The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01


should have all CT the data at hand as
U the amount OF water that came down
Parley's canyon during the flood season.
The stump in Emigration canyon, which
catches the waters OF that stream. il
properly improved will give from that
source 10 the city possibly twice the
amount of water il nO.g receives. 1t
would be best TO investigate the under
ground currents of water in Emigration
canyon, preparatory to rebuilding or i'm
proving the sumD
No Money for Protection.
The farmers taking water from Utah
lake foresaw the likelihood OF a water
reaches low level, the water does not
flow freely into the Jordan river and the
Canals. so the canal companies made ar
engagements TO install electric pumps to
llft the water into the canals The city
had chance 20 join on even terms with
the owners of the other four canals. The
council voted TO do SO. April /, 1902
Mayor Thompson sent m a veto message
on the pumping project, giving as his
reason that u was too experimental for
the city 10 expend s., co.,"
IL IS presumed that the $500 was
ne eued more TO pay contractors for dig
gins up worthless pipe or for some SINH
lar purpose
Ter A, j. Davis. Robertson and Vigus
voting with the mayor and against more
water.
The council went ahead and closed the
deal, the estimated expense being $1,000
Thompson vetoed the contract. but he
had with him only the same minority.
However. the water question was only
a trivial incident, for May 30 of this year
Nesta entered her first race with
Thompsons colorss at Callers park. and
beat Sarah Green Ia two straight heats.
Time-2:lIA and 2:l912.
Having subsidized a little from this event
the mayor vetoed the resolution that the
board of public works advertise for bids
on a pumping plant. He was not sus-
tanned.
Friends Start Suit.
". a. 'Nelden and others of the mayors
friends began a suit to enjoin the city
from going into the pumping plant agree
ment. There was not enough. water i'm
the canal TO furnish the farmers, which
had exchanged Parleys creek water
Thompson stood out while farms were
drying up and citizens were thirsty.
Then the farmers turned Parleys can
yon water back on their farms. claim
ing that the city had violated its agree
ment to furnish lake water in exchange.
John. Gabbott and others. representing
the Parleys canyon farmers, began suit
TO have the creek water restored to them.
They kept possession of it, and the citi-
Gems Of Salt Lake went thirsty. Trees
began 10 die.
However, something more important to
Mayor Thompson occurred. July 4 Vesta
G easily defeated Kangaroo and Monroe
; In the free-for-all at Calder's park.
Time-2:26, 2:25 and e:23A.
Mayor Forced to Yield.
Public pressure became SO great that
Mayor Thompson finally was forced TO
yield. The city went into the pumping
agreement, and the pumps have been in
operation successfully every summer
About this time number Of business
men became SO disguised with the course
or tho city administration on the water
question that they started a movement to
bring about practical solution of the
question. The Commercial club appointed
a general committee, of which Colonel
Il. r. Holmes was chairman and there
We're several subcommittee. The COM
mttees, aided by lawyers and civil en-
gineers, studied the question for months
and made public an exhaustive report
Jan. /. 1905. The recommendations in the
report were summarized as follows:
Commercial Club Report.
Establish a water board of three
members appointed by the mayor, TO
have charge of the eity's water sup
ply.
Issue twenty-fiVe.year bonds to the
amount of 100000 to provide the
necessary funds, a plan being SUBJ
mitted by which the waterworks
would be made to pay the interest
and principal.
Clean out the artesian wells in Lib
erty park, put in a pumping plant
there and sink artesian wells along
the line of the Jordan river and Salt
Lake City canal
Develop the springs and streams
tributary to City creek, and take
steps looking toward the building of
a reservoir In City creek canyon.
Develop the underground water
flow in Emigration canyon.
Build reservoir in Pariey's can
yon.
Build new conduit from Utah
lake on the upper grade line to the
mouth of Big Cottonwood canyon to
furnish Utah lake water to the farm
ere in exchange for Big Cottonwood
water.
Water From the cottonwoods.
Construct d conduit to convey to
the city from Big and Little Cotton
wood creeks such water as may be
acquired by purchase, exchange or
otherwise.
Acquire reservoir sites in Big and
Little Cottonwood canyons, with a
view to building reservoirs later, and
In all the other available canyons
near the city.
Build a brick and cement conduit
to receive the waters of the Jordan
river and Salt Lake City canal in the
eastern and northern parts of the
city and convey it to the terminus of
the canal.
Put in meters for manufacturing
plants, business blocks and other
large users of water, but not sener-
ally.
Use only canal and river water,
where possible, for sprinkling.
Recommends Reservoir Again.
In his annual message Jan. 81 1905,
Mayor Thompson said:
From pregent indications of the large
amount OF snowfall. the city is assured
of an abundant supply of water for the
coming summer. This factI however.