Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21

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bility OF hRvirg The boundaries Of
lands beyond the corporation limits
accurately defined anu marked by
permanent monuments. 10 was eX-
pensiye but he believed the work
would Justify the. expenditure. Re-
cuiytd and filed.
WAtermastvr Ryan reported that the
pipe had been ordered for the north
bench. That II would be impossible
to MI the same with water vnless the
reservoir IN CITY creek should bo com.
pieiud ut the head OF high liuO PIPE.
Committee on waterworks aud city
engineer.
NEw ENUisE HOUSES,
The committee on IRE department
recon lnendrd the building of branch
fire Departments In the northeastern,
tho southeastern, and southwestern
paris Of the city. Tho estimated cost
OF constructing the same is $4,000.
Rich favored the building OF one az
q time. The city could not afford to
build all " them Immediately.
Some discussion followed alter which
the report was referred hack 10 the
committee Or IRE department.
PACIFIC rAviNocJMrANY ESTIMATES.
The committee o. claims sent In
majority aud min6rity report on the
matter OF the hual estimate 60 tho
Pacific Paving Company Tor the work
on state street,
The majority report, which 70 signed
by Mvasrs. Horn and SlmOu1i, % as
iollows:
Tho committee holievo an OF tho street
except tue stone block paving Is fairly
done in accordance with the contract. 40
far a. can los Judged. The Blour block
paving Is not, in quality 81 hloclys and
manner Of laying up 20 the requirements
OF the specifications, but tho difference In
actual Nu'u0 90 the city Is hard o. deter
W.uo, We hnlicvc that the ten p1r cen,
retained undor tho terms OF tho contract
and thc bond glyuu 10y the company 90
repair aud kelp said work good ami
mako 10 good II d. AhOuld fail VIII DO
sufficient security To tho city, aud we
therefore recommend that The company
bppaid according TO the terms Of the con-
tract.
rho minority report, signed by
Mossrs. F.llsnd and Looibourow, Ia a.
follows.
We beg to make report la tho matter
Of the claim of the Pacific Paving Com
pany Tor paving state street. We pclllvo
AL u THIS WORK except tho stone block
paving D. fAif-y up 20 The requirements uf
the contract. AZ 90 tho stone block paving
We do MOI h0'iGyo tho contract has been
complied with Va this respect. How far
short Of the contract requirement IN point
oi value Il II hard 70 determine. Tho
city ~ We understand Il retains 10 per
cont. Of thU contract price and also has
bond TO secure the contract Of tho Pacific /
Paving Company 10 keep this part OF mo
work Ia repair fOr Two years. IN the said
company would agree to keep this part OF
the work In repair for three or four years
Instead oi Two years we believe Il would
DO "a fair compromise and We recommend
that they be paid Tor the work us prom
isod In the contract when they enter into
q contract as above indicated to keep rlid
work IN repair for four years nom this
dHto with acceptable security for the per-
fonnanc0 OF same.
with these reports the city engineer
sent the following:
a short limo ago the city engineer was
Instructed not to Issue an estimate upuu
thu work In question until certain de-
hceuclcs had bOen made good Tho
work remains In the same condition a. It
was at the time aud is deficient under tho
specifications.
Asa compromise to the property own.
ors for this deficiency tho contractor
should either amend the work or extend
the term for which It, durability is guar
antoed, and believing that m extension
OF this term from two years to Ave years
would be fair equivalent, recommend
that the granting VI the petition be maue
conditional upon such extension.
Beardsloy moved the adoption OF the
fist report read.
Hardy moved the adoption OF the
second report.
Lawson said that II the work OF
paving ON State street had not been
fully complied with the city engineer
was responsible.
Horn declared that the engineer had
been kicking on tcchnicalitiss. Ho |
had done ~ all along. As n conse.
quence the city was getting into III |
repute with contractors. The men
who did the work should be paiu their |
money anu released.
Mainland believed that State street |
was the best paved thoroughfare IN |
the west. The contractors should be |
be- paid In full without further de- |
lay.
Folland said that there was no deny |
ing that the rock work was imperfect. |
IL would only be question OF time |
when the city would have cohbled |
paved street instead OF u stone block |
pavement. The blocks were laid en-.
tlrely too far apart.
LOofbOur1w cOncurred with Fol. |
lnnd. He said that the expert repre-. |
renlativoa OF the company admitted /
before the committee that the work |
was not up 10 the standard. II wns |
evident that Mr. Mainland did not |
understand the proposition. lie, Il |
seems, Is In favor OF the three year
guarantee. The four year recommeu. /
dalton IL not too long.
slmondi stated that the objections
seemed TO come principally from the
councllmen. The property owners
admitted that the work WAS superb |
and credit to the city as well OF tho
contractors.
Ona vote being taken the three year
guarantee was accepted and the com.
pany ordered paid.
no M FILLED up.
The canal on Seventh West street
between Second and Sixth North !
streets was ordered Oiled at the oity's
expense.
SEWER ORDINANCE PAssRD.
The sewer ordinances recently
vetoed by the mayer were amended |
70 ns TO CONFORM 10 his recommends. /
tiOns and repaased aud again SCI 60 I
him for hissigna,uto,