Show 11 I SALT LAKES WATER VITE SUPPLY 1 I Three and 0 miles of water mains have been laid In Salt Lake City In the last year making a total of I mites miles Time The total receipts for fOI the year to as against I rot fOl t the he previous year The expenses tn in 1 03 were The 1904 have not yet been balanced by the clerks In the water de department I expenditures are expected to be slight slightly ly greater eater than this figure One of the princIpal Items was the new On the south side of Brigham street The houses on the lower side were formerly connected with the old main on the I f north side aide or of the atred When the pipe Was laid on the lower side of the street the houses on that side were connected with the new main at a cost of about Last year ear the water was shut off frOnt from 1139 houses In the city because the owners failed to pay the water rate It costs 50 cents extra to have the pres pressure pressure sure turned on again after It has been turned oft To Increase the flow of water the sump and tunnel in Emigration canyon one of the chief sources of water sup supply supPlY ply Of the city Ity were thoroughly cleaned out The apparatus In Parleys canyon was given ghen a thorough over overhauling hauling In City Creek canyon a sev tunnel was run under the high line tanks to catch the water that had been heretofore going to waste by running of off through the ground Wasting of Water During the last three yeam S the num number her ber of water service permits has bas In Increased Increased creased with great rapidity In fact al almost most doubled with no Increase In the water supply There are at present prent In use Ue in the city Their Installation lation has bas compelled large concerns like the br breweries Ice plant laundries and railroads to pay a more equitable I price than they did Under tinder the old uld fiat I rAte s system stem In some eases cases the rev rey I from the sources has been al almost almost most doubled Superintendent Hines has a scheme It for establishing an independent street s system stem lie He proposes to U use e ethe the w water l r fr front Jordan canal and run through separate P rate so as to lea m mOre t water for other uses Im Impure In pure water is as good as an any Cor or street treet I I sprinkling it IS argued and for fi a separate with s standpipes tJ a about out the city could be In fP tto most I h g 1 in the water S system is J ra posed bond Is u to Ia fn the cit nit supply Th ThU I will be to vote le on que question Tuesday The rhe present s it h hs been I f for the tle I needs Salt Lake City If te e water is used economically But ut the people are C careless and once in tt a while during the there Is almost a awater water famine The object of buying up u uthe the water rights surrounding the town ls to provide for the fut futUre re oun coun and Others ethers who are arc pushing the s u th e of water rights Is and the city would better bu buy now to sn save mom money It If th h had d been done t S some ago a tt JD sum would ba have be b e avell ave The following figures wIll m be in the annual report or of the rIa kS department ment B tent ef cf S Service Wa service permits penult Issued dill eleven months ot of p Second P d HI 14 Thiril pee duet 14 Fourth pre 11 61 4 Total 71 perm ll for et 4 I ISIS 5 6 i 42 1 IS 33 3 1 1 4 ii 1 R aoI SS 11 eien months Total lit 1900 there W were re i miles ot of water mC kM and 1118 In there were Il nae or of J nate In Ia InI I 1104 there were 19 muSes or of Mal 1150 hydrants SIe f in sizes from to h 8 and mil milea h Iii Biz iz ia floun one to four In hk |