| Show RAISE WATER T RATES TE FOR NEW SUPPLY Ly SAYS MAYOR te Plan to Utilize i Artesian Wells Urged c by Mayor I i Would Create Jobs Immediately Immediately Im mediately for City's 1 Unemployed W Water ter Shortage Looms for Summer If Step Is Not Taken TakenA A water exp expansion project with the thc Lual ial ual purpose of or increasing the thc city's of ot culinary water for tor next ummer and furnishing employment or Soo Idle men was presented Tues Tues- lay ly to the city commission by Mayor Maor ohn F. F Bowman The ma mayors mayor's ors plan Is to pay for tor the out of increased water rates re te suggested to the commission lon that ils could be done by L Issuing short short- imo notes to be later retired with te hO added revenue from the higher rater ater rates Mayor Bowman asked that the Ian tan be tiC approved ed at nt once but the asked for lor further time timeo 3 o Investigate The entire board will c shown over the project ny Lay by the mayor and city engineer Tho The estimated cost of or the project projects s It would give e to the city elty reen 20 and 30 o additional second of water It would require the jigging of about ten miles of which could be done by byland mad land labor Mr Bowman said to CO 0 UTILIZE WELLS Artesian wells located In a basin ast cast of ot Murray would be the lain source of supply for the thc water Tic he mayor said he had options on bout 14 second feet of the water and felt confident that other could be obtained without Some of or the wa water r at present Is ICing eIng utilized by the state fish hatch- hatch ry and by the fish hatchery of the alt Lake Lako County Fish and Game In presenting the matter to t tIn the Ity commission Mayor Maor Bowman ailed attention to the deficiency of now on the watersheds On January 15 we had 28 inches f mow snow on the Brighton Brishton shed with content of 59 50 inches said the corresponding bis he mayor On at ate atc in 1924 the last year ear when we wead wead ad lad a n. serious water shortage we had 9 Inches o of with a water con- con nt of or 85 inches Last year at I ic ne corresponding period we had 35 iches of ot snow with a Do water con- con mt of or 6 Inches inchez ELLS TESTED The wells which the mayor major pro- pro oses to use ucc have ha been tested b by at- at iches of or the city engineers engineer's office the past post year The water has fen een analyzed Zd and found to be pure nd Rd desirable for lor culinary purposes If It only the minimum amount of ol was WM secured It would still sUll add G 0 per cent more to the city's sup sup- ly Ily than would be possible to add b by the thc proposed Argenta Argento dam damn dami n a i Big Cottonwood canyon accord- accord ig ug to Mayor Bowman The mayor told other members of he commission that he believed the rater could be placed In tho local naIns within 60 to 90 days das after work fork was started on the project pipe would be 1 Inch 30 conveyor Installed and arid the well water would probably be pumped Into Fifteenth East ast reservoir from which point it could uld be easily placed into the dis- dis system FIANCES IN SUIT GOOD t The city already Is 15 engaged In lit Uti- atlon over a quantity of or water known mown as Spring Run creek Provided Pro- Pro vided this litigation ends b by the city pining possession po of or the water it Buld be added to the same quantity Continued on r rae Pae se G 6 B D On S S. S L WATER ATER PROJECT I RECOMMENDED Continued front from I Page Face c 1 B Included in th the project which the mayor placed before the commission Tuesday I have been advised that the city's chances for gaining possession of or the Spring Run water arc are good said Ma Mayor or Bowman This water could I be added to the culinary supply without without without with with- out any added equipment or conveyance convey convey- ance devices I All of or the thc water Included in the project has had established titles for many years ears the mayor contin contin- Private citizens own most of It at present Thus the problem of the title t to the water if It is ac acquired acquired lU- lU by the city would ot d 1 ts i 1 solved with respect to future law suits the mayor contended pROTECT PROJECT STUDIED I As a further precautionary measure mea mea- sure the wells would not be developed beyond their original output despite the fact that It will probably be necessary to pump the water into i the conveyor pipe I Other members of the commission expressed a desire to examine the project further before acting upon the ma mayors mayor's ors recommendations and it was agreed that the thc entire commission commis commis- sion would inspect ct the wells and other features of ot the project Wednes Wednes- day |
