Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-22 | Page 1 | 2 Lose Lives in S. L. Water Feud

t. t J V I I I 2 LOSE LIVES IN S. S S L L. L WATER 1 FEUD TAX LEVY RISE SEEN AS WATER CRISIS RESULT RESUL TI One Mill Increase Forecast by Mayor Louis Marcus IS APPROPRIATED Fund Authorized to Bring Up City's Supply By AL FERGUSON A city commission appropriation of oC to bring Salt Lake City's summer water supply up to demand was vas accompanied Tuesday by Mayor Louis Marcus Marcus' forecast of a pos possible ble one-mill one increase in the city tax levy this year Much as we had hoped to get tet by without it the public may look for foran foran foran an increase in the levy the mayor said alter after reviewing the 1934 assessed valuation and needs for additional water revenue The The commission acted on recommendations made Ma May 2 by Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- George D. D Keyser head of oC the water department to drill 10 wells calculated to supply 15 second feet of oC water and bring the total supply lo 10 o approximately 50 second The commission designated d no specific specific specific source of ot the money and it was planned to undertake work immediately immediately immedi immedi- atel indicating means will be found later to find a source Mayor Marcus appointed E. E O. O Howard Shir Shirley ey P P. Jones and J. J A. A Kahn mem members ers of oC the city water advisory committee to a subcommittee tee on finances and asked them to aid in devising means to raise the The wells will be located as follows follows fol lot lows Pump wells head of ot East Easl MillCreek Mill MillCreek MillCreek Creek between n Mill creek and md Big Cottonwood Parleys Parley's creek near supply supply sup sup- pI ply conduit Parleys Parley's conduit on Bonneville golf goIt course Red Butte Bulle canyon near Ninth South street and City Creek canyon Artesian wells weBs Big Cottonwood underflow between Fifth East and Sixth East streets Big Cottonwood underflow near Ninth East street and two on Third East street near the city pumping plant Work already has begun at the Bonneville well Mayor Marcus l estimated the Increase increase increase in In- crease would be about one mill or more but said it would be impossible ble to lo determine the amount until a 1 final valuation is determined The increase is made imperative for several reasons he said There is an increasing demand for water revenue the budget must be balanced balanced bal bal- debt services are increasing while revenue is declining and we weI I must find n new nw w sources of revenue or raise the levy to lo meet the situation He estimated a one mill increase would produce about additional additional addi addi- lional ic venue revenue