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Show TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 195. Utah County. Utah - $ DAILY HERALD mlu,uui.aWLxuuuWUJ " . A - V, i S - 93,000 Participations In City Recreation in 1956 New Storage Capacity For Provo's Water Supply IT TAKES WATER TO MAKE A CITY GROW Foresight and planning has made available to Provo enough water to supply a city more than twice its present size. Other sources are presently being explored. In 1956 there were 6,478 culinary water users metered within Provo City limits, plus 658 users outside the city. There were 5,898 sewer disposal accounts, showing a major increase in, connections to the new sewage facilities and a decline in the number of septic tanks and cesspools within the city. In addition to domestic users, Provo's water supply is made available to business, industry, churches, schools, hospitals and public buildings. The year of 1956 saw the final acceptance of the new, sewage treatment plant which got underway in 1954. The plant was built by Davis and Butler Construction Co., who submitted the low bid of an estimated cost of owners. n Provo's cess of improvement. multi-millio- $26", 672 which will be assessed to the property dollar water system is in a constant pro- 1 933,782. was a daily average of 6,202,735 gallons of During 1956 there culinary water used. The total for the year is 2,270,201,000 gallons. The Thomas Spring in the South Fork of Provo Canyon was with piped and the water brought down the canyon and hooked up comother city lines. In addition, the 6 million gallon reservoir was pleted and ordinances established to protect Provo City water lines was apthrough the Edgemont and Pleasant View areas. Money propriated to improve the city water system and lines to achieve a provisional stamp of approval on the city water system from the Utah State Board of Health. This approval was given. Provo City Corporation and Provo Metropolitan Water District have 41 active water filings with the Utah State Engineer; having 127 second feet of culinary and 150 second feet of water for power purposes, 15 second feet from the sewer disposal, besides approximately 10 second feet of decreed rights for culinary water and approximately 63 second feet for irrigation. Provo Metropolitan Water District has subscribed for 8,000 acre feet of water in Deer Creek Reservoir project of which Provo City used 3,258 acre feet and part of the balance was rented by others. Provo City had 784 acre feet of water stored in Lost Lake Reservoir' which was leased during the year to Kamas Canal Companies. Provo City sold 243 acre feet of culinary water to the farmers in Edgemont. Sewer and street improvements in 1956 amounted to $544,551. Of this amount approximately $212,425 went for sewer extensions and improvements. In addition the 6,000,000 gallon reservoir necessitated expendirrgf $166,464; South Fork water extension cost $26,636. Among the major sewer improvements going forward at the erid of 1956 was the Hillridge Sewer Extension. The project will sewer line on the Canyon Road north 340 feet extend the thence east with 15 inch and 12 inch pipe to the boundary of the Hillridge Heights Subdivision. This line traverses BYU ground for most of its length. The BYU will assume half the cost of $14,759. This line will extend into the Hillridge Subdivision and vicinity for . 18-in- ch MANY STREET IMPROVEMENTS The constant flow of traffic in Provo increases each year as industrial growth, community growth and increased enrollment of Brigham Young University continue to rise. Provo City street department keeps abreast of the increased demands through efficient planning and utilization of new and modern equipment. Besides the daily job of street repair and maintenance, the department is called upon for maintenance jobs at Provo Municipal Airport where runways are constantly being improved and surfaced. The boat harbor area comes in for its share of road and bridge aid with $8,000 appropriated in 1956 for construction of a new bridge over Provo River at the boat harbor. In connection with the Utah State Road Commission, the street gravel on the new cutoff road to the department placed pit-ru- n boat harbor as road base, and completed other sidewalk and road additions. An important city improvement came as the department cooperated with property owners in constructing a parking lot on the old Armory property owned by the city and adjacent business properties to give Provo its first metered parking lot. This improvement aided measureably in helping to solve "the downtown parking conjestion. With Provo's usual "help each other" policy, the street department has assisted with equipment and labor on or near church properties during the year. School areas al&o received aid from the department. Several new streets were constructed including that between 100 and 300 West at 1000 North and another on 200 West from 500 to 800 North. Approximately 140 blocks of streets were seal coated at a cost of $13,286. Older streets in some sections received l1 inches of hot mix to bring them to the needed efficiency. The golf course benefited as the department hauled 2,150 yards of top soil to that area. During the year there was purchased on competitive bid: a 25,000 ton dump truck with air brakes; a snowplow frame and a cinder spreader. Sidewalks were repaired and all street sign posts were repainted. Fill dirt was hauled from the railroad to the swimming pool area at North Park where the old pool was collapsed, filled and off-the-stre- et leveled. PROVO CITY SHOPS HAVE BUSY YEAR The Provo City shops, located in the city compound joining the fire station, kept Provo's fleet of service vehicles in top condition during the year at a saving to the taxpayers. A total of 85 pieces of equipment from city departments were maintained. Included were 15 pieces of street equipment, 13 police vehicles, 9 pieces of fire equipment, 13 for the parks department and. 8 for waterworks, plus 11 miscellaneous, 21 electrical, 7 waste (removal. In addition, lawn mowers and small machines (were maintained. The staff at the shops keeps a record of d gasoline used and oil-an- service record cards on vehicles COMPETENT WORKERS EASE CITY LOAD "Many hands make light work, this pioneer adage is as true in our Provo of today as it was on March 42, 1849, when Provo's first. 30 families came to settle at old Fort Utah. New Corleissen Bridge Spans Provo River Near Lake Loyal city workers are the oil insuring a smoothly operating iorce m vne macnmery oi city government. Qualified and exper- the city through the help of carefully selected city employes. Provo City is an efficient employer with eye ever alert to k creased benefits in return for increased servuAs. Careful analysis of the 'rity's payroll during t efficient personnel placement ana mos?e efficient t&qq scales. X f i-- |