The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-25

when they are loaded with filth. Tn
city already owns land fronting on Par
leys creek and joining the city lands
above the sheen trail thus maxine, q
continuous right of way almost from the
foot OF Big mountain to the junction of
the two creeks near Bishop Hardy's old
nome Now over these possession there
IS quite water canal conveying several
millions of gallons of water already es-
tablished and this waterway could be
enlarged without great expense suffi-
GENTLY TO carry the storm and filth-laden
waters around and above and parallel
with the reservoir bank into the main
creek III PaTley's, then Immediately when
the creek cleared above the inSake of
the reservoir the gate admitting the in
flow of the clear water could be hOisted
and the filling of the pool continued
But another objection is offered-that
enough water does not come down the
Dell creek to supply so large a receptacle
as would be needed by the city for the
dry season Well. now let us look into
this side of the question a little more
closely. For the last sixty days there
has been flowing from the Dell creek
clean, clear snow water This flow.
measured at convenient point. shows
twenty cubic feet of water rushing along
at the speed of five second feet. Now
let any schOOlbOy reckon this amount
of good clean water flowing to waste for
sixty days and the amount might some
what astonish the calculator for it would
be found that q large receptacle could
be filled in that time. Now for those
sixty davs nassed this immense amount
Of good. clean water that might be re
tanned for times of scarcity has only
been spoiled and made unfit for the use
of the citizens of our city by mixing with
the sOil-laden waters coming down from
Lambs canyon down through Parley'S
Canyon creek
cheapness Of constructing a reservoir
site on the YOungberg property, If sug-
gestive of economy, is very much needed
when we consider the condition of the
City's treasury.
This is a very faulty argument, for it
may be stated here and now, without
any fear Of successful contr2dlcIIlon, me
city cannot afford to build any more
cheap reservoirs. for this must surely
be an investment that viii stand the
test of time and storms for ages and al
ford a sure supply for the city IN times
of water scarity for all time to come
for in the not very distant future TINS
great water pool viii ana must DC sur sur
rounded by trees and shrubs that VIII
add TO the permanency of its banks and
make this very water receptacle a Ihing
of beauty and a JOY forever
The writer was shown recently IN one
of the eastern cities a great water de-
post CONSTRUCTED on a high table land
some ten miles distant from large lake.
from which the water was pumped all
the distance uphill from the lake to the
reservoir to supply a city of 100000 in
habitants.
The advantages of our city over the
above Is that water will run down hill
into a reservoir constructed below our
mountain peaks. and we would not need
to go to the expense of pumping from a
lake ten miles away, nor Of fnter1ng.
for into this lake runs the sewerage of
the city above alluded 10, and numerous
other towns deposit all their filth in
this lake
Comparisons are OCious sometimes and
I only allude to the above to show how
much more easily Salt Lake can be SUD
piled with q never failing supply of pure
water, impounded in proper place. at
q much less cost than almost any other
CITY on the continent.
Now. to state more facts construct your
reservoir in the dell upon the CITY s
lands. use all the clean water running
to waste down the Dell creek. and aft
er the receptacle is once filled enough
water comes down the Dell creek to re-
place all waste by evaporation. and if
there should be any lack in dry sea
sons then enlarge the ditch and canal
already in operation, and running water
over the cityS lands purchased from Don
G. Young. Laird and WimIliN. and
when Parley's creek becomes clean from
soil pollution after the storms or melting
snow Of spring. turn in from Sid creek
over the above named route. all the adj
allow the CITY to construct a permanent
reservoir which viii not obstruct or in
terfere with public travel, either by the
wagon road or railroad leading from Salt
Lake rountv TO Park City and Summit
and Wasatch counties.
or the 5000 reasons SET forth IN TINS
communication the conclusion can only
oe reached by the investigator that the
4te chosen for a reservoir on the Young
berg property should be abandoned and
a more appropriate one chosen on city
lands in he dell
Very respectfully YOUR fellow citizen.
SEYMOUR B. YOUNG.