Show I4D - THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINE- R OGDEN UTAH SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 18 1957 Have You Really Noticed How Ogden Has Grown? MA i 23 ! Ls3 A MAJOR AC Lai orchard lands pastures swamps and every other imaginable tremenplace streets and roads have ben caryed out and added to the already dous street system in Ogden In 1952 there were only 160 miles of streets and avenues today they measure well over 200 miles — and rain or shine summer care Snow ice mud sand or winter the street department maintains a dirt and rubbish all require specialized equipment and trained men to solve the the problems These unsung heroes work 'round the clock many times to provide convenience of travel in the city Repairs and extensions are always with us handled efficiently by experienced dedicated men V iiy From mountainsides t " 24-ho- t WILLIAM D CORE Street Superintendent ur id 3S ' V $29156096 $16131100 Sewer Maintenance and Sign Maintenance added since 1952) ( 24-Ho- Year 'Round Service ur modern techniques and equipment the Street Department is now radio dispatching which contacts crews in the field and hastens aided by regular and emergencywqrk without any loss of time Business and residential streets are flushed and swept regularly presenting a clean and healthy look to don't be a litterbug our city You can help too In addition to A t 3-S9- 33 27i Number of personnel Budgeted expenditures EX 1956 1952 4 DIAL (New Number) IF'' 2-w- 4 - Assistant Street Svp't and long-tim- e city employe Clem Martin confers with Mr Core Chif Clerk Massey dispatches mer-gen- cy crews without delay Street Maintenance Doubles i The recent winters with mild cteys and cold frosty nights have worked havoc with the surfaced roads many of which were put in years ago when traffic and loads were much less than today's heavy use New residential areas have added other problems including water drainage all of which must be met without delay day or night This busy department has rendered outstanding service to the city and the citizens Valuable assistance to other departments is also rendered The parks stadium Mt Ogden Park dog pound and others have benefited 'V 1 ft " - f - t Snow covered streets cleared immedi- ately for traffic HERE A FE¥ FACTS AND FIGURES Cment Concrete pipe (3 to Corrugated steel pipe (10 to Crushed gravel used Hot asphalt mix used 24-inc- 5 si ' ft ' r t 1 ' i -- 1 Spring rubbish cleanup Road salt ordered Road salt used 5 128 truckload 700 truckloads 483 tont 420 tont 1 1 1 1 rr'-- t 8 heavy trucks replaced 5 new heavy duty truck added 1 1 bituminous distributor 1 paint striper for streets 1 new sewer cleaning 1 chip spreader replaced and 1 spreader 1 salt and sand distributor 1 "scotchlite" sign machine 5 new heavy duty dump bodies 1 new crawler type tractor 1 4 1 2 2 ms-chin- 1 1 2 2 new tngme ror rwsnor pump new Dodge Truck Gunnison Oil Distributor 2-t- J on The F ' f new street sweeping machine flusher new 2000-gaHnew truck for old flusher mechanical loaders (replacements) street patching machines (mulch mixers) new patch roller new compacting roller new road graders (replacements) new gasoline pumps and tanks for service new Salt Shed and special distrib utor truck solves icing problems Every mile of streets requires name signs traffic signs regulatory signs etc Thousands of dollars are saved annually by the making painting and installing of street signs by this special : division r4 SIGNS I OKI INCREASE 1 IT : i: ' I sign shop I i station STREET A corner of the city ' 'i 4i on Modern Putting final coat of Road Oil on new road " n8W Dump Body REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS IN EQUIPMENT SINCE 1932 i 1- - h) Water used in flushing Fall leaf cleanup Christmas trees hauled Rotary Mower Salt Distributor used Chevrolet Truck 1 Heavy Duty Loader speeds truck loading 24-inc- 39 cu yds 290 bags 571 feet 692 feet 15180 cu yds 139 tons 5527 truclloads (average 4 cu yds) 13064000 gals 1250 truckloads HEW EQUIPMENT IN 1956 1 '— h) I 1 1 Base gravel from city pit 92550 gals Rood oil used 1956 Rady-mii- c concrete Part of the new road system developed in Mt Ogden Park sweepers clean every street in rotation Street I— '' s 1 ' Patch crew maintain continual vigilance wash down streets ana lay dust throughout city Huge flushers I Here's a busy place Last year more than 2500 work orders were handled in the Central Motor' Garage alone keeping equipment on the road for every department (except Fire Department) Besides keeping maintenance costs down and lost time to a minimum this service gets every bit of use out of each piece The blacksmith shop where parts are built and repaired Handled over 2000 repair job orders leclianlzed Equipiitenl iainlaiiicil by Skilled Heslianies Jawwfl:lWlj i 1 i ' -lit 1 4 i r a ' v K' it 4 ' 4 v it i s Master mechanic works on Police car i 4 Blacksmith repairs snow plows v Regular maintenance for alt cars and trucks Modern garo ond equipment handles big fobt |