The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-17
PLANS TO INCREASE
CITY WATER SUPPLY
Commercial Club Committees
Begin Active, Systematic
Work 10 This End.
PROBLEM is HELD VITAL
Assured Future Growth of
Salt Lake Depends Largely
on Steps Now Taken.

Preliminary stops OF an active cam
paign TO promote a large increase IN
Salt Lakes water supply we're taken
Yesterday at Joint session Of the COM
mercial club COMMITTEES on water and
electricity and public improvements
and parks. Lafayette Hanchett, chair
man of the water and electricity com"
mittcc and O. A. IIannold. chairman OF
the committee on parks and public i'm.
provements, were both present. Inc
meeting was largely attended.
In planning The campaign, 1t was
argued that an adequate water supply
was probably the most essential factor
in the cityis future growth aud de-
vclopmcnt. aud IT was declared by
many present that unless the future
expansion of tine city were anticipated
bv arranging for a lavish water sup
ply the community would be held back
and progression made impossible.
Reference was made to the big
adueduct now being completed by the
city Of Los Angeles at cost Of mil
lions TO give that city a proper water
supply. II was decared that salt
Lake faced the same question rs had
oped the Owens lake plan aud placed
municipal bonds for its carrying out.
Must Secure Reserve.
II was argued that if the Fort
Douglas brigade post move we're to be
successful an ample water supply would
have TO be provided: also that the fu.
ture addition OF suburbs. more popula-
tion. new enterprises and the carry
ing out OF the "citv beautiful' plan
would mean a bigger, better supply OF
water and that the time for anticipat-
ing the growth and development OF
the next ten wears or more was now.
All members OF both committees
heartily indorsed the proposed cam
paign, which will be carried on with
vigor. A subcommittee consisting of
W. J. Burton, chairman: p. T. Redman
and ". r. Ware was appointed TO con.
fer with the city commission IN regard
to plans now under consideration for
increasing the supply. This committee
was instructed also TO investigate thor
oughly all available water supply
sources.
A subcommittee, consisting Of A. 4
Richards, chairman; II. Green and J
A. Headluud, was appointed to investi
gate the present uses and needs Of city
water, classifying the demands for
culinary purposes, street flushing and
| other uscs to which city wafer is put
JhlS committee VIII investigate the
| vacuum street cleaning method report
on the existing water deficiency, II any
exist. and whether any deficiency is
likely to occur in the near future.
Face Financial Problem.
A third subcommittee, consisting OF
| H. Sommers, chairman: A. A. Clark
| and A. W. Long. was appointed to in,
| vestigate what financial sources were
| available to the city for increasing the
water supply: This committee Will as
certain whether the bonding capacity
of the municipality has been exhaust
ed, based on the assessed valuation
and If so, what other sources the city
can look TO for securing funds with
which to increase the water supply.
G.. 2. Walker and d, B. Mackintosh
were appointed as a subcommittee to
| investigate the cost of sinking wells
at the southeast corner of Liberty
park and the cost Of installing there
a pumping plant to supply the needs
of the park; also TO investigate the
cost of a similar plant 30 carry avail
able park water into the city conduit
on the east bench.
All these subcommittee will make
their reports and recommendations az
an adjourned session Of the two com.
mlttces to he held at the club Friday,
February pa