The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-20
Engineers Conclusions on Big c0t-
tonwo0d AS Source of Supply.
BIG FIGURES STATED
TWO PLANS OF EXCHANGE AND
PIPING TO CITY.
Increased Flow of 10000, 900 Gallons
Daily For 100000 to 100000
City Canal From Utah Lake
Prime Factor In the Schemes
Cost of Making Reports Wanted

The last installment of Engineer kel-
sey's report on the results of his re-
searches for data on the subject of pro-
curing supply of water from Big Cot
tonwood for this city was submitted 10
the council last evening and, together
with the Mill Creek report submitted
a few weeks ago. was ordered filed. The
engineer was directed to state to the
council next week the post of his
work.
The report presented last evening is
devoted to the engineers conclusions
from the matters submitted last week
on Big Cottonwood creek as an avail
able and desirable source of supply.
General Scheme Outlined.
The proposed plans are to secure all
of the Big Cottonwood creek water, ex-
cept that part claimed by the owners
of Butler ditch. the Brown & Sanford
ditch and the upper canal Their claims
amount to fifteen shares. or one-fourth
of the stream, and would give the city
three-fourths of the stream The
minimum amount Of water secured
would be twenty-five second feet. or
1e.00oC00 gallons. per day-S3 per cent
more water than the city has ever had
The engineer does not favor the prop
osition 10 acquire only the rights TO
the lower canal, the big ditch and the
Hill ditch, for the reason that most OF
the water which feeds these bitches
comes from springs anu ~ Wouiu NOT
De ieasiple 10 denver the iiow OIL tnese
oitches hikn enough up 10 se.Ve Ine
to part of the Tanner ditch. Unless
the waters of Tanner. Green and Farr
& Harper bitches can be secured. En-
gineer Kelsey's report declares. the
owners of the lower dltches, Tor APP
parent reasons. viii object TO the d.
version of the flow at the mouth or the
canyon
This One to Cost $500 600.
Inc iirst OF the TWO pianS ior acqul
ing the MAJOR poruoh OF Dig oo.ton
Wooo creeA 10 supply 'he eitS,
eeseeI Dy the eheInser, II 70 Si1ai sv
cahal 10 10 the hlSher sidue coltoui,
eAchaESe cailai water 70 diIiieiS Isis
canyon water peioW .he pr. plS's t,,s. ~
lure route " tIe cttS > uleen, - ~
balance OF the laho dpoNc VIZ. p.il a.,
water Itsht. eAcepr a4ol,e sne eiil
per oi'cnss ION DIS ~. 9r.,,,a
Inc estinldt gu coss pl .nis s s;.el.
wouio DC SSvo'vVV' ~ tnr s,,,d, 49, %,
nav Iisnt 70 use Sai- 49,, - oost
would be $4,000 more. These figures
are exclusive OF the cost OF increasing
the present supply from utah iahe.
Inc second Plaza Is 10 trace caiiai
water TOT big CottoEwoou rIsnts on
the OASIS OF the city canai ru aa as
II does now ana Duylng l'ooV AIRES
above, except along the three upper
ditches. TO 40 this ana conduct the
water To the city would cost from
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I.i -. -. - =; - s,.o,-lt h,,;it e.,
.spoLi $500 ei,a' =, - :, no,,id ischarge
s.io 90 "a $50 80 ,.i po.' - 49, -
so,uOo'Voo sait'nS luis :. > a. ~.
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tlie -, Va .iS - $50 49, CIV
70 al .ne eAu % sse5 400 <.
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e tipe any l.e III, "a 60
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