Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21
Actual available cash Jan.

Licenses, 1908 1904 Increase,
Liquor ...Sll755O.OO S1247OO,O0 s $4,000
Merchants 22,7293O 22,Ss475 l5545
Miscellane-
Gus "., 2S,68loo ai,essoo anSlo
Increase over the year 1908 $40, 328.55
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This department reports the past
year one OF activity more work hay
Ing been done during this period than
in any five years preceding. During the
year were laid six blocks of street paw
ing as against two blocks In the year
1903 In addition to this the work OF
paving Brigham street, from State to
Seventh East street has been com
menced. 1t is estimated that the total
cost Of street paving and grading dur
ing the year 1904 viii amount TO $50,
27i36, as against $2i,365,49 in the year
1908
There were 1857 miles OF sewer laid
during the year. the aggregate cost
being $26 5Or39, and provision has been
made for 1861 miles more during the
ensuing year.
Three and ninety-two one hundredths
miles Of water mains were laid during
the year, the aggregate cost being $27-
4l9l9, and II is proposed to lay 1 Ia
miles the present year
SAVING IN SIDEWALKS.
During the past year 1892 miles OF
cement sidewalk were laid at an aggre.
gate cost of SS0l6615 at n saving In
this class OF work TO property holders
and the city OF about l6 per cent over
the cost IN previous years. In addition
to the foregoing, some 2,75 miles Of &c.
ment sidewalk have been laid by pri.
waite individuals at their own expense
The following suggestions and recon.
mendatlons | quote from the report, al
Of which | heartily indorse
PUBLIC WORKS SUGGESTIONS.
I'm view OF the extent OF the i'm,
provements that will probably be made
during the present year particularly
along the line of sewer and water main
extension, We desire TO suggest that
so far as practicable the materials fol
these classes Of work be obtained In
future from our own citizens We be.
lieye in patronzlng home industries
and thereby giving employment TO oui
own citizens and we recommend that
proper steps be taken TO ascertain II
materials, etc. used In the construction
Of these Improvements cannot be OBJ.
tanned in Salt Lake City at as little
cost and give as satisfactory results as
those obtained from outside points, To
Illustrate: We understand that Ger.
tain parties contemplate starting a
plant for the manufacture of sewer
pipe IL such a plant Is erected and
operated, and its product and prices
are right, we think they should be writ.
ten in all our future specifications
Again, we understand that certain
firms In this city Crane company, pa
Wis Howe & Co. and Silver Bros) man.
ufacture hydrants which, It is claimed
are the equal Of the Ludlow hydrant
which we are now using, and which APP
pears In all our specifications. These
claims, II appears to us, should be IN
vestigated by competent and disinter'
ested parties, and, II found to be true
such hydrants should be used and writ,
ten IN future specifications as We are
advised that they can be furnished az
low as the Ludlow, now in use as be-
fore stated.
PATRONIzE HOME INDUSTRY
ITO patronlze home industries moi
only helps 20 build up our citv by help.
ing the manufacturers, individually
and personally, but by keeping rs pei
cent OF the cost OF such manufacture
within our own borders, tends to slim
ulate our municipal growth by benefit,
ting all classes OF the community as
well as by attracting labor from Other
points and thereby Increasing our popu
lation and our wealth.
THE above recommendation and ar
gument does not apply solely to manu-.
facturers, but also to those who handle
the manufactured articles which VIZ
need and are able TO furnish, such as
win accomplish ms good results at ap.
proximately az low figures as those We
obtain from outside points, To Illus.
trate! In the matter Of valves, IN,
Crane company OF Chicago have Ions
had an agency here; employ men, pay
taxes and thus contribute to the welfare
OF our city, This house handle a valve
which It claims Is the equal lin respect
of merit and price, Of the Ludlow valve
now ip use, and which we obtain from
Troy, N. Y. This claim, we think
should be Investigated, and the Gran,
company, as well AS others similarly
situated, be given n chance. at least
of our patronage, other thlngs,of course
being equal. In short, our specflca,
tions along these lines should not b,
ness should be avoided the questions
only to be considered, being economy
excellence and efficiency,
SMALL HYDRANT COVERS,
I'VE would also suggest with refer
enoe to water mains that In future worl
the regular small brick hydrant covers
be substituted for the large ones nov
being used the advantage In using tn,
small covers lies IN reducing thu
amount Of sidewalk space taken up, AZ
against the space occupied by the larger
cover In constructing the brick hydran
boxes The gain In sidewalk space bS
this substitution will be about one
third, and we are advised by the water
department officials and others. thai
equally satisfactory results VIII be OBJ
tanned
CUTTERS ARE EXPENSIVE.
THE present method OF constructing
concrete cutters across street intersdc.
lions, IN connection with street paving
rpp1npu tho maintenance ~ qalH ont.