Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26

Ing q per cont, which IS under the pres.
emit city canal
II Is assumed that similar exchange can
BE- effected for the waters Of NH Greek
iu nddluon 10 the waters proposed 70
20 secured by oNcnange u appears prao-
uChplo 20 acquire the remaining one
third OF The waters OF Mill creek and Bis
Cottonwood Creek by lease which would
furnish % daily supply as follows
Gallons.
yum Creek boot. ..,,.p. OIL. 2NloN
Big Cottonwood Creek ,.. 100000
Total ............ 100000
Tho committee has assurances that
loaseg con Doe obtained al reasOuab9
rental Tor tho waters which are used
above thc CTS canal during the pcflod
from about Augugt lst an The beginning
ol we h,Nt years lgrisalion season,
pear lu either Of The la8t two tables or
the reason That the committee is not I'M
possession ut tho data showing the rcla-
tive quantities ~ water from ,ngt source
which aro used above and below tbo prcs-
emit canal hu, IL ls assumed that prao-
ter can be- acquired either by exchange
ul lease, Whenever The necessities OF tie
CITY may require.
no make the water o. Mn Creek and
1913 Cottonwood Greek available, 70 ls pro-
pONu 10 construct CONDUIT from th1
mil race % the Utah Lighi and RAILWAY
CympulN l9Weal power sutton on hls
Cottonwood Greek tO tho mouth OF Par
lcy's Cunyun. which WIN dIsclergc the
Wytgr approximately $50 feet above Tho
present iutukD of the paiipya canyon
conduit through which it VIII bV con
yoypd 90 thc City This conduit haa e.
capacity of over WOWW guli0H5, while
NO 90 10 o.
uy of water available from Parleyl
Greek during tho low watCr season.
10 IS PROPOSED to construct she Big Cot
ilnWnuu conduit iu permanent manner
Ol SUFFICIENT capacity 90 deliver an the wa
ter it iF ultimately Intended 90 obtain
from chat stream and from MN Crecl,
ana Little Cottonwood Greek. Including %
suitable connection f0r admitting The wa
tars of nm Greek. Tho estimated cost u
thIs conduit, complete, Is S4Q,NO0O.
Tho report shows that In addition 10
the mountu,u sources above described.
there Is a supply which can be made
available IRON what ~ known as Sprlug
tonwoud Creek forming q junction with
the Uttcr near ON East and lith South
streets I'd point several miles below thu
proposed place OF diversion into the Big
Cottonwood conduit. AT this place thor
rs a practically constant low ut about
been secured. subject 10 your iailhcluon
for The city 10 purchase this water for
the sum OF SL5 5000.
In order 10 utilize the waters Of Spring
Greek 10 Is proposed by the Engineer tu
establish q power station at the mouth of
Parleys canyon, whore tho water drops
$50 fcot from the Big Cottonwood con
dult TO the parley's Canyon conduit ut
cost Of A0g000 and q pumping station
near Spring Creek. which will pump the
water 60 such an elevation that u can DO
delivered into the Big Ditch, IN lieu uf
some Of the water Of BIG Cottonwood
for which am exchange has been effected.
Tho remainder OF II can Doe conveyed
as far north as may be- necessary 20 pet'
init Of rs use IN exchange for the watcrs
0f Mn Creek and Pnrley's Creek until An
additional supply VI canal water Is cn-
talnod through the government develop.
ment NJ Utah Lake, or otherwise, ana
then Il desired, the Spring Creek water
can bo made 90 supply the southern AMI
western portions of the city for domestic
purposes The estimated cost Of estab-
fishing the pumping plant and bringing
thc water 10 18th South Street Is SSl,0ylW.
The Engineers report also shows that
Notwithstanding the satisfactory show
Ing which appears from Ciiy Chemist
Harms analyses VI this water II IS
Questionable whether the purity can be-
maintained and that careful tNaniinalion
may disclose The fact that satisfactory
tito To- this water cannot be obtained,
and that for these reasons II may not be
desirable To exercise the option 20 pur'
chase Spring Creek.
The Engineers report also shows that
the city now has am ample supply OF
canal water from Utah Lake, II supple
mented hy the Spring Greek water, 10
furnish all the water that Is required Tor
exchange purposes, and that H. for any
reason, Spring Creek h not purchased
provision should be made for
securing at least IN equivalent quantity
" exchange water from Yah Lake, ann
at the same time Tor pcrfecting the CITY
right In this important source Of supply
and that this may be- accomplished by tho
expenditure Of the Sslj.eo0D named IN the
estimate Tor the purchase and pumping
of Spring creek aud will AFFORD sufficient
water to exchange, for al ihe mountain
streams. including Littlo Cottonwood
he also recommends that IN any eycnt,
the item Of SlgD0O for the proposed Par
.ey's canyon power station. should he re
.ained as its value 10 the city would
more than compensate Tor us cost IN
handling and dlsposlng Of sewage for the
over portion Of the CITY II not needed
Ton pumping Spring Greek water.
II also appears from the Englncf's re-
port that In addition 20 The amounts
shove given. there will be required for tbs
1aynent " bonuses for exchange OF wa
er and repairs 60 the Jordan and Salt
lake CITY canal S0UD.0, for additions 20
he city mains 100000, aud Tor the pur-
base and oxtingulshment Of power rights
md miscellaneous expenses fS,mN
making IA total OF iN0O)e0.
The Committee has been assured by the
lty Engineer that the above estimates
IRE ample for the purposes mentioned
md so II seems reasonably certain that
he city can acquire, for The total sum
named, an Increased water supply deliV-
red into it, present reservoirs and mains
our times as great as that which Il now
possesses which Will be- equivalent 10
he present supply per capita for popu-
alton Of 5000
The City has already secured, by eS.
'hange 10000 gallons per q hours Qf
3ig Cottonwood water and II Is reason
,bly certain that, by the time the conduit
s completed, this quantity will have bean
increased by additional exchange aud
ease for Big Cottonwood and MIL Greek,
O the full quantities contemplated,
when the water from the Big Cotton
wood conduit shall exceed tho capacity
Il the present Parley's Canyon conduit
he Engineer proposes the construction ~
utable means 10 carry such excess on
Ugh line 20 tie east and north benches
n the City at an elevation OF about I'D
Get above thu 18th East Street reservoir.
nd lD fcqy above the Caplal lill
cservor.
While investigating the water question.
he attention II this committee has been
cpoatedy called 20 tho necessity OK
ewering the southern and western p0r-
Ions OF the city below the gravity sewer
he land In those parts OF the city helms
Nv, with water near the surface, u N
lmost impossible for the people TO haV,
roper cess pools, and therefore the need
sewer system Is most imperative.
MS cannot be properly accomplished
'lth the present Inadequate supply ui
'ator, but, when the supply Is Increased
+ contemplated by this report, We THUS
hat provision should be made for TIE
Of a sewer system Tor tt'
,wer part Of the city which previous e.
mates OF tho CITY Engineer show wll
ost about slm0OQo.
Your committee therefore rccQmDiendf
hat the plan for Increasing the water
lpply OF the city u3 outlined VI