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Show HUES REPORTS OK THE WATER SISTEM Superintendent Would Enlarge, All Mains Loss Than Six Inches in Size. PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION 300 GALLONS DAILY He Opposes Sprinkling Streets From Fire Hydrants in Summer. Frank L. Hines, superintendent of waterworks, submitted his report, for 1006 to Mayor F.zvn Thompson yesterday. yester-day. The report shows that the total cost of operal.inp the department for the year was .5P,962.02. The cost of improvements added lo the system was .:t,48 1.3(5. The report does not show the revenues for the year, as that is a matter which will be handled in tho citv treasurer's report. The total water supnlv for the year from all sources was o.6(52,S03.071 gallons. gal-lons. The total water-consuniinf: population popu-lation on July 1. was o2,32S. The aver-ago aver-ago daily supply was 16.065.214 galln"S, and the daily per capiLn consumption was 309 callous. The daily per capita i consumption from July to January was 232 gallons. The watcr-consuminc population, pop-ulation, divided hv wards, is as follows: First, 11,972: second. 12.313; third, 7S13; fourth. S9SS; fifth. 8600. Payors Water Meters. Referring to the question of meters, .Mr. Ilines pointed out that a daily saving sav-ing of 42,455 gallons for thirty consumers con-sumers was made by the use of meters, as compared to the'eonsumption of water wa-ter when meters were not used. The report shows that 372 meters are now in use. During the year 1906. SS7 water service ser-vice connections were made, as against 64S for the preceding year. The greatest great-est number were made in the Second ward, the total there being 284. The report enters into detail as to the number num-ber of large service connections made during the yoar for corporations and individuals. in-dividuals. If also states in detail the number of valves set, and other improvements im-provements made during the year by Contractor J. W. Percivnl, who" had the yearly contract, for improvements. A number of valves were also set hy Contractors Con-tractors P. .7. Mornn and P. P. Ford. Till1 eyf fllicions nf ivntur mnina rliirinrr the year, by private, contractors, amounted to six miles, 4212 feet; in addition ad-dition 4630 feet of extensions were laid by tho water department itself. There are in the water system of the city IS 17 valves, 1256 hydrants and about 1J.4S7 water taps. Mr. Hines' Recommendations. Under, tho head of "recommendations." "recommenda-tions." Mr. Ilines 5a's: I would recommend that the contem- C In ted enlargement of the water system e started at once. Under the present system of feeds ahout. 7.000,000 gallons per day is all the water the system will take from Parley't?, Emigration and Cottonwood. For the year 190f, the tlow from Parley's, hy the weir, measure, was 3,627.0-1 1,891 gallons. gal-lons. The total amount of water received from Parley's would be 2.537. 33S.S00. Showing loss of 990.305.091 gallons for the year. The only feeds we have from these sources nre two sixleen-lnrh pipes and one elght-lneh pipe on First South street. The sixteen -Inch pipe on First South' street, from Thirteenth East to West Temple street, Is. so hndly corroded that i It will not rarry as much water as a clean tpn-lnch pipe. The elght-lneh pipe is no hetter. I'nder these conditions It Is impossible, im-possible, to supply the congested district, from Eighth West to State street and from South Temple lo Fourth South street. The demand for water Is Increasing Increas-ing very fast as the number of water services put In this year will show. It was the largest number for one year ever known In the history of the waterworks, and this year will he still larger. I would recommend that this slxteen-inch slxteen-inch pipe be taken up and replaced hv not less than twenty-four-lnch pipe. The pipe taken up can he cleaned nnd used in other parts of the system. This work can bo done In I lie early spring when the creeks are high. 1 would also recommend that a house that would accommodate two families he built at the High Line intake: also to have a telephone there and at the Twentieth Twen-tieth Ward tank. I would also recommend that the old adobe house above the waterworks shops he taken down and rehullt near the shops, so that wc could have someone on the ground when the emergency men arc called out, as Is frequently the case, and the city property left to the mercy of tramps. I beg to cnll your attention to the High IJne and Twenileth Ward tanks. These tanks were built In 190 and were only intended in-tended for temporary use. pending (lie construction of a reservoir, which was begun but never completed. Thene tanks, which are wooden, have eorved their purpose pur-pose and are unsafe and In a dilapidated condition, necessitating an expenditure of more than $500 yearly. To Replace, Small Pipe. I would recommend that all pipe bcloxv the size of six-Inch bo taken up and replaced re-placed hy pipe of not less than six-Inch size. This smnll pipe could be used In courts and alleys. I would also recommend thai all "dead ends" thioughout the nystern he closed as rapidly as possible, hy connecting thorn, which will permit of better circulation of water and do away with the large expense ex-pense of flushing which Is now necessary in order to remove the accumulation of sand and other matter In the mains at the points near the "dead ends," I would further recommend that on all extensions made In the future a hydrant or vnlvo bo placed at the end so that tho main can be Hushed. As It Is now, many of the .extcnsiouH havo no hydrant or valve within 300 feet, of the end, thus preventing pre-venting a proper Hushing. Under tho present arrangement, the water used for Btreet sprinkling Is drawn from the mains hy use of tho fire hydrants. hyd-rants. This plan Is most detrimental to the system, a tho hydrants arc constantly constant-ly UHud during the summer months, and. owing to tho Inexperience of tho men driving the sprinkling wagons, the hydrants hyd-rants are broken or damaged frequently; aside from this evil, the large quantities of water taken from tho system at tho season when tho water is needed tho most, works great Injustice upon the consumers con-sumers of water, who pay for water that wo are unable to furnish them. This condition con-dition could be overcome largely hy utilizing util-izing the wator from tho city canal for M: i rlnkllng hy moans of constructing construct-ing a system connected with the canal on thoyo streets where it is practicable. Would Charge Cb.urcb.os. In nearly every city In the United States a charge for wator Is mado for churches and for building purposes, nnd as a very large amount of water Is used by these, I would recommond that a charge be mado by tills city. Aside from the condition slated, I wish to report tbnt tho system is In good order; or-der; all hyrduls. and valves are In good JCOGiliUQJU JJ ' - |
