The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-20
OUR SEWER SYSTEM.
Some Fifty or More Connections
Already 4 adj.
THE GOOD EFFECTS MANIFEST.
Another Big Stride Towards the Goal Our
Fair City is Destined Soon
to Reach.
THE GOOD EFFECTS MANIFEST

With the completion of sewer district
No. l, which will be in about two months,
Salt Lake city's sewerage system may be
said to be fairly begun. The city council
designated this district some time ago, and
as starter provided that the limits of the
district should be from North Temple
south to Fourth South street and from
First East to First West
The work of laying mains was begun as
soon as the city engineer had established
the levels and up to the present time over
fifty connections have been made, of which
the majority are on Main street.
The pipe of which the main sewer is
composed is "a inches in diameter and the
amount in use is nearly nine miles, the
sewer system proper running from Fifth
East to the Jordan river. The grade is a
good one and is such that all refuse can be
easily carried off and no clogging of pipes
can ems c. In most cities all laterals are
formed of siX-inch pipe, but the authorities
in their wisdom deemed it eXpedient to use
a larger variety, hence all laterals in this
city are eight and ten inch pipe.
When the system was first inaugurated,
the hotel owners were among the first to
take active steps in securing connection.
The Cullen and Walker house proprietors
at once began work and were followed by
many other business men. AS an example
of what the cost of these improvements
was it may be stated that the outlay of
Major Erb was from $1,000 to $1,000 while,
the Cullen hotel was not far behind.
The results thus far have been highly
satisfactory Prior to the introduction of
the sewer system the waste matter was
conveyed by pipe to cesspools, which were
constant source of annoyance. Itrequired
but very short time to ill one of these,
and then new one had TO be eXcavated.
This had been going on for so long a time
that the premises of both houses were one
boquet of cesspools, the odor from which
was abominable.
Since the sewer system was introduced,
however, ali this is changed, and the odorif-
erous nuisances are no more.
In conversation with Sewer Inspector
Evans yesterday, the latter remarked to a
HERALD man that he had unbounded conf
dence in the future of the sewer system in
Salt Lake. Said he:
1.-THE creation of district No. is only a
starter, and a very successful one at that.
The residents are delighted with the ar
rangement and are perfectly willing to as
sumo an expense which rids them of nui-
sance. Under the old rule the cesspoos
were nuisance. 1t was impossible to get
rid of the filth inasmuch as it remained on
buc pIculSSS NOW III Is away lOI
miles, and a general feeling of relief pre-
walls. Since the adoption of the new ordi
nance which places the entire matter I'M
der the control of the board OF
health and the city engineer
we hope for even better results
''As regards future progress, anticipate
rapid advancement and think that it will
not be long ere another district is created
possibly two But matters are being
pushed as rapidly as possible. For tine
past two weeks the plumbers have been on
a strike and this has delayed matters some
but now that the difficulty is over things
will go ahead again. The work done is al
, of tirst-class order. 1t couldn't be bet
ter. have overseen everything and an
prepared to state that no city has ever hao
better work done.
, ''The city's action in the matter has ere
ated considerable interest. The Rit
Grande Western people, without invita-
ton, have put in sort of system of theil
own, and have laid 5000 or 5000 fee
, of pipe from their property
, GAS to the probable cost cannot say 1t il
difficult matter to uniudge, and no definite
approximate can be made until the work il
completed. AT least two more months will
be required to finish all the connections il
District No. /. When this is done SOM
idea may be formed.
1.-The change for the better is wonderful
, Where back yards were one mass of filth
everything is now comparatively clean AM
nothing offensive can be seen. 1t is grea
! thing for Salt Lake, and have to say tn
: peple are heartily in accord with it.h