Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 13 | Water Saving Plan Attacked by Consultant

WA WATER TER SAVING I PLAN ATTACKED BY CONSULTANT Would Invade Rights of City He f Asserts I Doubt that the metr metropolitan n nw w water ter district could carry out one phase of a water development program pro program program pro pro- gram suggested by one of its dIrectors di directors directors dI- dI rectors Phil J. J Purcell was expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed at a board meeting at the University club Thursday by C. C W W. Morse consulting counsel for the district Mr Morse referred to a plan to save water seepage by by repairing mains contained in a report by Mr Purcell being studied by the tors I III dont don't understand how the board would have any wa way to fInance fi finance fI- fI nance nanco a program for the city he said explaining that water saved from seepage still would be the property of the city water department depart depart- merit ment and could not be sold by the department to the district Guards City Power Mr Morse discussed at length limitations and powers of the tho district district district dis dis- dis- dis and told the directors it h has s sno no no right to ask for supervision of affairs of the tho city water department department depart depart- ment mentHe He urged cooperation with the department saying the district may make suggestions to the department department department depart depart- ment but that the aff affairs irs of the latter are under supervision solely of the city commission The only problem as I see it is of operation he said and pointed out there might be difficulties if the district and city government did not cooperate Seek Engineers A A- proposal to retain an an engineerIng engineer- engineer Ing ng firm was discussed and the matter matter mat- mat ter cr referred to Herbert S. S Auerbach board chairman It was decided that if a firm is to tobe tobo I Ibe be bo retained a resolution asking the I city commissions commission's concurrence should be submitted to the commis commis- sion Later the board went into executive Live ive session to consider the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed purchase of Spiro tunnel water at Park City GUy