| Show SllPI CAINES REPORT Detailed Statement the Waterworks I Water-works Department f Por 1898 I MAKES A GOOD SHOWING I b ost of Maintenance 20 Per Cent Less Than In 1897 I t He Recommends ATI Increase I tlis Water Supply at Any Cost Pointing Out the Gravity of the I Present Situation Must Curtail Reckless Waste of Water 1 Superintendent Caine of the city waterworks has just completed his report I re-port for the year 1S9S I i a very I comprehensive document and contains some recommendations that will be i I I na1 with Interest at this particular i time when the water question i confronting i I con-fronting the people Financially the report makes a good I showing for the department the cost of maintenance having been 20 per cent less than during the preceding year The year says the superintendent has been a very trying one on the department de-partment The unusually severe frosts of the winter mir ihs froze up some mains and a great many service pipes causing much deprivation and annoy ante to water takers and a heavy expense pense to the city The scarcity of water I durin summer furnished an object lesson i les-son in the necessity for Increased sup i Ply PlyThe The total water assessment for the year 18989 was 8251655 of which a ount 525709 was abated which together to-gether with estimated i abatements yet Ito I-to be made on account of vacancies and nonuse of water will leave the net anioujt eoH ctrble J7625S56 8 com par with 7361080 for the year previous I pre-vious The cost of maintenance for the year isas has been 1651489 a against 20 GJ068 for the year 1SS7 a reduction of 17599 The cost of construction during the constrcton year amounts to 436830 of which I 5407490 was expended for new mains ard extensions Made The system ha had sundry improve m > nts added to it at an expenditure of I sCul33 included in this is the cost of T32 new services amounting to 462703 ols i the Jowerinf of mains five ny drants and service which amounted to 229U7 and the cleaning of the springs tunnels and creek in City Creek canyon amounting to 500 The department has furnished material mate-rial and performed labor for the various vari-ous departments of the city govern ment amounting to 116089 and for in di iduals and companies to the amount of 62186 There has been expended for miscellaneous miscel-laneous items 478269 included in which Is 318404 for thawing out frozen mins and service pipes in the early part of the year The cost of running the in Emigration 23401 pumps Emigton canyon 2401 I aid fw disconnecting and hauling away the machinery from the pumping sta tion 17030 assessing water rates and transcribing assessment rolls 74968 and for compensation of water detectives detec-tives 23 The department drew from the store house in excess of purchases placed therein 44173 in material This makes a total expenditure for the year of 3634456 a against 39 7S456 for 1897 a difference of 3440 There was laid during thee the-e r 3043 feet of water mains which Increases the length of water mains to 127 miles There Is n table appended snowing the department has on hand material and supplies to the value of 1209203 The report then treats of the work done in City Creek canyon where the springs tunnels and canes were thoroughly cleaned during the early summer In referring to Parleys canyon can-yon the superintendent says during the dry season nearly the entire supply is dh erted by farmers who claim right to the water The matter of rights should be determined at once 1g placed on I record s that the city may In the I fuure defend itself against further o croai hments Liming to suggestions and recom ndations the superintendent has the following to say rhe present water supply is entirely entire-ly inadequate to the needs o the city at this time leaving out of the ques tion the requrtinents of its future I growth The pas summer has demonstrated I dem-onstrated that in years when the win tt s snou fill is light there is a measurable urable w Uor famine in this city I Sat Lake t > ty is to grov and hold its present proud POM t ion as the metropoi lttn city f thf int mountain region a greater sui ry of ater is an absolute nei iFSity ana hhouM b sevuied at any cost I ua adequate supply mnot be obtained i un rcw fv3urws then rscr I vors houd ho i cwHstructtI 1 luch to st > r the = jrw water which runs tot v to-t in tle Airing and early summer The ixcaxation for a resrvir situate atIP th High Line tank In City I Cr ck ean and that on Thirteenth East M rould bt utiliz d to good I i ad an tag rl at no very great cost The rtoniv ilust would i1ri > would I be of inca i l 1tlf benefit t < > IIi system durnij til loi summer months Tie diuibut on of the vatrr in the system is t y imj trfect Tat mains a a rule tit too siiall fd the num br tf def1 nK inurfeiwith a perfect per-fect tirci diion if the ate Tliese dul end unl censtir > iy flushed fiTn a nut UI i 1 thE atnuu > atinn of fnivivn a11 J unhialthful tr render ing the waUr n > t < iJy uriii for 1mes < ti < uses bat dangerous tj Health and life Ail < < n is NIOUC bC abolished DV < oine < tO mams tl roj nout the i atJL itr I system thus enuring I a better circulation I circu-lation in tin pipe and a a att r F 11 nly j i I I fro from any Cuspid a or is oie p rms AVMional mair Fhoui be placed In a feieois where the draught on the wter is hfi lY end hiro e x r run e has Ui n n traK i that th pr nt nuns art inadequate to supply th il < ma vl mad upon fief f iv m of wi l c from the water work sy ii l > I street sprinkling is au li H1 aaouhi bo rermiecl a cry