Show MANY REQUESTS MADE BY ElY KELSEY City Engineer Submits Annual Report Containing Only 22 Recommendations NEED FILTRATION PLANT Graduated Water Meter Rates Also Suggested For Summer Summer Sum Sum- mer and Winter II In hl his annual departmental report submitted to the tho ma mayor or yesterday CIl City 4 Engineer En Louis C. C Kelsy y makes makos 22 recommendations which he believes will willbe willbo 4 be bo for the betterment of or t the te city The Tho 5 report covers over O pa pages es has 60 I- I photo photographs nine maps five 1 plans plane and 13 diagrams T The Thc city cn engineer also aJAo reviews the ther r work performed by bJ the city durin during f 1907 and presents general data heI he- he I- I sides shIes showing the receipts and dis- dis I.- I. of his hie office The Thc most Important recommendations made by the city engineer are arc as ns follows follows fol Col fol- fol lows That the city acquire all water rights in Big Cottonwood Little Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot- Cot and Mill 1111 crock creek which can he be her r acquired at a reasonable price and that negotiations to this end be continued continued con con- without interruption That the city acquire the rl right ht to toS S enlarge and uso use tho the Ea East t Jordan canal nal canalS S to convey tho the city's portion of water S from the Utah lake S Necil o fd I That a n filtration plant t be constructed construct construct- ed cd in Connection with the present w water supply s system stem That a distributing reservoir reservoir- of a n capacity of ten million gallons allon be bo constructed constructed constructed con con- above Mt Olivet Ol cemetery to I he used in connection with ith the tho nl Big Cottonwood water ater supply That a n reservoir of ot at nt leant five millions millions millions mil mil- lions gallons g capacity be constructed near the high h line Intake in CIt City Creek Creele canyon By constructing it at this point and connecting the high line lino with th Twentieth T ward and brick tanks tank It would afford prot protection for forthe forthe the he entire city In case SC of or fire i That a system of or storm sewers he be II constructed for Cor or the purpose of oC Ing ng the city of flood waters That provision be made mado at once for forthe ho tho repair and maintenance of or the tho macadam pavements which arc are being constructed If they are not continuously kept In repair It will be bo moro more costly to the city in tho the end and unsatisfactory un- un satisfactory to the people who were wore assessed for the tho improvements That an electric power plant bo constructed constructed constructed con con- b by th the canal companies for Cor the operation of ot the tho Utah lake pumping plant That graduated moter meter rates be adopted increasing the rates during summer months and decreasing them during the balance of the season Cou Concrete Watering Fountains Fountain That there be established at convenient convenient convenient con con- con con- and suitable points about about the city reinforced concrete watering fountains for tor the use ue of or animals Statistics in In the annual review are arc Interesting Interesting- and for Cor political effect the tho city engineer makes s comparisons with other years ears rhe The financial statement of or the engineering department Is presented presented pre pre- as follows 1905 1906 1907 1901 Receipts 3 Total e expenditures engineering department depart depart- I ment 64 r. r O OIl Less receipts exclusive of material sold soldani and ani special work orl 1706 Balance 79 Total expense for r special work II r 1 53 8 Total expense for Cor the regular work of the engineering department Following is a summary of or public Improvements 1906 1906 1907 Water main extensions J 69 2 s Paving Pa exten extensions lonH 18 Macadam extensions Sidewalk Extensions OS 20 1 Curb and fwd gutter extensions Sewer extensions s New Jew water supply mains a 2 Big Cottonwood conduit oo t Main sewers l 3 9 12 Highway vay h bridge Jot Jordan dan S. S L. L C. C canal conduit Miscellaneous f 1 2618 80 67 Total amount expended on above Improvements im improvements improvements Im- Im during during- the year ear 46 92 08 Inspection Gln Graft t Grows Grown The Inspection graft has grown apace with the public Improvements It is Iii shown that in 1907 the tho city spent pent 14 against In n 1906 and in 1907 1905 The Tito statement showing sho the total cost costor of or the tho sewer sever s system stem Is as aA follows It Gra Gravity outlet sewer o Pumping plant and nd outlet O 1 Intercepting sewer seW Mains lains Laterals Total The Tho contemplated for 1908 are as follows Asphalt pavement Macadam pavement Curb and gutter Jutter Sidewalk 1 Water main extension Sewers Ret Miscellaneous 68 Total 07 i City Couldn't Iret ct H. H While tho the estimated amount of or Im Improvements improvements im- im pro Is almost double the tho cost costor of or work done dono in 1907 1901 It Is Impo impossible for Cor the elt city to do 10 the work that la lit contemplated As a matter of or fact tho tim city's portion of or the cost on worth of public improvements would be befar befar befar far too great t re for tor the present condition of oC the treasury to meet and anti the tho 11 JI C of ot retrenchment already adopted by the 3 administration n lends added assurance that the city will vIll not get el away awny with the Improvements planned pJ by the city engineer The city engineer reports tho ing principal improvements made durIng during during dur dur- ing 1307 1907 Miles Water rater mains 7 Fourth South street pavement State state pavement Main street pavement Second South street pavement West cst Temple street South Temple street t pavement Total avenue u ma macadam Sixth East street macadam Tw Twelfth Ia East 1 street macadam Tenth East street macadam Total 8 1 Sidewalk extensions 3 33 Sewer laterals sl Intercepting sewer New water supply mains Utah lake pumping plant Curbing 1351 Gutter 14 1429 Cr CrOsswalks The report I Is t bo be printed with all the tho photographs I reproduced |