Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-30
BIG WATER MAIN
For NORTH BENCH
civ Council Takes Up Question
Of Installing the Proposed
High Line.
APPROXIMATELY $4,000.
Marts cu Inspection Trip This Morning
before Finally Voting on the Prop
ositlon--Routlne Matters.

supported by q demand which every
xsar becomes more lnsistent. and
hacked by tho water bond fund. the
c,tv council came within an ace Of
easing the resolution authorizing the
construction Of the much needed high
line water main. Monday night, and
though the members were unanimous
IN their approval Of the plans and
spocihcations presented by the city
engineer. they agreed to meet at the
wilson hotel this morning and make
an observation trip over the proposed
route Of the water main before finally
voting. Councilman Mulvey. who
fathered the resolution. fought brave
IN for the immediate passage OF the
measure. saying that he hoped the
water sufferers OF the north bench
would not have to undergo another
year OF such trying times as this sum
mer had been. As the main viii cost
$4,000 Il was decided to give the
matter one final inspection before It's
approval was determined,
The proposed water main is to be is
inches in diameter and will run from
a point up City creek one and one
half miles above the highest intake
to Thirteenth avenue and j street. 1t
will affect the whole nelghborhood
above South Temple and east Of Main
street and instead Of the pressure be-
ing eight pounds II will be so when
the main Is completed.
NINTH SOUTH CANAL.
The council decided TO meet as a
committee OF tho whole next Thursday
evening to consider what can be done
with the Ninth South canal nuisance.
The committee to which the matter
was referred realized .aat the city
has no funds and therefore dared not
recommend anything that would be OF
benefit i'm the matter.
q. f. McGonagle, city engineer,
asked the council for $1,000 TO be used
In conserving the citys reservoir sites
In Big Cottonwood canyon, in "eNca-
waiting pits. and stripping the bed rock
on the proposed dam Site" but refer
ence to the water works committee"
was the only reply the request re-
Ceived.
J. d. Beasley vas re-appointed seal
or OF weights and measures at sal
AIRY of 800 q month.
Dr. Paul asked the city council to
authorize him TO limit the amount of
waste paper to be taken free from a
single building. as tho wagons are
overcrowded at the present time
The Forest Hume company petitioned
the council to make an exchange Of
certain lands I'm Lambs canyon, n
branch of Parley's, for the reason that
It's land is now split by ridge.
A. J. Davis was appointed MAYOR
pro tenn during the absence Of Mr..
Bransford
Ezra Thompson and others filed n
protest with the council against the
unsanitary condition OF the canal In
the vicinity OF Third North and Sew
enth West streets saying that the
trench is covered with rubbish and
Nth The matter was referred 10 a
committee for out OF no funds nothing
involving money can come.
Charles c. Buckle and others asked
for an extension of the water main
from Eleventh South street TO Twelfth
South and Fourth East.
William r. Taylor and others asked
FOR an arc light at the corner OF Pop
lar arcade and west Seventh South
street: and host Of petitioners asked
that sixth West street be graded be-
tween Fifth and sixth North streets
sn as to make the road passahle on
the west side Of the railroad tracks