Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-18
VITER BONDING
SCHEME FOR CITY.
,,,,I,I Committee Submitted Re
.od 10 Council Recommending
The Big Proposition.
MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED.
II p,s Secured Options on
''r ",,,, Rights ID Big and Little
cottonwood Canyon

''v T'rr Rights ID Big and Little
cottonwood Canyon
A'' .n.olal water committee OF the
DC ' .oanclI has secured options o. on
ely 'o %aS,s m big Cottonwood, LIT
y''e' .,oncood. MN creek and spring
tie c' .ns ,,., evening submitted a re-
cf'sA 'u ,o,,nondlng that the city be
port ~ bo total sum OF sl,ooOOOO
Mno'u ,,. =, ,be waters under option and
70 "'o a.,eose the city's water supply
nus ~, ,,res rs present capacity IN
70 ,, ,,g 10 the purchase OF the water
'aa'' !, me money from the bonds viii
Pai, y, IN completing the sewer system
!, w, u',D ,,,y and thus give the southern
Of ", . ~, parts Of the city the ben
' 's,. !, thc much needed sewer dram
Gov IMPROVEMENTS '@oooo.
o., the water proposed to be
lne W, sri me improvements m me
oolalle .... Gam ls caimated In the re-
valeI !,.St0o and the cost Of me seW-
pon al So,.,,n.nf wUl be $4,000. The
i, TcI NH take definite acton on wa
w CUE, next Monday night ehu snou'u
n.', ,eport be adopted, as ~ now nv, a,.
me ccsrtonty die people OF the Guy
no5' y .sksd 10 vote on the Issuance
WV ., w ,cnd, M special election 70 be
o. we !. uV tbat puruose on about Dec w.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
70, seven years past the city has
~ .rdeayorlng 10 materially increase
o y. rs,sr supply and In that tine many
Us ven .,,,ons with that end IN view nave
O,.,o'rsi5ered. In the early part Of
lesu ,so administration, Mayor Nor
Nv ipnseested tne appointment OF a spe,
w. Snnmittee ON water supply ana
mo- tollowlng were appointed FRANK
uswlett chairman. a. } DAVIS hu-
~ I wells George D. Dean ana ); ,,
yl y Mayor Morris and city
i is.,. SNOW we're associated with
i sns .,mmlttee and In an advisory way
W, ,Do,ssv n s. Richards and state En-
A ANVIL y Doremus, also acted with
he committee a.. oeorts ~
a. committee and Il Is believed mat II
v. .o,yfd me water problem and has
,.m,,6 me city AN adequate water sup
y, "a nrovlde for q population OF &C
w. e,6 o0 Inhabitants. with the
.j,nton N the report Of the commit
y. .r8 me execution Of It's plans the
w., ,srlous obstacle IN the way or The
roU,h Of Greater salt Lake VIII nave
teen removed
ENGINEERS ESTIMATE
According to the very exhaustive and
valuable report submitted to the com
mpise by city Engineer snow, the
resent water supply Of the city per
Day has follows
INV creek. ...., 100000 gallons
p,y,,ys creek 49,. =. 100000 gallons,
Emigration creek" lOOO'OOO gallons
Total..... ..lO,OOO,OOO gallons
With the adoption Of the plan pro-
tosei BY the committee, the city viii
ultimately secure the following addi-
lloral waters for use IN It's water sys-
ten
MN creek ...... 1900. 900 gallons,
Biz Cottonwood .,2L20O,OOO gallons
Little Cottonwood" " 100000 gallons
Total.o. ...o,426OO,oOo gallons
SPRING CREEK WATERS,
It Will be seen that y IL not the in
lsnton 10 secure the Spring creek wa
ter Tor use 90 the city's systems, for
reasons stated In the report which fol-
lows u R question yet TO be de-
igmned whether the waters Of Spring
creek shall be purchased IN order TO
Insure TIE city am abundance OF water
i0r exchange purposes or whether the
money necessary for rs purchase
should be used In the development Of
ne cltys Utah lake rights instead
and thus Increase its supply for ex-
change from that source.
Tyo'thlrds OF the waters OF NH
creek and Big Cottonwood can be inn
medlaiely available by exchange and
NE remaining ono-thlrd by lease, and
NE Little Cottonwood water can be
secured by either lease or exchange.
Ky ne additional water population
OF $4,000 persons can be supplied with
speT capita supply equal TO that used
al the present time,
STATEMENT OF COST.
Following Is an ltemized statement
ol lhe cost OF the various Improvements
contemplated
Bg Cottonwood conduit ....,. $3.50 900
Fuighase of Spring creek or de-
'topmeut Utah lake exchange
p,.pl,l"''.'' '.' .,, .,.,r 2l5,0OO
bN'l canyon power plant.. 10000
'.4use' Tor exchange and canal
,teHN''t,,,,,., .,,.,. ...,..... 10000
Ni...u ivy NNANl iIUilNttts ANNtUWU
""'eUaaeous expenses,.u ,... $1,000
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''''''''''''''' '.'s.s,"$ NoO,OVO
/. ADDITION to the above is the cost
we sewer extension and pumping
tsp'' estimated al $4,000, making the
s J'a' 9itVlO0o for which amount the
y" VIII nave 10 be bonded.
VoAAuNlcATIoN FROM MAYOR.
,, wnen he council met last evening a
Morrl iu'.lgaJon WAS read from Mayor
N. M recommending that the action OF
,be p.Imlliee I'M securing options on
s rS various water rights be approved
sr, i Urging lhe council 10 concur IN the
1 m. Of the COMMITTED and submit
rs s Juure Proposition TO a vote Of the
S, ype Iha report Of city Engineer
!, ' ~. 20 lhe committee was then read.
tr S ons Us y pages Of typewriter mat.
u"u Us Illlcd with valuable lnfor,ne =