Show CAUCUS TALKS WATER CANNINGS STANDPIPE PLAN MAY BE ADOPTED New Scheme to Get Water from Mill Creek Broached Talk of Compromise Compro-mise on Health Department Help The Republican members of the City Council f with the exception of Gcm mell who was out of town met in caucus cau-cus last evening with City Engineer Kclsey Street Supervisor Condle and Land and Water Commissioner Wes I tt terflcld Water as usual was the chief theme of discussion Fo the next two months It Is expected the supply of water will fall short about 6000000 gallons gal-lons I per day from the quantity neces saiy for even the most economical use of 1 It and unless something Is done street sprinkling will have to be stopped and lawn sprinkling reduced to a minImum min-imum i The Liberty Park well scheme was not thought feasible especially as It i Is believed It would take over two months to erect tho plant and by that time tho extremity wll have passed Canning urged his scheme of erecting I standpIpes and taking water for street sprinkling from the Jordan This would cost about 540000 but the Improvement would bo aermancnt and could be put In i operation quickly A new and what turned out to be a plan which met with some favor was broached That was to run a pipe to Mill Creek where water could be bought from tho farmers and Jordan canal water could be exchanged for water from Mill Creek The connection could bo made with Parleys conduit and the scheme could be put in operation opera-tion In two or three weeks If the caucus doesnt change Its mind before tho Council meets tonight either Cannings standplpe scheme or the Mill I I Creek project probably the former will I bo brought up for consideration and with the eight Republicans In the caucus cau-cus In Its favor It can be carried The question of the Mayors veto of the ordinance permitting the Health Commissioner to employ help was talked about for a long time with the view of a compromise whereby the appointive ap-pointive power would be vested In tho Mayor I but no definite understanding was reached I The Committee on Laws and Streets mot before the caucus assembled and discussed the question of Commercial I avenue being opened up the full width all tim way through Spencer Clawson was present and stated that the portion of tho street which Is claimed by the Brigham Young Trust company was dedicated to the city by the trust company com-pany when Mr Clawson was manager of the company and tho deeds were I made out Lawrence Young acting manager of the trust company said he I had no knowledge of such dedication I but that the trust company was willing to do what was Just In tho matter The whole thing was referred to the City Attorney to examine as to its legal status and report to the Council at Its meeting tonight |