The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-18
ASKS BOND issue TO
: IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY

J IMpROVt WAFER SUPPLY
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Same have been prosecuted with diligence
uhul the present time. IT has proceeded
upon the theory that no temporary expe-
oient should be resOrted 10 I'm this i'm
portant matter. believing that any MAN
which might be devised should provide
Tor a constant adequate water supply
and thus afford permanent solution Of
This momentous question
10 was found, uDon investigation that
there was not sufficient data at hand
from which the sources OF supplv. their
aNahabillty and the manner and cost Of
bringing the water TO the city. could be
neIernlned. although it was generally
conceded that the sources Of supply would
Do from the streams flowing into Salt
lake county from the Wasatch noun
In order that the committee might act
1ntelligently. the city engineer was re
ouesteo to make such Investigation of
me subject as would nut the committee
IN possession of the necessary facts uDon
winch to base its report to your honor
able body. In response to this request
the enzineer has prepared and submitted
the fun and comprehensive statements
which accompany this report.
TIesenC water supply.
II anDears from the city engineers re-
port that salt Lake City's present sup
ply OF water per day Of twenty-four
hours. based on September averapes for
Inc years 1900. 1901 1902 and 1903 a pc
Rod Of unusual scarcity, is:
City Creek ............... 4 S00o0O palIons
Iarley Creek .--.-........ 1900 gallons
Emigration Creek .......-.. 1O0GO gallons
Total .......... ............1O 100000 gallons
This is a daily supply of $50 gallons per
Capita for the 5000 water users now in
the city. The engineer gives il as his
opinion that 200 gallons daily per capita
as an average supply, would be none too
From the report it appears that the
quantities OF water that can ultimately
be made available from the mountain
sources, Der day of twenty-four hours.
will be as follows:
Mill Greek .................. 100000 gallons
Big Cottonwood Creek q 100 900 gallons
Little Cottonwood Greek 81. 10000 gallons
Total ....... .....,....... AZ. 10000 gallons
and that through the expenditure Of $3.50
coo about o000.000 gallons Of this water
can be made available at once
All Will Be Needed.
All Of the above water should ultimate
~ 6e acquired by the city either through
exchange or lease with the present users.
To accomplish this il will be necessary to
Jlrst provide an adequate supply of water
10 taks the place Of that from the above
named streams, which is now used for
irrigation
Two-thirds OF The waters Of Mill creek
and Big Cottonwood creek are used OF
land lying. under the present city canal
and the quantity per day Of twenty-four
hours that can be procured by immediate
exchange from those streams is as fol-
lows;
-Hll creek ...... ............. 5100O00 gallons
Big Cottonwood Creek Is, 10000 gallons
Total .............. -. 100000 gallons
Already options for exchange running
Till July l, 1905, have practically heen Sc
cured. subject to YOUR ratification. for
30 per cent of the waters Of Big Cotton
wood creek and negotiations are in pro-
Eress for the exchange of the remaining
10 per cent which IS under the present
city canal.
1t is assumed that similar exchange can
be effected for the waters of Mil creek.
In addition to the waters proposed to be
secured by exchange II appears practi-
cable TO acquire the remaining One-third
ar me waters OF Mil creek and Big Cot
tonwood creek by lease. which wouid fur
nish daily supply as follows:
Mill Creek ............-..... 10000 gallons
Big Cottonwood creek 49,. $4,000 gallons
Total Of. .................... II COO 900 gallons
The committee has assurances that
1cases can be obtained at a reasonable \
rental for the waters which are used
above the city canal during the period
from ABOUT Aug. 1 Till the beginning or the
next years irrigation season.
Little Cottonwood creek does not appear
in either of the last two tables Tor the
reason that the committee is not in pos
session OF the data showing the relative
quantities OF water from that source
which are used above and below the pres
cnt canal. but Il Is assumed hat prac-
ticaiiy all Of the Little Cottonwood water
can be acquired either by exchange or
lease. whenever the necessities of the
city may require.
Conduit Is Proposed.
To make the waters of Mil creek and
Big Cottonwood creek available It IS pro-
posed to construct a conduit from the
tail race of the Utah Light x Railway
compauy'S lowest power station on Big
Cottonwood creek TO the mouth Of Par
1ey's canyon. which will discharge the
water approximately $50 feet above the
conduit. through which il will be conveyed
to the city. This conduit has capacity
of over 20. ZOO. GOO gallons. while there Is
only about One-fourth that quantity of
water available from Farieys creek dur
ing the low water season.
10 Is proposed to construct the Big Cot
touwood conduit in a permanent manner
Of sufficient capacity 10 deliver all the
water IL is ultimately intended 10 OBTAIN
from that stream and from Mill creek ana
Little cottonwood creek. including SUIT
able connection for admitting tie waters
Of Mil creek. The estimated cos OF this
conduit complete. is $4,000
Option on Spring Greek.
Tho report shows that in addition to the
mountain sources above described. there
is n supply which can be made available
from what is known as Spring creek,
which is a tributary OF Big, Cottonwood
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