as i ut ablo The pnsint sup pi is ha1J puffici nt for do mtic u to s = iv n hingr nt the great ari unt rtxjuire i for street spnnkhnjr The < c tim cf standpipes Vitti fonn < > is to the city and on all streets rvvinn uiIiei > M fall from vhich a 5UPiY of water f fUppJy watr > r stirvt I sprinkling i < ud Ve drawn w mid greatly I I i I great-ly relieve tho = ym > and etiahlc thE I city Crportio1 to guarantee to its citizens cit-izens the U1JPY 10 water Icr uhich thY are sicd IT is very detrimental II to the systTi to have thx fire hydrants ustd for fillng jmnkling carts The drivers nio yu 0 upon fuch carts art ar-t > nf aHy I IntI > iienoed m n who know T thng abMH handling a fire hydrant Tie resut is that hydrants are fr e I I I qutiitly tnvtn < 1 otherv damaged tu rho arm > ir > < v of th < partmont 3 I and exper < t Ih fit Trj evil can txp bc remedifJ to mt extfT by attaching I attach-ing cutoffo t > t y hytitt J utd fr flltig spr nkJini arts Svhiie u I us i frI adnj < that M i dry riO ° s ttio > jppy c < i m I sufficient to itO the d main = tiT it I I cannot bam itn i 1 that l n1 > i > I b-am Tt c 11 I t h j i vaste 1 thrri h reckless use by lie unnecessary 57 in < I ling of lawns < gardens by alo 1 ing taps to run con iuousaly 1 in hotels office I buildings lvcn a > les and many pri I sate house T1 h of this water < an be saved i r < iur ng all large e = tab lishnient t rljif vxatT meters in their premie r1 i pay for wa r by measurement The adoption of the sys I Item I-tem of measuring water through me tars has proved most successful and satisfactory wherever introduced The consumer by this means simply pays for what he uses which is perfectly just alike to him and the corporation supplying the water I most urgently recommend that all large watertakers be required to supply themselves with meters This can readily be accomplished accom-plished by the city supplying the meters me-ters and furnishing them to watertalc er upon their depositing n amount equal to the cost of the meter to be refunded re-funded t them upon its return This Is the same principle upon which gas and electric light Is furnished t consumers con-sumers in this city The waste of water through lawn sprinkling can be greatly curtailed by allotlng each watertaker a definite time in which to sprinkle his premises allowing a specified number of minutes in a certain hour each day for every square yard This would be on the some principle that Irrigation water is se princple tha IrgtIon I now allotted Under the system of lawn sprinkling now in vegas a person per-son having only fifty square yards ca sprinkle the entire three or four hours allowed In his district or just a Ions as he who has 50 square yards With the exception o the imperfections imperfec-tions heretofore alluded to I have great satisfaction In reporting that the waterworks water-works system is in good orking order the hydrants and valve are all kept in good repair and the employees of the department a working together in harmony to render the system as effective ef-fective a possible and to promote the i beat interests of Salt Lake City UTAH FORESTRY ASSOCIATION Interesting 2Te2ting Held at the Joint Building Yesterday A meeting of the Utah Forestry association as-sociation was held yesterday afternoon at the office of Dr John R Park in the city and county building The members present were Dr J R Park president 1 W Richards John Sharp Martin Gem John r Fwaner J A Cook Professor Roylancc P P Christensen Colonel Stevenson Professor Profes-sor H Cummings Dr H J Faust Frank H Andy and R Kletting secretary sec-retary Messrs John Sharp L A Cook Frank H Rudy and Professor Horace Cummings I admitted to membership mings were amited memberhip A communication from Dr J E Tal mage president of the illcroscopjcal society inviting a combination of the Microscopical society Mathematical and Historical societies and the Forestry Fores-try association for the puipose of forming form-ing a joint body under some such title a Utah Academy of Sciences Opinions as to the advisability of sucl > a step varied and on motion a consisting con-sisting of L W Richards Colonel Stevenson Stev-enson and P P Christensen was appointed ap-pointed to confer with Dr Talmage on I the subject and to report at the next meeting Another committee consisting of P I P Christensen Martin Garn W G Roylance John Sharp and JoIn C Swaner was appointed to confer with the committee on forestry of the state I legislature for the purpose of obtaining such legislation on forestry matters a may be deemed beneficial to the state The creation of the office of a state I fish game and forestry commissioner was advocated as well a the enactment enact-ment of stringent laws against leaving I firesThe camps without extinguishing camp I The advisability of following the example ex-ample of Colorado where United States forest wardens are by consent of the I general government appointed state fish and enn wardens I game was recommended recom-mended by Mr John Sharp Colonel Stevenson presented the society so-ciety with a set of pamphlets containing contain-ing forestry all United States laws relating to AV G Roylance reported that a majority I ma-jority of the people of Utah county desired the United States to create a forest reservation in the southeastern part of the county at the same time I allowing some timber cutting for domestic do-mestic purposes and some grazing under un-der proper directions After some discussion the meeting adjourned ad-journed subject to the call of the I president |
