The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-16
SALT LAKERS WANT
WATER RIGHT NOW
Superintendent Hines Says Sup
ply Is Ample, Yet He Re-
stricts Use.
BIG COTTONWOOD NOT
NEEDED, HE DECLARES
If So, Why Does He Restrict
= People From Using ALI
They Want?

There are numerous good citizens Of
Salt Lake who would like to know Just
what is the matter with the water sup
ply, or, to be explicit, what is the mat
ter with the manner in which the water
supply is being handled
In communication to the City Coun-
Gil last Monday night, SUPERINTENDENT
of Waterworks Hines recommended
that the Big Cottonwood water be not
turned into the city system for some
time yet, for the alleged reason that
the water is not needed. At the same
time, however, people all over the citv
are being restricted in the use of water
for s.prinkling purposes. This, too. in
the face OF the statement of superin.
tendent Hines that twice the volume of
water is coming In from Parley's can
yon that came from that source last
year, and that the water supply is
ample,
What MT. Hines Says.
When asked for an explanation We'd.
nesday, Superintendent Hines said that
the scarcity of water in certain local..
ties was due TO waste of water in other
localities. In other words, he said that
IN portions of the city, where it takes
great pressure to force the water up.
people suffer for water when the resi-
utHIS VI lower lOCanC1e9 waste
Continuing. he said that there il n
inch water pipe in the city, and that
1T is an lmpossibility to force enough
water through this pipe to supply the
demand
When asked if valve system could
not be lnaugurated, in order to con-
serve the flow in the less favored Dor
tlons of the city, Mr.. Hines replied in
the aflirmativ but added that here
would be danger of lack of water in
case of fire anl that it would take an
army of men to watch the valves other
wise.
It Does Seem Strange.
In view of the fact that there was
an abundance of water earlier In the
season, when the pipes were the same
SIZE they are now-unless the extreme
heat has caused them TO contract. as
suggested by a joker-it is difficult to
make the people of the city understand
why they are restricted in the use Of
water, especially when Superintendent
Hines declares that the mains are car
Tying every drop of water they are
capable of. In other words, if there
was no restriction upon the use OF water
up to the date of the order, why is it
necessary to restrict it now. WHY. in
Iact, was it necessary to issue any or
der at all. There has been no change
in the pipes.
Yesterday the reservoir on East First
South street was full up to the inlet.
Farley s canyon reservoir was full and
with the great supply that comes from
CITY creek, the original supply for the
city, 1T does seem strange that there
is restricted supply of water.
There has been talk and talk about
a meter system. But this, it appears.
would not materially aid the consumer
lhe tact is that the people want water.
they want to rsse it for sprinkling their
lawns when 1T VS. convenient for them.
Hines says the water
from Big Cottonwood is not needed
now. The people say to the contrary.
t is needed. and they know Why shut
it out7
Give the People Water.
The spillway from the big waterway
Will soon be completed, the water can
De turned into the mains then Would
L not be good idea for the Superin-
endent of Waterworks TO get busy and
arrange for this supply' The cry for
'ears has been for water 1t is here in
plenty, according to his view. There
ire millions of gallons to come through
he Big Cottonwood conduit So. Mr..
of Waterworks sup
,ose you give the people what they
lemand, what you declare you have.
here should be no restriction. Give
he people water. Stop talking about
meters to the neglect of the water gag
ON, and STOP issuing orders restricting
he water when there is plenty for all.