The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-13

AT the meeting of the city council
committees the health commissioner
called attention to the fact that it was
currently reported that Park City peo-
pie were dumping sewage into the
streams where ice cut for this market
is harvested. This announcement did
not cause the CONSERVATION it would
have done a year ago, but the mem
bers of the sanitary committee told
the doctor to Investigate and if the re-
port was found to be true, to take steps
to prevent the ice from being sold in
this city.
The committee on sewers had the
matter of the protest of the salt men
against the dumping of sewage into the
Jordan or the lake, filed on Tuesday
evening, before it. The question was
debated pro and con for some time,
the debate taking a latitude extending
from Davis county to the lower line of
White lake.
1t was the sense of the committee
that the salt men be allowed to go
ahead; that if they wanted to enjoin
then let them and be done with it,
The most important point in the dis
cussion was as to the probability of
the county court of Davis county per
hitting the construction of an open
ditch from the sewer outlet to the
river. 1t appears that an idea is
af1oat that the construction of a COW
cred passage one brick thick, at cost
of $4,000, would be the right thing to
do. There are many objections to this
because such conduit would not
stand. The small boy would climb on
1t and kick holes through it. The gen
tie cow would rub against it and cave
It IN; and there would be a great deal
of trouble. The open ditch is all right
IN the opinion of the committee and
Will be as harmless as any other
stream, because it is intended to sever
me connection of the solid matter with
the liquid ere the water is turned into
this ditch. which would make if all
right as far as any nuisance is con-
cerned. ''1i-
The committee laugh at the idea. OF
the water pollutirg the lake and in
juring the salt The sewage which
would flow to the lake through this
stream would have to travel nearly as
1ar as that from the present stump and
as lar as can be ascertained, there is
no complaint from this source Surely
sewage travelling in a slow stream a
distance of five miles will have ample
time to settle and disintegrate
The council, however, does not pro-
pose that this method of disposal shall
last forever. 1t is believed in time
the sewage will be in great demand.
Mr.. Young stated that as far as he
was concerned he had such a conf
dence in tie ultimate success of dis
posing of this water that he would be
willing to donate $4,000 a year for two
or three years to any one who would
to take care of it. AS regards
the ditch over the ground in Davis
county it had been suggested the city
buy right of way and this was the
signal for every property owner there
TO advance the price of land Now,
as matter of fact, the city can knock
a hole in the sewer this side of the line
Of Davis county and run the sewage
to the Jordan on its own ground, or in
stitute condemnation proceedings to OBJ
tain possession of the ground in Davis
The matter was discussed pro and
con for some time and finally laid over
until the report of the county court Of
Davis county, which will be made on
next, comes in.
The waterworks committee and other
bodies of the council passed upon un-
important business.
This afternoon the joint city and
committee will hold meeting
at which several matters of Importance
will be passed upon.