Show PROGRESS NOTED IN PUBLIC WORK Favorable Weather Will Mean Completion of Nearly All AllI I Important Improvements TWO JOBS HANGING FIRE FIREWORK FIREWORK FIREWORK WORK DRAGS ON NORTH BENCH AND INTERCEPTING SEWERS If It the good weather continues for another two months it is expect that all the public work contemplated for forthe forthe forthe the year car and now under way can be completed on time with possibly pos two exceptions The exceptions are sewer extension ext No o on the north bench and tho the outlet pipe and pumping station for forthe forthe forthe the Intercepting sewer The firm of Davis Heuser has the contract for forthe forthe forthe the north bench work and agreed to t finish It by Oct 31 A two t lO months extension of or time has already been asked but not as yet et acted upon by bytho bythe bythe the tho board of oC works and It now begins to look as If Ir the Job could not be finished before Feb 1 next The most trouble has been experienced In putting the sew sewer sewer sewer er in shape for use In order to do this the outlet pipe connecting it with the gravity sewer must be completed and the pumping station installed The Campbell Building company which Is laying the pipe should have finished on Aug Aut 26 but the work Is not much more than half haIr done and new difficulties difficulties ties tics are being experienced each day dayAs da daAs dayAs As for the pumping station the pits for tor the pumps have been dug the bases Installed and work begun be Un on the erection erection erection tion of ot the station proper The pumps however are not in and the council has not even decided upon what motive power shall be used In running them At the tho best It will be an nn expensive proposition Power for Pumps According to L C Kelsy Kels city en engineer engineer engineer the pumps can be run most mosi economically e with a en engine engine gine Ine With this device it will cost about 40 a day year In and year out or a year If It gas is purchased from the Utah Gas and Coke company com pan it will vill be somewhat more expensive and electrical power would cost at least a year One of the advantages which will ensue after the pumping plant and out outlet outlet outlet let pipe are finished Is the completion of the sewerage system In the south southwestern southwestern western section of the city James Kennedy secured the contract for this work in 1896 but as these laterals empty into the intercepting sewer he will be unable to start until that is completed The contract involves and covers territory In which the citizens have been loudly demanding some relief reller from the present unsanitary unsanitary tary conditions for many months M I OConnor Kennedys representative here says sa s that as aa soon as the pumps puma are ar working he will begin on his Job and rush it through as rapidly as pos possible possible possible sible First South Paving P ving P J Moran is pushing his paving work and has already completed c Fifth Firth South from Main to Second East and First avenue from A to J 1 streets He Ho Heis HeIs Hois is now at work on First avenue antI and hopes to have that done before snow flies provided he can induce all the property owners to agree to the Cali Call California fornia tornia asphalt But few are holding out for tor the Utah product and he feels confident that they the will sign a release in a short time If It they do not at least two of ot the blocks will be closed for trat traffic tic fic all winter and part of or next sum summer summer summer mer The rest re t of the Job can easily be finished this year Fifth Firth East street treet has also aloo been paved with asphalt from South Temple to Third South Next year ear It is proposed to pave Third and md Fourth South streets as far faras faras as Tenth East and all the north and south streets between b South Temple and Fourth South and Second East Ea t to Tenth East |