The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-23

AT an approximate net cOSl ol HoI
exceeding $4,000 the citys water supply
can be permanently and almost imme-
diately increased fully 100000 gallons
daily. How to secure this greatly de-
sired boon was demonstrated by fact
and figures yesterday by City Engi-
neer kelsey to Councilmen Allen,
| Barnes, Diehl Howe, Margets, Morris,
Siddoway, Wallace and Weller, and TO
Watermaster Seldom and Waterworks
| Superintendent Game during a trip OF
! inspection along and to the Parleys
and Emigration canyon sources of sup
/ ply.
| After the return last evening, the
subcommittee on waterworks and II
rigation renewed consideration OF the
! subject, and agreed to favorably report,
through the full committee, TO the city
council this evening the adoption of
the greater portion of the city engi-
neer'S recommendations submitted at
! last weeks council meeting relative to
providing more water.
HOW TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY.
In recommending the adoption of the
| engineers first and second suggestions,
the sub committee concurs in mir. Kel-
Sey'S conviction that the utilization of
the Parley's conduit for carrying all
the lIIiSdllOH water, duUllIOu 10 TIE
water supplying the city pipe system,
Will avert he enormous loss b. s epaga
evaporation and theft from the EIni-
grafton and Parley'S canals, and effect
an increase in the pipe system of more
than 100000 gallons daily.
Engineer Kelsey also recommended
that some city officer be charged with
the duty of seeing that the city's water
rights are protected from INSCRIPTIONS
land claimants CnannIafOrS and
that permanent measuring weirs be es-
tablished in all streams where a divis-
ion of waters is made, but the Sub-com-
mittee concurred only in that part rel
ative to protecting the water rights of
the municipality.
The report to the council will favor
the selection of the city engineer as the
officer to attend to such duty.
/ The engineers request for authority
to investigate as to the best methods
of further increasing the city'S water
supply for the future, and also increaS-
ing the efficiency of the distribution
system. was endorsed by the sub-com-
mttee and made part of It's report to
the council.
CANAL WATER FOR STREET
SPRINKLING.
AS a further means of providing re-
lief, the engineer recommended that
the Utah lake canal which runs north
westerly through the eastern part of
the city, be tapped by a series of stand
pipes for feeding the sprinkling carts
Two blocks of streets each way from
the stand-pipes could be advantageous
ly sprinkled in this manner, and the
wear and tear of the hydrants, a sig
nificant item itself, could be saved AS
it is now, these streets are ankle deep
in dust. To erect nine of these stand
pipes, from the intersection of Tenth
East and Eighth South to State street,
near the Theatre, would cost, the en-
gineer estimates, $2,700, q sum only 500
in excess of the yearly saving to be
effected by the abandonment of the
Parley's canal. By adopting this plan,
the pipe system would be saved daily
draft of 100000 gallons. Councilman
Diehl viii offer a resolution favoring
the adoption OF this plan.
A WASTED OVERFLOW.
Among other things demonstrated
by the city engineer on the inspection
trip yesterday was the very large over
flow, which runs to waste, from the re-
lief tank at the head of First South
street. 1t takes two hours for water
to go through the conduit, and at GER
tain hours of the day there is no over
flow. The reservoir at the mouth of
Parley's canyon was recently enlarged,
to hold the night surplus, and by
simple observation of when the over
flows most frequently occur and a cal
culation of velocity, the flow through
the conduit could be regulated, and
much of the waste overflow saved
SLIGHT OPPOSITION, OF COURSE.
1t is quite probable that the sub
committees report will be adopted by
the city council this evening, and the
means will then be provided at slight
expense to at once increase the water
supply over a million gallons daily
However, if any opposition to this COM
mendable plan of relief for the people
is launched, it will be attributable to
Watermaster Seldom, who is piqued
over an alleged appropriation Of his
thunder by the engineer. Councilmen
Margetts, chairman Of the irrigation
committee. Councilman Howe and the
non-partisan members of the council
who did not make the inspection yes
terday, are believed to be in sympathy
with the watermaster in his opposition
to abandoning the Parleys canal and
supplying irrigation water through the
conduit to rightful claimants.
Catarrh Cured. A clear head and
sweet breath secured with ShilOh'S Ca