The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03
RALEIGH IN NEED
Of WATER WAGONS.
Street Supervisor Finds That
Work Requires at Least
Ten More SprinkerS.
COUP OF A REALTY FIRM
SCHEME BY WHICH CITY MAY
HAVE TO IMPROVE PLAT.

Because of the many miles of new
streets that have been taken into the
city during the last few months, Jake
T. Raleigh, street supervisor, has a
task before him that has been a puz-
zler for some time. He has been Won
dering how to make fifty sprinklers do
the work required Of at least sixty.
The new territory taken into the city
must have the streets sprinkled, and
the street supervisor declares that
within the last few weeks he has re-
ceived more demands for new fumes,
street crossings and sprinkling from
this part Of the city than all Of the rest
Of the old part put together
1t has finally been decided by the
street supervisor that the only way to
do the work will be to work at least
ten of the sprinklers at night in this
and other parts Of the city. BY this
method. using the same sprinkler day
and night, the fifty now owned by the
city can be made to represent sixty
water carriers and thus do the work, in
a manner. Sprinkling the streets at
night will not answer the same purpose
of sprinkling them at the proper time
during the day, but il is the only way
for the present. Later the commission
er will ask the city for at least ten
more sprinklers TO take care Of the
streets in the new additions being
taken into the city so rapidly.
Water Supply Deficient.
One of the problems, even with some
of the sprinkers working night and
day, will be of getting water. The city
has no mains in that part OF the coun-
try, and the water will have to be OBJ
tanned from the county tanks. 1t was
thought for a time that in annexing
the new territory Salt Lake City would
naturally fall heir to the water tanks
placed along the roads by the county,
but investigation has shown that all of
the tanks are still in the county, with
the possible exception of the one near
the penitentiary. But this was used
by the city last year in sprinkling
Twelfth South street, and no change
win be made in the system.
But along the old territorial road,
from Twelfth South 10 Thirteenth
South streets there are no water tanks
and no arrangements for water. The
only tank is near Eleventh East and
Twelfth South streets, but it is imprac-
tical and too costly to haul all of the
water from this tank for the county
road which lies along the eastern edge
of Highland Park, recently annexed to
Salt Lake. This tank Is on county
ground, and another tank at Thirteenth
South street is also in the county. The
same is true of one on Twelfth South,
near Ninth East street. and these viii
have TO be used by the city until the
eity's mains are in. at least.
The city council now has a PROPOSE
ton from the county to purchase these
tanks and spillways for $500, and this
will likely have to be accepted or the
city will not be able to get water for
the streets. Though the council has
practically decided to spend $50 600 for
water main extensions through the
new additions, running south from the
All Hallows grounds, they will not be
completed until toward the end of the
year, and win not be of any value for
watering the streets. Hydrants will be
placed along the new mains at inter
walls, and when this is done the prob
lem will be solved. But for the present
there is a good deal of trouble, and the
city could be really put up against
it If the county should decide not to
sell the tanks or refuse to furnish wa
ter for the city's sprinkling.
Realty Firms Coup.
In extending the water mains south
20 the new extensions in the southeast
ern part of the city, one real estate
firm pretty nearly has the city on the
nip. The residents of this particular
strip have petitiOned the city for an
nexation. and the matter has been be-
fore the council for weeks. The land
has been plated, lots sold and few
scattered houses built. But the streets
have not been brought TO grade, and it
is declared that it would burden the
property owners and ruin some of the
streets If the city forces this move. In
addition to this, the city will have to go
through the plated territory to connect
the dead end near All Hallows to the
proposed extensions in the Highland
Park addition. This plat was formerly
owned by Meeks & Mccartney, but
much of the land has been sold in lots
Knowing that the city would have to
go through this territory later to get
TO the country to the south, the real
estate firm held out thirty-four lots
which connect each other on a north
and south line, and these have been
decided to the city, in case the land is
taken in. But there are still fourteen
lots on the south of these, which must
be had by the city If the intent is fol-
lowed to connect the mains over the
course now planned. But these lots
are being held and Will not be decided
10 the city until INC ldllu ~ duueu 10
the city without the usual bond de-
manding that the streets be brought to
grade.
In going around this ground the city
would have to condemn a right of way
or get the permission of the county to
run the mains, and this might cause
trouble. The fourteen lots now being
reserved are for the additional purpose
OF making a connecting link in the pro-
posed boulevard to skirt the city and
must be had for this scheme also. So
that, for the present, the property
owners there have the city at disad-
vantage, and 1t is probable the land will
be annexed to the city without the fl
ing OF a bond TO bring the streets to
grade.