The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-14
NEED OF WATER
GROWS PRESSING
Supply From the Canyons Becomes
Less Each Day,
WASTE IS STILL GREAT
PLANS FOR CONDUIT coNsTRuc.
TON GOING FORWARD.
WASTE is STILL GREAT

Kicks. many ana savage. poured into
the office Of the waterworks department
yesterday Some were delivered in per
son and others came over the telephone.
The attaches OF the office were lust
ABOUT explained OUT when closing time
The water supply set a new low rec
oiu me supply from all sources du-
rms the day was but 1852, 536 gallons
Lle smallest days supply on record. Par
icy 8 creek delivered only 3.053.5 $50 gal
tpns-JW 90 gallons less than ON Tues
gay ana the other streams showing a
proporti0nate falling off.
me suffering. in several parts OF the
CITY notably the higher portions, was
acute, particularly during the earlier
part OF the day. In spite OF this, there
was evidence hat the water thieves con-
Ilnued to steal water just the same.
AS 4 result. the Thirteenth East street
reservoir had no chance to fill and re-
manned empty all day yesterday. The
pressure Ia the lower district ranged
around 40 pounds per square inch during
The day. The normal pressure Is from
Sprinkling carts were laid off alto
sether yesterday and an a-rransement
was made whereby canal water VIII De
.siblc.
One irate citizen who called az the
WaterWOrks office with a kick yesterday
4'AAAeAAANA " AAQh WHY AA hAA AhN 80
water at his house. An effort to eX-
plain the thing TO him was broken OH
short by his cry;
'Oh. - it ali. anyway! It's such city
councilman as We ave that leads to
~lyuchin'i"
Another man called up by telephone
and cried:
..For heavens AXE. can't YOU shut of
Joseph +. Smith and Dick Morris long
enough for me to get a drink OF Wa
Dozens threatened to sue the city. the
waterWorks department, the mayor, etc:
II water was not delivered to them al
once.
The amount of water flowing through
the sewers at present Is out OF ell Pro-
portion TO the number OF connections.
"a is proof that much water is being
wasted through leaking taps, flush tanks
etc, according 10 a statement by George
". Ritter, city engineer, yesterday. Mr.
Ritter believes that If owners of build
ings would spend the few cents neces-
sary TO repair leaky valves In their
houses the present water situation would
be materially relieved. Thousands or gal
Ions are daily wasted through leakage,
Mr.. Ritter believes.
There seems TO be an impression among
the landowners along the line OF the
city's conduit from Big Cottonwood creek
that the city is tn such q position LhaI
ii Will have TO pay large sums Tor It's
right of way. As a matter OF IaCt, very
little OF the land viii be injured IN any
respect. The pipe viii be laid, covered
up and the ground leveIed off ana
restored 10 the same condition II was III
before the pipe was laid. After the pipe
is laid the land may be devoted to the
saline agricultural uses as it was put 20
before.
THE city engineer is preparing several
dissertations for the condemnation suits
that are contemplated. Most OF the land
owners have met the city on fair terms
and have decided rights OF way for a
reasonable sum. but ii few are asking
sums which the city authorities deem ex-
orbitant. Condemnation suits VIII be
commenced at once. Under the law, pos
session OF the land may be taken by the
city without prior payment or the giving
Of 4 bond.