Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-12
nowntown Structures Would be
In Bad Shape If Fire
Broke Out.
LOOKS LIKE RISKY POLITICS.
In Effort to Give Lawn Owners
Unlimited Supply Big Chances
Are Run.
Il is Now Up 90 the american" Ad-
mlnisraiion 90 Point with Pride
To It's Achievements.

The water-hog is enjoying undisput-
Cd right 10 practise his wantom greed
10 the utmost. As a result the larger
buildings in the down town district
have been minus water for the past
few days. This i'm turn, places the
whole business district in jeopardy. A
blaze starting in the top Of the taller
structures could not be fought. except
with patent chemical extinguishers.
and were the flames 20 get a start these
could render inadequate aid. There is
another grave feature. too. Sewer
pipes drains and toilets are becoming
noticeable through lack Of flushing. A
few buildings have storage tanks; some
derive their supply by pumping direct-
ly from the city's big mains. But in
one or two instances both precautions
we're useless yesterday.
PUMPS NO GOOD.
The News" annex. an eight-story
structure. had no water on It's top floors
yesterday afternoon. This building
has a storage tank with a capacity ex-
ceedlng 600 gallons; it has In addition
pump drawing directly from the
dty's main. But despite all this the
top floors could not draw drop Of wa
ter: a glass-full for drinking purposes
could not be obtained without trip
TO the lower stories. The reserve tank
mentioned has been supplying the
building for several days. but its sup
plv ram out early yesterday. The
pump chugged merrily eight stories be-
low. but AN It could draw from the main
was air. Had a FIRE broken loose while
the building was in these straits, there
would have been nothing 20 90 hut
plav on the fire with pocket-edluon
fre-cxtinguishers until the department.
could reach the scene. What IL cou1d
lave done with the mains filled vita
rothing hut air Is question Oth-
ers reported trouble getting water TO
any considerable height above the level
of The streets.
OFFICIALS SLEEP.
And an because the proper officials,
whose DUTY IL is 10 see that property Is
. protected and supplied are asleep at the
4 switch. The condition was laid before
various officials and residents this
4 morning and the surprising discovery
was made that a majority knew II eX-
isted None pleaded Ignorance. Fire
Il lDifL an salu the Itloll Adu A1tN@AANA
him and no promptly telephoned the
/ water departments offices TO ind out IL
some reservoir was emptied and under
repair or II some city supply tank had
broken. He was told the city's water
4 stations were all right but the scarcity
i was due entirely to the water-hog. who
is numerous quantity at this time Of
Dr. year. There is plenty Of water, II
was explained by officials attached 20
that department, to meet the city's
every need were II used wisely The
natter Is now put up to the responsible
nrties. with the idea of having cor
iations made
No RESTRICTIONS.
Chief Vail said no restrictions have
been placed upon water users this year,
boz were any rules formulated last
year. Persons in the residence district
have been abusing their privilege,
n shamefully, letting garden faucets run
az fun force day and night. This ruins
n the lawns jcopardizes the whole down
II town district and causes no end Of IN
n convenience 20 occupants Of top-foors
n in high buildings The danger can be
/ removed by the creation OF a set Of
y restrictions from the pens OF the city
officials
sUPT HINES EXPLAINS.
Frank Hines. superintendent OF wa
. '.' ''"A MS NNNAANNN NNAL the MAhIEAAl=
ness OF people In the upper districts
particularly is responsible for the great
li part Of the present water shortage.
heavily do they draw from the avail
ao.e supply Of water that there Is a
II 'nillual waste, the water going whore
not needed and whore It does
Do GOOD
w Hines points out that the water
4plY of salt Lake City rs In the
shoorhood OF 100000 gallons per
H declares that n II were 0.OtO-
every person I'm the city would have
his lsposal 100 gallons n proper
'N4l lflrlbution were made At this
VIZ Foe 30 inch water mains along
uh South are still being laid When
.f one completed the great arteries
supply mains for the greater por-
on ,he uptown district, thus taking
or 'ho water from Cottonwood aud
lasINlou canyons. Al present there
splI NJ 100000 gallons per day
.nis source. II Is a spill that
I'M ANN0t Doe avoided because there Is not
lllaent capacity in the watcrmains
III COUNCIL TO BLAME.
hr Hines Is somewhat oxcrcised o,ar
aci that certain members OF me
council are obstrucung the propo-
H-A oi me waterW orks committee 20
Wt me laying of the Watermalns
oash ihe Federal Heights property.
'lhla out that this main III laid.
-ll take care Of the 10000. 900 gallons
"alef which are now being spilled
- winch are "a total loss 10 the city.
system were completed u would
water Tor the entire eastern
of tho city ana would greatly
,he shortage.
I.th Del now dry in the daytime.
We Naier passing the upper sta-
III Ni the Watcrworks system being
pm at Che brick tank In tho lower
z pm. canyon ln the night d ls
io Iot thls pass by. but during
tl.r portion OF me day every
=. water coming down the canyon
UfbD. .d into the mains for the use
"lLh RAISE PRESSURE.
\ loon aoaolutey mo- more danger
b L0r inD business section on mo
oiher Na ume than there d al any
donsnt Mr Hines asserts m
era.t 'Nll De- made unOn inc wn-