Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-02
CITY COUNCIL.

cryotr site ceded to the city by con
gress.
Mr Dougiass and Supt Schalles re
turned from Needleton on yesterdn,
mornings train. having walked ovcl
lom rrimble pass the day before
after hard trip OF ten days in .
part of tho country that is maini,
rocks aud altitude and all the trim
mInes
In addressing the council. Mr.. Doug
l,'ss said thai he had completed a new
survey OF The reservoir site. which viii
save the city At least 81 900. since
the corrected survey excludes all land
not absolutely necessary for drainage.
tie said lie could not say definitely
how many acres were eliminated. but
he thought In the noighhorhood of one
thousand. This land was not only
OF no value FOR drainage but was also
actually detrimental. since by being In.
eluded in the survey IT threw the iines
In inaccessible places, such as would
prove worry iuconyenient in the future
In a few instances the site receives
drainage from land that is not includ
cd IN the survey. but in no case is the
drainage lost from any OF the land
within he present limits Of the site.
The speaker said that he objected
to the previous survey Tor two ron.
sons, one being that so much unneoes
smy land was taken In, thus costing
the city a large sum to no purpose.
and the location OF the corners In
places difficult of access and not cas-.
ily seen The latter condition OF
course depended somewhat on the
first.
The corners are now put in promI.
nent places so that they may he read
lily noted, and marking the site In
such manner that from an ordinarily
good point of obaeryation, the entire
reservoir site may be clearly defined
The number OF corners has been re
dnced from seyontecn to fourteen. and
The old ones destroyed. Tho line now
nuns 10 The top OF Mount Sheridan In
stead of around the base. the prin.
oiph corner. which is No Is, being
located there
Mr Douslaas then went ON to say
that he did not know whether the
council realized the magnlhcense OF
The water supply, which at the presen,
lime is sufficient TO supply New York
Cily aud It nciuhcr Of smaller cities
AS wen lt ' practically iae<haus,i
Bile, including six natural lakcs. some
Of these being over hundred feat IN
depth. 1t appears that the city win
have enough aud to spare, without ref.
crence TO The latter's growth and In.
creasine demand for water. for In
time of drnuth. in case of shortage
OF water, any of these lakes could be
tapped aud water furnished In abund
ance.
Mr.. Douglass added that the city
should be congratulated ON their wis
dom in looking to future needs, as
well as for their selection Of the drain.
age system which produces so splen-
did a water supply lie said that he
was familiar with most parts of the
United States and Canada, and It was
the first Instance. to his knowledge,
whore q city has planned It's warey
supply for years TO come In this
Dlrango Is unique Had more cilies
followed the plan of providing tor wa.
er in advance, the cost OF living ould
Dr less by that much In Washington.
2 reservoir has Just been completed
AID tho city is stlll short Of water
II VIII cost from FIVE to ten million
lollns before he supply Is adequate
lie made suggestion, in
passing, In regard to widening the
spill-way in order to avoid congestion
oi logs and danger to the dam.
M Douglass answered a number of
questions pertaining TO the subject un.
der discussion, and went on to say
that The bill Tor the new survey would
be prepared and an amendment asked
for, by the general land Office. which
lie was sure would pass congress. He
also offered his services next winter,
while In Washington. in case OF need.
The speaker suggested that the city
might proGtably engage in the nsh
business. He quoted an Instance OF
high altitude lakes near Creede, where
the persons engaged in the business
have so many orders uial they cannot
I'll but a small fraction. He said they
sold their ilsh at 30 cents per pound
hut their main profit was In selling
fish eggs and small fish They have
a large Denver trade, but fill orders
from all parts of the world, having
regular customers In Japan. He spoke
o. the ease with which the lake,
could be stocked with fish, at very ut
lie cost, and the excellent conditions
prevailing To foster their growth and
said IL should prove profitable in
dnstry. and net a goodly sum fo. Tie
city treasury.
lie spoke OF The power that NIGH
be utilized for electric plants and nov
going TO waste Al such an elevator
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