Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-29 | Page 11 | County Sewer Plans Revived

COUNTY SEWER PLANS REVIVED Health Officer Urges City Act to Rem Remedy dy Condition A new move to eliminate what Dr T. T B. B Beatt Beatty state health commissioner commissioner commis commis- terms one of the most Insani insani- tary and dangerous nuisances in Utah was started Wednesday Wednesday before before belore the city commission with the purpose of in installing sanitary sewers in the residential area west of Fifth Filth East street and south of first Twenty South street Efforts of city officials to make the area a part of 01 the city cHy by annexation annexation tion have failed tailed repeatedly A delegation delegation dele dele- gation of citizens living in iii the area and Dr Beatty informed the commission commission commis commis' sion sian there is a growing sentiment Inthe in inthe inthe the district to Incorporate probably forming another city for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of taking laking needed sanitation measures TELLS OF CONDITIONS Dr Louis E. E Viko city health commissioner commissioner com missioner accompanied Dr Beatty to testify testily as to the conditions condi condi- Lions existing the area Both pointed out that sewer construction involved the major problem of a suitable out out- let This the they said might be solved by the city allowing a hookup with the trunk line sewer installed two years ago along T ent Twenty seventh seventh South street Commissioner Joseph H lL Lake clUed called attention to the fact tact that the city expended 1000 and worked for months in an attempt to get the dis dis- dis net involved annexed to the city before before before be be- fore the sewer was constructed in 1929 The ne negotiations which were the second started in a year failed because of lack o of support from property property property prop prop- erty owners The city is willing to do everything everything every every- thing possible to remedy this situation situation situa situa- tion but people living in the area must realize their responsibility Inthe Inthe in inthe the matter said Ma Mayor or Louis Mar Mar- cus ens WILLING KILLING TO PAY The delegation gave assurances that property owners would be willing to pay their way if the city cHy would permit a connection with the trunk line linc sewer supervise Installation of a lateral system and take over its main In exchange the property owners would pay an annual fee for rental of ot the trunk line and maintenance maintenance nance of both the main line and lat lat lat- The matter was referred to the engineering en en- department to determine Initial costs This will include which the city had to pa pay when the trunk line was installed because use it was unable to tax adjoining property not located within the city limits In addition to the doctors Miles Miller l E E. R R. R Stan eld Bert Fairclough Fair Fair- clough dough and Harold Kimball KimbaU property owners ap appeared ared before the city com corn mission