Show L Asked se By Mayor a or j V VYV YV J lv 1 n. n t 1 3 Dean R. R B. B Ketchum I Civil Engineer University Dean Studies Artesian Well Proposition City's Water Wale Shortage e Demands Immediate Attention The possibilities of replenishing the decreasing city water supply from artesian sources was referred Thursday to Dean R R. B B. B Ketchum of the school of f engineering by Mayor John F F. F Bowman of Salt Lake City The lack of snow on the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain water sheds this year demands that immediate stews steps be taken to prevent a serious water shortage in inthe inthe inthe the summer evidently city engineers engineers engineers engin engin- believe that there is less snow this this year to furnish water water during the summer than in past years despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the continued cold weather which has been prevalent during the winter season Mayor Bowman tentatively plans to tap the arte- arte Continued on page 3 University Dean Studies Artesian Well e Proposition SIn 1 Continued from page 1 sian springs near Murray and to pipe the water to Salt Lake City Will Win Study Situation Dean Ketchum who has been active in civil engineering since 1896 and a graduate of the University University University sity of Utah and the University of Illinois has been asked to check cheek checkwith checkwith with other engineers on the probable probable probable able success of the artesian project project project pro pro- which involves a great deal of technical detail With the steady increase of population of Salt Lake sty atty the artesian well idea has persisted among the engineering engineering engineering en en- experts of the community community community ity and it is believed that artificial wells will eventually furnish the water to Salt Lake City together with the present supply from the numerous surrounding c can canyon a n y yon o n streams The failure of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed bond issue to provide for dams in local canyons has also brought o out t the importance of the use of artesian wells Senior Students Assist Senior civil engineering students of the University of Utah will assist assist assist as as- in the survey of the potentialities ties of the project making a close study of supply quality of water and the costs of the artesian wells According to Dean Ketchum this will provide a medium which will give engineering students valuable practical experience in their profession profession profession pro pro- and will assist the city to procure an accurate engineering survey without cost The school of engineering has always been active active active ac ac- ac- ac tive in endeavoring to procure such practical experience for the upper upperclassmen upperclassmen class classmen men and graduate students in inthe inthe inthe the school The new movement is in line with the increasing use of University University sity of Utah talent by state county county county coun coun- I ty and city officials |