The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-24
WILL INQUIRE
INTO WELL FLOW
Joint Committee Recommends That
Council Appropriate $4,000.
4 HARMONY AT THE MEETING
CITIZENS ENDORSE COURSE OF
MAYOR MORRIS.

Possibilities of the underground flow
of water at Liberty park will be thor
oughly Investigated by the city, if the
city council adopts the recommendation
of the joint citizens and special water
committee.
Harmony marked the discussion of
the subject when the joint committee
met in the Office Of Mayor Richard p.
Morris yesterday afternoon, and at the
close of the meeting the following reso-
luton, introduced by ). &. Ewing and
slightly amended by others, was adopt
ed by unanimous vote;
Resolved, That the joint citizens
and special water committee recon-
mend TO the city council that immediate
steps be taken to sink a tWelve-!nch
well on the city's lot near Liberty park
10 such depth as may be necessary, ana
10 do such other work as may appear
desirable 10 determine the quantity
quality and Dermanency of the water
supply from this underg .Ound source,
and that the city council appropriate
5000, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, for the prosecution Of the
work"
Those present Included Mayor Nor
ris, City Engineer George W. Rircr,
Engineer George NJ. Bacon, Council
men Wells, Dean and FernstrOm, and
s. c. Ewing. Thomas Weir. George ".
Meyer, John Dern and II. c. Edwards,
who succeeded 5. 3. Milner as Il mem-
Der of the citizens committee.
investigation Is Favored.
1t required but d few minutes % de-
Velop that every man present was arS
ious to advance any reaso liable pr1pJ-
TitiOn looking to an Increase # the W.
" supply and from thaJ Time rn The
debate had TO do merely with "details
The sense of the me etius was stated
by Mr. Weir to be that all members 4
the committee were agreed that the in
NestigatiOns at the park should be con-
Quoted i'm the broadcast sense with g
view To settling definitely just what
could be done i'm the way of increasing
the water supply by drawing from that
source. This statement met with the
endorsement of all present and lIOm
that time on things were easy.
There was some discussion as 10 the
depth 10 which the pipe should he
driven. At first it was suggested To fix
this at $50 feet, since the present wells
that stopped at $50 feet appear To be
the best. Mr.. Bacon and others object
ed TO this on the ground that = rlgTt
be found that some other degJ1 Wouid
give better results. At length Mr.
Meyer amended the resolution to read
that the we'll should be SINK - such
depth as may be necessary, and it went
through in that form.
TwelVe-Inch Pipe Favored.
The twelve-inch pipe was deciC ed
upon because it was agreed that Il
would give a better flow than smaller
and scattered pipes. and also because
its size would facilitate pumping aud
exploration as the sinking progressed.
For a time Mr.. Dean objected To sink
ing new pipe and argued that the
present pipes could be cleaned Out and
made 10 serve. When IL was stated
that the old pipes are in bad condition
and that their use would complicate
the pumping problem, Mr., Dean did not
press his objection.
Mr.. Ewing urged the necessity Of an
auxiliary water supply to be drawn
upon in case of an accident to the Big
Cottonwood conduit. Everybody IS I'm
favor of the Big Cottonwood project 50
far as / have been able to learn. but it
would be a good plan To have these
wells 10 fail back upon i'm case OF a
washout or some other possible accident
TO the conduit said Mr.. Ewing.
Mr.. Weir. in defining the attitude of
The citizens representatives, said they
We're not trying To cripple the council
or the city officials i'm any way, but
were anxious To help in carrying on
the Investigations.
We merely want TO make a genuine
effort 10 determine the facts IN conneC-
tion with this plan" he said.
-
ton but that the council would do any
thing that the joint committee recon-
mended. and expressed a conviction
that the council was not less anxious
than TIE citizens committee 10 ascer-
tain what might be done with the Lib
erty park water supply.
Quality to Be Considered.
1t was stated i'm the meeting that suf-
ficient twelve-inch pipe for the purpose
is Immediately available i'm the city
The plan generally favored is to eX-
pertinent thoroughly, by means OF
pumps, and to examine every stratum
of water encountered regardless Of its
depth. The water is TO be considered
as to its quantity, permanency and
quality. Each flow will be connected
with the pumps TO ascertain how mucl
there is 10 il, and Will be analysed by
the city chemist.
Following the adoption of the resolu-
ton, Mr.. Ewing extended the thanks
OF the citizens representatives TO the
mayor. the cOuncilmen and other city
officials for the courtesy shown, AND
also expressed their appreciation of tht
good feeling manifested i'm yesterdays
meeting. Councilman Wells. chairman
of the joint committee. thanked the cit
liens Representatives on behalf of Tho
mayor and the cOuncilmen, and sale
the city officials would depend on the
other members of the committee to co
operate until the experiments outlined
had been completed.
The adoption of this resolution by tn
city council will probably have the eff
feet of shutting out entirely @. II. Mich
OILS. who made three propositions to thu
council in relation 10 pumping waite
from the Liberty park wells. Mr.. Mich
ois was in the ante-rOOm of the may
or's office while the meeting was il
progress yesterday, but was not invited
to take part In the discussion.