| Show 1 Its It's a New Salt Sail Lake City Under the American administration public improvements im- im improvements have ve nearly doubled those made during th the entire history of the city prior to that time tune The only exception is in water vater mains which were vere almost the only improvements found in Salt Lake City when hen the old Liberal party secured control At the present time Salt Lake City has miles of sewers severs of which mch nearly half were Y le built under the American party In the entire history of Salt Lake e e Oi City ty done only miles nIiles of street paving g has been done yet half of that was vas done under the present progressive municipal government g Salt Lake City Cit no now has 1467 miles of sidewalk and miles les of water ater mains The fhe following folIo fable shows the number of miles of work vork done prior to the American administration and during this administration Prior to 1906 07 Total rota 1906 Se Sewers ers Sidewalks Side 72 72 77 7 Paving 65 Water Tater mains 2810 eo 1731 25 miles macadam In Ill spite of the enormous increase in work in an the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of the city engineer the cost of the maintenance was vas per pel cent ent less than the cost under the Morris administration This was vas in spite of the fact that p per Iier r cent more work rk was S done dons The following is isa 1 a sta statement o of c contract I and n l a o i Bd- Bd I 1905 1906 The total amount of contract work done during year year ear 04 Showing an increase over 1905 of per cent At a cost for engineering of of 89 Percentage of c contract work york for engineering per percent percent t cen cent t 8 8 t i I V U f t The net saving on this work york rl t tat at 1905 1900 rate for engineering engineer- engineer JL in ing I 43 16 The preliminary estimates issued issued is issued is- is sued b by y the engineering department during year Showing Shoving an ati increase over over 1905 of per cent The cost of the tide engineering department for the year Showing a decrease from 1905 of per cent |
