| Show WATER ATER PlANS TAKE SEVERAL EVERAl STEPS TEr AHEAD Geologist to Prepare List of Sites Available in Artesian Basin Salt Lakes Lake's artesian water ater expansion expansion sion slon program took several steps forward forward forward for for- ward Thursday at a meeting o of Mayor John F. F Bowmans Bowman's water ad advisory advisory advisory ad- ad board and ond the thc chamber of commerce water committee 1 I 1 Dr Frederick J. J Pack geologist was ordered to prepare a list of the most suitable sites available for purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase in the tile artesian basin 2 A 2 A tentative decision was reached to purchase approximately 1000 acres of land in the tile artesian basin 3 Specifications 3 for electrical and pumping equipment to be used in the artesian program were approved by byboth byboth both committees on recommendation of the committee of consulting engi READY TO SELECT Dr Pack in his report to the group said that although he was not ready to submit a final report on the basin he had determined the limitations with comparative accuracy and was ready to select the ground suitable for purchase He assured the committees that there was an abundance of water Inthe in inthe inthe the basin and that it would furnish 30 second feet of water annually for three months each year jear If the wells arc are capped copped the remainder of or each year elU the reservoir will Improve and the amount of water available in the future will gradually increase he pointed out The present water expansion program program program pro pro- gram provides for to be ex expended expended ex- ex for water rights In the basin and for land TO Sun SUBMIT REPORT Dr Pack was asked to prepare his lite report on this basis listing the recommended recommended recommended rec rec- tracts of land according to their desirability His report will willbe willbe be made at a n meeting of the joint committees in Mayor Mayor- Bowmans Bowman's of office office of- of fice flee Friday at 11 a. a m. m Options on a 0 number of tracts of ot land in the basin already have ha been been- obtained and it was was decided at Wednesdays Wednesday's meeting that more will willbe willbe be obtained if Dr Packs Pack's recommendations recommendations call cail for such action City En Engineer J Jessen Sen was authorized author author- zed lied Tuesday night by the commission commission commission commis commis- sion to advertise for bids on the all- all steel pipe line to convey convey- the artesian well Wat water r from the Murray basin to distributing mains at Filth Fifth South and Third East streets Estimated costs are Bids are slated to tobe tobe be opened April 30 An a agreement between the city and the Suburban Water company whereby the latter conveys s 's its rights in Little Cottonwood Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton wood Spring creek and Mill creek streams to the city for also also- was approved Tuesday night by the city commission Included in the ac- ac on 00 Pate aie ee Seventeen Sc TAKE SEVERAL 0 C C STEPS AHEAD C C C C C Continued from Page Pace Nine C is the Beaver Pond reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir site near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- C canyon PUMP CONTRACT MADE MADEA A contract for purchase and in installation installation in- in of n a second 10 foot pump to be Installed at the Sixtieth South street pumping plant was awarded to the Jackson Byron company for The bid was the third lowest submitted to the city An efficiency analysis of the pumps however In Induced Induced In- In the commission to accept it in preference to the lowest bid It was stated The city commission Wednesday The city commission Wednesday received a communication from Harold Harold Har Har- old S. S Jennings secretary of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association asking that a paragraph be Inserted in plans and specifications for the city water expansion program stating that contractors con con- L tractors who agree to use Utah made materials will be given preference L The letter was referred to City Engineer En En- Jessen on motion of Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Joseph H H. H Lake with Instructions instructions for the former to go as far as possible and consistent in favoring 2 Utah products arid and manufacturers manufacturers' I in the plans |
