are in
the habit of taking water from the
taps for irrigation purposes. The
Superintendent and the committee say
that at least so per cent of the supply
is being wasted and that as soon as
these men get to work there will be
plenty for all purposes.
AS an example OF this waste, the
Chinaman employed at a certain house
has been in the habit of taking the
nozzles from two sets of hose and al
lowing them to run all night This &C
ton has been repeated all over the city
in more ways than one.
Watermasuer Wilcken is of the Opin-
ion that if all water was cut off from
the bitches and the public allowed to
irrigate from the MIGRANTS there would
he an Improvement provided the hours
are observed. but the committee has
decided in favor Of the plan mentioned
and will try it for time. If this does
not answer, then some other course
will be pursued.
Violators of the ordinance will be
prosecuted as fast as reported, and
those who forget themselves upon re-
firing at night are liable to be forci-
bly, reminded of their negligence by
the police justice imposing fine.
Attorney Taylor appeared last night
before the committee on iTrigatio to
ask that some action be taken by the
city in relation to the petition filed at
the last session of the council by the
North Point Irrigation company re-
garding the action of the watermaSter
in causing the channel of it's main
canal to dry UP, greatly to the incon-
venience OF the Water-takers there
from
Mr. Taylor called attention to the
fact that White lake, the reservoir of
the canal and also the reservoir for
some of the city's canals, was being
used as a surplus place for overflow
by those who have no right to use it.
There are several channels from the
southwest which convey alkali water
into the lake which renders it unfit for
irrigation purposes. and besides this,
when the waters are high. the heavy
flow resulting from the same causes
the banks of the city's surplus canai 10
cave and great damage results.
The committee listened to the state
ment Of the attorney and at its con
clusion agreed 10 go to the place to-
day and make an investigation of the
case and report at the next meeting of
the council what plan Ct az ton should
be taken TO prevent this course being
pursued by the outsiders mentioned
There is every prospect of 4 lively
fight between the council and the
board of public works over the matter
of letting the Jail contract The board
claims the right to let all contracts,
which assertion is conlbatted by the
members of the council, who maintain
the board has no jurisdiction in mat
tiers relating to the erection OF public
buildings. The charter. however, is
very plain on that point as will be seen
by reading the appended section:
such board of public works and it
shall have power to make contracts on
behalf of the city for the performance
of all such work and the erection of
all such improvements as may be or
dered by the council, but all such con-
tracts shall DE subject to the approval
Or rejection by the council; to super
intend the performance of all such ina
provements, except the construction of
city halls, market houses, jails or other
public buildings"
Members of the council claim that
the board has no right. under this
section, to let the contract for the Jail,
while the contention OF the board is
that it has the right and it is the duty
of the board TO let the contract, but
that inasmuch as an architect is need
ed, when the contract is let, the duties
of the board cease.
1t is generally conceded by legal au-
thority that the position of the board is
the correct one, and there is no doubt
Of the city attorney, to whom the ques-
ton has been referred for an opinion.
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