Deseret Evening News | 1901-01-05 | Page 5 | That Empty Reservoir

1 B I T HES nines ni in 11 Ext llana I I It Superintendent ot of waterworks lilacs ns interview yesterday al on to 10 allowing the East street to remain empty 1 lie raid ld the reservoir had been full continuously except when ever since November 1 11 until th the tnt cold snap nap when the usual low ilow of nt water coming rem Pt Par canyon on account of lime Hlf anti the water walor In lit Ih reservoir rai ran out into Inlo th j lup supplying users under the high highline In line Mr rr 1111 lilacs says h he thought h hI lie y I s doing wha what wee 1 for Cor the bl let In iii of the people plC In drawing upon the when the water famine In the tl district Mr r Jn limOs 1 further states that there hM ha n nt t bu beau coming tr from Per l icy rl to fl fill th the Thirteenth Iut rr riser voir an lie he he 1 ha had to turn tUM the ar from City Creek through h the high 1118 lure Into Inlo I it cr every night from I ti till morning le 1 herant kp the ful full I If the city hunt Tue superintendent that the tue tol hil bill reservoir has always In been kept ful full for Cor emergency In case ot of lre anti and that 1 It is IB adequate for Cor such Water II is now running In the East reservoir And It will I be filled tie OM soon loon a as possible e Mr hines said laid there had I a light standing between him and tie the Mayor Mayor upon this subject A II Ilp the WA was that the Thirteenth street reservoir WI WIto was to always be kept kepI full tull In cas cas of oC lire Ii and hI Ime lucid heM that In lilacs I should hould not no he have allowed I it to become empty emNY UI the recent shortage but otherwise If the city clel did not ha have enough WIler water to ke reservoIr full tull Mr lilacs coul could not hO be blom blamed The Mayor lam alb that I if th the city y InI engineer tr In Ih this was R not Cul full as AI It stated tel In iii I a morl mottling him Paper bad reported time the tact fat to hI he would ba have In seen that Superintendent lilacs kept it tul full it IC possible J Au II on I has now In been arlve arrived at between the Ibe tid the arid nd the reservoir wi will doubtless b be kept e as full tull as al time tho ater aler wi will