The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
ALLEY PROVISIONS
IN NEW ADDITIONS
Modern Methods of Engineering
a Feature of Newer Parts
of the City.
COSTLY IMPROVEMENTS
STARTED THIS WEEK
Cement Sidewalks and Curbs to
Be Laid in Salt Lakes
Newest Addition.

4 matter that is often commented or
by visitors 20 salt Lake is that very many
of the lots in the residence portion OF the
CIty--and I'm some parts OF the business
district. too-hsve no rear entrances.
What tho visitors see, In most cases
where they make this comment. Is the
array of garbage cans that make an un-
slightly blot on many OF the streets. even
In the finest parts OF the city on the
DAY that garbage Is collected. But there
orc other disadvantages. For example.
deliveries OF heavy goods must be made
ON the sidewalk. and then the goods car
ried into the house. The passage on the
sidewalk is blocked on moving days. The
householder has to pay extra tO have his
coal sacked and carried into the house.
And there are many other items of en-
pcnSe and Inconvenience contingent on
the wan; OF an alley 10 the rear OF prem
ises.
In the older parts Of the city. with
The large. square blocks this Is difficult
feature 10 remedy. Sometimes n. man has
space for private alley into his yard.
Sometimes two neighbors VIII own n joint
alley. These alleys often prove cloud
10 titc, or an obstruction to a. new build
Ing.
In the newer additions to the city
where skilled engineers have laid out the
tracts, with the knowledge OF the expert
encc OF others TO aid them, often these
Ts.ufce haze been reTnedied. In Highland
t'Drk ADDITION. for example. by far the
greater number OF the lots have an alley
10 the rear and the owners Of the prop
crty consider this an Item Of Importance
equal To the admira BILE location on the
southeast bench. and the beautiful view
-obtalnnhle of the valley, the mountains
and the lake. In presenting the advan
tages OF the district to the public,
Important Feature.
Another feaiurs on which thc modern
owner OF residence tracts depends To sell
his property. and for which he makes
provision in plating il, Is 10 have
small proportion of lots as possible
facing north. The reason is that the in
vesting public prefers lots facing in al
most any other direction This feature
has been provided in Highland Park, as
has also that OF having the lots improved
TO the standard of closc-in property be-
fore they are sold. The man who buys
IN Highland Park or many of the other
additions on the benches around Salt
Lake City. buys property that already
has a cement sidewalk In front of II, with
q graded and ourbcd street. and on which
trees have I-tn planted.
The laying of Como sidewalks and
curbs will begin In III, land Park this
week. There will be twenty miles of
sidewalk and fully half that amount OF
curbIng before the work is completed
The trees have been purchased from the
nursery. IL addition. provision Is made
or is being made for all such improve
menis as city water. electric light and
Kimball & Richards. who are handling
Highland Park. report that the sale OF
lots has been very heavy Tor the two
weeks that they have been on the mar
ket There arc, In all, about 1000 lots to
be sold. Some OF these have an extra
depth and are designed for the house
holder who wishes 10 have a garden OF
considerable size in his back yard.