Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21


proyements held as private property
Sl6,931, making a grand total Of Sl352-
no.
RELATIONS WITH FARMERS AM
ICABLE.
The commissioner reports the most
amicable feeling between the city and
the farmers on Parleys creek, In the
matter of the exchange OF waters OF
the Salt Lake and Jordan canal for the
waters of Parey's creek, and says:
I'VE have experienced no trouble or
unpleasant features IN working under
the contract during the past season"
The commissioner recommends
that certain nume IN Par
ley's canyon, known as par
ley's Canyon Surplus Ditch, Incorpor-
ated" should be- Investigated by the
city attorney, with the view Of having
II removed. claiming there is danger OF
the said corporation, In three years
claiming a permanent water supply
from the city. The commissioner fore
sees only trouble and litigation 10 the
city by allowing this tlume 10 remain.
The commissioner also recommends
the widening Of the road IN city Creek
canyon, and that graved teams be de-
barred from using this road during the
summer months,
The foregoing recommendation
should have the careful consideration
Of your honorable body
WATERWORKs DEPARTMENT
DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM,
This department shows for the year
1904 a total expenditure Of S5l,j57 %,
divided as follows
Maintenance .,.,....,,.,,..$2Il24.5 SO
Plant equipment .,.....,,,, 13,3lS.g9
Improvements in distributing
plant .,.,'.,,.,,.,,,,.,,,, 3,lS6,9l
Other city departments .,,. 1883
Individuals and companies
(for which fees We're coll
ltcted) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 5y3 .l6
Incidental expenses ,.,,,., 1904. SO
Total expenditures ..,..s5l,J57.O9
From which deduct
labor performed
and material fur
nished 90 other city
departments .,..sl2S,6a
Collected from lndi-
yiduals and COM
panleS .,,....,,.,, 093.lB
Fees collected for wa
ter service permits, 1913 149i, %
ment for the year 1904, $50, O65 81
A decrease over the year 1903 Of
$2,697.27.
As near as can be estimated at this
writing, the net amount Of collectible
water rates will amount to $llS,S99. 81,
an increase over the year 1908 OF
$685..
The value OF available material on
hand at the storehouse amounts TO
$2479l ,O9,
WANTS CEMENT TANKS.
The superintendent OF the depart
ment makes recommendations which
your honorable body Is asked to care
fully consider, among which. the wood
en- tanks in city Creek canyon should
be replaced Immediately by cement
ones; that all pipe below the size Of six
inch be taken up and replaced by not
less than six-inch pipe and also that
all dead ends be closed Mt the earli-
est possible moment and that in fu-
ture, on all new extensions, a hydrant
or valve be placed at the end so that
the main may be flushed at VIII
In view Of the fact that the water
used at the county Jail and by the
county in It's portion Of the Joint build
ing and grounds as well as that used
by several hospitals and by contract
ors for building purposes, is all fur
nished free by the city, the depart
ment OF waterworks makes an excel
lent showing for the year | Join I'm
the recommendation Of the superin-
tendent that this furnishing Of free
water should be abolished. In my
opinion there is far more wasting Of
water by free users than from any 9th
or source,
METERS FOR BUSINESS DISTRICT
There are some 2S5 meters IN use IN
the business district and | most earn
estly recommend that immediate steps
be taken to meter this entire business
district at as early date as practic-
able.
STREETS AND IRRIGATION DE-
PARTMENT,
The cost Of maintaining this
department Tor the year
Just passed was .,.,.n...$79,7 1928
OF this amount the work done
and material FOR other city
departments amounted to-. 1,iSs67
TS,2G426
The receipts Of the department
during the year from varl-
Gus source including cash
poll tax collections, amounted
TO o.,,", ..,".,,.,,,,,...$2 ,25S.OO
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Net cost Of the department
for the year .,,,,,.,.,...,.S1 6, 006.26
An increase In the cost OF mainten-
ance over the year 1908 OF S6,Gi4S7. The
value OF available material on hand
IL given at S22 5000 The cost OF ma
terial and labor for the street depart
nent proper was S56, 1871, and for the
irrigation department 500, 1862.
six blocks have been added to the
department for sweeping which, with
the unusual heavy snowfall Of the
carly spring, created an additional ex-
pense Of 402L65
Flfty-three new stone cruss-walks
were constructed during the year, at a
cost oc S5,302o an increase In this
work over the previous year OF AO57.A.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED.
The supervisor makes several recon-
mendatlons, among which are the fol-
lowing
That the Utah Light & Railway COM
pany be required TO pay for the sweep
ing and sprmkllng Of lts trackage area
This work has been done by the city
IN the past, free, which is certainly an
injustice 10 the taxpayers.
That n system for the better drain
ing of the west and northwest portions
OF the city be at once inaugurnted
That the rock nume OF city creek on
North Temple street be taken up and
a brick conduit substituted therefor,
and that the cid White bridge over
Jordan river be Immediately replaced
with q new structure.
That brick fumes be substituted for
the lumber ones under the Salt Lake
and Jordan canal AT Fourth South, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth East streets,
at Eighth east, between Third and
Fourth South streetp, and at Sixth East,