Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-06

,oonded to roll call; Rich, Folland,
Hardy, Ksrrlck, Horn, LooiDoufow,
Lawson, Ewing, Evans, Heiss, Sim
eudi, wantland, Besrdsley, Bell aud
Moran.
Absent-None.
PETITIONS
were read amt referred ~ follows'
George strlngiellow aud others asked
that Daniel Dunn be retained as city
sexton. Committee on cemetery.
John T. Lynch and others requested
that Green street be opened to mll
width. Committee on streets.
is. Grow and others asked that the
Great Salt Lake and Hot Springs Rail-
way company bc m.ellei to comply
with the conditions d It's frauchise.
Committee on sireote.
rhos. T.. jeremy asked TO purohaae
one hall Of lot In block 90, plat {.
Committee on public grounds.
The same petitioner asked for an
extension Of watermHins ON Sixth
West street between North aud South
Temple streets aud thence west 20
North Temple Street Committee on
streets.
The Brighton and North Point Irri.
cation Company asked for certain inn
movements ON Redwood road. Com
inittce ON streets.
LYMAN Harris asked the city 10 re-
fund $50 ON account Of having laiu
acceptable sidewalks Ia front OF his
property. Received anu Fled.
Joseph Muir, supervisor OF road
District No. II, asked permission to
lay a two.iurh pipe Ia tho Jordan ana
salt Lake canal for tue purpose oi
sprinkling Twelfth South Street. Re-
ieIcd.
William Ridd and others asked that
an electric light be erected atthc corner
OF Fourth North aud Third West
streets. Committee on improv. menis.
Jefferson Clarke asked tor n renltc
on suloon license. Committee on IL
cense.
Henry Harrison and Others askcd
that they be allowed 10 mako certain
improvements on Capitol bill, Com-
mittee on publiogfounds.
J. y. Bills asked that he I've not com
PEELED 10 change the location Of his
tlnkeT's van, now at 90 south West
Temple street. Referred.
Daniel +. Porter asked the city to
release certain property sold for unpaid
tixcs. Referred.
Annie f.. Farmer and others asked
for an extension Of watcrmains on
Windsor avenue. Committee ON water
works.
HEAVY DAMAGES.
A lengthy communication from
Joseph IL. smith, @. q. Symes, IL. A..
W Tabor aud j. w. Graham was re-.
ierred 10 the committee ON claims, with
the Mayor associated. IL sets forth the
following. That In February, 1891, in
accordance with Advertisements In.
serted Ia the daily newspapers Of the
city, for sealed bids for the cOnstfuc.
tion OF the parlcy'a canyon conduit,
Dubois and Williams, Of Denver,
Colorado, came 20 this city ana r1'
amined the plans and specification No;
that MIR. Dubois, for himself and part
ner, examined the plans; that the city
engineer represented 10 Dubois aud
other biddcrs that the conduit would be
built over the line and way ~ shown
by stakes marking the course Of the
q nduit, and that II was also shown
anu appeared that II would require but
little or no stone masonry OF any class
or kind, and that no tunnels would be
required; but that the conduit would DO
constructed throughout Its whole
length by the excavation Of an open
trench not exceeding froA six 10 eight
feet in depth aud over comparatively
level ground Of easy and inexpensive
access for both tools, material and work;
that the proposed CONDUIT was 10 located
with reference TO public aud other
roads and bridges that all the material
could be hauled ON the ground without
the necessity Of the contractors con.
siructlng or building any additional
Togds.
Msssrs. Williams a DubOis put In a
bid for the work and fixed the price OF
the proposed work with direct refer.
Unce to constructing the same over the
ground ami the lineat that time fiaked
cut, surveyed and examined Us aiOre-
said.
After describing various changes
made In tho original plans ami pro
giRmme, the petitioners further show
mat the contract further provided that
The contractors should do such extra
work ns the city engineer anu board "
public works might direct, anu II IL
should be OF q nature for which no
price was stated in the contract, then
the city engineer wins TO fix the price
ior said work. Aiter the CONDUIT had
been constructed aud built In the open
trench Tor over four miles, the route
was materially changed from Compars.
lively level ground, or water grade,
IN such u way az TO require liz con
stpction through deep ravlncs and
nils, which required extensive tun'
noling aud the lining Of such tuuuels
with concrete masonry, ami the con
tfnction VI large and expensive cut
Stone culyerts, nil OF which IL OF a
nature for which no price IL stated in
the contract ami which must he paid
Tor al ~ reasonable value.
Other extra work is detailed at
length and the petition then ayers
lhh lhe city engineer disrcgarding his
uHly under the contract, has refused
anu stu refuses 10 hN any reasonable
price 'or such extra work done w COM
huctiOn with the contract under the
stipulation detailed, aud declares
lhal such work l. reasonably worth ~
folOwsi
MW eui Stone masonry iii. =.
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Nita stone and c'neTc,c 0am 90. go. ,utGl IS
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Tho petition further AYERS that they
were compelled 10 advance large
amount OF money over and above the
amount they received from month ia
month on the partial estimates made