The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-05

POLES ARE GOING
FROM BRIGHAM
Street Being Cleared as Final Step of
Great Improvement.
Is MONUMENT TO MORRIS
PROGRESS MADE ON OTHER MU-
NIclPAL WORK.
IS MONUMENT TO MORRIS

Dcch completed on what promises 20 be
one of the finest monuments Of the pro-
gfessive Norris administration-the i'm
proved Brigham street
During the week, the Utah Light &
Railway company commenced the work
OF removing poles from the center of
The street. Trolley wires over part Of
the street are now suspended from the
ornamental iron poles at the sides of
the streets. The unsightly wood poles
With their CrOss-arns and wires, will
DC taken out as fast as possible. When
the last one Is gone, the new Brigham
street, paved, parked and with a
double row OF lamps for the greater
part or It's length win be one of the
'show streets" of the west.
Opposition Is Converted.
Even those who protested against the
plan of improving the street at first
have changed their views as they have
watched the idea working, until now.
when they have an opportunity to see
what the street will be they are a unit
IN commencing the work of the admin
istration.
The Improvement of the street be-
san about one year ago. IL viii be
finished before the close OF the present
year When il is finished Brigham
street from State 10 Tenth East viii be
delightful drive the year around, in
stead OF dust cloud in summer and
bog IN winter.
The cost of this Improvement will be-
roughly, $4,000. OF this amount the
city pays more than half The city's
share of the cost lies i'll paving the in
tersections, changing sewers. water
mains, etc. Those who remember the
old Brigham street viii not need to
look twice at the new Brigham street
10 know that the money was we'll
spent.
Other Paving Work.
In addition to the paving work al
ready accomplished under the Morris
administration, three additional im-
portant pieces of paving viii soon be
under way. They are the paving of
Fourth South from West Temple 10
Second East, State street from Fourth
South to Seventh South and First
South from West Temple to Third
West The ordinances calling for these
improvements have been passed and
approved. Work Will begin in early
spring. If not sooner.
Aside from the paving plans initiated
and carried out during the Morris ad-
mlnistrauon, the city has expended
about $4,000 for sidewalk intersections
during the past two years,
The work has not been confined to
street Improvement alone. The water
system, the sewer system and the ir-
Tigation system have received their
share of attention.
Work on Water Extensive.
First in Importance. of course. is the
Big Cottonwood conduit, details of
which are we'll known. II might be in
teresting, however, To know that the
construction of the conduit calls for
$4,000 cubic yards of earth excavation
5000 cubic yards of rock excavation
leo linear feet of earth tmneling. 350
linear feet Of rock uunneling, $1,000
cubic yards Of concrete work. 10000
square yards of Portland cement grOut.
100000 pounds of steel reinforcing bars
and 20.OO0 pounds steel and iron for
other uses in connection With the pro-
ject More than half OF the excavation
has been accomplished already: sew
eral hundred feet OF the concrete con-
duit have been laid and the contrac-
tors are certain the work will be COM
plted before July Is.
Contracts already lot for the extern
sion of the gravity outlet sewer call for
1000 cubic yards OF earth excavation.
5000 linear feet of concrete sewer 81
10y e. inches, and so, 600 pounds of iron
anu steel contracts let LOT lle con-
struction of the inteFcepting sewer and
pump station call for $1,000 cubic yards
of excavation. $500 linear feet of con-
crete sewer 30 by e. inches. 400 linear
feet of concrete sewer - by - inches.
800 linear feet Of brick sewer Is by
IS inches, 100 linear feet Of Vitri1ed
pipe of various sizes and $4,000 pounds
of iron and steel
Contracts for water main extensions
recently ordered call for 1000 cubic
Yards OF excavation, L. GOO feet of six
inch pipe. 500 feet Of cight-inch pipe,
500 feet Of ten-inch pipe. 1900 pounds
OF castings and so hydrants.
Canal to BE Rebuilt.
During this week the board of public
works will let contract for the re-
building of the Jordan and salt Lake
canal during its length through the
city, The present board construction
will be replaced by concrete much
needed change The contract for con-
structing a storm sewer, 10 eliminate
the flooding OF streets during heavy
storms. will be let within a few days |
The North Temple street aqueduct is
10 be rebuilt OF stone and concrete at !
a cost of $4,000 -Four thousand dollars /
OF the amount has been appropriated (
already.
These are a few Of the most recent !
improvements inaugurated by the Nor /
Tis administration,