Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-07
I'M PAVING SQUABBLE'
M city Council and Board Oh
)" Public Works
main 4 JOINT MEETING.
c.,mer Ienniuy. Company say lneI
Will Rush the work Day
and Night.

,i4ef the pANihs p...td.,t
r''' ,slsials were present. President
ny S and Messrs. Horn, Hardy
I'''' .n' Kelly, Evans, wantland,
I,s law roll,pJ, Karrlck, Moran ana
bI, .'o The members OF the ooAri
sI NH" works present were Chairman
s ,,p,"s, and Messr. Downey, cohElin
cl.wson. CITY Engineer Doremus
=, cpy Attorney Hoge were also
~ ',,nt. President Looioon'ow pre-
I'D. A.. A., ,,o,,,or.
.,,0e council wanted to meet the board
rive at an understanding with
=. company a. to the manner In
sslea tho paving work should 0e
pushed .,,,,,, ,o,,ov. ,b.
al had anything TO do with the
.s,,,e,or.. He thought tho board OF
,,,lle works had full charge
uo,n said Karrick's statement was
..,,nsous. lie thought the council had
..,y,blne to do with It. The board
s,r9blic works had the supervision Of
hd rork, but they got their direction
49,, ne council. The council had
Ia,oJ The contractors should not DO
-,a,n ihlngs--the contractors were
sjnv lust what the council had said
ihey shouldn't do.
"foslneer Doremus said that there
80 nd much 10 say. The con-
,.s,,ors had started TO work and that
sssll. They had torn up The west
,le OF Main street and were now tear
,ny up the east side. The CURLING,
xSich was the most important part OF
,beWotk, had not progressed ut all,hna
y. The whole none OF the work was be-
,ng dome satisfactorily. Mr.. Dofemus
- stated that the contractors needed
,so,s room 10 work In. IL would he
ie.t 10 lei them grade one side OF the
,,,se, the length Of two blocks. Tine
,nly work being done under the com
irad 40 far was the grading and about
10 hundrrd feet Of curbiug. AZ the
r,a,ent rate u work Il would take three
months 10 complete one block. He
lboggbl the work Of cufhing was being
zone disgrhceiully slow. They were
now working i've men setting curbsi
lat had only had three heretofore.
lie stated the contractors had nino
men, they said cutting cuTbs; at the
Tate good cutters work, $50 feet per day
oould be gotten out. The contractors
stated that they had had these men
eating curbs two woeka So far,
though, they had only got down less
,ban 200 feet. The curbiug was not
belng done according to contract. lie
advised the council TO give the con-
taeior notice under clause 81 OF tho
Contract, which provides that II Mt any
time during the progress Of tho work 1t
,hall Apptar 10 the board Of public
wofnaud the city engineer that the
force employed, appliances provided
or the Ifogfess and character Of the
WORK, ETC., are not satisfactory, aud In
accordance with the specifications,
written notice should be served on the
contractors, and II the mStter was uotni
once feme1ioL, the city should at once
tale hold OF the work anu finish II al
the expense Of the CONTRACTOR.
The section referred to Ia as follows:
further distinctly understood that
n At any time during the progress OF th'
work Il shall appear To the board uf pub
lie works and city engineer that the fore,
employed, tho appliances provided, OF
The progress or character OF the work ~
materials furnished arc not respectively
such ~ IN tholr opinion will insure the
completion Of the work under this con
tncl In tho umo specified, or are not IL
accordance With tho attached specihca'
lions from such work, thcy shall serve d
written notice on tho contractor 10 nj
once supply such Increase Of force, APP
planes or tools, aud TO cause such i'm
pfuycinent IN tho character OF the worl
or materials 10 be made, rs Is requisite e
make the same conform to the specifics
lions OF this agreement. And IN on tho OK
Plianonof ton days after pservice OF sucl
written nolicO upon tho contractor por-
sonaliy or by leaving tho same with sOmi
person at his Office or place of business
Tue contractor shall have failed 10 Civ,
satisfactory evidence " his efforts, ability
ana Intentions 10 furnish aud remedy the
specified deficiencies. the city may thorc
upon enter upon aud take possession o
sald work, or any part thereof, with III,
i9ols' materials or appliances, and hol,
the same as security for any or all dam
ages or liabilities that mayariso BY reason
81 me non-iulllllmont Of this contrnc
WITHIN the tlmo horolu stipulated, An,
llflhefmore, may employ the said tools
materials and appliances as Tho city mn,
utoln PROF or, 10 complete the work at tn
expense OF the contractor.
Agood deal Of unimpOriant discus
slon followed, after which @. j.
hsines, chairman Of tho board o
puolc works, stated that as soon NJ tn
CONTRACT had been approved he hs,
called the board together AMI ha,
mapped out piRn 10 govern the prn
9tes OF the work and that the Culmer
Jennings Paving company hal beei
houhtu OF that plan, He was In favO
" pushing the work ms vigorously ~
possible aud was In favor OF giving tn
contractors the extra room they nske
iot hun Just as much ~ they could III
Up WIN Teams aud men, IL the con
uAel9r failed or refused 10 do the vorl
ulfette however, the only rowe
KY nnd was TO report the matter l.
ne following notice from the boar
" me contractors was thel read,
SALT LAKE CRY, Nov. 9, 1889.
'ul'ner'Jennings. Paving Company:
hsaen'il,emen-Wo arc just in receipt q
@t. loloWlng resolution passed hy tn
w council on the 23th uitimo, relatly
10 .Tork done under your contract
~ me son4o of this council that ia
aolh ahall be prosecuted as viporousl
possible, according 10 tho terms of M
initn putsuhlco ni the above VIC uosire B
INFORM you that at n meotlng Of the hn,r,
public works, held last EVENING. NJ
eie instructed Ia notify YOU thn. th
,ulA II not bolnR pushed with sunioiou
KEY anu INA, request you 10 inoreas
WI o lumber OF men aud appliances on til
tetiin,ol gialihg ~ uupr, also THAI III
,n nleh wiz insure hs carly colnpletlor
~ lhel an parts Of the work bo hiirrlo