The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-10
Did City a Service.


city 20 provide for the wants of Salt
Lakes population i'm The years that are
Go come.
Did City a Service.
There was visual evidence. ana there
was none 10 gainsay the wisdom of the
course of Mayor Norris; none TO say he
had not made a wise trade with the
farmers, none 10 say he had not done
the city a service in the purchase of
the East Jordan canal stock. by which
the city was put in possession of this
vast how OF ley nouptain water.
Upon invitation Of Contractor Moran
and Chairman Mulyey of the the water
works committee Of the city council.
about eighty guests took special cars
at $50 yesterday morning for Murray.
AT the smelter city wagons were in
waiting 10 take the party TO Camp Mo-
ran An hours drive over roads far
better than many Of Salt Lakes streets
brought the party TO the point where
the waters Of Big Cottonwood are di-
Verted into the city conduit Contract
or Moran and others had gone ahead in
Mir. Moran's big touring car and were
awaiting the guests at the camp.
Nearly an hour was spent in inspect
ing the reservoir and dam. which are
models of engineering and construction
work, and in posing for pictures. when
Councilman Mulvey directed the party
TO the big mess tent, where a feast was
spread before them that would tickle
the palate OF an epicurean. Blue points
on the half-shell. oyster soup. fresh
mountain trout. turkey. roast beef. sal
ads. apple pie, ice cream, cakes. fruits.
coffee and cigars. with liberal potations
of amber beer constituted the bill of
fare. There was no stingy serving in
banquet style, but every guest had all
and more than he could comfortably
accommodate. The tables were deco
rated i'm carnations and the feast was
spread in most tempting style.
MuIvey Was POSTMASTER.
Councilman Mulyey acted as toast
master and the Rev. Peter A. Simpkin
was chaplain. POSTMASTER Mulyey
called first upon Mayor Ezra Thomp-
son. who spoke i'm terms OF high COM
pliment for all concerned in the accom-
DliShment Of the great work.
we have reason to congratulate the
former administration" he said. for
inaugurating, and the present admin
istrdtion for carrying TO completion this
work, which is 10 provide a water sup
ply for a city of the population of $780,
600 We have reason also to congratu-
late the engineering department for its
part in the designing and superintend-
ing the work and the contractor for
the energy and interest ne has dis
played. With this conduit completed.
Salt Lake has now the greatest water
system for a city Of it's size i'm the
United States"
POSTMASTER Mulvey then called on
fcrmer Mayor Morris as the man who
has made it possible for us all to be
here today"
Mayor Morris spoke briefly. with
modest pride for the completion Of this
greatest monument to his administra-
ton. and c0mDlimented the present adj
ministration for its successful carrying
into effect Of the plans for increasing
the water supply. He also gave praise
TO Contractor Moran and others who
have assisted him in the work of con-
struction.
city Engineer Louis c. elsey next
spoke as follows:
What Kelsey Said.
My friends we have gathered here
today To celebrate the completion of q
great work. There are many gentle
men seated around this table who have
looked forward for years TO the time
when the city Of Salt Lake would be
supplied with water from this mag
nificenr stream. Big Cottonwood is the
largest and one Of the purest streams
that flows into the Salt Lake valley. It
has a minimum flow OF 1S.0O0.000 gall
Ions and a maximum flow of over 40
600. 900 gallons per day.
"The conduit you have Just inspected
is seven and one-fourth miles in length
with a capacity of 80 000, 900 gallons per
day. II required $4,000 cubic yards of
excavation, $1,000 cubic yards Of con-
crete and - 600 square yards OF cement
plaster TO complete the work
The engineering department feels
that It could not have carried on the