Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-12
PLENTY OF WATER
FOR THIS SEASON
Council viii Expend S32,l43,22
in Making Improvements.
ADOPT COMMITTEE REPORT.
Residents OF the Ra.t side Of Town
WIN Get the Bcnent Take. WIN
be Raised One uiii or More.

The Council committee Of the whole
met early last evening ANA decided by
a unanimous vote 10 adopt the report
OF the watcrworks committee with roa-
pee, to improving the city's water ays-
tenn. The estimated cost Of the Inn
movements will be ts2.ii9.22. and TO
carry thoin out means an incrcafc In
the city levy Of at least one min and
perhaps more. That portion OF the COM
nlttcc's report designated NJ "nrsr
was FIRST considered ana adopted. II
provides for plttiug In n slxtecn.inch
atavc pipe on Firm South street, cnn-
Meeting with the Parlcy'a canyon COM
dult. and running west to Twelfth East
street fof supplying district No. z, M
marked on the engineers plan. Ihc
plnn also provides for twclvoslnch
main to connect with the cightccn.inch
main on First South street nt Eighth
East street. and running south on the
wcst side Of Eighth East street 10
Sixth South street. and connecting Win
the six.inch iatcrals running west on
Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth and sixth
gouth streets The plan also provides
for doing away with twenty-five dead
ends IN the east part OF the city "
changing the boundary OF the district
and Ming the gaps In the lateralr. The
changes and improvements by using
material ON hand aH far NJ II viii 10 IL
us,s26T.
Tho next most important recon-
mendntion the committee was the COM
pietlon OF the reservoir ON First South
and Thirteenth East streets, The res'
crvolr when completed VIII hold s.0oo.-
g.N an.
inrning the excavation, lining with com
crete masonry, making connections,
etc. II tss.t53.9i. Action on this was
postponed.
The third Improvement recommended
was the cnlarginR 81 the mains lead
inT from the brick tank In city Creek
canyon. ~ NJ TO carry much Target
volume 81 water than II possible at
present. and thus supply water takers
with city Greek water In the spring,
and early summer when there Il plcn-
". and avoid the use 81 the Paricyr
Creek water which II always muddy
at that season. This proposed plan com
templates taking W the present thirty
Inch, twcnty-four-inc and twcnty-lnch
cast Iron pipe. and laying a thlrty-inch
wood rtnvc pipe from the brick tanks
20 n point opposite Fourth street. Put.
ting In ten for the clght-inch plpe
on First North street. and n v for the
present nixtccn-lnch main reducing the
main nj this point from thirty 10 tw-n-
ty-four inches. and laying twenty
four cast Iron pipe along city
Creek and North Temple street to Eas,
10 Temple street. laying twcnty-inch
east Iron pipe on East Temple street
from North Temple 10 south Temple
streets. and sixtecn-inch pipe ON
Houth Temple from East Temple 10
West Temple streets. The estimated
net cost 81 these proposed changes as
given by the engineer titcis.ts. This
latter recommendation was also unani-
fnously adopted.
Later In the evening the committee
recommended 10 the Council That itH re-
port he adopted which was carried. The
superintendent Of watcrworka was au-
thorixcd To ask for bids for necessary
material and report the matter TO the
Council and then proceed 10 make the
improvements according 10 the plans
and specifications proposed by city En-
rincer Kelsey In his report TO the coun-
Gill;
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST.
A soon an the committee report was
rcad, Councilman Allen. chairman OF the
Materworks committee, moved lie adop-
ton. Speaking 90 the question h. said
that any member ~ the Council who
IN the eastern part ~ the city ought
not 20 healthte In voting for the COM
mittec'n recommendations, II have tru-
vcfred," said Mr. Allen, "the eastern
part OF the city and found the people
living In that section without water for
twenty-five hours at IA stretch. | nm
aware OF the fact that money VIII be-
needed 10 carry out the Improvement
suggested by the committee. all lm-
pruvcmCntn cost money. | am one III
those who believe that the money can
be raised. We get money for other i'm.
provcmontr, why not for thisf u 1,
wrong to charge pcolpe for Homothlne
they do not get: II II dishonest. water
IN an essential TO humanity as bread
aud ! hope no member OF this Council
VIII be NJ narrow ana contracted In hii
vicwp aH 10 vote against the commit
tees report"
Councilman Weller enaulrcd Of Chair,
man Allen N the suggested improve
mentn were necessary for the cominf
summer, and Chairman Allen said thcy
certainly were Tor the reason that IN,
city had not the capacity In IT. pres
ent system TO supply the people viii
water.
Councilman Wallace suggested thai
the engineer explain the features of IN,
improvements. which he aid by mean
of charts. Mr.. Wallace then said h,
but the question with him was
where II the money coming from
The city at the present time Ind bal
ance 10 It's credit In the bank ~ 81. i00
The collections NJ 90 july would givi
the city another 10000. making tota
20 the city's credit ~ t9i 400 Bctweoi
the LIST Of May ana the LIST ~ July IN,
city Will have 10 pay $1,000 Interest
The current expenses during those i've
months viii amount to $4,000. maxim
the total Of Indebtedness fiii.s00. DE-
Quoting the SDl. 400 from this latte
amount. II win leave the city ON tn
lst " July. with an Indebtedness q
fee 500, Then again" said MIR, Wal
lace, I'VE have the sprlnkling carts 4
pay for. FOR which there IN nnotho
5000, Ia ray nothing of the cost O
sprinkllns, an additional outlay a
1900. This will leave shortage u
$4,000" Continuing, Mt Wallace said
II am perfectly willing TO vote for thi
Improvement, but at the same time W
should take into consideration the con
dillon OF our finances and suggest
means of raising the money. bellev
the general taxes should be raised I
meet this exlgency.
In answer To President Harnca. Nj
Wallace said that last July the city
shortage amounted 10 about Sc OO
Continuing. he said; III We decide I
mako those improvements we should 4
30 with the understanding that a rails
IN our taxes will be- absolutely necei
rnry. | don't like Ia 40 In debt myself
n II against my principles, and I Il
not think "A city like Salt Lake shoul
20 In debt every six months, like A hg
done for some time mast"