The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-18
COUNCIL COMMITTEES,
SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR
FIT. DOUGLAS INSPECTED.
Will Go Up City Creek Monday
Clerk POLAND Is Safe-No Action
On Devine-City Pay Rolls APP
proved.

Escorted b. Colonel Kent and City
Engineer Kelsey, Councilmen Allen,
Siddoway. Fernstrom, Diehl and Pat
rick of the committee on waterworks,
paid a visit of inspection Yesterday
forenoon to the source of supply for
the Fort Douglas waterworks system
in Red Butte canyon. The improve
ments to the forts settling tanks and
storage reservoir are nearing compile
ton according to plans furnished the
military authorities by City Engineer
Kelsey. The purpose of the inspection
was TO learn if similarly planned set
Ting tanks would be suitable for con-
Struction in City Creek canyon TO take
the place of the WOrn-out lumber tanks
for the line. The committee was very
favorably impressed with the plan and
nature of construction of Fort Doug
las masonry settling tanks, and cas-
lily reached the conclusion that they
were by far better than any of the
tanks forming part of the city's sys-
tenn of water supply. The proposed i'm
provemeEt for the high line will cost
about $500, and it is deemed imDru
dent to longer delay the construction
of the needed tanks.
THE PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY.
Originally it was the intention to
take a trip yesterday TO the old high
tanks, but On account of the inclem-
ency of the weather and Mayor Clark S
indispoSition, the City creek inspection
was postponed till Monday. AT last
evenings council committee meeting
the entire membership of the water
works committee was present. except
Councilman Diehl. No discussion of
this subject was entered into, but the
~ do nv no rrr1 ~
Allen that before the committees bust
ness on Monday was ended, it would
agree TO a report to submit to Tues
day evenings council session on the
mayors appointment of John 7. Caine
for superintendent of waterworkS.
When asked by a Herald reporter
whether the committees recommended
ton would be favorable or otherwise.
the chairman declined to give fore
cast.
POLAND SAFE, DEVINE WATTS.
The committee on sanitary rules and
quarantine agreed to recommend to
the council the confirmation of the
mayors appointment of Eli A. POLAND
to succeed himself as clerk of the
board of health.
Had it not been for the absence of
Chairman Howe and Councilman Rob
ertson, il is more than probable that
the committee on fire and police would
have gotten together and formulated
report on the appointment of Fire
Chief Deyine. Unless the committee
assemblies before Tuesday. a vote on
the chiefs appointment viii be deferred
another week.
BUT FEW COMMITTEES WORKED.
The committees on streets and irri-
cation considered the petition of the
three trans-Jordan canal companies for
a right OF way along and across GER
tain. streets in Margate, Buena Vista
and adjacent additions. over which TO
construct the proposed drainage ditch
to the surplus canal or the river. but
the committees concluded to hear from
the city attorney before agreeing to a
report.
Several matters of greater or less
were pending. but owing
to the absence of the three councilmen
named and Romney and Callister.
quorums were impracticable for the
or which the absentees
serve, and such matters went over for
a week
PAY ROLLS APPROVED.
The payrolls for the first half of
March, as approved by the commit
tees and to be satisfied on Monday by
Treasurer Morris. are as follows:
Streets and irrigation $50 0o