Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-31
City WATER PROBLEM.
v,yos CLARK MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
,,.o noe. Engineer Keisey-wn'er
COMMISSIONER to be Appo'"'e'-''""
,.u.f Co. cited to show Cause.

The water li'''N'' -.
..ravai theme Of discussion az 'as'
V "s,. council meeting. Mayor clark
..,,,ed a communication bearing on
a. question. ms folowsi
hs '..eirlen, supply Of water for do
-. uses. for the extlnguishing Of
"A Tor street sprinkling Is abno-
a'.. ,,.sntial to the health and pro-
49, A every city: and for u city
49," huilt and Inhabited as Salt
~. \, there Is OF necessity. an extra
.s,n.,, and an unusual requirement
,,,., for sprinkling lawns and the
.,,on Of trees and gardens. The
,,s md comfort Of the people are
h'" =, t.,,eiv upon the convenience
lepsn ',,,~ md The sufilciency Of the
y pu,a ',,,iv uut there are other inn
"aM' deliberations 20 be taken Into
LINN, In dealing with this problcin.
- .Ds,,,fh and expansion OF the city,
vcil ~ IT, Industrial prosperity. are
,.,,,ss which we should ever have In
.'isJ Inc thought for the future never
ling separated from the care FOR the
.rhe present season indicates the me-
e,ssity for the procurement Of an IN
srcarcd water supply for salt Lake
rly. While there may have been sea-
sons when the water source under inc
control Of the corporation have dwin-
dird or failed AZ they have done TINS
summer the increased population since
4 previous shortage has occurred. mas
greatly augmented the consumption anu
demand necessarily reducing the per
IT.. ......l.s AMI aauulnm rfunN nus
uoyance and Inconvenience.
III must be recognlxcdby all that an
Increased water supply IL necessary for
the growth and prosperity OF Salt Lake
city, aud although We may not nppre-
bend the immediate ensuing OF another
such a year OF scarcity. such season IL
not Improbable. In my opinion. the dan
Ger II sufficient to demand that We
take such precautions M may be With
In our reach. consistent with the limit.
ed means at our disposal. 10 guard
ugainat future water famine.
Members Of former city Councils
have had under consideration the pro-
pfleiy OF this corporation obtaining a
portion u the liiR Cottonwood stream,
but 10 far as I am aware. no ofilcial
action was ever taken In the premises.
"As you are aware, some years ago
there was an arrangement made with
certain farmers. owning water rights In
parley'n canyon creek. By giving them
water from the Jordan A Salt IaAe ca
nal In exchange for their snare Of the
waters Of said creek. The results Of
the exchange have been 40 satisfactory
20 the farmers as to lead 10 the belief
that similar arrangement may be
made with parties owning rights In the
Big Cottonwood stream. Conversations
with certain OF these owners encourage
me ~ believe that satisfactory ex-
changes can he made. and that the
present u good time to commence
negotiations TO that end.
= am Of the opinion that II satisfac-
tory ARRANGEMENTS can be- made aions
without great cost. Increase It's water
supply by a volume equal 20 the ave.
age How of city Creek. our present
chief source Of supply.
In view of the outlook for the favor
able result OF carefully conducted nego.
tiations. and realizing NJ We all do, tbs
necessity for early and successful 81.
forts 10 secure an increased and ade-
qunte supply. I recommend th-r tnl
matter OF endeavorlng To effect the cx,
change herein suggested be referred Il
committee for Investigation and re.
port 10 your honorable body. In thli
connection would suggest the proprletS
OF aasoclAtlng the city engineer, IN,
Superintendent OF waterworks and the
confederation OF this subject
The communication was refcrred 20 d
special committee composed OF Howe
calllster. Dlchl and Weller. auperln.
iendcnt OF waterworku. city engineer
and the superintendent OF Irrigation
with Instructions TO report as early as
possible
HERE is ANOTHER ONE.
Another water communication wai
received from councilmen Weller
Howe, MargcttS and the nuperlntena.
cnt Of Irrigation. TO whom the matter
81 increasing the clty'n water supply
copy OF the communication;
we. the undernlgned. beg 10 submit
20 your honorable body the results OF
our Investigations looking TO the necur.
ing Of an adequate water supply foI
SAT- Lake City.
We attach hereto a copy OF motion
passed by the directors Of the Blg
Dileh lfrisation company. expressing
~ Willingness 10 exchange a little mogs
than one-third OF the entire flow OF The
bls Cottonwood creek. for certain
proportion Of salt Lake a Jordan cana
water.
we also attach copy OF agreement
ilsned by the owneu of One-half OF tho
water IN the MIN creek stream. agree-
ing % exchange ahe .sase for "a certain
proportion OF Salt Lake a Jordan canal
We respectfully suggest that tho
matter be referred TO committee OF
!hls council for further investigation
ment"
Ihe motion and copy OF agreement
.,srred 10 In the committees import
Alhu'.s Of a meeting Of the directors
Ma n's Ditch Irrigation company
ar George Taylor moved that we
w. alFrelqfs present. call meeting
~ lirs, ~ % the slockholders our ap-
sal ~ trading our water right In BlH
Mood cnrek. consisting Of - SGT
cys1s " Yi The entire Big Cottonwood
go ~ - share OF the Jordan water
enii,.' n a equal 70 one-hlxtieth Of the
~ ", slream In nlg Cottonwood crcai
ns ilme ~ division OF water.
"sa unanimously.
r,, . MIL Creek. Aug. =, 1895.
urn,gned owners *. H., ,,,r,i,.r, ", a..
ssit I ~ OF the MIN creek stream In
make sH sluniy, Utah. are willing q
ilon - agreement with the corpora.
Thst Pay Lake City. Utah. to-witi
anonn, sne condensation OF q certain
water ~ Jordan river water. or Other
uid nnN owned and controlled by
fonrtI, ,'fallop, We will give three
rrest ~ of that amount OF Mil
faalS IN s.r provided. that II the city
fhan thppY u with said waller, we
~ NNh be entitled 10 our former
Nat.', tights OF said MIL creek
psnss, provided further, that all ex.
IN No. tfangferrinR said water, and
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