Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-28
It Will be a Wonderful Achieve.
ment When Finally
Completed.
OFFICIALS NOW REALIZE IT.
Councilmen Able to Determine Wheth-
or or Not $4,000 More is Need
ed--Sentiment Against IT,

which viii carry the waters Of the
creek hearing that name to the Par
ley's canyon conduit and thence into
the city's water system, will be a Won
derful piece OF worn when completed.
was fully realized yesterday by the
city officials and councilmen who in
spected the work In fact, few Of
them realized until yesterday the
enormity Of the work After inspect
ing the p. miles of the completed por-
ton of the conduit and about 2is miles
of excavations on foot and the re-
malnder OF the entire line Of the con-
duit in vehicles the members OF the
party were made aware OF what an
undertaking the city has on it's hands.
SENTIMENT AGAINST II,
The object of the inspection as stat
ed In last evenings News" was to
determine whether or not it would be
necessary to expend the additional
sum of $4,000 In extra work on the
conduit as recommended by City En-
gineer Kelsey and the board OF public
works. Part Of the sum mentioned
was intended 10 be expended In plas-
tering the conduit on the inside part
Of II for increasing the thickness Of
the walls from six to eight inches, part
of It for covering the conduit where
exposed by earth aad still another por-
ton for changing the line of the con-
duit so as to avoid so many curves IN
some places and In others 10 throw the
conduit back against the mountains
CAN EASILY BE REMEDIED.
As to the conduit leaking. the party
was able to discover but two small
leaks In the 200 feet Of the conduit
which is now being tested. These can
easily be remedled by an additional coat
of concrete. There we're other places
where the conduit had leaked at first
but which had stopped by the natural
settling of the sediment In the water
This was sufficient evidence TO con
vince a majority Of the officials and
councilmen that in the course OF
month or so after the conduit Is IN use
practically all leakage VIII stop OF us
own accord. The general sentiment
was therefore opposed to plastering
the conduit at all.
IL was generally conceded by ma
jority of the councilmen that the six
inch walls OF the conduit are sufficient
" strong, although IN some places II
would probably be safer to have the
walls thicker SO that there Is 10
necessity OF increasing the thickness
of the walls all the remainder OF the
distance but in some spots they may
be increased.
CONDUIT TO BE COVERED.
There was not dissenting voice
heard against the necessity OF covering
the conduit with earth So II Is prob
able that that recommendation VIII be
concurred In. The object of this Is to
protect the concrete from exposure to
the heat and cold and thus insure ii
against cracking. There are some por-
tions of IT, however, crossing rayines on
piers which cannot be covered with
earth. At those points some other plan
for covering will have TO be adopted.
The general sentiment of the mem
bers OF the party was also In favor or
changing the line of the conduit In n
number OF places in order TO avoid
some OF the curves and also to throw
the conduit farther back against the
mountain Some changes have already
been made in the line by Engineer
Kelsey. and II was plainly visible that
the changes were beneficial 20 the con-
I.
would probably mean the loss OF sew
eral thousand dollars in excavation
work which has already been done but
would not entail a heavy expense. As
to the expense OF covering the conduit
with earth that would not be very heavy
as In most places there Is sufficient
earth on the hill over the conduit to
cover It at but a very light cost.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE.
When the members of the party COM
pleted the inspection of the portion Of
the conduit which is being tested, they
returned to Camp Moran, where a
splendid dinner was served. The menu
consisted Of vegetable soup, prime roast
beef, brown gravy mashed potatoes,
string beans corn, celery, olives, chick
en- salad lemon and apple pie, cheese,
oranges, coffee, cigars and beer. After
dinner the party was driven In car
riages to a point about 1900 feet below
the diyerting station. and from there
the tramp along the remainder OF the
completed portion of the conduit and
the excavation was commenced.
At one point the excavation runs
through the mountain in a solid rock
tunnel for distance OF $50 feet. This
tunnel is seven feet high and a horse
was being led through II AT the same
time as the officials and passed them
midway in the tunnel Soon after
leaving the tunnel the officials again
left the line OF the conduit and took to
the carriages and We're driven TO Mil
Creek. From there the conduit runs
across open country to Parley's canyon
and the line was easily followed all the
way by the teams.
WILL RUSH THE WORK.
Fully seven-tenths OF the excavation
FOR the entire distance Is now COM
pieted and two and quarter miles OF
concrete has been laid and completed
The work Is now suspended until the
council decides what changes will be
made. after which 1t will be rushed to
completion, and Contractor Moran Is
satisfied that II Will be completed by |
the middle OF July, as provided In the |
contract. The total length of the con- |
duit when completed will be ~ miles
After a brief stop at Parleys cam
yon conduit the party started for the |
city and arrived at the state prison |