Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 7 | Work Planned in Mill Creek

RK PLANNED LANNED UN N MILL CREEK f li I Jl for lor or a works progress drW project to reclaim 13 5 si cW of truck garden Jarden land eret ere ere- t 29 building lots and eliminate i conditions resulting i undefined channel of ot Mille Mill je reek e jc k b between twe n Jord Jordan n river and East street near Thirty- Thirty ird South street have been sub- sub to county commissioners Possibility of draining the area u first called to at attention of corni com com- 1 i on r rs last Jast June by a a group of iti ns ii headed by William Wllliam L. L Giles Park street P Pe filed at that at-that that time pointed 1 suffered by property own- own high water seasons eAis seu d through spring runoff Condition Con Con- tion of f the creek channel pre pre- its efficient draina drainage re results in inn f n of mosquito breeding and least one instance caused aused of f l a child when it fell into stream w- w Plans rian 1 Drafted nty Sur Surveyor George H II Ha- Ha ted plans with withas with assistance assistance istance of pA J officials a arid and d state tato h h health alt alth de department de- de pI ent inspectors for or straightening straighten straighten- l ing alignment of the channel im- im 1 g grades to Increase fl flow w wid jed id and generally generall preparing the for ultimate complete In- In ei ie e realignment originally con- con temp ted feet teet of oC new channel chan chan- nel lIil This has now been amended ud Id d reduced by feet feeL The state stater r dic id c commission r has ha offered the i erigIn engineer er assistance in lower lower- fa the culvert through which the tream ream passed under State street iu and state W P A officials have made H It possible to use power machinery for 01 completing the project between J Jordan J n river and State street The Jitter r. r it t was explained represents the heaviest part of construction on the project while the remainder W inbe be accomplished largely largel through tend and- labor it iK 60 50 Men l A Available men nen will be available for Cor Cort foron f t rk on U th the project east of oC State street when county commissioners finally Uy ap approve nove It It Mr Haley said he e number number- of workers worker will be DC ini in- in leased i sed to a a maximum of a and d dt t tie project will will last Jast a about out four lour months nth Mr r report port Indicated the theo county o ty will be expected to furnish engineering ng s supervision Inasmuch ts U county surveyors surveyor's department already supervising 2 24 W V P A Air ir projects J c the services of three addi- addi engineers to supervise the drainage project cannot be provided without additional appropriation from comm commissioners M Wt r casually perusing the plans Tuesday c commissioners co laid the matter Matte over yer to Januar January 3 for fur- fur consideration rc si