Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-03 | Page 13 | Mayor Balks on Proposals to Buy Water

MAYOR BALKS ON PROPOSALS TO 10 BUY WATER Keyser Recommendation to Spend for Wells Tabled by City A recommendation by Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- George D. D Key Keyser r that the city acquire 15 second feet ot of additional water this summer by drilling wells at a cost of was tabled Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day by the city commission on motion mo mo- tion ot of Mayor Louis Marcus Mayor Marcus objected to the expense ex- ex pense and to inviting lawsuits b by drilling In his letter Com CommissIoner s oner Keyser said the recommend recommendation tion was vas based on a report by H. H K IC Burt Burton n water water- w v 0 r k s 5 superintendent estimating stream flows and consumption de- de mand Minimum Demand Estimated The minimum demand the letter said under strIctest regulation on and cooperation of users will be 50 see sec ond feet from all sources this summer It was estimated the potential total supply is second feet from irom streams storage and artesian wells Commissioner Keyser said the situation situ situ- laUon was acute and urged that contracts con con- tracts with drillers be entered into without delay The water department has demonstrated demon demon- I with test wells in Little Cot Cot- and Mill Creek that the Is feasible Commissioner Keyser reported Lists Locations He listed the following locations for wells which he said could now flow directly di into conduits Pump wells Head ot of East Mill MiJI MillCreek Creek Mill Creek and Big Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- wood conduit crossing near Parleys Parley's creek close to the supply conduit Bonneville golf course Red Butte canyon can can- yon near Ninth South street find City Creek canyon Artesian welLs Big Cottonwood underflow between Filth FUth East and Sixth East streets on Fort Forty eighth South street near Ninth East street and two on Third East street near the pumping plant at Twenty seventh South street Mayor Resists Plan II 1 will not permit the city to go into more debt this year ear Mayor Marcus said Ulf If we spend every city department will have to cease some service It is a question of inviting lawsuits over well or going through a dry year Commissioner Keyser Insisted his recommendations go into the record for disposal or study declaring well well- drilling could not be undertaken at a moments moment's notice He submitted a motion to file the recommendations and submit them to the commission as a whole but Mayor Marcus substituted a motion to table the letter The latter motion carried lour four to one CommissIoner Keyser dissenting