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Show Ii Morris Administration at Last , 1 Succumbs to Indignant Pro- tests of Citizens. !' ' BEGINS TO USE MILLIONS . , GALLONS OF WASTE WATER After Giving Salt Lake a Black Eye, Authorities Suddenly Sudden-ly Awake. 4 The Morris administration hns at Inst H succumbed to tho Indignant protests that Q hnvo como In from nil quarters, nnd Inst night began the uso of the mill Ions of gallons of water that have boen running to wasto In tho ditches for sprinkling the streets. Today this plan will bo still further reinforced by the use- of fire on-glnes on-glnes to pump tho water from tho ditches into the sprinkling carts, so that the clouds of dust that have been enveloping all sections of the city, and particularly the business districts, may havo some re- . Gavo City Black Eye. Hesitating for weeks nnd dilly-dallying until the tourist season has practically ended, nnd having given as bad a black 1 eye as possible to Salt Lake City, tho 1 administration hns at last come to the j conclusion that It could withstand popu- lar Indignation no longer, nnd hns begun the plnn which Tho Tribune has been urging for weeks. Flume Is Built. Street Supervisor Sneddon yesterday constructed a flume from the city canal 1 at Sixth East and Fourth South, and also one on Fifth East, between Brlgham and First South, from which water can bo run directly into the sprinkling carts, without any force or pumping. From these tho sprinkling carts began last night to take water and sprinkle the 1 ntreets that have for the past four days been dry as a bone. Hj Constructing Pipe Lines. " He also commenced the construction of pipe lines on Fourth East, bctwocn Brlg-ham Brlg-ham and First South, and on Stato street, Jn front of the Alta club, from which the water is to be siphoned into tho Hl carts. He also has secured the uso of some flowing wells on Second "West, be-tweon be-tweon Fourth and Fifth North, from which the northwestern part of the city will be supplied. Will Use Fire Engines. In addition to these sources of supply. Mavor Morris Instructed Chief Bywater . to make use of several fire engines that j nro not Imperatively needed In the de- partment. Theso will be stationed at sov- oral' convenient points, where the ditches will be dnmncd and tho water pumped j into tho sprinkling carts. Hj Sprinkled With Ditch Water. The lawn at the city and county bulld-lng bulld-lng will bo sprinkled by a tire englno with ditch water. Bv this means it is hoped to sprinkle more than half tho city, and the business districts will be entirely covered. I Saving Precious Fluid. I ' It has required no great amount of ron- ronlng power to evolve this scheme 1 i of saving the supply of water that runs in the pipes to stipply tho citizens with the precious fluid for culinary and drlnk- ,ing purposes. Has Always Been Feasible. Tho Tribune, moro than three weeks ago, urged tho Morris administration to 1 take this step, but its urging has gone 1 l unheeded. Not until the meeting of cltl- zons to bo hold at the Commercial club tonight to discuss tho water situation -was called did the Morris administration tako heed This sudden activity can not l -fnll to be noticed. If tho plan is feasible now. It was feasible three weeks, ago, and I hns been feasible all summer Sprinkling Carts at Work. i Street Supervisor Sneddon expects to have the sprinkling carts going full blast by noon today. |
