Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-04
GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM.
The Council Sets Si7O,OOO Aside With
Which 10 Complete It.
Chances Against u neinr rinished
this Year are Very Tew.-Csuss Of
DeisS.-work 10 be flushed.


board OF public works held In the
council chamber last night Mayor
Baskin and City Engineer Young were
also present. President MoCoInlcS
occupied the chair.
The meeting was called for Especial
purpose-lo discuss ways anu means 10
bring about the completion vf the
gravity outlet sewer A. quickly as pos.
,ible. Mr.. Doremus M chairman Of
the board OF public works stated that
the work would not be anywhere
near completion by December let,
this time specified by the con.
tract. There seemed 10 he no
prospect that tho contractors would
increase their force sufficiently TO 40.
complieh the desired cad within tile
time, and IL was most important tina,
some cause Of action DO decided on
without delay. Az to the present
status Of Affairs MI. D5femus said that
the supplemental contract was signed
on June 5. The contractors began
work ON June 10, since which they
hal completed the section Immediately
north OF Ninth North street. Work
was begun on the section south OF
Ninth North street on July ., and on
July 10 excavation began, aud from
tuat time 10 the present $500 feet OF
trench had been opened, U,BJO feet Of
which has been completed. To COM
plute the $500 feet occupied eighty
days, or equal 10 an average VI eighty.
three feet per day. 10 finish tile
tfenching OF the balance, 1900 frut,
would require ten DAYS more. There
IL still untouched 1880 feet OF trench
lug 10 be done, which, at the same
rate OF progress would take % days,
aud the ten days TO complete =
300 feet partly done would make iO7,
which would bc after January before
the whole trenching would be done.
Aa 10 concfeting, it was started on
August 9th; and b,bJO ieet completed
In nifty days, equal 10 100 feet prr day
Of the part uncovered there II dis
taloe Of 800 feet 10 do, which would
take forty.nve days. There L. n total
q 1900 fcot 10 concrete TO bring the
sewer TO Its destination at the lolut
city and county building. The total
length Of finished concfeting south OF
Ninth North Ia 1900 feet, which oc.
oupied hity days, equal 10 ioTly-iout
feet per day, anu at the came rate II
would require 3ig days 10 complete the
sewer AiT. Dor mus declared further
that the contractors had been behind
oil the time, especially with the ex.
cavatlng. IL was within the province
Of the city to take tbs work Ia its own
hands aud complepte II nj the expense
OF the contractors, but no did not al.
Wise such course, as the city, having
" provide plant anu machinery ana
make preliminary arrangements, could
not make NJ good time M the contrac.
tors could from this on, provided the
latter were ~ anxious to get ON with
tbs work as the city authorities were
that they should.
City Engineer Young was asked for
n statement VI expenditures up TO date
aud an estimate VI cost for completing
the remainder of the system. Ia re-
spouse thereto he presented this follow
Ing;
Work 10 be- done-..,.....,...-....,.. aoCiS
nal anco QUE on work donC.,.,.,,... ,.,,., 1919
hold back OF per cent on work,........ tl,il1
Engineering aud inspection ................. a. 20
toh, W procure balance OF right OF way aug0
huNcf farm Ahd erection OF house for
"Net'oor''''''' ''''.''' ''''''''.......,' 900
Total oos. complete tho sewer..iiaisUl
Expended 10 uaio',s.......,s..ss.ss...... lalHai
To.ai..-,....... ....-...............i59.si
honuH allowed contractors under sup.
plcmcnlM cohuaot',.',....''..-...,... 2a,oQo
Total cost OF completion. e.. ...-.-iJ,g.su
Air. Houson, one of tue contractors,
IN defending the alow-going course OF
himself anu colleagues, attributed all
tue delay 10 tho beard VI public works,
the city engineer the CITY Council
anu the railroad strike. To the fret
named because they wouldn't allow
tho contractors 90 open up AMI WORK on
three or four different points, OF the
sewer nj the same time, but insisted on
them completing certain portions before
opening up other portions; 10 tue on.
gineer because he naun't given them
grades aud lines ~ fast ~ they wanted;
10 tne city council because they Ladn't
paid them the 5000 bonus quickly
enough and ~ the railroad strike De-
cause II had prevented them from
getting their material along. The
changes In the specifications had ALTO
hindefed them anu ~ had the change
III wv IAAlhNAlNh VI WV
ffom which the concrete " made.
III answer TO the question from the
Mayor, "Can you complete tue sewer
by December lst, II given all the
sra room you WANT" MI HObson r..
piled In the NEGATIVE anu added, "But
with favorable weather We could M
ninety days"
Clawson offered resolution ptovld.
ing that the board Of public WORKS anu
city engineer be- instructed ~ give the
contractors the line and grade Of the
sewer to Fith South and State streets
anu permit them 10 open up the uuuch
the entire distance II necessary. Lost.
Clawaon then offered tue following
resolution which alter considerable de-
bate Was adoplel;
Resolved, That the sum OF Sl7OOOl bO
Hot aside by the city treasury Tor the COM
plotion OF the gravity sowor 10 Fun |
South and State streets.
Dorpmus offered tho following Ieso.
luton which was also adopted!
Resolved, That Il IL tho sense Of tho |
City Council and beard OF public works la |
Joint session assembled that work ON the |
gravity sewer cutie! be prosecuted with |
tno utmost dispatch In order TO complete |
tho whole OF tho work within the contract |
time II pOauiolo.
The members OF the board Of pub.
llc WORKS Withdrew from the meeting /
andthe Council appropriated flS, Uu5.Dj |
To the con tractors on last mUntl'a tH-
Inmates ANA adjourned.