The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29
SEWAGE OF CITY
IS BIG PROBLEM
Inc Proper Disposal OF Waste
Matter VexeS the
Officials.
MUCH WORK BEING DONE
SEWER SYSTEM BEING EXTEND
ED AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.

ana waste is one of the most important
pIoblems confronting the governing body
OF salt Lake, in that it affects the health
OF every citizen. With a well balanced
ana effective sewerage system salt Lake
would be the heglthiest city in the coun-
wy ana plans are rapidly maturing to
oring about this much desired result
IL Is generally known that in cities where
sewers abound that the health Of the
people IS far superior to those places
"iefe the systems are Inadequate
SAT- Lake has today ninety miles OF
sewers, said L. Q. Kelsey, city engi-
heer' yesterday, and we need 200 miles"
me north bench section OF the city was
practically seWerless until two years age
when James Kennedy finished work on
an extension between A street and the
reservation. and from South Temple TO
Lhlrd avenue. The rapid growth of the
district north of Third avenue made the
installation OF the newer system impera-
i've According to the engineer this ex-
tension, known as No. 1S5 viii be com
pleted by oct. 1.
Relief Is Assured.
This means that by oct 10 at the latest
the entire north bench district will be am
ply supplied with sewers for present needs
and that during the coming winter no
trouble Will be experienced in that sec
ton.
The growth os this district. however.
has been SO great that it will be necessary
next year 10 construct another extension
from Sixth TO Ninth avenues and from A
street TO the reservation This is imDer-
alive. says the engineer, and the people
are already demanding it,
The central portion of the city is now
Well supplied with sewers, but there is
not sewer pipe south of Ninth South.
and the people in this pOpuiOus district are
ciamOring for assistance. Tired of the
cess pool and surface drainage systems
now in vogue, they desire a perfect sew
will no
peaied to.
one extension has already been planned
in this district, and notice of intention is
now being published The district is
known as No. el3 and extends from Sew
enth to Tenth East and from Ninth South
70 a point half way between Tenth and
Eleventh South.
The east bench is also in need Of sewer
facilities, and it is probable that consid-
cradle work in this section will be done
during the coming summer
Western Section Needs.
The western section of the city. partic-
ularly that part west of West Temple and
south of Third South is probably in the
worst shape as far as drainage is con-
Cerned. The ground Is low and the cess
pools and other makeshifts for carrying
away the waste are unsduitary and UNI
clean. Much relief viii be afforded when
the interceDting sewer pumping station
and outlet pipe Is completed, as il VIII
allow James Kennedy to so ahead with
his work on extension No. 1S5. which eX-
tends from the gravity sewer TO Second
West and includes all the district above
Ninth South. This work viii cost SlO0.UJu
and the pipes viii empty into the inter-
eepting sewer The contract was let two
years ago. but the delay in completing the
outlet system has prevented work being
done
There is, however, a considerable dis
trict west of Main and from Ninth South
10 the Jordan river which has no sewer
age and plans for this district must soon
be made. The section Immediately east
of the intercepting sewer which runs along
Eighth West Is also sewerless, and laterals
whose exits viii be this sewer are planned
10 cover the entire district. This Will re-
claim much of the undesirable wet lands
in this section. as the surface water Will
be- drained off through these laterals. In
some sections it IS now impossible TO dig
basement on account of the moisture
! IN the ground, but this condition viii be
altered as soon as sewers are installed
History of System.
Ii is interesting to note in this con-
rectiou that nineteen years ago there was
not sewer in the city. c. p. Brooks, now
a member of the board of public works
and a prominent mining engineer, was the
man who laid the first sewers in the