Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-27

Rich, Folland, Hardy Loofuourow
s.
Eayes-Beardslcy, Holn, simondi,
Wantlund-l.
THE SEWAGE PROBLEM.
The city engineer presented II com.
muulcatiOn ia which lac stated that
another pump could be put Ia ut the
sewer stump for about $1,000. This
would osablr the city 10 carry of tho
entire sewage. Steam would be sub.
s,itutod for electricity aud this would
enable the running OF the present
pump eight hours longer each Jay
thln Mt the present time. He called
the attention VI the council, however,
to the fact that whatever was done
would be OF temporary nature, az
the syslein " gravity would be ai last
adopted.
Hardy presented resolution au.
lhorizIng The mayor 10 provide some
other means Of power 10 run the sewer
pump, Us tins Rapid Transil company
could not Furnish power for more than
eighteen hours day.
Wnntlnnd spoke In favor Of the
resolution. 5 mcthing must be- done
nj once. The case hal reached u
point VIXEN 1t could be no longer
pooh.poohet. II was time the council
acted.
Folland was glad that the Council
had a. last awakened 90 the fact that
the danger should be met, ami at once.
Slmondi was Of the opinion that
some action was imperative.
Both matters were referred to the
committee ON sewers.
TO PUT IN STEAM.
The following resolution offered by
POLAND was adopted;
Resolved, That the sewer committee be
authorized to have put Ia AT tho scwor
pump the boiler aud engine ~ suggested
by tho city engineer, In his report re-
forred to the sCwCr committee, II Ia his
judgment 1t will nh the purpose.
STATE sTKEEr PAVING sQuAmBLE.
The board Of public works submitted
without comment communication
from the Pacific Paving company, ask.
ing that the city engineer be required
TO make an estimate upon the stone
block part Of the State street paving,
aud also sworn statement from In.
speCtOr Wood.
The Pacific Paving company sets
up that II has performed the work In n
substantial manner and that u better
| piece OF paving can not be found IN
the West, and also that 1t Is responsible
| to the city for the period II has guarau-
teed in It's contract, and the city has aC-
cepted bond to secure the perform.
auce u petitioners guarantee and has
| the right to retain 10 per cent. Of tho
/ f.Vta. az uatA xrnFI fuF tns, R.FinH al tvtFn
years. The city engineer, the com.
pany says, has refused to make said
estihiate because he tays hrsi, that the
blocks are laid above the gfadr; and
second, that they hTe not laid In CgurseG
or perfect Lace; third, that tho later
stices between the blocks are 'nOro
tnau a quarter Of an inch contrary 10
the Specifications. Ia replytO this the
company says that the work was done
und0r the eye and immediate iir0c.
ton OF an inspector appointed 10y the
city. The ailldsvit of Inspector Wood
Is attached VA follOwa;
A. VI. Wood, being frat dull sworn,
dopos0. aud saws: That ] am ro.it II
OF Salt Lake CITY, Utah; that | was m.
orly Inspector 81 state stiu0t paving In
said city; was appointed TO said position
by the city authorities 10 tho year 1891
and began inspecting said work about
November 80, 1871, that raid work was
discontinued Mtor several weeks ON nc-
count Of bad winter wealth CO until tho
following spring,
The paving blocks WORD set uudcr my
supervision and / governed myself hy
tho verbal instructions OF Chief Engineer
Dnremus.
MIR. Doremus Instructed mo 20 have tho
stone blocks for the guttor- (which was
ton toot IN width from tho curb To boo sol
~ least an inch to one aud one-tOurih
inch above the grade siHkos, no that the
same las no instructed) could be- rummud
to tho grade oitOr buiug laid by tho payor
That ho further instructed tina, tho sand
for tho foundation OF tho stone blocks hg
rolled with the steam roller, which was
tried timo and time again uuunf my IN
siruclinns and In each and every instance
proved 10 bc Hu absolute failure, and
upon snid failure / was instructed 10 roe
QuiTe the contractor Ia Urnish a nmp'
ing beetle and % man to use 10 IN 'amlinl
tho sand in advance of the stone block
PAYERS, which was done mud was perfectly
satisfactory ~ Mr.. DoTemus.
AMER superintOnding the paving O
about two-ihiGds Of tho first block th,
city engineer intimatod 10 mo that II
would DO absolutely necessary TO put ar
extra inspector on to Gull out the sion,
| HlNfhN hlltAhN on lNN klNNNA w NlNhNNi
Of the men known IN The block PAYERS ol
block sotters, which was done. All cull'
were thrown oul intO tho strcclunl cartot
away by leans ordered by Superlntend'
Ont Road.
Tho rcst of the stone block setting and
curb setting continued undcr my super
vision as Inspector ~ state street, dull
appointed Ivy the city authorities, dpWr
10 Third South street, fro IN brigham, and
in onninstanco | requir ed tho tearing ul
Of and resotting of nifty feet OF taid stou'
block paving, and had the same don,
according 10 Instructions received irou
Mr. Doromus In tho carly part OF IA,
work, viz, reset from ono inch tn one
) aud quarter inrho. above tho grade
-tulos;that according To the Official spool
fcauon- furnished me nom the Office q
the Board of Public Works, and ON png,
a. Sec. n, first and second line, whicl
stntos explicitly, "MhOn laid, thu pavlni
shall be Immediately cnvOrcd with clean
sharp sand, which shall be raked q
, swept into the joints until all arc com
, pleoly fillcd."
Tint Ia Tho setting Of tho curbstpno ol
State street tho specifications wore c1n
piled with ns near ns u was posslult
with the exception Of twCniy.hvO fOet %
ouTbstons already set north of tho knuis
! ford Hotel, and when within iron
, twenty-five to thirty loot Of the said cur