Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08
MORE WATER IS
WASTED THAN USED
Senseloss and EStravagant Lawn
SprinkIing One Of the Causes
WHAT sUPT. CAME SAYS.


'Thc sunaolcas and oyirayamnt
iprinklng OF lawns" said supgrIntend-
cnt John n. Caine ~ tho wmorworA7
department today. "Is causing a lot Of
needless suffering. ami poupI" viii Hin-
ply have 10 comply with the provisions
VI the ordinance or pay the penalty NJ
Immigration"
1T b." b. continued. 90 positive
shame 20 witness thr great waste uf
water that o. Eoing on daily b'U.r
firmly that there be- more water wasted
than used every day and night Ia che
week. OF course IL 90 "a nice thing io
have plenty Of water 90 use. but there
IL no sense IN letting u run % waste
the way It ia. and the extravaganza
Will have 10 stop
In the very near future the large con.
eumofH Of water from tho city Wntrf
system VIII De required Co uHy for DC
by the gallon. ana meters viii Do ni
tachud 10 their service pipes 90 order
TO register the exact amount used.
The purpose VI this intention NJ the
iCty Council as sugrestrd by suparin-
tondcnt Cnino. Is 90 prevent the pres.
ont cxtrnvHHancg and waste In the use
of water. Tho water consumption IN
this city ~ said 20 be larger por capita
than In my other city In the world. ANA
this can De explained only hy wllfm
eNtravuImurp and waste. Thr Hprlnk-
linz " 10 much lawn ana garden area,
the lack " care to keep the hydrnntH
shut on. and the continual running M
taps as substitute FOR putruulzIug tho
Ice man are some ~ the reasons why
the average consumption uf water
reaches 20 g0lloua per capita.
In effect. the city officials believe that
the larger consumers of water who viii
have 10 use the meters. win md n
saving Of from one form 10 ono. hair ~
their annual water tuNrH. hut 10 IN
considered far better 10 have the ag.
Hr"gato revenue 60 the city somewhat
decreased, In order that everybody may
be well supplied with water The nee.
easary pressure in the pipe system.
which ~ maintained with difficulty dur
Ing the dry season, Will probably be-
secured by means u this meter Hya-
tom.
Twenty seven ~ these motcra have
been ordered from New York az cost
Of not more than 5000. They Will be-
Of three sizes. twelve meters OF ono.
inch with an estimate cost of $50 each.
ten twu-inch with a. cost nf $40 cnchi
aud hve fuur-lnch meters with "a cost
Of $3.50 each.
The large consumers viii have 20
pay for q meter NJ adequate capacity
lust na they would pay for gas or
electric light meter. ana they must do
u whether they want to or not
The railway stations Will be- expected
70 have each lafge-HlAed meter. THE
big laundry establishments the bruw-
cries and bottllnr works Will each bee
supplied with a two-inch meter And
the larger Residences % tho city, TO-.
scther with the Kenyon. knulaturd
and Cullen hotels. the Vienna and Nor
chants cafes, the Mccormick. DOoly,
Auerbach. Atlas. Walker. Progress.
Templeton. Constitution and CONNER
vial Office buildings. y. &. NJ. L. and
other like places viii be expected 10
provide themselves with meters.
There are two meters being used In
tho city now and II is said with "a gain
90 the users. They are at Mt calvary
cemetery ana nt tho Hanson Produce
warehouse. ono was placed In the
electric light works also, but Il has not
been used.
Mr.. Caine said also today that when
the meters were Installed they would
Put an cnuctunl check upon tho waste!
that wherever these had been tried
they had proved "a great success
why he Hmillngly declared. IN
some cities dumlcs have been Put lu to
great advantage, the people being un.
der the improslson that the wutur they
We're consuming was actually undergo
INK an unfalllng measurement" Uut
Salt Lake officials are not going to be
satisfied with the dummies. Genuine
meters viii be- purchased. uud when
they are put Ia and their worth proved
u II believed other purchases Will fol-
low.