The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-05
PLAN TO PAVE
MANY BLOCKS
Board of Public Works Takes
Initial Step Looking To-
ward Improvement.
TO COST NEARLY 100000
NEW GAS COMPANY PERMITTED
TO RESUME WORK.

The initial step toward inaugurating
public improvements to cost nearly 100000
and which will give Salt Lake seventeen
blocks of macadamiZed streets in addi-
streets which the city now has, was taken
at the meeting of the board of public
works last night.
IL this work is carried out as briefly
outlined at the meeting, all of the streets
running north and south from Second
East to Sixth East streets, between Sec
Ond avenue and Third South street will
be macadamiZed, thus making the entire
district between those boundaries covered
with paving and macadam-
VIII Rush Work.
AT this time Sixth East street is being
macadamized from South Temple TO
Ninth South street and paving work will
be rushed as rapidly as possible on East
First and East Second South streets, in
order that the entire district may be COW
cred at the earliest possible date.
The fact that the Streets running east
and west are paved. and that the inter
secting streets, running north and south
are not paved, causes great quantities OF
mud and filth to be carried to the paved
streets. thus wearing the pavement. and
detractinS from its cleanliness and fine
appearance.
Ii was thought by the members of the
beard that if the interSecting streets are
macadamized. this nuisance will be done
away with. and that section of the city
will be made to equal any other city in
the country.
Petition Being Prepared.
The work of laying the macadam costs
approximately $3.50 per block, which Will
mean an outlay of more than $4,000 for
the work. The estimates of cost will be
prepared by the city engineer at once and
will be submitted to the council with pc
titiOns that it is understood are already
being circulated by property owners on
the streets Indicated asking that the I'M
provements be put in.
Representatives of the Utah Gas & Coke
company appeared before the board anc
| asked that they be permitted to proceed
with the work of laying their mains dur-
/ ing the winter. The company was IN
structed a few days ago TO discontinue
! working in the paved district until latel
! in the season but the company was glVer
/ permission to proceed with its Work II
/ the dirt streets.
Will Lay Brigham Main.
The company asks that its location il
| Brigham street be designated IN ordel
! that the work of laying that main, Whlci
will supply the entire Nortn peIlch.
I beard decided that the company shou'
Law its mains along the inside OF th'
! sidewalk line. between the sidewalk ant
/ the property line. This Will make II uh
! oecrSsa rye for the company to damage tH'
/ nov DaVement on Brigham street. Th'
earth from the trench Will be thrown OF
( the sidewalk. covering three or TOUT lee
OF the sidewalk The company promise
10 replace damaged lawns or walks aiont
the line of the trench, and to keep tn
sidewalks clean. outside the line to whlcl
they are permitted to throw the dirt;
]. W. MeIlen. the contractor VINO ma
( received the contract to grade Nortl
/ Temple street and fill in the old channe
of City creek. was instructed 10 pegii IN
work at once His bond requires the com
nIetion OF the work by April l, 1884, an'
| the work has rot been begun.