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Show USES HOSE WATER THAN SAN FRANCISCO, SAYS COMMISSIONER Salt Lake City Is using and waatlnc 40,000,000 gallons of water a day, according ac-cording to a statement made this morn-ins; morn-ins; by Commissioner Komi at a meeting of the city commission. Mr. Korna also declared that Salt lak- City Is using and wasting as much water per day as Is used by San Francisco, and that the greater part of the dally supply of this city la being wasted. The statement of the commissioner of waterworks came during a protest from A P. Kealer, aaalstant poatmaster of Salt Lake City, on behalf of realdenU on North State street. Mr. Kealer declared that it was almost impossible for the people on North State street to gat water enough to drink, except during a faw hours In the night After considerable discussion, the commission promised to do what was possible to relieve the situation. sit-uation. The commission authorised the elty attorney at-torney to enter a protest with the state engineer against the application of the Utah Copper company for 100 second feet of water from Utah lake. Ths city engineer asked authority to purchase an automobile to coat about 1600. Trie request was granted. Bids for the operation of a picture gallery gal-lery at Liberty park were opened and the contract 1st to H. C. Lewis. |