The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-06
Probable That City Engineers
Plan Will Prevail, Despite
Minority Opposition.
WORK MEANS BEGINNING
OF GREAT WATER SYSTEM
Possible Committee May Report
Method of Abating Ninth
South Nuisance.

city Engineer George F. McGonagle's S
plan for a new fighllne, TO supply the
northeast bench with water and strength
en- tho water supply for the rest Of the
city should go through at Tuesday
nights meeting Of the city council. de-
spite the opposition Of the minority
Mr.. McGonagIe's plan is to build an
eighteen-inch main from a point one and
c-half miles above the present twelve :
teenth avenue and street but the NIL
nority. which seems to think that IL
knows moro about intricate engineering
has been blocking the plan with a propo-
sltion to build the eighteen-inch main
from q point ono and one-hah miles
above the present intake to this intake
and then connect the big main with the
smaller one as experiment II the cx-
pertinent Is not successful then the mi
nority would extend the eiEhtecn-inch
main on down to Thirteenth avenue and
J street, the original destination.
Minority Plan Inpracticable.
The city engineer has pointed out that
this scheme is not practicable or fens-
ible for the reason that the old twelve
inch pipe. which is crIsted and has
carrying capacity of only about two
thirds of Its. original capacity. would
burst under the terrific pressure-anY
where from 100 to 200 pounds-from the
new and larger main.
Then the proposed eighteen-inch main
merely is the beginning of an immense
reservoir system. it has been pointed ont.
Along the line OF the new highlne Is a
natural reservoir. with a. capacity OF aD-
proxmatslv 30.0000 600 gallons, and even
tualy II is proposed to construct ressr-
voirs In both Parley's and Big Cottonwood
canyons, so that water shortage or fam
Inc Will be unknown In Salt Lake City.
But the minority persists in its opposi-
flz... Il "a
beginning of the new hIghllne. The new
hghline undoubtedly will be authorized
then, though. and the board OF public
works instructed to call for bids. so that
ground this fall and active work started
not later than March 10, 1911 IN time to
prevent any summer water shortage for
next year,
M1sconception Corrected
common misrepresentation appears to
be that the new highllne is being built
solely for the northeast bench. Inas-
much the city water system is Inter
the new highline will per-
NIT the old hghline to take care OF
Capitol hill and adjacent territory. while
the new highine Will materially help out
the supply over the rest OF the city. The |
estimnte OF the cost Is si33, 600 |
The city engineer and the finance and
sanitary committees. together with the !
protesting citizens committee, may be /
ready with a report on the best way TO |
lhate the Ninth South street canal nuis- |
tnce. but this Is doubtful. a wooden
lume. four by six feet, over tho canal |
With the enlarging of the Tenth South
street canal TO take care OF the surplus
waters In springtime, appears to be the
,est plan but care will he exercised In
iectdins on the abatement of the nuis-
lnce so that the best means NAV be
Ido3ted. In tho meantime the city enri
leer and the sanitary committee are do
ng everything within their power to
lelp relieve the condition