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

, Although the Dooleyites succeeded tn
delaying work until the beginning of au-
tumn, everything has been crowded as
rapidly as possible. The right of way
for the conduit has been bought for s., 600.
The contract for construction outside of
steel work has been let for S256.00o. The
outlook now is that the total cost Will
not exceed $500 600, provided the present
administration handles the outlay in
stead of the $4,000 estimated. The con-
duit is TO be completed july Is next.
ready to turn in the water Immediately.
Plans are being prepared for the power
plant for pumping sewage. but other work
of greater pressing need, is being pushed
ahead of it,
The government project for the inn
provement of Utah lake has been drop
ped for the present. Hence attention has
been turned TO the requirement OF addi-
tional water from this source by pur-
chase. At a cost of $4,000 one-fifth in
terest in the East Jordan canal has been
bought. This is considered low price.
II gives the right TO minimum flow of
100000 gallons a day and is valuable
chiefly because IL carries water much
higher up the bench than does the city
canal Hence the city is now able to
furnish exchange water to Little Cotton
not otherwise reach, and secure addition
al creek water otherwise unobtainable
Surveys are now under way for the
reTairs on the city canal.
proposed in the distribution system.
How Water Was obtained.
OF the $4,000 appropriated for acouir-
ing water rights $50. 40 has been spent.
From the Lower canal company for $500
and exchange water was purchased $3.50
of the flow ofJBig Cottonwood creek. For
$20,OO0 and exchange water was secured
from the Big Ditch 2l3-6O9 OF the flow,
while $3.50 was paid the Hill ditch for
2s-60O of the flow. This makes a total of
SD2-600 OF the flow of Big Cottonwood
creek. or total of not less than 10,000,000
gallons daily during the dry season.
Bargaining for Still Mere Water.
Negotiations are pending for 100000
more gallons daily from Big Cottonwood
and 6.0O00O0 out of the 10000,00O gallons
flowing from Little Cottonwood with
possibly more.
Thus it is seen that the Norris admin
iStration has already secured an addi-
tional supply of 100000 gallons of irri-
eating water and 10 10000 gallons of culin-
airy water. with negotiations pending IA
Yofably to secure n,Oo3,0O0 gallons more.
The present supply of culinary water
from all sources is 10, 10000. taking the
average for September.
The supply last month included 500 900
gallons additional watr obtained by de
Velopmeut in Emigration canyon at cost
of approximately A.DG.
The only other expenditure so far made
K
The record shows economy in every OK
pendtture and the careful carrying out of
pledges made.
Greatest Shortage in 1905.
The water shortage of the current sea
son has been the worst in the history of
the city. The only one that compares
with it is that of 1900 In September OF
were receiving 10000 gallons from City
creek &6O0,el0 gallons from Farley
creek and l,000,0o0 gallons from EmigTa
ton creek. total of &S090d0 gallons. In
that year Mayor Thompson ordered sprin-
king of lawns and streets stopped. and
even the people suffered. Since then the
To supply the same per capita amount
this year would have required 11,000 600
gallons. while the total supply was TO-
$4,000 gallons.
Due to Broken Pledge.
The Thompson administration gave its
pledge to spend $4,000 of the money en-
trusted TO it for putting in separate
system of mains and stand pipes for street
sprinkling, thereby adding practically l.
100000 gallons daily to the culinary sup
ply. AS has been shown, the Thompson
administration spent approximately $500
OF this fund for digging up worthless
sewer pipe and the rest vas converted
to other uses.
When a private individual converts
trust funds to other uses, the criminal
law denominates the act by harsh term.
IL the Thompson administration had
kept this one pledge. the situation this
year would have been greatly relieved.
AS it was, by cheap makeshifts, ditch
water was finally secured for sprinkling
purposes.
Every possible method to relieve press
ing needs has been employed. For next
year and those succeeding the Morris adj
ministration has arranged for an ample
supply of water. which Will be brought
is returned by the voters and allowed to
carry out its plans. In two years il has
done what others have been dreaming and
talking about for years. Others have
squandeFed the peoples money without
results. The Norris administration has
something valuable 10 show for every
dollar spent.
Mayer Morris record has been one of
business methods, efficiency and integ-
rity. And he has solved the water prob