The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
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siderable element of danger to the
telephone workmen and to the pub.
lie generally. On account of this
the Telephone Company and the City
agreed upon a change Of position.
This change of position renders nee.
essary the moving OF the city wires
from the lower to the upper position
on the poles Much OF the wire and
many Of the cross arms heretofore
used by the city are 50 old and worn
as not to be fit for service when re.
moved and replaced, which renders
the purchase Of considerable new
equipment in the way of wires, trans
formers and cross arms.
Under the new franchise and con
tract with the City and Telephone
Company, the city has right to re-
move the telephone poles to the sides
OF the street. and this work Is being
done as RAPIDLY as possible In order
that the streets may be properly
graded and adequate drainage Sc
cured.
Now It IL contemplated by the City
that there is immediate necessity for
the change of position with the Tele'
phone Company on approximately
twenty.six blocks of line; 1t Is con-
templated to move from the center
OF the street to the sides by the curb
line on approximately fifty-three
blocks: in addition to this 1t Is con-
templated necessity to set jointly
with the Telephone Company three
hundred fifty new poles and put new
wire on them; (this item of course
will involve considerable expenditure
for poles and wire) 1t is contemplat'
ed necessary to set one hundred sew
cnty.five new poles for the citys use
only upon streets where the Tele'
vhone Company has no line and upon
these particular streets new wire Is
necessary; this latter item Is to re-
Mace old poles and to provide new
lines to take care of additional busi'
ness, with all this new construction
and moving of lines there Will be re-
CURED transformers and very con-
siderable number OF new cross arms.
This is not work that can be done
piece meal, a little at a time, for the
reason that much OF 1t Is to be done
in connection with the Telephone
Company, and much of 1t also Is TO
be done upon streets where paving
and curbing and guttering operations
are now in progress and must neces-
sarily be done and performed while
such work is progressing otherwise
It would seriously impede such i'm
,provements and render the cost to
the abutting property owners and the
public much greater. A conserVa'
tive estimate of the improvements
and changes which the commission
considers absolutely necessary to be
done this year as estimated above
will be $4,000.
1t is the aim OF the city commits
sion to get the poles on the side OF
the streets as rapidly as possible and
TO eliminate as many poles as posi-
BILE from the streets. This is high
" desirable for the reason that with
the poles in the center of the street
It requires the city to maintain two
strips of roadway, one on each side
while IL the city could grade the road
way in the center 1t would not only
give us better roads but considerably
better drainage. Again the removing
of the poles to the side OF the street
lessons the danger OF accidents.
When these poles were first set In
the center OF the street, automobiles
were few, now they are numerous
and the danger Of accidents constant
ly increasing.
The city commission welcome any
inquiry by any taxpayer with refer
ence to any of the details of the pro-
posed work and expenditure and feel
It is absolutely necessary in order
to carry forward the improvements
contemplated and to perform the
city's contract that the $4,000 bond
issue be authorized by the people,
(Signed) BOARD OF Cili
COMMISSIONERS
Adv