The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-01
Officers Of Company.

| treasurer.
tually no leakage that could be seen.
This curve was condemned by every
member OF the party, the unanimous dec
lnrnton being that the conduit should
nave been built straight Instead OF max
Ing double curve. 1t was difiicult for
| the last administration 10 do aay
straight work, however,. In connection
with the conduit, and hence 1t is crooked.
Question Is Answered.
When the settling station. a mile from
! the Intake, was reached. and II was cX-
| plained that II was the intention to carry
| the entire flow of the creek to this point
| In order that the city could profit by the
| seepage. filed upon BY H. and then turn
the portion not belonging TO the city back
| INTO the stream, ono of the Councilman
| asked why tho settling station had not
been built further down, at first con-
templated. He was informed that the
Utah Light and Railway company wanted
the water let out at The point where the
settling station Is now fixed. and, AZ II is
we'll known that the old Council was
dominated by the church, the answer was
all-sufcIcnt and fully explanatory
More Fault Is Found.
Fault was again found with the line.
as located. when another sharp curve was
encountered. soon after leaving the set
ly expressed that the conduit should have
been run through the hin instead OF
around sharp cruyc and along an al
most precipitous bank as had been done
at the point In question.
Hit Trail to Camp.
After traversing a little more than a
mile OF the completed work the party
scrambled down the mountainsidc and, by
a tortuous trail, soon reached camp.
where refreshments were served and a
again did himself proud through the
spread which he placed before the hungry
members Of the party, and the aforesaid
hungry members did full justice to the
excellent repast. Councilman Ferry was
the only one who did not have the pleas
ure OF breaking bread with Mr. Moran,
death OF his mother-ln-law, calling him
back to tho city.
Inspection Resumed.
Luncheon being over and the cigars Of
peace having been smoked. the members
Cf the party ngain took rigs and were
driven TO q point 1900 feet below the In
take. whore the teams were again dis
missed and the next two miles done on
foot. AT the point where the afternoon
Inspection began the forms are in for a
not been done. After leaving the forms
behind, an open cut was encountercd
through rough country for a long dis
tance' some OF 1t being through solid
through n tunnel through solid rock, a
distance Of $50 feet. This tunnel is more
than seven feet In height. A horse was
being led through II while the party was
making Its inspection.
Kelsey Makes Change.
Near this point city Engineer Kelsey
has ordered the conduit thrown further
into tho mountain to avoid building II on
piers. After leaving the tunnel the mem
bcrs found the walking getting worse aiI
the time. 1t was deemed dangerous to
walk in the trench, as It had cayed mt
many places and was thought to be like
ly to cave In others. As result tho
pedestrians kept to the high bank to tho
left where they could gaze down almost
perpcndicularly for several hundred feet
At times the wind. which had blown a
that II was with the utmost dIf1cuif,,
that the members of the party retained
their footing
Trench Is Cavine.
Just before saying goodbye to this por-
tion OF the work a charp curve was on
G9untered which has dangerous look
The conduit has only been thrown into
the mountain far enough to permit the
necessary excavation. and the trench 10
now caving by degrees. although no big
caves have occurred except where rocks
have fallen back into the trench
Get Back to Rigs.
Finally a point was reached whore tho
trench was threatening to leave the
mountain and cut across the country in
more or less direct line to the point OF
hn
members OF the party scrambled down Ia
their waiting rigs. several hundred feet
below, and the drive to Parley's CANYON.
via MIL Creek. began. The trench was
open country, and, with a few exceptions
IT was followed 10 the end
At the present time seven-tenths of
the trench work has been done. and Mr.
Moran says he Will have the conduit corn
pleted by July l5s the date specified in the |
contract
Mayor Is Told Story.
Al Parley's canyon 1t was the Inten-
tion to use nbout 500 feet OF steel pipe for |
tho purpose OF connecting the two CON
quits AS there is heavy fall ar this |
point Mayor Thompson remarked thai It |
would be an ideal place for a power
plant
Yes" replied ono OF the CounciImor
who IS "on " but the city cannot out in |
q. power plant "
'iWhy?" aueried the Mayor.
Because the city Ia prohibited from |
using this winter for power purposes for |
a term OF nifty years. under It's contract |
with the Utah Light and Railway com
"Wcn that's n funny proposition tho
Mayor rcjoned. 'I do not see what the
former Council could have been thinkinq !
oy to allow the city to be tied up In tbIe
How Trick Was Turned.
It might be explained here that tho
Utah Light and Railway company So
cured the insertion Of this clause In
worthless holdings I'm Big Cottonwood
canyon upon tho city.
1T was exactly AS o'clock when tho
party drove across the railway tracks at
the Porlcys canyon reservoir and headed
for home. The State prison was reached
q half hour later. and here ma aioritv
left their vehicles and took street cars
for the city. the arrival here being mnde
a lttlo before o'clock.
The recommendation OF City Engineer
Kelsey ond the Board OF Public Work.
regarding the changes I'm the conduit will
come before a special meeting of tho
Council Thursday evening. There is but
little doubt that the changes will be
ordorcd