The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-17
NEW PERICS IN
WATER SUPPLY
Pumped Flow in Canal Cut Off
to embarrsss the City.
COURT CONTEMPT INVOKED
INCREASING DISTRESS FROM
LACK OF SUPPLY IN PIPES.

ing any promise of early relic
from the city's distress on aceoun
of the water shortage. Rather. the sit
! uation became more complex and at
tended with greater aggravations. \.
If to make the burden more weighty-
the flow into the city canal which cam,
from the pumping operations at tn,
outlet of Utah lake, was cut off anC
will remain off until the municipal ad-
ministration concludes negotiati ons
with the operators Of the pumps for d
share of the pumped waters. The eff
feet of this move will be to make il
wellnigh impossible for the city to re-
take the flow of Parley's canyon creeb
for the pipe distributing system under
the contract of exchange with the
farmers south of town.
Another unlocked for and unwelcome
aspect was the effort of the complain
ing residents of Sugar and Farmers
wards to have Waterworks Superintend-
ent Hines and Land and Water Com
missioner Fisher cited to show cause
why they should not be punished for
contempt for violating the injunction
against the city granted week ago to
require the flow OF Parley's canyon 10
run in its natural channel from the
intake of the city conduit. instead of
supplying the towns pipe system.
Grounds For Contempt.
The application for the citation will
recite that the two city officials have
diverted water into the bitches on the
ranch lands up the canyon. which were
purchased at great cost. 10 protect
and increase the city's water supply
Although this diversion. temporary in
character. has been the custom when
a
the canyon flow at the mouth to de-
termine the basis of exchange with the
farmers the latter now set up a
prior claim to the water rights bought
by the city, and further plead that the
municipality has violated the exchange
contract of long standing by not pro-
tectinS their rights far up in the can
yon.
1t is expected that the contempt cita-
ton against the city's water officials
for alleged violation of the courts re-
straining order will be placed before
one of the district judges on Monday
Tor consideration. One certain effect
Will be to delay the determination of
the basis upon which the canyon water
can be retaken by the city in exchange
for an equivalent of canal water. The
commissioners having jurisdiction over
the measurements will meet in ad-
the return of State Engineer Doremus
to town. but there is no assurance that
an agreement will be reached unless
Commissioner Fisher abandons the
practice OF deducting the water bought
by the city from the seven ranches be-
fore the stream at the canyon outlet is
measured. In any event, this feature
OF the controversy is likely to reach
the courts for adjudication, and in the
meantime the city will continue to suf-
fer for water
City Officials Bewildered.
Despite the fact that the water stu
alton became more distressing yester-
day and that new complications toward
relief appeared, neither the mayor nor
any member of the council, in their di-
lemma, seemed inclined to urge the
calling of a special meeting to speed
the negotiations for a share of the
waters. The terms exact
ed by Presidents A. NJ. Cannon, Fftz-
gerald and Seldom of the canal COM
panies which installed the pumps are
deemed unreasonable by Mayor Thomp-
son, City Engineer Kelsey and City At
torney Nye. and the latter declared
that he would not stand for what
seemed to him to be a scheme to hold
up the city.
The matter Will be considered by the
council Monday evening, but il is re-
sarded that Judge Morse viii have to
be appealed to to fix the price at which
the city can secure it's share of the
flow for the canal. pending the
termination of the Injunction suit
against the city to restrain il from Join
ing in the pumping scheme.
There was talk yesterday among the
city officials that If the municipality
were to be held up and by similar out
side Influences prevented from getting
back the flow of Parley's creek for the
pipes. II would be worth the effort to
have the canal companies enjoined
from operating the pumps.
What the People Are Saying.
While the people are in distress for
water. they are not falling to recall the
Pledges made to them by Mayor
Ihompson and the former city council
that If $25000o in bonds were voted the
money would be judiciously expended
TO increase the city's water supply. The
pond money has been spent, S145 900 TO
a favored contractor for laying pipes.
100000 for purchase of ranch lands and
water rights of doubtful title in Par
ieys canyon. $4,000 for a distributing
reservoir and $4,000 for work done at
tah lakes storage reservoir and outlet
before the bonds were voted How Wen
the ptedSeS were 1uinited the people
now know. There has been no increase
IN the water supply even under normal
and there is only half a
supply in this distressing period.
1t was not until yesterday that the
people of Salt Lake City fully appreci-
ated the dire distress OF the town from
the water famine. None of the streets
had been sprinkled for several davs.
and the clouds of dust surging every
where made the atmosphere extremely
navy 1t was literally sickening. and.
IS Health Commissioner King re-
marked, such conditions would soon
breed vast amount of sickness from
conta gious diseases. Every merchant
and every housewife muttered their
disgust at the deplorable situation
which has brought untold discomforts
and damage.
Water for lawn sprinkling is difficult
10 get. and only at intervals during the
lay and night can a flow be obtained
through the pipes for ordinary domestic
purposes and for flushing sewer CON
lections- The determine ton of the CITY
officials to keep 2 small supply in re
serve in the reservoirs for protection
sainst FIRE appears to be the only con
sola ton but this il done BY drawing
heavily on the City creek main from
he high line and closing down the out
ct valves
Il had dia betes IN its worst form -
writes Marion Lee Of Dunreath. Ind
I tried eight physicians without relief
Only three bottles of Foley'S kidney
'1rre made me a we'll man Tob-.