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I FAMINE ENDS WHEN TORRENT TORREN T OF WA WATER TER POURS POURS INTO MAINS I Court Gives Relief to Suffering I City by Turning Over to ItI It Gallons I ADDITIONAL SUPPLY DRAWN FROM BIG COTTONWOOD CREEK Good Flow by Midnight in Business Section and Practically All Residence District No More Trouble Anticipated RELIEF EXPECTED TODAY Y Conditions in iii Salt Sail Lake were much better l' l last night than the night before and indications are arc that with the increasing warmth indicated by the weather bureau find and the great volume of water turned into tho the city system from irrigating ting ditches yesterday the water situation will be normal today It n was asserted b by city water officials that water would be he running through the tile system in iii all parts of the cit city by 5 S clock o'clock this tiliS morning Water Yater ran through most faucets faucet after sundown Sanitary con ron improved slightly Theatres and hotels were warmed Water wagons distributed fluid to the less fortunate Fire engines helped in several places The danger from fire itself was minimized because water r ran rail ll again through most of the mains The Jor Jordan an river liver power plant is tl th only one supplying electricity to the city but that is in prime condition and capable of bearing the load according to officials The street car ar 8 system and the tIle electric electria lights will iII be he kept kepi up as usual The rhe only danger now no of a continued lack of water vater is the thc possible bursting hursting of a primary water lel main main caused by y ic ice ic-e ha having hang ng formed in elbows el elbows el- el bows where pools might have formed after water was turned off and 5 pressure from behind when the water is turned on Oil at full LUlL force D from the most serious water ater famine crisis in the history A of the thc city came to Salt SaIt Lake last night when an an additional O Ogal gal gallon a day ny rl flow w fro from Big Cottonwood creek re k reached ac ed the be c city system m. m through fl l' l aIT the t mOle E O conduit an Q L t lom f more filled l y s that b l th had d. d aW been e n Tb Tho nB re real deliverer deliver r r of ot the he city eity J Jf Judge C. C W Morse Mors orse of ot the Third dU- dU t court whose order compelled the commissioner In n charge of the litIgated lit lit- waters of Big Big- Cottonwood creek to turn Into the city conduit front thin tho canals of ot irrigation companies and private rate vate ate claimants sufficient flow to relieve re re- re lieve the shortage e. e By 13 7 o'clock last night the additional additional addi addi- flow low had reached the city The depleted systems were slowly replenIshed replenIshed until by br midnight there wa was a a. good flow In the business district t and in practically all that portion of ot the residence section fh t had been without water The Thirteenth East reservoir began be-an filling tIlling shortly after atter midnight and assurance was given shen b by Supt C. C F. F Barrett that a a. fair tah supply of ot water would be found In ever every portion of ot th city this morning Pressure sure at tho central l fire tire station was raised from 6 S to CO fiO pounds before beCore midnight and switching of the tho Emigration Emi Emi- gration supply Into the high line tine St tern tem will give the bench people cople wat water l this morning At t midnight ht the fire fhe department authorities said tho the situa situs- tion was s afe sio from a fire tire danger stand stand- point Condition of Yesterday A city reduced to t a mild state of ot siege c. with freezing houses with cold cola buildings in the business s section with water faucets dry with fire Q engines pumping from Crom 11 hydrants to the cellar of ot its biggest hotel and with water Avater wagons wagon wagons thirty thirty of or them theta going going about on errands o of mercy that merc-that that was Salt Lake yesterday Dirty hands and faces were the pro pre v style Although the smoke was minimized d. d because e there was no water for tor boilers and consequently consequently conse conse- no fire tire under them there wa was also ui water to wash In the business sect section on The Tho most peculiar PeCUllar feature of ot the lla day perhaps was tho the sight of ot guests oC Of or Hotel Utah ab abandoning the hand band some Iome main dining dining- roo roohi n and grill and andI I eating In the tile floored l kitchen be- be where cooks talt waiters rs and guests congregated with unusual fraternity fra tra- fra- fra in tho the warmth Kitchen lUchen guest Included the Rotary club Relief neUe Come Com N l lit nt Sundown Relief Relic came caine att after r sundown when water b began gan to trickle In the tha downtown down down- town faucets Steam heat began bean to percolate through the hotels restaurant rant owners lost their luu haggard look and theatre managers smiled at the thought of ot houses much more com corn r n n. n e Fires started sh I I under boilers boller v 1 ui UJ HI LH caDIO where ro he-ro before steam was not When the activities o of the cia day my began the tile water department found itself re reduced re- re to tIel delivering water In street strett sprinkling carts A few C carts ware started ou out l In iii the morning and aUlI when nl night hl