Show i i i j ENGINEER SUBMITS ELABORATE PLAN OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED AND CONTEMPLATED I I Kelsey Kesey Submits Important Recommendations Affecting j Sj S SV SLake V Lake Water System and Its Sources of Supply v CITY ENGINEERS EN INEER S RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMEND bat the city acquire all water ater rights Tights in Big V tie tle Cottonwood and Mill Creek which can be acquired a at a rea rca reasonable reasonable V price and that negotiation to tills this end be continued with without V Vout out Interruption V t V 5 5 V V V That the city acquire the right to enlarge and alid use the East Jordan canal ca al to convey convy the portion of water from the Utah V lake Jake lakeI V VV V VV V VI I 1 Tl Tf That t a filtration i n plant V be ho constructed in connection with the V present water supply S system j I That a distributing V reservoir of a capacity of gallons s lons t be constructed above Mount lI Olivet cemetery to tobe be bc used in con connection with th Big Cottonwood water supply V That a reservoir reser of at least gallons capacity be bc con eon constructed V near the highline intake in City Creek ek canyon By con it at this point aid connecting the high line with the Twentieth ward tanks it would afford protection for the th V entire city in case of or the fire V VV V That the proposed propose storage reservoir be constructed te near the theS S forks fork in Parleys canyon V V That a system of storm sewers ewerS ew be constructed V for the th V pur purpose purpose purpose pose of or relieving the ity lt of or flood waters V V That an automatic registering weir well be b placed in the Parleys P rles creek immediately elY below the reservoir that the amount of ater water delivered to the water users us r on that stream may be accurately do doV V V VV V V That an automatic registering weir be placed in City Cit creek cieck be pc V low the brick tank so o that the amount of or overflow may be accurately accurately determined V f j z That provision be made at once for or the repair and tild nance of the tim macadam pavements which ait an ar being constructed If jf they are not continuously kept in repair it will be more costly co ly to the city in Via the th end and unsatisfactory un to tha people who were assessed for the improvements V VS S That all stone block pavement on street intersections be re replaced replaced replaced placed with asphaltum V That an electric power plant be b constructed by the canal com coin companies V panics for the operation of the Utah mah lake pumping plant VV V V V V That In the interest of or economy econom as well wel as of ot good service S the city purchase the necessary horses and wagons for this de do and provision be made mad for their care careV V V That the dead ends in V the present waterworks system be con V n as fast as possible and that each year ear a certain amount be V appropriated toward this work That graduated meter rates be bO adopted increasing V the rates V during summer months and decreasing them them During the balance of ot the season 5 V That automatic autom Uc lush huh tanks be bC constructed at all dead ends in iii the present sewer system That a bulkhead be constructed across City creek just below bolo belo V the screen at the brick tank to prevent the water percolating through this point as it goes to waste V That a conduit be constructed from the screens reens s to the tue brick tanks In City Creek canyon to take the place of ot the present wood wooden V en flume V That water mains be le extended c tended through the blocks in the bus Busi b V ness district and hydrants placed for fire protection That the reinforced concrete culvert and dividing station in V the Jordan and Salt Lake City canal on Twelfth South street be b con constructed constructed constructed before the opening of the Irrigation season That a concrete floodwater bypass be constructed in Parleys canyon n n That there be established at convenient and suitable points about the city reinforced concrete watering fountains for the use of Ar animals V I A complete and attractive annual a nual re report reo report port was filed tiled yesterday with Mayor Maor M John S Bransford by Louis C Kelsey Reise city engineer The report Is typewritten on heavy heay paper and contains contains COO SOO pages besides beside sixty photographs Illustrating the work which has been done by the depart department ment during the year ear 1907 The may mayors mayors mayors 1 ors copy Is handsomely bound in black morocco with gilt lettering The contains V rec ree recommendations recommendations ommen made by b the engineer as asto asto asto to future improvements which should shoud be made These recommendations In fn full are given above There Thore is also a summary the tho pub lic lie Improvements completed during 1907 with a between the theto two to previous pr years This shows the th amount expended on 01 every class of work V Another table able table shows the number of miles mlles of pavement side sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks walks and sewers laid during the past year This shows that over six si miles I of paving was laid 73 miles being asphalt and miles being macadam There were 48 miles of put in miles of ot sidewalks 82 miles of sewer laterals miles of the intercepting sewer 32 miles of the new water supply main miles of crosswalks 1351 miles of curbing and 1429 1129 miles of gutter Another table shows the total cost of oi the sewer system of ot Salt Lake and It is as follows Total Cost ost of Server Sc cr System Gravity Graty outlet sewer Pumping plant and outlet Intercepting sewer Mains Maine Laterals Total The total cost ot of conducting the de department department during the thc year ear was of which was wal for special work Cost of Public Improvements 1889 1559 J 1890 1891 18 76 ISO soi 6 i 1837 1977 IJ J 9 1901 r 1 19 V 1 V lWI 99 1905 41 1966 1907 1007 Total OH Contemplated Public Improvements for the Year 1908 Asphalt pavement J Macadam pavement Curb and gutter t Sidewalk Sl ewall J Water Vater main extension O Sewer Miscellaneous l Total Among other features contained in i n the report are these Area of city showing additions and an d detachments Itemized statements of cost of all a ll public improvements V Statements showing cost of city s and abutters portion on all V improve improvements improvements ments meats for the years 1905 1906 and antI 1907 7 Description of all aU the water wate r rights Measurements of all streams from fro m which the city obtains its water sup supply supply su p ply Description of Utah lake pumping pump In g plant I Map showing all lands owned In the th e watersheds |