Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
ments can be fully appreciated by the

ments can be fully appreciated by the
public.
The year also saw the birth OF a
proposition to substantially Increase
the citys water supply In a manner
which viii be a guarantee Of the future
growth OF the city. The city council
has adopted a water plan which in
wolves the issuance OF bonds In the sum
OF fS5O,OOO for the purchase Of additional
water rights and the Improvement OF
me water system, and also Sl50,OOO for
the establishment Of sewer system for
me southern and western portions OF
the city. The water plan includes the
securing Of additional water from Big
ana Little Cottonwood creeks and Mil
creek, the construction Of a conduit
from Big Cottonwood to the Parley's
canyon conduit and the DEVELOPMENT
OF the clty's Utah lake water rights to
secure an Increase OF water for ex-
change with the farmers Of the county
Tor lh' waters Of the streams mentioned
above A special election has been
called for Jan. 3. 1905, to vote on the
Issuance Of the bonds. This action on
the water question has been affected
after seven years Of consideration by
the administrations which have been In
power ana Il Is certainly a great credit
to the present administration that IL
has succeeded in taking action towards
carrying out feasible plan for the
Increase Of the water supply.
II Is estimated that the total sum OF
{3sI6iS has been expended during the
year on public improvements. With
the exception Of the paving Of east
south Temple street, all OF the i'm
proyements figured In the estimate have
been completed. The work on that
street has been commenced and will be
finished as soon as the weather opens In
the spring, The total sum expended
on street paving completed and now un-
der Process Of construction, is estimated
at SllS,GiS.
IL is the intention 10 pave South Tenn
pie street from State to Seventh East.
and II is estimated that the work viii
cost SSl6iS. II Is very probable that
as soon as the paving is completed on
that street to Seventh East, II will
then be extended to Tenth East, which
viii mean an additional expenditure of
about $4,000 Durign the year Second
South has been paved from state Ia
Third East, at cost Of $4,000; First
South has been paved from State to
Second East, az a cost Of $4,000: First
street has been paved from State to A,
at a cost Of $1,000; and Canyon Road
has been paved. from State to Second
street at cost OF about s6,6O0
The sidewalks constructed during the
year cover an area running from state
street TO Tenth East and from South
Tempel TO Fourth South In one extern
sion. and In addition TO that there have
been other extensions In the western
and In the northeastern parts of the
city The estimate OF 10 miles Of side
walks is considered as q fair one, and
the exact figures viii not be found to
differ very much from the estimate
given.
There have been four miles Of water
mains laid during the year at cost Of
about S80,0cg. At present there ART
l59ia miles Of water mains IN the city
1850 MIGRANTS and 1850 valves. In the
year 1890 there were 100 miles OF mains
II is estimated that 3h miles Of sew
ers have been laid during the year at a
cost Of $4,000. Under the head OF
miscellaneous Improvements Il is safe
to say that fully $4,000 have been ex-
pended during the year, This includes
the grading Of streets, putting In cross
walks and cutters and numerous other
items In the street and waterworks de-
partments.
Summing up the work Of the year Il
may be said that the city has made
wonderful progress, and for achieve
ments along public lines II has certain
~ made n record Of which any city
should be proud.