The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25


The engines, boilers and dynamos are all
of the best and newest makes. The com
pady has twenty-five motor cars and
thirteen trail cars in operation The line
runs to Murray, distance of eight miles
south OF the city; to Calder's park, five
and half miles southeast; to the peuiten-
tlary, southwest to the race track, and
White lake, distance of four miles and
east to Fort Douglas.
Inc company controls Calder's park,
ABOUT forty acres, which it has leased for a
term, to be used as a pleasure resort. In
tne summer season picnicking, dancing,
music, boating, etc, are freely INDUCED
In, and 1t Is getting to be a favorite resort
Tor pleasure-seekers generally. The large
pavilion is used for musical performances.
Through cars are run by the company to
Uhe hot and Warm springs. Arrangemepts
are being made to extend the lines next
year to all the suburban parts, where new
residences are springing up and additional
car facilities are required. At present the
company has about one hundred EMPLOYEES
and renders very efficient service.
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Salt Lake city has now thirteen miles of
me- smooth, well paved sidewalks, about
ten miles of which has been constructed
during 1891, at cost of $4,000 per mile.
Inc paVlngs are either stone, asphaItum
or cement, and are exceedingly smooth and
nice to walk on. The work of LAYING side
walks goes on rapidly, and from present
appearances, next year will witness the
laying OF a greater distance than the past
year. One hundred and five stone cross
lngs have been put in, and a considerable
amount of street paving has been done.
Next year great deal more of this kind oF
work will be carried out Our streets are
all fine and wide, and mostly well shaded;
l13 miles of streets have irrigation bitches.
In which flow streams of living water.
THE SEWER DEPARTMENT.
The sewers are constructed on the best
and most approved scientific plan. There
are eighteen miles of sewer pipes from six
inches to two feet in diameter The pipes
are made from vitrifed clay and are the
very best kind of sewer pipes known.
Altogether the sewerage system is as near
perfect one as it is possible to obtain and
1t has great deal to do with the general
healthiness for which the city is famed.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Salt Lake has an almost unlimited water
supply. The reservoirs are fed from
numerous mountain streams which pour
down phenomenal supplies of clear, spark
ling water, entirely free from all iniurfous
or Objectionable impurities. There are at
this date eighty-three miles of water pipes
In the city, about twenty miles of which
have been constructed during the past year
at a cost Qncluding repairs and new
MIGRANTS, etc., Of about 1915. 900.
During the year about 500 new
water services to private houses
and business places have been put fr.
Twelve street drinking fountains and 200
hydrants have also been set up. Besides
this, the new Parley's canon conduit
has been completed at a cost of Sl5O OO1.
The conduit is five and half miles lone.
and is constructed of iron or cement pines
three feet in diameter, which convey an
enormous amount of water to the citv
The City Greek conduit was commenced
some two months ago and work on it is
about $3.50 has been spent on it. For the
year the total expenditure of the city for
water purposes amounts to over $3.50, 900.
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Tie Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company is one of the most important insti
buttons of the city,
In Salt Lake proper it owns $50 miles of
wires and in Utah territory it has a mile
age of over 1900. There are SO towns ALL
connected by tue one system During the
year 90 miles of mines were constructed In
Salt Lake City, larger and better poles have
been put up, new instruments and new
apparatus of various kinds have been
added at cost for the year of over
$4,000. There are 20 public telephone sta
tions and 615 subscribers to the system in
the city. Its charge for business places is
$50 per annum; private houses 500 per
annum.
The company is contemplating putting
in line to Tintic, and additional lines tn
Ogden and Provo to be constructed
early next year.
SALT LAKE CITY RAILROAD COMPANY.
This company has, during the year Of
1891, made many very extensive improve
ments. An additional 100000 has been
in building new lines increasing
rolling stock, extending car sheds, etc.
until the company can now boast of being
as well equipped street railway as exists
IN any of the western cities of America.
Early in the year the electric line was
finished to Fort Douglas, and cars have
been running to the fort since February
asst. Many thousand people availed them
selves of the accommodation of the cleo
tric system for a visit to the fort.
The company also extended its line from
Liberty park to Lynwood, or the driving
park. and first operated that branch at the
line of the races in June. Since then cars
nave been run ever hour of the day, and
he additions reached and accommodated