The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-26
BUILD SEWERS
AHEAD OF Time
Contract to Be Let for Lateral
Pipes in Southwestern
Salt Lake.
CANNOT BE CONNECTED
OWNERS MUST WAIT FOR THE
COMPLETION OF TRUNK SEWER.

If the plans of the city administration
are carried out property owners in the
southern part Of the city will be called
upon to dig deep into their pocketbooks
to pay for sewer extensions that for some
time to come will be of no service what
ever.
The property owners are asked to pre-
serve their souls in patience and con-
tribute in an indirect way toward the
american party campaign fund, sus-
"a i.I py the Iond nope that some time
IN the far distant future they may re-
ceive the blessings of a sewer service
paid for long in advance.
The city council has decided to construct
lateral sewers on all the streets within
the district bounded on the north by
Fifth South street, on the east by Main
street, on the south by Ninth South street
and on the west by Second West street.
The improvement is to cost S52 774S7. to
be charged against the abutting property
Until the completion Of the new intercept
ing sewer, revised plans for which were
agreed upon at the council meeting Mon
day night. there is not the slightest pos
siblllty OF bringing the proposed lateral
will have no connection whatever with the
trunk sewers Of the city, and when COM
pleted they will lie idle while the city
administration struggles with the prob
lem OF providing means for completing
the intercepting sewer.
No Money for Intercepting Sewer.
1t is an acknowledged fact that the
funds are not now forthcoming for the
completion of the intercepting sewer
This project contemplateS an eXpend-
ture of Sl95, 1880 the contracts for which
some time ago abandoned work on the
contract, it being apparent that the
amount appropriated for sewer extensions
had beer exhausted. 1t is now claimed
that work will be resumed at once as a
result of the councils revision Of the
sewer plans Monday night. When asked
where the money Is to come from to pay
the bill. no answer is forthcoming. There
is delightful lack of information upon
that subject about the joint building
But a little thing like that isn't going
to interfere with the wholesale public inn
prOvement plans Of the administration
Lateral sewers can be built regardless Of
the condition of the city treasury, as long
as the property owners can be made to
foot the bills. The contractors who are
looking to the city administration for
profitable employment at the citizens eX-
all. just at this stage Of the game with
the county campaign sweeping down upon
u.s. p. j.. Moran must not lack for con-
tracts wherewith to reap a substantial
profit IF such a sad state OF affairs
was allowed to come to pass the Ameri-
can party campaign fund would suffer.
Who Will Pay the Bill.
The proposed lateral sewers are to be
constructed on both sides of the streets
surrounding blocks 81: 81. 80, "A. g. q. u.
ington and Jefferson streets. between
Eighth and Ninth South streets. Natu-
rally the property in blocks AZ. Al, 80. %.
-. and in Walkers subdivision. adjoin-
ing the affected district, will come in for
it's share of the cost.
At the city engineers office il is stated
that the work is planned for next year
and should be completed about the same
time as the intercepting sewer Further
it is planned to make the sewer assess
ments become delinquent about one year
hence by which time the administration
expresses the feeble hone that the inter
cepting sewer may be completed.
Oct is set the date by which re-
monstTances against the scheme must be
filed with the recorder The council will
then order the contract, Mr.. Moran will
receive due recognition and there will be
a feeling OF renewed security about
American" party headquarters. And the
people of sewer district No will have
a nice, new system of vitrified sewer pipe
but no connection with a sewer.
Remember those delightful summer
picnic lunches of MOUNTS Pork and
Beans? A hot dinner of the same is