Show WATER SUPPLY OF CITY CONTINUES 10 To IMPROVE Additional Amount Is Obtained Obtained Ob Ob- tamed From Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot- Cot Canyon The city s water supply continues to improve with the fall tall In temperature tem tern and the c consequent lessenIng lessening lessen lessen- ing lug of consumption The creeks have not increased their flow and cannot be expected to until the dry season eason Is la over but the water department has succeeded in obtainIng obtaining obtain obtain- ing lug some additional supply from rom Big Cottonwood canyon by exchange agreements with the farmers I It had been expected that the surplus surplus sur sur- plus water from the Ule lakes at sur-I sur the head of or Big Cottonwood canyon the distribution system today but some little delay in put I putting put put- ting the final touches on the Fifth Firth South reservoir has made it Imposible Impossible impossible Impo- Impo sible to store the lake water as yet As Boon soon as the reservoir is ready to hold its full rull capacity of or gallons allons the lake water will be turned down tho the stream and stored for an emergency In order that consumption of ot mountain water through the distributing distributing distributing system shall be reduced to a minimum the street department has equipped a number of its sprinkling wagons with pumps hd d Is using the water from irrigation canals and flowing artesian wells The wells owned by the city at Tenth South between Seventh and Eighth East streets are being put to this use now This water cannot be put Into the system because of lack of pres s sure re |