Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-09-04 | Page 1 | S. L. Offered New Water Supply

iI tto L OFFERED l WATER SUPPLY o I r JCl l LOOMS OM Scheme to Insure Adequate Adequate Ade Ade- quate guate Supply to City Soon Will Be Presented Presented Pre- Pre to the Board ITH ITH the intention of going before the city commission commissionS S lt t Lake in two weeks with 11 pa ta at hand handa party of a a party party of of and capitalists will vill a proposition for the of a new water supply m for Salt Lake It will Involve a c conduit conduit water rmel Innel and concrete a total ng nh h of thirty miles to bring in ater from the Weber river watered water water- ed to furnish sufficient water for elf alf I million people t t an estimated st t of t s proposed to bond the city for Bloney oncy to build the project which water power power- to bring bringa dc CK a partial return on the Investing Invest invest- I e ing fL 1 ANY INTERESTED TI The The party of men behind the move- move ent Is headed by Selden I I. I Clawson d ormer Senator Frank Evans Amber A Amber imber of others are interested with cm in the project t Sufficient data 1 snot yet been assembled to make complete report and Mr Clawson r lu consented to talk about I e matter because he wished to go goI I fore tore the people of Salt Lake with detail before the subject was wasI I Poached cached foa hed Al we can say at present is that believe leve we have hit upon the only sible and adequate water supply his rapidly growing city which Is summer Bummer has shown to be sadly need of greater water facilities Mr Clawson Cla We Ve have our en- en rs in the field and they are the data as fast as pos sl j have e a no idea of ot the final cost yond and ond a guess and that would be in neighborhood of oC This expect the city to raise by means 1 I bonds if our proposition appeals the ithe commission and the taxpayers I Introduce the project to the pile pIe through the Salt Lake Com Com- r real Jal l club Instead of going to the mission direct OM WEBER RIVER RIVER- I f 1 water waler will WUl be taken out out from point on the Weber river water water- ed edt about thirty miles from Salt k ke Ire over east of the City creek and f Cottonwood watersheds I The IThe conduit will be brought down City and amI will follow fonow closely j aline JIne of the Park Parl City railroad It ItI I l b necessary to driVe a tunnel over two miles In length lithe the summit near the head of oC Pars Par's Par- Par s 's sl canyon anyon There Thero will be an in- in ted about three miles In 1 h Ii There will be an ample sup sup- r o pure wat water r sufficient for Cor the of eds t half halt a million persons which ty will be needing within the I fining decade lawson said that considerable i fier ter power could be developed from which would go far I Ii reimbursing the city for its Sinai inal 1 expenditure