Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-29 | Page 6 | Reservoir Filthy, Says City Engineer

RESERVOIR FILTHY SAYS GIN ENGINEER Special to The n Ogden den Jan 28 ln In In his annual report submitted to tho the elt city commissioners at their regular ular meeting this morning City CIl Engineer II H. J J. J Craven recommends that the reservoir of the Utah Light H. 11 Railway wn company near the tho head of or Ogden canyon bo be cleaned and that tho the city file tHo on water r In South Fork can can- yon on The Tho engineer stated that the tho reservoir reser reser- voir at the head hend of or tho the canyon Is in a deplorable condl condition There Thero Is exposed ex ex- posed a filthy condition and there arises arise front from the tho muck and mud a stench that Is la nauseating and arid as most of oC tho the water rater consumed In in Ogden Ogdon City passes through this tilts reservoir It demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates dem dem- moro more fully ull than over tho the necessity no- no of ot an nn extra effort being made malje to secure a supply of pure water This can be don done dono through the filing on South Fork ForIe I also alRo recommend that tho the city Install tho the proper measuring mC appliances for tor the South Fork and City reservoir Comparative statements of ot sidewalk building during the tho last two years year shows show that In 1911 HIll the total cost o ot of sidewalks city's part rt was 14 there being foot teet built In 1912 the Iho total cost of the tho city's work was there being feet reet built Comparative statement of ot tho the cost ost o ot of pavement nt shows that during he year ear of ot 1910 CO cost l per square yard ard 3 total tola ivas Va total tax ost In nl 1912 tho the cost per nor square yard was total tax 10 total cost Special cost per square yard total otal cost coat The Tho report shows that during tho the rear ear there was only te feet t of ot sewer sever pipe laid or n. n more than one nile lie Tho The total number of ot miles of or In Ogden at present is 36 I