The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-19
ANNUAL REPORT ON
PROPERTY OF CITY
Commissioner Mathews Re.
views Conditions Respecting
Land and Water.
SUPPLIES FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES ARE DISCUSSED
Recommendations Are Made
With Reference to Changes
and Improvements.

The report of City Land and watei
| Commissioner Frank Mathews. which was
| filed with Mayor John s. Bransford or
tuesday shows that the value of land
| owned by the city is 81, ,06S, 555. so. This
does not include the improvements on tho
lands in the way Of buildings. canals o,
works OF any character Mr.. Mathews
In his report gives some interesting i'm
formation as TO the amount OF water
i'owinS through the various canyons from
which Salt Lake City derives its water
supply.
During the year 1909 the expenses of
the department amounted 10 SIS, 72S 05
ana the receipts In rentals and from mis-
oe1raIloous Ian sources amounted Ia SG779. 10.
nc report as 10 the water supply. I'M
prorcmentS made and the recomucnda-
ti9ns for improvements this year is as
follows:
City Creek Canyon.
"A daily record of the water flowing
through City Creek canyon has been kept
during the year 1909. showing an aver
age flow per day OF 17725, ,7So Gallons
Inc canyon has been .patrollcd daily
duty 10 Keep the canyon In n sanitary
condition by burning all refuse left by
campers and pleasure seekers, II is also
good condition as is possible: also to
keep the canyon free OF all stock, horses
cJttle, sheep. etc.
I'VE had no forest fires in this canyon
year we made ten arrests for trospass:
four persons wcrc arrested for violating
the automobile ordinance, twcnty-seven
mead ot cattle and siN head of horses
We're inpounded in the city ostray pound.
The wagon road is in very bad shape
near The forks. caused by the high wafer
last year. ] would recommend that tho
road be put In good condition. and new
tumeS be put across The road wherever
needed
Emigration Canyon.
The city does not use the water from
the canyon so there is no necessity for
q, patrolman only during the season of
tne tne year when tho sheep are passing
through to their summer ranges. One
hundred aud fifty thousand sheen and
iooG y, head Of cattle passed over the trail
made for starting fircs-twolve fires were
eNtinSuishcd With small damage TO the
Watershed ! would recommend that no
,sneep. be allowed 10 go over tho Big
trall IN the future.
Parley's Canyon.
. y daily record OF the flow OF water
N Parlcy's canyon has been kept for
ne past year. showing an average flow
II 25.2oo.@sS gallons " . -''"
The canyon has been patrolled daily |
condition as possible Considerable wori, |
las been done in this canyon during the |
car. The creek was cleaned Thoroughly |
OF ABOUT eight miles: a new fumc and |
'Pi!lWaE put in tho Pleasant View ditch: |
i ne~ tlup1c sixty feet long two feet high |
and three feet wide was put in at the |
'@neep nee ,ral. a new bridge put in At Noun
am, am peH; a new headeate put In al the
and were used in repairing the weir at |
he engineers No. ! ditch in Mountain |
"A daily record Of the flow of water
rom Big Cotton wood canyon has been
;ept for the past year showing 81 daily
Verag@ OF i0.I9o. oo5 gallons, The patrol
nan has kept the canyon in irst-class
ondition, we having but ono complaint
turing The year
Jordan and Salt Lake Canal,
Tho Jordan and Salt Lake canal is
pout I~enty-Si six miles long, and con-
aims 300 bridges and fumes that the
ity mus keep IN repair, II has been
S result the bridges and nuIncs are
2 a worn out and decayed condition.
mere are three regular men employed on
ne canal; these men are In direct COM
nunicatio hthc office by telephone
nd subject 20 call at any time should
NY emergency arise requiring prompt at
ention. II Is their duty OF patrol the
ecessary During this year We built
nirtecn new fumes. repaired thirty
hree old ones. built one new bridge, re-
oveTcd fifteen with new lumber. rcpa ired
raycl. Put in concrete flI,me under
round siNty-t1vc feet long at Union.
,epaired 1000 feet of fluma in Mill Creek
or'y, feet OF Hume. in Mill Creek went
ut three different times last season. and
Mess 1t Is put in in moro substan-
al manner 1t will not carry the water
his season. In fact. all the fumes are
! very bad shape and should be re-
laced with concrete as soon as possi-
le.
A Few Recommendations.
u wish TO renew my former recon-,
lenda tion. that new spilways he Dut IN
both Big and Little Cottonwood IS
10 old ones are in dangerous and un-
lfe condition. They will probably last
lrouGh this season fby putting in new
mbcrs and other reinforccmcnts. II
ill be necessary 10 rctin about 20O0
,et OF flume in Mil creek. Also put in
nw weir ar tho in)ako. the ono there
pW being in verY unsafe condition
i would further recommend that tho
'dmancc In relation TO sand and gravel
is ne amended so that all leases Will
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