The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-16
To RAISE MONEY FOR
RESERVOIR PROJECTS
City Commissioners Discuss
Way to Secure Fund to
Start Work.
is BELIEVED POSSIBLE
May Get $4,000 by Cutting
Down Certain Improve
ment Appropriations.

How to raise money to carry on the
dam and reservoir projects on the lakes
above Brighton in Big Cottonwood can
Won is the principal question before the
city commission at present. Since the
city engineer called attention Wednes-
day to the necessity for doing consi3-
erable work on the projects this sum-
mer IL the city s rights are to be re
served the commissioners are agreed
that some action must be taken. but as
the city's treasury is practically de-
pletcd of any surplus that might be
put into the undertaking, there is
grave doubt as to whether the money
can he secured this year without spe
cial water bond issue.
! w. II. Korns, commissioner Of water
supply, suggested at the meeting yes
terday morning that money appropri-
ated in theS regular budget for other
public improvements be diverted for
water improvements and the original
objects for which it was appropriated
be carried over for another year. DO
pointed out that the $4,000 allowed for
| the construction of two public comfort
| stations in the downtown district could
be withdrawn in favor of water inn
provement without working any hard
ship on anybody, particularly 80 in view
of the fact that some business men
had objected to the establishment Of
the comfort stations at the street inter
sections originally contemplated. An
other suggestion was that $14,5 800 he
taken from the sinking fund appropri-
alton. This, with the $4,000 from The
comfort station fund would provide the
$4,000 which the city engineer recon.
mends should be spent on the Brighton
dams this year.
Will Ask Attorney.
1t was also decided to ask the city
attorney for an opinion as 10 whether
the city can legally withhold one-half
the appropriation for the city's share
of curb and gutter extension No. l20.
This Improvement viii cost the city
$4,000, but inasmuch as it is impossi-
BILE to complete the entire Improvement
this year the commissioners believe 1t
would be possible 10 withdrawn half
the money allowed for this work This
would give the city another $4,000 for
water Improvement.
The city engineer and the water COM
missioner are of the opinion that with
the $4,000 trimmed in this manner
from other funds it will be possible TO
make such improvements in the water
system as will insure the city from
shortage next winter. The question
was discussed at great length by the
commission yesterday, but no definite
action was taken pending an opinion
from the law department.
The water commissioner also called
attention to the fact that the well-driv-
ing operations in Emigration cauyon
are resulting favoraby and that there
IS every indication that 100000 or
100000 gallons daily flow will bel
realized. it will be necessary to build
a pipe line TO convey this additional
supply to the distributing system, and
another $4,000 will be needed II build
the pipe line.
Order Sprinkler.
J. e. Lingford made application to
the commission for a blanket license
covering all concessions at Majestic
park during the summer season. The
application was referred to the DEPART
nient Of public safety for report. Mr..
Langford' 3 application sets out that no
saloon license will be asked for, and
that only such concessions as cater to
the best classes will be operated under
the blanket license
A self-filling sprinkliDg wagon was
ordered purchased for use on tie city IS i
portion of the Saltair boul .vard be-
tween Cne Joroan river and the west |
ern limits of the city. The water mains
do not extend far enough in that di-
rection to permit of sprinkling with or
oirery wagons. The automatic filler
ls equipped with small gasoline pump,
with which it is possible to fill the
wagon from bitches and canals along
the street.
According to the monthly rep5-t of
the city auditor, filed with the com.
mission yesterday, the city spent s133,.
6S1.s4 in April and received $117,-
820.53.