Show MUST USE THE SEWER Crusade on to Compel People Peo-ple to Healthy BETTER ORDINANCE COMING Exposure of Neglect on the Par of Citizens Stirs Up a Strong Sent ment in Favor of Compeling People Peo-ple to Connect With tho SWe More Stringent Ordinance the Subject in Preparation Agitation Costs Mayor Thompson 120Q Sentiment Against Cesspools The sewer system of Sal Lake Is to be greatly extended and improved and that without delay Public son tlment on thlB most Important branch of BanltaLIon has been slumbering for ycavi But the campaign against filth that was opened a month ago followed fol-lowed by the exposure In The Tribune on Sunday last of tho grave defects In the system and more especially the neglect of the people to connect with the sewers In those portions of the city that are wellsupplied with laterals later-als has aroused the city administration I administra-tion to a determination to see that a lon I radical reform is brought about In this respect The old city ordinances on this subject sub-ject are very lame Under them it Is Impossible to compel lpcopleto connect with thq sewers even where the laterals later-als are constructed to their very doors Tho showing madb by City Engineer Kelsey of less than1100 sewer connections connec-tions Inthei entire city of 60000 people peo-ple Is startling To bo on a level In this respect with the bestregulated cities of the countr > vMr Kelsey thinks there should be GDOO connections or more than four times the present number num-ber PREPARING AN ORDINANCE This stale of affairs Is to be remedied reme-died with the loss of the least possible possi-ble time The first step In the reform Is to be the cnactmpnL of an ordinance under which the property owners maybe may-be compelled to make use of the splendid splen-did sewer system that has already cost the city a half million dollars This ordinance is now being prepared by Councilman Robertson the chairman of the Sejver committee Health Commissioner Com-missioner King and Qlty tore Nye I Is expected to be ready to present to the Council within a week or two and there is such a strong sent ment back of It that there will be Ijt tle difficulty In securing Its passage Mayor Thompson is strongly in favor fa-vor of Improvement along this line and promises to do all in his power to push the work along He said yesterday yes-terday that he would take the mater up at once and use all the Influence he possessed to improve the sewer condition con-dition of the city MAYORS DETERMINATION I must not bp understood that the Mayor Is In favor of imposing any burden bur-den of taxation on other citizens that he Is not ullllng to share Mr Kel seys article on the sewer system of the city will cost me Just 51200 he said After I read that article through I mae up my mind to put In sewer connections on my business property that Is not already confected and this I find will cost me 1200 At my homer home-r signed a petition Cor a sewer on the street on one side although there waa a sewer in the street on the other side aheady J did this because I did not wish to stand In the way of the other people on thp street hi securing the advantage ad-vantage of sewer connection The sentiments expressed by the Mayor maybe found quite generally among the progressive people of he city The conclusion has been reached that it Is cheaper to put in sewers than to pay doctors bills A revolt is on against the deadly cesspool in the sewer sew-er district and tho sentiment has been accentuated by the many deaths that have occurred In the city from contagious conta-gious diseases in recent months The movement has the enthusiastic backing of the Health department the city the medical profession and a large majority ma-jority of tho city officials |