Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15

respecting the Ownership Of the waters
Oi Parlcy's creek, ! fenew The suggcs.
lion made in my renort ~ last year.
viz The rights " all parties claim
Ing portions 81 the water Of Paney's
creek should be determined and made
matters of record at The earliest POSI-
BILE date 90 that the city's interest In
those waters may be preserved and de-
tended against further encroachments."
EMIGRATION SPRINGS.
AZ the waters from the stump and
tunnel IN Emigration canyon are con-
yeycd IN underground pipes, there Is no
danger Of any deleterious matter reach
Ing the water from surface drainage.
The flow from this source has been IL
beral and has been utilized In the wa
ter works system during the entire year.
SUGGESTIONS AND REccoMAlEN-
DATlONs.
AZ the conditions OF the water eupply
and distribution remain practically the
same as they did year ago l repeat
under this head some of the recommen-
dations made In my report for 1895. viz:
The present water supply Is entirely
inadequate 10 the needs OF the city at
this time, leaving out Of the question
the requirements Of It's future growth.
In years when the winters snow fall is
light, there Is a measurable water fam.
ine in this city. If Salt Lake City Is to
grow and hold It's present proud posi-
ton as the metropolitan city OF the
inter.mountain region, o greater supply
~ xgu tor Ia On ahu.tut. uaaaucfft+ "A nj
should be secured at any cost. II an
adequate supply cannot be obtained
from new sources, then reservoirs
should be constructed In which to store
the surplus water which runs 10 waste
In the spring and early summer. The
excavation for a reservoir situate above
the high line tanks In City Greek can
yon and that on Thirteenth East street,
could be utilized to good advantage and
at no very great cost. The storage
these would afford would be Of meal
culable benefit to the system during the
hot summer months.
The distribution OF the water In the
system Is very imperfect, The mains,
as rule, are too small and the number
OF dead ends interfere with perfect
circulation OF the water These dead
NANaf htiAiNE ARllEl0Ntiy ANEHtut lVfIl
nenCeus for the accumulation Of for
elgn and unhealthful matter, rendering
the water not only unfit for domestic
use, but dangerous 10 health and life.
All dead ends should be abolished BY
connecting the mains throughout the
system, thus securing q better clrcula-
ton In the pipes and q water supply free
from any suspicion u disease germs.
Additional In. at,H 10 al In all
streets where draught on the water Is
heavy. and where experience has dem
obstrated that the present mains are In
adequate TO supply the demand made
upon them,
THE use of water from the water
works systems for street sprnkling Is
an evil which should be remedied as
early as practicable. The present sup
ply is hardly sufficient for domestic
uses TO say nothing OF the great
amount required for street sprinkling.
The erection of stand pipes, with con-
necti0ns 10 the city canal on all streets
having sufficient fall, from which n
supply OF water for street sprinkllng
could be drawn would greatly relieve
the system and enable the city corpora
tion TO guarantee TO its citizens the sup
ply Of water for which they are taxed,
II is very detrimental TO the system 10
have the fire MIGRANTS used for filling
sprlnkllng carts. The drivers employed
upon such carts are generally ineXper-
fenced men, who know nothing about
handling fire hydrant. The result is
that MIGRANTS are frequently broken
or otherwise damaged TO the annoy
anee OF the department and expense OF
the city. This evil can be rcmedled 20
some extent by attaching cut offs 10
every hyrant used for filllng sprinkling
carts.
While II Is freely admitted that in
dry seasons the supply Of water Is in
sufficient % satisfy the demand, still
II cannot be denied that an Immense
amount Of water Is wasted through
reckless use, by the unnecessary sprlnk-
ling Of lawns and gardens, by allowing
taps TO run continuously In hotels. Of
Ace buildings. livery stables and many
private houses. Much OF this water can
be sa, "a bV requiring all large estab-
lishments TO place water meters In their
premises and pay for water by meas
urement. The adoption OF the system
Of measuring water through meters
has proved most successful and salts
factory wherever introduced. The con-
Eunef Oy lnis means simply pays Tot
What he uses, which Is perfectly just,
bike 10 INN and the corporation sup
plying the water"
Notwithstanding the numerous I'M
projections In the waterworks system,
some OF which | have pointed out, the
liberal supply Of water az our disposal
during the past year, enabled the de-
partment 10 furnish the water takers
all the water that their assessments en-
titled them TO- The system Is In good
working condition, the fire hydrants,
valves and other machinery are In good
repair
The mayor, the city council and the
waterworks committee have given the
department liberal support and the
employees have all worked In harmony
with the superintendent, each aiming
IN his respective sphere to give the
best possible service 60 the city
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN T. GAME.
Superintendent Of Waterworks.
tAppended here is a full detailed
statement OF each Item OF expenditure
and an inventory Of the property Of the
Department.