The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-19

The eity's water, how to prevent the
waste AID the theft of it, and how 10
increase the supply, was the important
subject for consideration by the coun-
ell committees on waterworks and irrl-
cation last evening. The committees,
acting jointly, took up the communica-
| ton on the subject from the city enSl-
neer, it having been referred TO them
| by the city council Tuesday evening.
The engineers recommendations We're
canvassad briefly, but on account OF the
light expense involved and the prom
Use of Immediately increasing the sup
ply for the pipe system a million gal
IL ms daily, the plan most Favored was
that of abandoning the Parley's main
canal and carrying the flow in the con-
duit and al the end of it allowing the
overflow to run into the north extension
of the canal through the city cemetery
and westward The loss of water by
evaporation AID seepage in that part
of Parley's canal which parallels the
conduit is 100000 gallons every day,
very significant item in these dry, dusty
times, when detectives are abroad to
apprehend persons keeping taps open
and watering lawns out of hours be-
cause there is no pressure when there
should be.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE NATTER.
For the purpose of taking early ac-
ton if a favorable move is decided
upon with reference to This particular
recommendation or others of the city
engineer, a sub committee consisting of
Councilmen Allen, Diehl. Patrick, Mar
gets and Morris. with City Engineer
Kelsey, Matchmaker Seldom and Wat
erworks Superintendent Game was ap-
pointed to make a thorough i1vestiga-
ton into the merits Of the several rec
concentrations. The sub-commi- tee Will
devote Monday to inspecting the
sources of supply from Parley's and
Emigration canyons, and the places or
theft and waste along the waterways
leading to the city. On Monday eve-.-
ing the full joint committees will meet
to formulate a report to the city coun-
ell Tuesday evening. Prompt and IA
Vorable action on one or more of tbs
city engineers plans for further con-
serving and increasing the city's water
supply seems probable.
seldom AND KELSEY CLASH.
At the conclusion of the eommittee's
City Engineer Kelsey and Watermaster
Seldom INDUCED in an exchange of
pleasantries, and things otherwise. The
watermaSter, through Councilman
Margetts, chairman of the irrigation
committee, was the aggrc ssor. In re-
ply to a question from the councilman,
the engineer stated that he had not
been specially authorized to place a
measuring box or weir in the Parley's
canal, but he had deemed it advisable
and necessary to make a measurement
OF the ditch's flow, in order TO get the
data he desired to submit TO the coun-
Gil. The cost of the weir was $40, and
if the city would not stand the expense,
he could.
Watermaster Seddes said he did not
like the idea of Weirs being put in the
canal without his knowledge or con-
sent, and if he found any more such
things he would pull them out The
watermaster added that he could see
no necessity of damming the water up in
that fashion for the purpose of meas
uring the flow.
Il don't care for your threats" re-
piled Engineer Kelsey. Il have right
to measure the city's water whenever
want to without consulting any one
or getting any authority from you. You
say that you think flowing water can
be measured without making more
than a three-inch dam. That shows
you don't know anything about meas
uripg a stream. In this case there was
no waste of water; il all ran over the
weir and there was no consequential
seepage through the bank, because 1
passed by frequently and watched for
IL
COUNCILMEN AS PEACE-MAKERS
Chairman Allen poured oil on the
troubled sea by saying he believed the
engineer was to be commended instead
in
terested himself in this matter for the
city's good. something that no other
official had done.
Councilman Siddoway ventured to re-
mark that he believed there had been
no intention on the engineers part to
slight the watermaster, but he hoped
the officials would see the necessity of
in harmony.
At this point Watermaster Seldom
offered a reply to the criticism that he
had permitted Susan Dudler to wrong
fully appropriate large volume OF |
city water from the canal near the |
mouth of Parley's canyon. He had be-
come convinced that Mrs. Dudler had |
a right to the water and believed it |
was to the city's interests to not stop |
OF the diverted flow, which goes back |
into the creek below the reservoir and |
is wasted.
THE SUGAR BENCH COMPLAINT. |
A committee consisting of Nieol |
Hood, James McGlue and w. G. A. |
Smoot of Sugar ward appeared before |
the irrigation committee to present the |
grievance of their constituents, who |
live below the Kennedy ditch. Their |
grievance is that the city is violating |
its contract with them in permitting /,
the theft of water and allowing tres
paSsers to acquire water rights up in |
Parley's canyon, all OF which tends to |
diminish the flow. During this season
Of scarcity the wrongs that have been
sutsered are all the more unbearable |
The delegation expressed the belief I,
that because of these wrongs the city
should allow them more than a fifth
IF the water of Parley's creek, which,
,or the first time in ten years. are now
being accurately measured and divided.
The irrigation committee concluded
hat no adequate relief could be af-
'orded this season. but promised to in
iugurate some remedial measure for
next irrigation sets in.
rHD UTAH POWER COMPANY
WINS.
Evidently the councilmanic epposi-
ion to an enterprise that may result
n rivalry to the monopolistic Union
light & Power company and attending
benefits to consumers of light and
,ower, has subsidized, for the joint
committee on streets and improve
nents last evening adopted the draft
# a contract with the Utah Power