Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-25
Dlsapproves Report POstponlng
Paving Of South Temple Street.
GIVES REASONS THEREFORE,
says This Work should be bes""
This Year and Proposed Reservoir
should Come Later

Mayor Thompson late this afternoon
vetoed the report OF the finance COM
mittee postponing the paving OF east
South Temple street and setting assoc
$4,000 to be used this year in partially
constructing the Parley's canyon stor-
age reservoir. The veto follows In run
10 the Honorable President and Mem
hers of the CITY Council, salt Lake
City Utah.
Gentlemen 1 hereby return the re-
ports Nos 426 and sol in the matter OF
the report No. "a from the committee
on streets, proposing that paving Oh
brigham street be postponed untll next
year, and that $4,000 be set aside TINS
year Ia be used later for the purpose
OF building a storage reservoir In faf-
leys canyon without my approval LOT
the following reasons
The work Of paving Brigham street
should be commenced at least TINS year,
The outlay for such Improvement
would not be very much this year 10
the city. A majority Of the taxpayers
OF this street have petitloned Tor the
Improvement, and ! think that the I'M
provement should be made, and not put
off from year to year, ~ is proposed py
this report or resolution.
AS 10 the second proposed pr0posltloh'
That when the tax levy IL made, one
mill less be levied for streets than last
year. and one mill added TO the water
department with that and the sur
plus money received from water taxes
and part of the money derived from me
sale OF the old City Hall corner, the
sum OF at least $4,000 be set aside TINS
year and used for the building OF the
reservoir IN Parley's canyon, and by so
doing It can be partly used next year
for storing water BY this plan Is pro-
posed TO reduce the revenue for the
street department, and thus practically
cripple that department 50 that no im-
provements can be made on our streets.
This step deem very unwlse.
The expenditure OF $4,000 or double
that amount ON a reservoir In Farley 8
canyon of such capacity as the future
needs o. this city Will necessarily re-
qdire, could not be used next year for
the storage Of water. An unfinished
reservoir is certainly too Impractical
BILE for the storage of water Of any con.
sequence. II this report Of the commit
tee is finally adopted. am afraid that
the paving Of Brigham street, as Wen
as the reservoir In Parley's canyon VIII
be indefinitely delayed.
A storage reservoir OF one billion gal-
Ions capacity should be constructed In
Parley's canyon at an early date. Such
a reservoir, according TO the judgment
of the city engineer, would cost from
S2OO,0O to 100000. A storage reservoir
OF 100000 gallons capacity ought TO
be built at the intake Of the high line
an City Creey canyon. The cost would
be about $4,000 ttfM
In my judgment the money for these
contemplated Improvements should be
raised by bonds and not by direct taxa
tlon. as proposed by the resolution. The
question Of bonding the city for these
specific purposes should be submitted
to a vote Of the taxpayers Of the city,
II the vote would be favorable, then the
work should be commenced at once and
rapidly pushed to completion.
sincerely believe that the welfare OF
the inhabitants OF Salt Lake City re-
quires the above mentioned improve
ment. and prompt steps should be taken
TO accomplish the results. | am. Very
respectfully, EZRA THOMPSON.
Mayor.