Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-03
WATER HAS BEEN
RUNNING TO WASTE
Pres. Newman of Board Of EduCa-
ton INDUCES in Criticisms,
HAS SOLUTION OF PROBLEM,
Says Water Pumped Away From the
franklia school Would Nave sup-
piled Ten sprInklers Nay,

"1he water that was drained away
from around the Franklin school last
year would have kept the streets
sprlnkled during the summer and a
deal Of fault finding trouble, and
Threats choked up with dust would
never have been a part Of the municipal
history Of this city. All that the city
had to do was to put IN a tank
near the school and the secret would
have been solved The water and the
pumping would have been furnished by
the board Of education Such In SUBJ
stance was the opinion expressed by
President Newman Of the board Of
education this morning.
Last year the school board, at consid-
cradle expense put In pump at the
Franklin school That move had b.
come imperative because OF the water In
the basement of the building and about
the school premises. The pump at once
became q blessing to the pupils and
many Of the residents. fl was operat-
ed by electricity and soon had the sur
roundings as dry as the proyerbial
powder can. II Is stated on good au-
thorty that there are now at least fifty
houses In the near vicinity of the school
ON land that formerly was under water
the greater part OF the year, The
drainage from the pump is leyeed of
some distance where II sinks again into
the earth. Nov know OBJ
served President Newman of the
school board today that
we pumped enough water away from
the school last year to have Kept ten
sprnkling carts going all summer long
II the city Council had seen III TO build
q tank the water might just as well
have been utilized by the city, We
might have mentioned II 60 the council
butFsome OF the members Of that body
helped TO put In the pump and we sup
posed they would see the advantage to
the city and propose putting In the
tank. II they had only done that II
would have obylated all the trouble that
arose over the street sprinklng last
summer. II could have been done at
comparatively small cost and would
have been very material help to the
city"
PUMP AT JACKSON SCHOOL.
The school board is now considering
the proposition Of installing a pump at
the jackson school, In the northwest
part Of the city II is quite likely that
such will be done and II It
Is done the same advantages
will be open TO the city as
IN the case OF the Franklin pump. Pres.
ident Newman states that the River
side and Lincoln schools should also be
supplied with some sort Of drainage
system, but they are IN not so bad a
condition as the Franklin was formerly.
The board meets tonight and II Is not
unlikely that the subject VIII come up
for consideration although II Is not GER
tain that such will be the case,
BIDS FOR NEW BUILDING.
In few days the board will ask for
bids on the new school building at ihe
head Of state street The foundation
is already Ia. which Is a long step In the
construction OF large ediilce /; is
the purpose Of the board % have TIE
building ready by the opening OF school
next year and It win carry that pur-
pose out II II has 10 take the contract
and construct the building itself That
Is the way the 0qulrrh building was
erected and II the next call for bids
does not coli out satisfactory figures
the members Of tile board will roll up
their sleeves. so 20 speak, and put the
building W themselves