The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-05
PUBLIC WORK THAT
IS NOW UNDER WAY
Greatest Era Of Advancement
Along This Line in History
of the City.
MORE CONTRACTS ARE
TO BE LET THIS WEEK
Resume of the Work That Is
Now Being Done in Salt
Lake.


tracts for approximately S250,00o worth
moro will be considered and possibly
awarded by the board Of public works
Friday evening.
Among the largest and most import
ant improvements almost completed are
sidewalk extension 10S, in the south
eastern part of the city, and the re-
surfacing of Main street. The latter
will be finished by July 10. or July 10
al the latest.
There are approximately fifty miles
in sidewalk extension los. the biggest
single improvement Of its kind IN the
country. This Improvement. for which
James Kennedy holds the contract, was
started last fall. and approximately
thirty eight miles Of il have been built,
leaving only about twelve miles of side
walks TO lay. The contractor is now
travelling at the rate of one-half mile
Il day. and although ne has until Octo-
Der 81, the work undoubtedly viii be
finished early in August. The contract
OF 1000 people will be given sidewalks
with the finishing of this piece of work.
West Side Sewerage Plant.
Another gigantic improvement TO
which the finishing touches are being
applied is the west side sewerage sys-
tenn. including the interccpting sewer,
the outlet pipe and the pumping sta
ton. The interceptinC sewer has been
laid a year or so, the outlet pipe is
bull, and ready for use and the pumping
station is in operation: but the laterals
have not yet been connected up with
the sewer. As soon as a few changes
are made in the pumping plant. and the
alternating system of pumping is ar
ranged satisfactorily. the laterals will
be connected up and the system put into
commission.
This Improvement, when in operation,
will afford sewer facilities TO most of
the southwestern and much of the west
rrn parts of the city. From a sanitary
standpoint 1T is the most important I'M
provemcnI the city has made within the
last two years.
The paving of A and i streets, from
First TO Third avenues, has Just been
finished at a cost of about $l1 900, and
The paving Of Third South street, from
West Temple to Third West streets, Will
he begun as soon as new contract for
The improvement of the thoroughfare for
n width Of ninety-two feet instead of
eighty feet is arranged Seventh and
Twelfth East streets, which are 10 be
paved and center parked. the former
from Brigham 10 Third South and the
latter from Brigham to Second South,
ished long before the end of the year.
Hanley's Contract.
Then j. d. Hanlcy is finishing up
rurb and gutter extension Z, calling for
the curbing and Guttering of most Of
The north and south streets in the Fifth
ward. at a cost of about Si5 900, like.
wise the curbing and guttering Of Thir-
teenth East. between Second and Third
South streets.
In addition, Doyle Bros & Schwartz
have Il good start upon their contract
for this year 8 water main extensions.
They have laid between 5000 and 5000
feet of extensions, part of which was
on West Third South street. preparatory
10 the paving Of that thoroughfare. AND
another part in Poplar Grove.
In the latter extension, the residents
of Poplar Grove are well taken care Of
in water way. The extension is six
inch main. and gives that suburb Of the
city virtually all the water advantages
possessed by the city itself
Three of the big sewer extensions
which Will connect up with the west
side sewerage system are going along
rapidly, and will be done probably by
the time the pumping plant is ready TO
handle all the sewage The electric
pump, of course, is in operation now,
hut sewage will not be started through
the system until the suction gas pro-
duccr, which is TO furnish alternate
power. is in thorough working order,
this for fear of a breakdown on the
part of the electric apparatus without
other power, which would necessitate
the shutting down Of the pump, and con
sequently would back the sewage up
INTO the houses of the west side.
The sewer extensions are lS0, 1919 and
1879. James Kennedy has the contract
Between 300 and 400 men are workig
upon these improvements.
In addition TO all this. State, from
Seventh 10 Ninth South, Eighth, from
Main to State. and First West, from
South Temple to Third South, are to
be paved. the contracts having been
awarded by the board of public works
and approved by the city council p J.
Moran has these contracts, and has de-
clarcd that they will be fulfilled before
the end OF the wear.
Big Sidewalk Extensions.
Then the board of public works is to
meet Friday evening to receive bids
upon two gigantic sidewalk extensions,
126 in the Second and l2S in the Third
ward. The former calls for the laying
of about nineteen miles of sidewalks in
the territory bounded by Third South
and Ninth South streets and the Jor-
dan river and Main street, and the lat
ter for twentyonc miles in the district
ny anu IouTLH
South streets and Main and Tenth
West. Onehalf of these improvements
are TO be done this year and the rest
next year. The joint cost is about
100000. The paving of West Temple
street is to be extended from Fifth to
Ninth South, giving this street, with
State, continuous pavement to Ninth
South. but no contract has been award
ed yet. Fifth South, from Main tc
West Temple, a distance Of two blocks
is also to be paved this year, but nc
contract has been awarded.
An important Improvement that ha:
been considerably delayed, partly on ac
count, of high waters, upon which work
will be resumed probably this week. i:
the North Temple street aqueduct. Da
Wis & Heuser. contractors. The boarG
Of public works last Friday evening or
dered work resumed upon the improve
ment within ten days, but it is possible
that work can be started sooner. There
is $500 feet in this Improvement, oi
which 1900 has been built