The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-22
COMP LET NEW
HIGH LINE P|Pl
Contractor Ready to Make Fin.
Tests Long Before Re.
quired Date.
SYSTEM INSURES AMPLE
WATER SUPPLY FOR RENcl
Vast Area Will Be Given Rffi
cient Service Within
Short Time.

Salt Lakes new pipe nigh limo in ct<
Creek canyon is ready 10 he testod ~
contract work was completed hv
Moran contractor. In just four montf
10 day. with three and one-haIf monf1
TO spare on the time given him "a 4
the work. The completion OF tha go
tract within practically half the ~.
given is regarded by men In touch VII
public contracting work as remarkehi
With the winter open so that work ~
not suspended from the time the a.,
Joint OF pipe was laid until the last fri
was made with the material. the wor:
was rushed forward. An average os Il
men was employed constantly on the car
tract. The total length Of the syste,
is three and one-half miles. The co1
tract amounted 10 approximately s122 m
In many places the grade on which fh
pipe Is laid and where the men had
work Is 80 per cent. For more than hu
mile the heavy steel pipe mad TO 4
let down from the top of the wall, an
any other way
Record of Quick Work.
Briefly and concisely told, the reed,
from ;he beginning follows:
Work began October 10, 1910.
Ready for final tests. February Is. ls1
equal 10 125 days work.
Feet of 20-inch pipe laid. 473i
Feet Of lS-inch pipe laid. Hips.
Total amount excavation. $4,000 cub
yards.
Excavations In loose and solid roc
so per cent
Amount road built I miles
The actual work consisted of weir ar
screens, tank mems residence, screenIr
tank. press regulator houss, 195 feet
3o-inch concrete pipe inlet, 10o feet
30-inch concrete pipe outlet. los feet
$o-iinch concrete culverts,. u feet COZ
crete culvert over creek. 1s feet concrc
conduit by pass. 5000 feet Of line Is
OF pipe had TO be let down by cabI
from top OF cliff, IS feet concrete pio
varying from . 10 1S6 feet in heigl
brush and trees cleared from two mil
feet in width equal 10 clearing 25 acr
OF land; pipe contains $4,000 cubic 70
Of water. or 2T5,o0o gallons. Il
Supplies Large District.
I'VE viii test out the pipe line
soon as the weather will permit; Ii 4
too cold now" said Mr. Moran Tuesda
we expect 10 set q force Of men at wo1
baclS-iilling just as soon as the tests a
made. The line brings fine water
the city and Will carry volume SUD
cient to supply all parts Of the north al
east benches above the Cottonwood ger
ice. Ultimately the line will be extend
10 Capitol iill to supply that part
tile city AT tndt time inc ola line W
be removed
The line ends al Thirteenth avenue Al
street. Il is one of the needed IN
Drovemeuts TO the city's water suppl
according To those who have watch
the citys growth. With the lntalkY at.
point OF sufficient height above tie e1
Of the line to give pressure to car
the water 10 all parts of the highe
levels of the benches now rapidly bel,
built up with residences, owners In the.
sections of the city are assured that e
fcient water service Will be theirs VIII
the connections are made,
Means More Building,
The carly completion OF the pipe III
is being given commendable conslderatiE
by practically every property owner
the city. Under the time limits OF u
contract, the summer would have be-
practically past before the line won
have been of service 10 the people c
account of the opportunity OF obtainiI
water service from the City creek lin
there will be added activity in hon
building on the benches. II Is said
Mr.. Moran is as tickled as boy wi
his FIRST pair of boots to be able 10 al
nounce the completion Of The line.
let nothing stand in the way OF pusl
Ing the work. and from the start hl
In mind the finishing OF the work
the time the spring weather would pc
nit tests and connections.