| Show water works for manti the water works for manti are beginning to to lake definite shape at last and before long the residents will be supplied with an abundance of good water lasic tuesday mr david james of salt lake city in company with alie members of the city council paid avis it to the spring in bunks funks canyon and picked out a route for the laying of the pipes the springs are about three ariles from the bench house and have a flow of about forty gallons per minute which with a little labor can be greatly increased the water will be convened to the reservoir to be built about two miles from alie spring and one from the city it lias not been decided what kind of pipes will be used but ability is that four inch sewer pipes will be used for a short distance and the balance of the way three inch pipes of the same material will be used the pipes will be two feet long and the joints will be cemented with portland cement the pipes laid down less the cost of digging the trench in which they will be ut will cost about 18 cents per foot ilis includes the cost of material and freight A reservoir will bo built of mason 18 inches thick and 13 inches high ii of which will be under ground it dij be 20 feet wide and 32 leet long jn the bottom will be 8 inches of con ete the floor and walls will be cov cr d with a coat of inch thick caree pipe will be placed in the bot m through which the tank can be cleaned whenever desirable the plans for the rest of the work have not yet been prepared but an estimate has been made which esthe work above described as costing in the neighborhood of manti sentinel |
