The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-01
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
CONTRACTS LET FOR RoUGHEN
ING SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS.
The Controversy Between the Board
and the Culmer-Jennings Paving
Company-Routine Business.

Two contracts were let yesterday by
the board of public works. On the
completion of the one for roughening
slippery sidewalk pavements, pedestri-
ans will be less liable to break their
legs and otherwise impair their anato-
mics thus minimizing the number of
damage suits occasioned by these de-
fects in the Davements The contract
for bush-hammering smooth cement
sidewalks was awarded, to Stephen
Tyne at price of AZ cents square
eoc3 His bid was the only one in res
Donse to a second call for PROPOSALS,
yet II was cent and quarter lower
than one previously submitted by w.
H Clark The fact that the price was
three-fourths of a cent foot higher
than Mr.. Tyne contracted for around
the Wasatch corner couple of years
ago was stated to be on account of the
loss the contractor sustained on that
job The work will be limited to such
pavements as will stand hammering,
and the city council has decreed that
the cost shall not exceed $1,000. This
and the lateness o. the season will pre-
vent the application of either cement
or sand or hot asphalt and sand as
roughening process. Rough coatlngs Oh
this character would cost not to exceed
to be renewed every two or three years.
The bid of William Holmes for re-
pairing damaged street and sidewalk
paVements for q period of three years
was also the only one, yet it was
deemed by the board to be reasonable.
His bid was accepted, the prices being
stated as follows in cents per square
foot: For stone block paving, IL; stone
blocks grouted, 2T1A; asphalt with con-
crete foundation, 341a; asphalt without
concrete foundation, %; cement pave
ment six inches thick, 25; cement pave
ment four inches thick, =; brick pave
ment, TO- and asphalt sidewalk paving,
20 cents q square foot. This bid was
215 cents foot lower than a previous
one for stone blocking repairs and 2
cents a foot less on asphalt pavement
without concrete foundation.
The controversy between the board
and the Culmer-Jennings Paving COM
pany respecting the character of the
repairs in progress on the Main and
First and Second South street pave
ment, preparatory to the final accept
ance oe the work by the city, was
| touched upon when the board passed
upon Inspector Cheney's bill for over
| time. It was stated that the INSPECTOR
was keeping close tab on the contract
| or's repairing gang. and taking note of
matters to be used as evidence for the
| city in the almost inevitable litigation
| that viii ensue
| Then the board voted unanimously to
! direct 2 notice to be served upon the
contracting company that none of the
! work would be accepted as satisfactory
and paid for. because the repairs were
not being properly made in accordance
with the boards previous order, and
! for the further reason that the parts
| that had not been properly laid accord
ing to contract and the repairs on
which were unsatisfactory had not been
relaid after condemnation by the city
engineer and the board. This action of
! giving final notice was stated by the
engineer to be ino accordance with a
| section of the contract, which he read
| to his colleagues.
E. H. Rush stated in letter that in
July, 1897, he paid Sc for a permit to
/ excavate under a sidewalk pavement
I to make sewer connection, but mat
/ tiers took an unexpected turn and the
permit was not issued, at his request.
! He desired a refund of the amount, and
in proof of his claim exhibited his cam
celed bank check which had been de-
/ posted to the boards credit after hav-
| ing been endorsed by w. A. Mckay,
1 the secretary of the old board. City
Engineer and Chairman Kelsey said
that the books had been checked up,
] but no entry OF the transaction ap-
(! Deared in the books. The board had
no knowledge that the money had ac-
! tuaily been paid in to Mr.. Rush's cred
it, and it was finally agreed to postpone
| action in the premises until Archie Nc
| Kay returns from his muster-out in the
rough riders regiment and has oppor-
tunity to explain the difficulty
The chairman followed up this Incl
dent with a report of moneys due to
claimants who made deposits to guar
aEtee replacement of pavements since
1894 and also for the brief period since
the present board took hold. The only
bank book and stubs of permits. About
S2G0 is involved, and the refunds were
ordered made. On Chairman Kelsey
request the whole matter was made q
part Of the boards minutes of yester-
| de-.