Manti Messenger | 1926-06-25 | Page 8 | Domestic Water Supply

Domestic Water Vater Supply The city of Tooele is blessed wit with an abundant supply of pure mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain water flowing from a canyon southeast of the city There is water wate in sufficient quantity to supply every need were it possible to store the night flow which now largely goes to waste To conserve this water the thc city i inow is isnow isnow now constructing one of the mos most modern and largest enclosed c concrete reservoirs in Utah This reservoir which is placed sufficiently high above the city to provide fire pressure is 20 feet deep and GO 60 feet in diameter has a capacity of a half million gallons gallons gal gal- lons Ions and is covered ered with a concrete slab supported by the side walls am und and nine concrete columns connected b by beams The whole structure is heavily heavily ily reinforced with steel bars This is the second reservoir of this type round and without weak corners to ville is the contractor The reservoir be in this state and is the largest Floyd S. S Whiting of Kays- Kays will be ready for use in the next few weeks