Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-01-28 | Page 4 | Department Fears Water Shortage

DEPARTMENT DEPART ENT fE FEARS RS i WATER NATER SHORTAGE Anticipating a shortage this summer In the city's water supply Superintendent C. C F. F Barrett of or the city waterworks department de dc de- de In his lila annual annulI report ur urgently recommends that Immediate steps be betaken betaken taken to add to this supply from other sources The first unit t of the city's en enlarged enlarged en- en system will not be ready for Cor I service by summer Bummer and he suggests that I water vater be purchased el from rom sources the tho city Is not nut using It Is also suggested In his lila report that canal water might be bo ex exchanged u- u changed with farmers for from the canyons Tho The fact fac that Immediate store of some nature bo be begun to overcome a shortage Is 18 Impressed upon tho the city commission During 1914 an average of at gallons gallon daily were consumed Superintendent Barrett estimates esti esti- mates that theSe there figures s will be Increased to about X O gallons allons this year ear It Jt Is 16 suggested us its n a means toward re reducing re- re during water l waste that the thic deposit on meters be reduced In 1914 a Ii total of or CBS 66 56 meters were installed on an Increase of or 33 per 1 cr cent over o 1913 but with Increased connection considered the he he In Increase was walt really but S 5 S per cent Reconstruction of or the bypass line at Parle Parleys Parley's canyon Is 18 urged ur cd and also the construction of a inch pipe line from the relief relict tank at nt the tho end of or canyon conduit to about Fourth and K streets to relieve the water unter shortage in that section during luring low season seasons This would cost about During tho the yar 1 ar SOS feet Ceet of ot main were rere laid at a n. cost of ot Collections of or water rates was raised from 80 SO per cent of Dr the tue total assessment to 53 p par r cent In iii the year Rr Just closed