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Show BRILLIANT. According to the Herald, Mr. Bacon has fished up Mr Kelsey's idea that the streets of this city should be sprinkled from the Jordan river, also the lawns, etc., and will work out the plans in a few days. He further believes that the total expense ex-pense would not exceed $60,000. From the river to Seventh East, the rise would be something over 100 feet. There would have to be two lines of pipe, in all about two miles, and it would have to be strong pipe to bear the pressure. pres-sure. Also a powerful pump would be needed at the river. We think Mr. Bacon will have to multiply mul-tiply his cost by three at least. But that it is the proper plan there is no doubt, unless Mr. Baco and Mr. Riter are in doubt about the supply of the Jordan, for its excess of water just opposite this city is due to the subterranean stream that flows above Liberty Park, and if that stream cannot be depended upon at the wells, what guarantee have we that the Jordan will not suddenly run dry? But as to the plan of sprinkling proposed, if the Herald or Mr. Bacon or both will get a file of the Tribune of about fifteen years ago, the full figures will be found of the necessity of the plan urged day after day and year after year, but which was unheeded, though then and ever since the city has been short of water during a part of I July and all of August and September. We. are I glad to see the matter brought out now as some-I some-I thing entirely new and manifestly necessary. |