The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-04
DECLARES BILL
IS RU|NOU5 ACT
Mayor Bransford Says Sewage
Measure Would Destroy Bath
ing and Salt Plant.
PROMINENT CITIZENS ARE
HEARD ON VITAL QUESTION
Gun Club Members Say Pro
posed Legislation Should
Pass: Meeting Today.

county. and DAVIS county cMP,.ueN
large amount oil brain work Friday A.
ternoon on senate bill No. 20. by Ar.
Smith. which. in brief. prevents SAT- L;iHc
City frcm emptyins sewage INTO the Jer
dan river or depostins u withlG oVo
feet of the banks of the river Mr. AN
son OF Weber county presided at me
session.
marking that If the bill were passed the
city would be compelled 10 dump lts
sewage in the Great Salt lake ana that
ne believed this would cause vastly more
trouble than is being experienced at the
present time,
Joseph Nelson. president Of the Soitair
Beach company. was next heard, AR;
Nelson said II the sewage were dumped
directly into the lake. II would ruin Salt
air and the Inland salt COMPANY u
would not directly affect either the re-
sort or the salt company, but ne ielt
safe in saying that people, would not
battle at Sslta:r or use Inland salt II
they knew that sewage was being dumped
into the lake.
j. Z. Langford. manager of the SAT-
air resort, said that the sewage dio not
amount TO much II ii were trst run
through the river to the lake. but II run
In directly II would put the salt company
out of business and ruin Saltair.
Says Dams Ruin Lands,
Frank II. Rudy. who has lived on the
Jordan river, northwest OF the CITY, lor
many years. attributed much OF the pres
cnt trouble TO the act OF the New STATE
Gun club in placine dams in The river.
which caused the water To BACK up anu
forced the water out over the auJaceul
lands He also said that the gun cluo
had practically ruined nlm ny placing
distractions In the river. Furthermore,
Mr.. Rudy attributed the duck epidemic
OF last fall To the sewage that had spread
over the land. by reason of Inc dams
referred 10. As TO the sewage flowing IN
the river. Mr.. Rudy did not believe II
did any damage. as II was dissolved pc
fore II reached the lake. In conclusion,
Mr.. Rudy said that il was not necessary
for the gun club 20 dam the river. Tor the
purpose OF tloodns its lands. as it could
easily flood them through the Black
slough and the surplus canal
At THIS point Ie6er j, Grant Grant ASKED ai,ich Mr. he
had complained OF. were greater than tho
value OF the ducks.
Many times greater was MI. Rudy
Then ducks arc coming pretty high
rema rked Mr. Grant.
The mayor interjected the remark here
that ii would cost the city fully S750.oo0
sewage if the Smith bill were passed.
Malady Not Due to Sewage.
Dr. r b. Beatty was called upon for
his views and responded briefly he de-
had anything TO do with the duck cpl
demic. He also read letter from q
government expert. in which the duck
disease was diagnosed as something tar
removed from sewage. Mr.. Beatty was
OF the opinion that the city authorities
should utilize the sewage for irrigation
purposes. AS TO the sewage flowing
through the Jordan river TO the lake, he
did NOT believe any evil effects resulted
in any way, but nc thought ii would In
jure saltair and the salt company Il the
sewage were run directly into the lake.
c. II. Griffin OF the fish and game
committee of the Commercial club had
mittee. The resolution attributed The
duck epidemic TO the sewage. Mr.. Grif-
fin said that the gun club was not mere
claiming large area OF land which
would be put under cultivation.
Mr.. Allison said at this time that lie
wished the city and others could get TO-
gether and settle their own differences.
Il do not feel like coming down here
osition OF this magnitude added Mr..
Allison. Cant you get together III some
way"
An Everlasting Injustice.
ford. And il viii be still harder il you
pass this bill. 1t would not permit us
10 use our own lands near the Jordan
river at the outlet of the sever; and Il
would ruin Saltar and the salt company.
No. solution had been devised and II
siY Tii II PC this h bill lfisIse is pasned inc
Heber J. Grant remarked that the in
terests OF the city were many times
greater than the interests of the duck
he said. they should be removed He
agreed with others that II the sewage
were permitted to flow directly into the
lake. without hrst passing through the
river. IL would ruin Saieair and the salt
company.
Charles r Mabey Of Bountlful was
that Davis county had been the bacl,
ward of Salt Lake City long enough and
the citizens of the southern part of the
county wanted relief. For this reason.
fhey were In favor of the bill.
Alma Hardy. health officer at Bount~
fuI. said there was no question that the
typhoid fever epidemic from which Boun-
tiful suffered each summer was caused
by the sewage from Salt Lake City
Sam e. Park. member OF the board Of
education. and also n member of the
expended ny the gun club and of its in
tention TO reclaim large area OF land
The gun club he added. did not want
the city sewage dumped upon its
grounds and it could attend to its own
Irrigation problems, Mt Park also de
MED that the flow Of the river WAS re-
of the opinion that the bill ought to be
passed. as the city would never make a
move, otherwise.
Councilman F. s. Fernstrom pointed
out that when the gun Club fled ON the
waters Of the Jordan river the sewage
was running through Il the same as i'll
is now. He ALSO added that the sewer
system Of Salt Lake City had cost near
Is 5000. 600
Mr.. Park said he was not aware Of
tne facts Is TO the fllng on the water
but he added that the gun club would
be willing TO give the city "A right-of-
way over its lands in order that the
sewage might be taken direct 10 the
lake.
DR. George Il. Eilerbeck. another gun
club member. said that the club would
permit the city TO dump the sewage into
four feet Of salt water on the gun club
grounds and that the entire expense of
making the new arrangement would not
o.. lie
,erbecks idea is for the city TO futnc
the sewage across n portion OF the gun
clubs lands and thus take IT out OF the
Jordan river.
7. z. Burnham of Woods Cross said
that II the proposed nume were run
northwesterly across the gun club lands
II would reach the lake in four miles
but II run on the east side Of the club
holdings the distance would be eight 10
nine miles.
No one else desiring TO be heard the
committee arose, Mr. Allison remarkinS
that the matter would be further con.
sidercd by the committee before the