The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-25
ARE SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
Spanish Fork, in the Near Future, to
Have Splendid Water Supply.

Spanish Fork oct. 2l-Although Span
ish Fork possesses n very fine average
annual climate, soils producing an album
dance Of cereals. tubers and fruit Of eX-
Cellent quality. railroad facilities at once
convenient and accommodating, cOmmU-
nicatiOn by mGil tri-daily, besides easy
converse with nearly all parts of the
state and outside ny wire. Yet. with all
these blessings, and numerous others not
mentioned, certain unwhOlesOme factor
has always existed here, retarding in q
great measure the growth Of the commu-
nifty while sappiuE insidiOusly the health
of many. It's name is water.
There is not a single well in all this
vicinity neither surface nor artesian,
but that contains in greater or less pro-
portion an over-ahundance of either or
ganiC matter, lime or alkaH and salts,
and in many wells q combination of all
The problem OF securing pure. palatablC
water has been in the public mind for
many year. but nothing definite has
materialized until recently The people
fully aroused. determined to secure to
themselves and their pOSteTity a suffi-
cheney OF water from crystal spring
whose contents are now known to be
absolutely void of those death dealing IN
gradients found lurking i'm our wells.
Through the municipal authorities the
citizens secured the services OF +. G.
Kelsey. who made the proper survey from
the spring TO town, a distance OF 40
miles. made plans and specifications and
was entrusted with the oversight OF the
entire work.
the work. the city was bonded Tor $40
$50 TO the state for ten years optional
the rate of interest being AZ per cent per
anuum. With these preliminary prepar-
atoms, the work of trenching commenced
IN May last and has steadfastly cOntin-
Ucd with but slight interruption until
now. Nitrified pipe procured at Ogden,
has been laid in the upper part of the
ditch for n mile and quarter. and under
q test has given complete satisfaction.
From the lower end Of the mineral pipe.
for a distance OF three miles and entering
I'm the very near future Connecting with
the wooden pipe system viii be iron
mains. and with them lateral pipes, thus
securing to all the inhabitants Of Span
ish Fork that for which they have SO
The cost Of the entire undertaking,
minus the cost of the laterals. is closely
S5.44794 has already been paid, and there
remains I'm the city treasury 59.30205,
which viii be expended for the same pur-
pose. In addition. the sum Of $1,000 viii
be collected as city taxes the greater
part Of which viii be used I'm the same
direction, so that the S6,447 already paid
plus the S9.202 now on hand. plus the
$1,000 to be collected this year as taxes
subtracted from $4,000, the assumed cost
of the entire plant, less the cost Of the
laterals. will leave but $lO251 remaining
for the future to pay. together with inter
est on the bonds. additional.
One source of qualification connected
with this excellent enterprise is the fact
that politics. as such. does not in any
will be when completed. the result Of 2
united people working together for def
mite end along proper lines FOR Specifi,
purpose.