came caine more Inure than thirty carts W le delivering supplies to the bi big in institutions Iu- Iu of or tho the business district I and to the residence dl districts rh The rile street t ll department lIlt late Monday 11 night ht sent nt a 1 sprinkler to tho the Hotel Utah The wagon driven en to L plug below Second South where a a. sufficient supply was wag found to fill fm till tho th cart It was driven back to tu the thc but upon arrival It was dl discovered that the outlet pipes had frozen The Tha wateS was empt emptied ed Into tanks tank and carried car car- nod ried Into the hotel In buckets A num- num Continued On Page Column 1 I. FAMINE ENDS ENOS WHEN NHEN TORRENT OF WATER POURS INTO MAINS Court Gives Relief by Turning i Over Gallons 1 t i to City Continued from Pa rage Page e One her of ot of ot wat r wern de delivered de- de livered ored to the tho hotel Yest Yesterday rda two I carts were were- put pUl Into service supplying I water for drinking purposes To pit get the water Into the hotels hot distributing plant it was nece necessary for the tho fro firo de department do- do to pump It b by engine to tho thu elevated reservoir Phone Company G tN Two carts C were furnished the telo- telo enable that company compan to keep In operation H Had not water been supplied 1 thero tho plant would have hwe bad had to be bo shut down To o tho the other big hotels and a number of ot business water ate waa wal delivered dell all alt da day M My Many y b business buildings suffered Tho The Oregon Short Line Lino offices were vacated because of or the iho cold Tho The Utah Chamber of or Commerce exhibit the tho sews News and the Deseret Museum frozen out Other buildIngs build build- In Ings suffered likewise The threatened stoppage G of ot the street car car line and tho the light ser will no not Hot materialize according to Joseph SWells S S. Wells general manager er of ot the Utah Light fLIght Railway company Although the tho hydro electric plants arc are badly crippled crip crl- pled lCd he heIny says Iny the big Jordan river steam stean plant la Is capable of ot carrying tho entire Metric load toad of at the thc city I pt for minor wire trouble the tho Utah Po Power er it Light company compan has hns no not suffered from the severe weather said eald General Manager P. P B. B Sawyer day dav The company compAn has lieS had no power or water ater trou trouBle le whatsoever all tho the plants plante are arc running without Interruption Water for Residence II About ten water wagons were put to work in tho residence district in tn tho the hl high h sections of the city Water ater was wasl l delivered cred In this manner wherever er risked asked for so far as the tho department vas was able ablo to meet the demand Calls cans began to como come Into the department by the scores Each Ea-ch call can was re registered and ana answered as soon as p possible It had hall been hoped b by the officials that that the additional supply of gallon galon flow from Big BIg- Cottonwood secured secured se- se e- e cured late yesterday afternoon would bf be sufficient ont to meet the demand on the the middle and lower systems and leave lea nt to partially fill the Thirteenth Thir J tee nth East Bast reservoir which would give ho tomu om relief to the situation r In the hl high h districts of the elt city The Increased flow now iliJ Ii partially relieve the situation for tor I while Monday night But Dut tho the drain II of the rJ ei early morning consumed aUtor all aU storage tor l C and b by 6 o'clock yesterday morning there was wa no water obtainable obtain obtain- able In the tho higher hl districts district At th the City and County Count building U rp was V-lS barel barely a flow from tho the drinking fountains on the basement floor and the pressure gauge kauGO registered only twenty pounds The situation on was sas r really morn moro serious than the nl night hl be before be- be tore sore because with w an Increased supply the pressure ha had d not been brou brought ht up It was vas found that there was as a n. fair supply In all th the tho southern and western of the tho city fed by the lower sections 6 I. I system I CI i H l tiui LU I l- l v. v vim imo ut- ut that there must be he n. n heavy w waste ste in these thele sections through h people people peo peo- pie 1 leaving taps open It was decided to take tako steps to prevent waste Question of If Health enith The water ater having boon been oft off more than twenty four twenty four hours and the sewage o JS J'S t tem m blocked the tho question of or health also The elt city administration was thoroughly alarmed and a hurried consultation consultation con con- of or commissioners heads of de departments le- le and t tho tha health commissioner called a 11 1 Dr Paul explained that so lon lonAM long longas as AM the cold continues there thero Is little or orno orno orno no d dinger n e but If U tile tho accumulation con- con s an and Is not disposed of ur before warm weather e ther tJ danger Is most se- se ilous It was WI decided to send out a force of or 4 t H t MM t f 4 f 4 4 4 US US-B US CHLORIDE OF LIMtt 4 4 j 44 4 Use Uso chloride of I lime lime- says san Dr 4 f batty Dealt secretary of the state 44 4 4 board of ot her helth 4 4 Danger of unsanitary rr con- con 44 4 4 4 is not pressing and f 4 ff f- f catlon arc aro