Show TEST OF THE CITYS WATER State Chemist Harms Makes a Repent on the Supply From City Creek and Parleys The accompanying letter In regard to the condition of the water supply of the Sail Lake City was submitted to the Health department along with analyses of tho water of both Parleys and City creeks by Chemist Harms yesterday The samples of iwalcr used In the analyses were taken on the 21st lost that from Parleys creek from the main tap in the city and county building f and that from City creek from a high line tap at 511 First street The tests show the water oC City crook to he of good purity and that of Parleys of ordinary purity This Is I the letter I respectfully submit herewith reports No 11D1 and No M95 covering the quarterly quar-terly examination ot Salt Lake Citys water wa-ter supplj Usually the samples for analysis have been collected at the Inflow into the city mains and the waters invarIably In-variably gave a higher purity than when collected from the tups of the cIty Owing Ow-ing to considerable tee In the canyons both the City and Parleys creek show an Increase In total solids or mineral matter The bacteriological examination of each water yielded excellent results and no pathogenic disease producing bacteria whatever were mresems I lit cither i ito ml lc From a sanitary standpoint the Parleys Par-leys water would be classed as water of ordinary purity while the City Creek would readily pass as water of good purity both supplies being perfectly lit for all drinking and culinary purposes and surpassing in purity the waters of the majority of cities of this country amid Kuropc |