OCR Text |
Show CITY IPfflEHTS REAL ESTSTE ASSETS The most desirable city in which to lif .md own real estate, both in residential resi-dential and business districts, is the on- in which public improvements that are really necessities for comfort and n ;il value have been made. Such im-' im-' proveraents Rive better value to all I classes of properly and make real es-M tate more profitable and desirable as- i sets: more easily turned into c?ish if the owner desires to sell and make I more pleasant and convenient their ; occupancy. Ogden may well boast of its public improvements in various di- rections, such as schools, churches, ; ; public utilities, theatres and other needed structures. AmonR the many other improve -I mcnts worthy of mention which go to I make the city a satisfactory place for investment and for home life are the following: Total length of distributing water mains, 62.53 miles; total length of i water supply mains. 14.31 miles; number num-ber of fire hydrants. 179; total length of asphalt pavement, 9.43 miles; total length of concrete pavement, 2.64 miles; total length of tarvla on macadam ma-cadam streets, 2.92 miles; total length of macadamized streets, 3.34 miles; " total length of sidewalk pavement, 89.50 miles; total length or curb and - guttering, 50.36 miles; total length of . sanitary sewers, 44.95 miles, total length of storm sewers, 4.22 miles; number of sanitary sewer manholes, 677; number of arc lights in service I January 1. 1918, 521; two concrete lined distributive reservoirs, capacity 21.960,413 gallons. The P. J. Moran Construction company com-pany is now paving Twenty -sixth street, between Lincoln and Washing-tun Washing-tun aenues, and it has other paving 1 1 to finish in thf city before the end of the year. When this work shall have' I been done the mileage of paved streets I in Ogden will be Increased to about 19 I miles, extending through the business I section of th' city and into a goodly I I portion of the residential districts. J oo |