Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-17
WRITER'S TAKEN
AROUND IN AUTO
Mayor Thompson and City Engi-
neer Kelsey Explain Improve
ments Now Under Way.
TWENTY MILES COVERED.
Hear About Paycments, Water Chang
cs and Sewer Projects and
Are Then Fed.

AS guests Of Mayor Ezra Thompson
and guided by City Engineer Kelsey,
representatives OF the three morning
papers and the Deseret Evening News
covered 20 miles this morning In an
auto, to be shown the improvements
now under way In various portions
OF the city The start was made at
10 O'Clock from the Wilson hotel, the
neighborhood around the city and
county building being the first place
visited Here the paving being COM
pleted between Second East and West
Temple streets was examined. The
pavements being laid on Main be-
tween Fourth and Ninth South streets
on State between Fourth and Seventh
South streets and on West Temple
between Fourth and Fifth South
streets We're gone over.
WATER SUPPLY INCREASE.
After run through Liberty park,
where the newspaper men were shown
the new band stand erected by the city
the big two-seater was turned towards
the foothills back OF the university.
The trench teing dug along Fifth
South between the top OF the bench
and Third West was next visited and
the Seeing Salt Lakers" were told that
the S6-inch pipe being laid to furnish
the city with water from Parley's and
Big Cottonwood viii increase the citys
supply by 3S,000,000 gallons per day,
making the total supply over 64,0oO.O01
gallons. Mr.. Kelsey says this quantity
VIII be sufficient to meet all demands
easily. Mayor Thompson explained
that fire Insurance rates will be lowered
throughout the city as result of this
Increase.
MORE PAVING PLANNED.
On the way up the writer's were
told that all streets from South Tenn
pie to Fifth South streets inclusive
are TO be macadamlged to the lower
boundaries Of the military reserva-
ton. This line runs north and south
AT point about one half block above
Thirteenth East street. Work is now
under way on South Temple street.
First street is 10 be macadamiztd to
u street and Second avenue is now
being unscadamized from its begin
ming at Canyon road 10 the military
reservation. Rock is being rolled as
lar up as II" street at the present
time. While journeying down First
avenue the travellers examined the
'trestle' built by Moran. This Is a
temporary dllulr Hpput 20 Ieel illSn.
Material (rock) is hauled up on Third
avenue on the street car tracks and
then backed up on this trestle where
II is dumped into the loading bins.
Four-inch water pipes along First
avenue are being replaced by 6-inch
pipes
DRAINAGE SCHEME EXPLAINED.
Coming back through the main por-
ton of town the ride was made down
South Temple street to Eighth West
where the ineercepting sewer is being
installed. This sewer is intended to
drain the western and lower half or
town from surface water, Easements
cannot be built at the present time, az
water Is struck wlthin'a few feet of the
surface. Quicksand and water are
making the work of installing this Sc w.
er most difficult work as the sight of
laborers shoveling in mud up above
their knees made evident. Work is be-
ing centered al two points on Eighth
West street at present near North
Temple and below Fifth South streets
A run out TO the Warm Springs terri
tory Afforded a glimpse OF the city Gre
matory and garbage trestle from a
distance but no inspection was made.
When the trip was concluded the writ
ers we're taken to the Commercial club
for luncheon