Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-13 | Page 2 | Every Man in Salt Lake Drinks Water

EVERY MAN IN SALT LAIE IKE DRINKS V ATER Department Furnishes Facts and Figures Relating to System TROUBLE ADJUSTER PAYS One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Sixty Miles of Water Mains Nearly Keruly every resl resident ent of ot Salt Lake Lak uses water from rom the city mains according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording cording- to tho annual report of ot th the waterworks department which wa ws completed YC yesterday by Superintendent nt Thomas Hobday and submitted t ti Mayor Maor John S S. Bransford The Tho lion tion of ot water vator consumers ot or Salt SnIt Lake Lace IB Is given on as divided as follows First precinct 1 Second precinct 1430 Third precinct Fourth Fourt precinct Fifth precinct S. S meters OwinG to tho condition of ot the tanks tank of or the high bight line and middle systems In City Creek canyon canon Superintendent Hobday suggests that mone money be appropriated ap ap- ap- ap to line them with concrete These tanks were built In nn and have O become weaker as the years ears have I Iono gone ono b by Since SInco Mr Ir Hobday took tool charge chargo of ot the waterworks department d tho the city has lias provided a 0 man as adjuster whose hole ole duty It Is Js to receive complaints and attend to them an and the tho superintendent says this has wonderfully bettered bettered bet bet- the service sor The city's n agent ent stationed at itt Parleys Parley's reservoir receives 65 a 0 month with a u house and a horse and Hobday Thinks he should get 76 16 interesting Detail During tho timo year car Just closed contractors contractors con con- tractors have havo laid three miles feet ret of or water main extensions In time the ell city and the tho department has put In feet of extensions making a Q total mileage e of at water mains In Salt Ial Lake fake c at the present time of miles 1353 feet There arc are 2976 os n valves 1341 1314 hydrants and 1000 water taps In Inho tho ho system The Tho superintendent reports that hat he now has materials In the storehouse storehouse storehouse store store- house valued at nt 16 Thero There are only meters In use useIn useIn usen In n Salt Jt Lake Lale at tho the present time says says' a t the ho report but under the tho proposed new now schedule of or the waterworks committee ot of f the city council It is probable that this his number will be bo greatly Increased durin during the coming coining year ear earThe The financial report of or th the expenditures expendi- expendi tures urea of or the waterworks departments presents resents the tho following details Maintenance 55 65 I and equipment 1 S 1 work wont Individual and company accounts accounts ac ac- ac- ac coun counts ts Department accounts Special work credit 03 Replacing mains o ori on East First South T 11 Re Regular ular expenditures 40 Time The payroll for tho the year amounted to 2 7 The amount of ot stores u used us-ed during the year exceed tho the amount purchased b by So The amount appropriated by br the cSt city was and th tho total tota expenditures have been 54 leaving a balance balanc of ot 46 During tho year there were 1 1048 04 S new services Installed The Time water vater assessment for the year ear ending June Juno 30 30 0 1909 is estimated at 43