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Show JCc r.Citi 6ns ;ia floiintGin Sources jof Sup- :l7 CettcrHicn for Seven Years, Dcclcres Supt. Ilines; Six Billion Oa!-Icns Oa!-Icns Used Lost Yecr. - .l . . .- . r: -;- . - -. .. ... .- . " ... ' " - - I ' SALT LAKE'S WATER CONSUMPTION. !) . .'. . r- - ' . - . - 9 i " Salt 1-ake consumtd last year mora th&n aiz billion gallona of water , 't for domestic and manufacturing: purpose.5 There waa a ahortara of I . ' . J water daring the dry month of last summer, which cauaed the reatrlc ' ; . i' j tlon of the use of water for sprinkling- lawns and streets. The condition r .0 of the mountain streams Is such at the present time that Superintend- i" ' ent Frank L Hlnes of the "Waterworks department ventures the predtc- !- tlon that there-win be no shortage during the coming- summer, even, . though the Big Cottonwood conduit Is not completed and despite a 10 j i ; per cent increase in the number of consumers. - ' - - 4 Joao from the largo hydrants, and this, - it proves, helps matters considerably. ' Many ITew Consumers. . "There are ' more applications this year for water service than there, have ever been before In any-one-year la the history of the department. - There is also a greater increase in the laying lay-ing of water mains and In the extension exten-sion of all work of the department. We are ' continually extending the mains as the city continues to build out, and In the paved district we "have doubled the mains, having one on each side of paved- streets, Thla requires the employment of a larger number of men than has ever before been . employed, em-ployed, and we, are in need of more men all the time. : Increas of $15,000. s ; ; . "The increase In . the ' number of water consumers will swell tfie revenues reve-nues about 115.000 this year over the 1 revenues received from this source during dur-ing the- year 1905. If the department were to install water service in every case where it is applied for.- It would put us out of business Y "But1 when : these applications are-... received we I make sure to investigate whether there are - enough V prospecitvexoasuraere J along -the line for. which the-Jaytng of a water main is being asked, to war rant the expense -on the part -of the city of putting? .it, tie ' ,vv- j What 'Census Wll i Show, v'."; t v J, "The population, of . water consumers for the year 1905 was 62,323. ' This year it is expected that it will reach nearly 65,000. . In connection with ' this It Is to be considered that a large percentage, percen-tage, of the population of. the city In general is being supplied 'with water from artesian wells. - ; - "In conclusion I will say that, taking tak-ing it all in all, . there is no city in the world blessed with the 'almost inexhaustible in-exhaustible water - sources - that - 8alt Lake City enjoys, and no city gets It as cheap." ' - . ... . . The annual water assessment report will soon be. ready. . The department has its men in the field now at work on the report, and hopes to have It completed within a short time. This report. It is certain, will show some great increases in many Important features. fea-tures. ..- ,' - - - : " Sal'CSie wlU have plenty of water !thls Janrner,; The creeks from which .the 'eyy draws Its supply are at pres-;ent pres-;ent overflowing, and the conditions in .' the mountains are better than for seven years, , according to Superintendent Superintend-ent Hlnes. There will be no need of , : ' the water from Big Cottonwood for do-'. do-'. mestlc purposes, even though the big I conduit is completed by July 15, as ! specified in the contract- The water consumption . la larger than ever, and there is a, growing demand for water , " connections. '. : ' " : : : - The genial, clear-headed superlntend-ent superlntend-ent of 'the waterworks, department, JYank L. Hlnes, although busy an- swerlng calls from two telephones, and with an office full of business, acoom-' acoom-' atoodatlngl'y took time to tell a repre-fsentaUve repre-fsentaUve of THE TELEGRAM-a few 1 5 ---things when asked what the. present condition, is and what the future pros-" pros-" pects are of the municipal water aup-! aup-! ply. ' . - . : :. : . - Jlore Than Ever Before. v "y . I - -Both aVVecellentvhe said.' There i is more water this year than we -have i ever bad before. We have more than "is -needed. And we are -getting along ' very satisfactorily in handling the ln- I "creasing demands'- of resident or I , water service. Of course, there -are. a - few kicks and a few. knocks and miaor i annbyances to be put up with, but we ' - are doing to work. This year's over- abundance of -water. Is. due to,' the spring rains and the heavy fall of anow - fin the mountains .during the winter ,;and spring, which have swollen the streams and creeks from which we get -sVour supply of water out of all propor-- propor-- Xiion to their condition in t previous I 'springs. -- - -.: .. - - ' "City creek, Parleya canyon ana rt Emigration tunnel - are much higher ithla spring than they have been for , i seven years, although the cold spell of the last few daya baa caused them , to go down slightly. With the return of warmer weather, however, the streams i ' will again rise to veritable torrents. , ,Ho Danger From Floods. "No 1 do not think there is any i i real danger, or that any damage will 1 result to our water system from this f excess that i. unless it should de- velop Into general r flood conditions, which.of "course, would be generally - . dlsastrous. But there re no signs of i much J thing happening, and especially ' the jfperatlon of the waterworks ays- ttraV in no danger, as we are pre- paredo protect the bead-gates and all ' the' constructive works in every emer-; emer-; : gency." ' , x ijurt Year's Water Supply. - ;-. kAt present (or before the slight fall of the last few days) City creek was flowing t the rat of 3JLJ7,00 gallons 'per twenty-four hours. The magnitude : of this may be more fully realised by ! SnJmlUng the following -tadetical fig-i fig-i res which hTe been submitted by -'. iXJf. Hlnes: V - 'V -t ' - ' " 1. he average flow of water from all 'city k..:;;f-....m4a.g4 'Parley's canyon " . 'SrJ'iii'Sl Emigration tunnel 265,500.000 'Total J..uen.m ' Big Cottonwood ITot Seeded. - - ; When asked if the Big Cottonwood conduit win b -completed by July 15. 2 mi expected at the beginning of ih work.-Mr. Hlnes said: - "''., -''That ii stupendous undertaking -.JiliM lob. It is hardly expected ' , 2& atha?irit,0wm 'be finished Jby that time. and. anyway, we will otj4 u hv that time, or even this year. s "At present we are not using water rAm Parley's canyon on account of f$ovupyply from City-creek, and aiV because of the work going on in overhauling the conduit - -are replacing the old manholes . with new ones of concrete. - j ' s No Work on Artesian Welle. j "Vothlng win be done by us in the S mater o sinking artesian welU in - T.vrty park. That work was begun 'the last administration and aban-u aban-u ,ed bv it and It is not likely that ' ' Jt& resTnradmlnistratlon will take it U?We are having practically no com-' com-' iXui that could be called real com-- com-- P tZYm' from the consumers. Here ' pr we bear a grievance on the :endufon of the water, but when creeks are in the swollen and ' Iubus state they are now ln- w. caTnot pre'ent thejvater r tTtSrwater into the atreeUP |
