| Show OUR WATER SUPPLY the scarcity of water in this city at the present time is the subject of much comment although there is of course no actual water famine and no prospect of one the regular fall storms are likely to come before long ind and set tip tap the water question for another year still a condition con diton that makes it nece ne cesary aary to use the water supply sparingly should be met salt lake city cannot afford to acquire a reputation for not having water enough for culinary and other purposes street sprinkling cannot be given up during the dry hot season as that would mean sickness and an increased increased death rate and if there is not a supply in the city pipes large enough for this purpose the necessary be provided for from some other source A friend of the news suggests that the city immediately construct several large wooden boxes for the purpose e of holding water to be supplied from the salt lake and jordan canal in clent quantities to sprinkle all the streets of salt lake city one tank or box at the corner co of main and north temple art streets one at the corner of fourth east and second south streets one at first west and third south streets and one at seventh east bast and ninth south streets there e he says millions of gallons of the gordnn canal water running through the city and going to waste dally and he is convinced that this water could be utilized for this purpose at no grea great t cost thus leaving in the service pipes of the city for culinary and lawn sprinkling purposes the amount now withdrawn for sprinkling the streets three four or more tanks or boxes could be permanently established and the water conveyed to them through surface pipes only to be used in warm weather and the water turned off in winter so ao there would be no danger of freezing the suggestion to Is recommended to th proper auth authorizes orites |
