Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-28


penses are reported at sls,2ii G5, and
the receipt. s3.12. The work of tho
city engineer il connected with nearly
every Important publir improvement.
such ~ water sapplv, streets, side.
walks, bridges. public aud private sur
vcya, etc, aud Is y very Important de-
paf.ment Its records will always be
valuable for public and private use and
the city was practically without re-.
cords, MAPS, and such information ~
should he kept In the engineers office.
The time has also come when com.
plcte and authoritative system Of city
surveys should be male, and though
II may be some years before this work
can be fully rompletud, the rxpendi-
turcs necessary To- make them VIII DO
amply repaid In tho future. Much
valuable Information Is given regard.
Ing the water supply Ia Utah lake,
and other points In which She city has
water rights.
surTnlSTESDEST OF wArERwoRRs.
The superintendent Of watcrworlts
makes very full report ami sets out
NIL the results Of busy years work IN
his department. The total uxpculi.
lures IN that department were sl71,.
1908. lie has laid ~ i.lO miles OF
pipe during the year. which cost
Sl0G, 1867, and makrs au addition Of
over On per cent TO the whole amount
laid pflnr b. January !, 1870. He
makes very important rccommenia.
tons In the rvport, which he leaves 10
the action OF the Council or ~ com.
mittocs, for the reasons previously
stated.
wArER,tAsrrH.
The watvrmast,r reports expcndi.
lures In his department amount.
Ing 10 S63.1sB.iH, u which sli,.
/ lsa.i7 was expended the hn.t quir.
ter Of the year unicr his predecessor
Ia Office. Ia this report our attention
/ Il called 10 the condition 81 the canal
| through tile city. aud II ~ recommend.
ud that II the city's nnanc,u viii per.
/ NIT the expenditure, the water be-
curlud through Ga, city In pipe or
/ brick conduit. The Improvements
made on the jordan aud Sast Lake
Canal hav. enabled the city 10 receive
la lsOI 30 Ter cent Of the water taken
NJ ~ head, instead Of - per cent In
| 1850.
roLiCE DEPARTMENT.
The report OF the city marshal SHOWS
an increased activity Ia hif depart.
mon, and great increase Of the tut.
mess VI the police force. Ia lasi the
Council Increased the police fpfto from
seventeen 70 twcnty.nine men, inciud'
Ing the clerk, JanitOr and nishtwaich'
man. the growth Of the city and the
need for thorough police supervision
has made u urcrsssry to further Ia
crease the force IN 1880. u now mum
hers thirty.slN men iuoluilrs the clty
marshal, The importance Of tbs de
parimcnt Ia suppfessiuf crimo aut
maintaining COOL urier cannot bl
uvercsiiuatud, and demands 10 shnll NJ
provided with an adequate aud rili
Client force. The usual allowance u
cities j. ouu policeman i1 a lhuusau,
Inhabitants, aud the extent u thls citl
, aud the unusual mileage VI the street
compared with the population, sh0ul,
entltle II 20 the full quota, " .
, many are found necessary I
maintain good order Ia ~
! city. The city Il ou the main rout
between the rast and wrst coasts, an
ofirrs favorite s,pppiug place for law
, lees as well ~ lnw.ahliiug tourist
INV IANNNhl ANHNNNlNn 90 HAlAl' MINUS
work during the winter season hriul
~ the city many who are not prfnai
J who have no int-iU-, ~ q welfare ~
L the prosperous condition OF the city
an attraction ~ enterpfi-lng la'
: breakers ~ well as cnt,Tprislng, la'
= abiding people. Bu, tho Idea that "
, city IL especially dangerous, ~ w0r
y infested 10y the lawles than 9th
: cities Of the same sizr aud sluiilai
y situated IL cfrOns0us, and there n
: few (ii any, cill.s Of the United State
y situated ~ this city n, where pea,
: and good order are better preserved,
: the safety Of the citilsns better m
= tcctci. Tue report IL the marshal shoV
that nearly two.thlris of the gFrcs
= made have been for bolng drunk,
: for oii'enses Of which drlnkennrss WI
I the direct cause, aud n all the FAC
were known u u probable that mau
: of the other Otlonscs i0s which aires
! have been made could bc traced 20 II
, temperance as the cause. These flguT,
= present n strong argument In favor
= restraining the sale OF inlOAicatin
liquor. as far as possible.
The total number OF arrests for o
: fenscs against the law In 1891 va
a alal, aud little morc than double III
7 number for 1850, aud In 1890 tbs nun
{. Der admitted 30 the Jail ~ dodgers, ,
! detained for other reasons was 90
I nearly three times tho number Il
1850. This great Increase Ia the hus
ness Of this department shows thel
. has been CORE p0uding demand I,
: vigilance aud activity On tho part
Y the police, and the result ~ the wor
. OF tho year shows the force has bee
!. efficiently employed.
At the beginning Of the year u
9 police force was inexperienced Ia Il
, duties, aud with the eXparicnre not
Z acquired, we have every reason |
! expect an Increase OF efficiency Tor III
J future.
4 SEWERS.
= The report Of the superintendent
sewer construction covers the peria
I, from March l5,ls00, the date on while
!, he went Into tillcc, IN the end of ia
= year, aud shows the eSponditur,
during that time were 81 81, si3 10. III
rrp0rt Of the engineer Of sewer COZ
stfucti0n covers the whole year, an
:, II complete In H. statistics OF col
struction aud otherwise most ynlt
! able document. lie reports very full
: on the comparison Of the sewers col
. structod here and IN Ogden, mn
= shows the construction nj Ogden is M
, cheaper considering the difference {
pipe, the double line laid here, aud III
. extra lateral distances 10 he draint
: requiring greater depth. Tho lengt
= Of the pipe laid during the year
d9,7;5 feet, aud the total cost $500, 83S
: "a. The length given includes u
? feet nj the outlet taken up and relal,
. lie reports the system works satlsfa
= tOfily, aud that ten hours per day h n
. the pumping required. rhe who
) report Il important and eau not be- we