The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-06
THE BIG AMERICAN BENEFITS.

The public work in this city, with
the contracts that arc TO be let this
week, indicate, Ns stated, "the great
est era of advancement along this line
in the history Of the city The re
surfaciug of Main street is drawing
rapidly to satisfactory completion
The present week is expected TO see the
work all done. There arc other paving
contracts, on First West street from
South Temple TO Third South street :;
East streets; of State street from Sev-
cnth South 10 Ninth South street; ;
Eighth South from Main 10 State, and
on Third South from West Temple to
Third West, making good lively work
for tho rest of the year Then there
is the fifty sidewalk scheduled in
The southeastern part Of the city,
thirty-cight miles of which has already
been completed, and tho remaining
twelve miles will he completed between
now and the end Of August.
Tho west side sewerage system is
about completed, and doubtless Will be
in good working order as soon as the
pumping plant is adapted TO the condi-
tons and the alternating system ap-
piled; the levels will be connected up
and the system put into use, which will
be belated, but jubilant accomplish
ment to all the dwelIers in The west
and southwest parts of the city
The curb and gutter extensions, and
Waterman extensions, Of which be
tween five thousand and six thousand
feet has been laid, are In splendid ac-
tivlty and producing good results.
On Friday evening the Board of Pub
lie Works viii call for bids upon two
gigantic sidewalk extensions, No. 126 in
the Second ward and No. 12S in the
Third ward, The former calls for the
laying of nineteen miles of sidewalk in
the region bounded by Third South and
Ninth South streets, and the Jordan
river and Main street, and the latter
For twenty-one miles in the district
bounded by South Temple and Fourth
North streets, and Main and Tenth
West streets. Onc-half Of these i'm
provemcnts is to be done this year and
the other half next year, at a cost of
about 100000
The paving of West Temple street is
to be extended from Fifth South TO
Ninth South, and Fifth South from
Main TO West Temple is also to be
paved this year
The North Temple street aqueduct is
also being pushed, Davis & Heuser be-
ing notified TO begin work within ten
days There is 5000 feet of this aquc.
duct being built, of which 1900 feet las
been put in. Contracts for three con.
duits for the North Temple street
aqueduct, to cost $4,000 each. are to be
considered by the board Friday night,
together with the paving of Edison
street, formerly known as Franklin
avenue.
All in all, the city is being vitalizcd
in way that affords the utmost salts
faction 10 every well-wisher Of the city.
When the public work already contract
ed for is completed. it will be the busi.
ness of the American party to devise
yet further means Of improving the
city and bene6ting it in every way. The
public water Improvements, with the
water main engagements and exten-
sions, have caused a lowering Of insur-
ance rates to this city. extremely ad-
TO the business men. All Of
these are TO be taken into account when
considering the benefits conferred upon
the city by the American party, and
every intelligent and fairminded citi-
zen realizes the fact and gives apprecia.
tion accordingly.