Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-13 | Page 2 | Capitol Hill Needs Larger Water Supply

HILL NEEDS LARGER WATER Main Badly Crowded Report Report Report Re Re- port of Burton Says Requested for Increased Facilities Tho Capitol hill water feed main extending from Pleasant Valley reservoir rca res p city creek to the Capitol hill hillI I I reservoir Is badly corroded and In I need of cleaning and as a result is at the tho present time delivering not more than 60 GO per er cent of its capacity according a from I II 11 K Burton superintendent of ot otI I waterworks read by byl Mayor Maj or 1 this morning to the city commission commission commission commis commis- I sion requesting for water facilities for the northwestern sec see I tio tion of ot the city I In an outline for this work l Ia Mayor or made suggestions suggestions I concerning other improve improve- mens mans that he believes should be un undertaken undertaken undertaken un un- in other parts of the of-the the city While no action astion was taken the recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- were referred back to the mayor to be considered in connection connection connection con con- with other improvements ts after the budget for appropriations for regular operating expenses has been taken care of DEMAND INCREASED I. I The greatly increased parking areas and curbing and gutters In th the vicinity of ot the state capitol will greatly Increase the demands for water Mayor said which will handicap the city in the delivery delivery ery cry water If the supply line there is not cleaned Superintendent Superintend SuperIntend- ent eat Burton recommended that this line line- linebe be cleaned next fall tall at an es estimated estimated estimated es- es cost of Mr Burton In his report to the mayor said saidI I that permanent relief cannot be beI given glyen the northwest part of ot the city I Until an adequate supply line is extended west from Sunnyside reservoir rca les- at the head of Sunn Sunnyside side aven avenue e or Ninth South street REVENUE INSUFFICIENT The current revenue is not sufficient sut- sut to take care of this recommendation recommendation recommendation but relief may maybe maybe maybe be afforded by the construction of ofa a 6 Inch line on Second West street from North Temple to a point be between between between be- be tween Seventh and Eighth North streets at a cost of This and two other lines should be laid this year ear the report advises The Theother Theother Theother I other two are lUe an Inch 8 line on First West between South Temple and andi i North Korth Temple streets at a cost of or orI and a inch 6 line on Wallstreet Wall Wallstreet Wallstreet I street from Fern street street to to Second West Vest street at a cost of or 1780 I Mr Burton also believes that provision should be made next year car I to reinforce the South Temple street I line at First First and Second West WestI streets at an estimated cost of 17 I I I The Increase In growth of the southeastern part of ot the city demands demands de- de I mands some provision as to new I water main extension A A new line I is needed In the Farmers Farmer's ward section see sec tion where the old county count line taken over by the city when the district sec sec-j I I was annexed is In a bad condition Mr Burton said in concluding his I report I