that tho the present stress 4 4 Is a n. very cry temporary t. affair hut 4 take tak chances t f 4 It Is bettor to no 4 While there IH is no wn way to 4 4 end a n menace chloride of or Imo 4 f minimizes It and takes away most 44 4 offensiveness 4 of or its ne s 4 M M t t t M t M t t M t M men with Instructions to shut off ott without with wIth- out warning the tho water of every ery place on tho the lower system where tho taps were ero found running and other r evidences of or waste discovered The mayor maor authorized au U mi- thorl the tha chief of oC police to detail fifteen tlC fit teen policemen for fOl this timis service the health d department to detail six the fire tIre department to detail six and time the water department six she In Inspectors p ctOl's each No 0 leport re report to- to port was made last nl night ht as R to what the thc Inspectors found or did but Inspectors 1 t I tors said that while the they had found In Indications Indications In- In of running taps none was wan open n the he Inspection was made Whether hether waste of water by consumers consumers con con- sumers on the lower system was re reI responsible ru- ru I for shortage In tho the middle an and lower upper systems Is 19 a n matter I nf of hut but after the tho In Inspectors had hall b been en out several eral lr hO hours It was wat noticed noticed no no- that the pressure gall gauge t. t showed a gradual from tw twenty nt pounds to I fn nn In tn t twenty seven t- t v r. r and iJ o-n o onh one half h This n was R before any water titer had reached the thc city II from Cottonwood canyon A ANk Ak k Court for Water Up to noon however no Improvement improvement Improve improve- ment in lb tho water situation had been noted and conditions BO so serious It was as d decided cl ed to go Jo before beCore tho the district court and nd make malco an appeal for more water from lUg DIg Cottonwood canyon eanon The water commissioner r A. A O. O H. H Fowlks had d given gl the city about 2 gallons flow the tho nl night ht before nn antI and he claimed he had authority to give no moro The Tho water over O which has jurisdiction as an court commissioner Is I that of or Big Cottonwood Involved In Inthe Inthe Inthe the litigation between bett the Pro Progress ress company Salt Lak rakt city and a score or more o of other r ditch companies Irrigation Irrl ir irrigation Ir- Ir rl atlon concerns and private claim claim- ants The rhe case Is now on trial before Jud Judge e C C. W. W Morse of ot the thc district court Sylvester Q Cannon water engineer Ineer and the city attorney appeared ared at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and nd presented pre pro presented the extremity to which Salt Lake Lako had been reduced d The Tho court Is Issued Issued lis- lis sued orders to tho the court commissioner to turn n over nr r to tho time city through h the he thew w weir lr in Big Cottonwood thirteen thirteen-thir- of tho the present flow T This amounts to feet oct or gallons gal gal- al- al Ions lons flow per da day The elt city had al already already al- al read ready secured gallons so o th the order provided for tor more moro per perIla day Ila Tile The order ordel Is to remain effective oni only while tho the emer emergency enc condition ex IX cx- Word was phoned a a. man at the well weir in Big Cottonwood and the tho additional addi water was waa then turned Into tho the ctt city conduit It required about CI five hours hO for the water rater lo 10 travel from froni HI lug r Cottonwood Cotton to the tho city Intake To fill iii the depleted lower ani and ami middle lc system tm required two or three thren hours houn more and this thin lied had to bedone bo be 0 done before water will HI flow through the tho eon conduit into the Thirteenth Ja Jant t reservoir r r. r toot foot in tho the With a n or 01 t two o of ot water a Thirteenth rel reservoir the trouble in all nU the tho bu section and higher residence districts would be bo alleviated alle Supply SUII It CIC City CUy T. T The Tho additional supply of oC water from rom DI Big Cottonwood canyon hegan to reach the thc lower system of ot the city about 7 o'clock last last- night and there thero was an improvement im Im- Im provement nt In conditions at nt once oneo A A. slight H ris rise In temperature st r- r day als tended to help tho situation a a. bit A Careful measurement of ot all welts weirs was wa taken yesterday morning and another yesterday afternoon There Thero was wan observable a II slight Blight increase In practically all the tho canyons canons Measurements taken Jat late yesterday afternoon show that a n flow o of gallons l was a passing over O the four tour Weirs weir itt In n Big DIG Cottonwood Parleys Emigration l tion and City Creek reck canyons but 5 gallons of ot this flow low had not I reached tho tile city from Cottonwood The flow low at the high line lino Jt station In City Creek canyon was gallons s-aHone ier r day that from J Parleys arJe was gallons allons that from I Immigration ml 1 i- gallons gallon and the total flow from Big HII Cottonwood gallons These figures were given I at al 5 S o'clock yesterday afternoon There arc are nine mime feet fec of water In tho the Capitol lull hill r reservoir er hut but thIs thin Is being held In r o er l for fire emergency The flow now below the hl high h line |