The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
Plans to Run Large Pipe Line
Down City Creek.
COST AT LEAST $4,000
P. J. MORAN LOWEST BIDDER ON
ALL ITEMS.
Board of Public Works Still Consid-
ering-Woodstave is Cheapest Pipe
by Half-Work Can be Finished
Aug. 1-Greater Rivalry in Bid
ding Desired-Sewer Pipe Bought.

If the municipality finally determines
to increase the carrying capacity of the
pipes from City Creek canyon, as has
long been proposed, in order to make
it possible to utilize all the water from
this source of supply, the least cost OF
making this, the first of four or five
Improvements calculated to increase
and purifying the city's water supply
will be $4,000 The prices bid for en-
larging the City Creek mains vary from
this sum up to over So. 600. according to
the several plans recommended by En-
gineer Kelsey. Woodstave pipe is the
cheapest, cast-iron pipe the most ex-
pensive and riveted steel a close sec
ond
For taking up the small main in City
Creek from the brick tank down to the
intersection of West Temple and South
Temple streets and replacing it with
a thirty-inch pipe line, reduced to
twenty inches above the Eagle Gate
and the second plan of constructing an
independent twenty-four- inch main,
bids were opened last evening by the
board of public works. The intention,
however, is 10 adopt only one Of the
plans. There were. only two bids for
the work complete, one from P. ]. Mo-
ran Of this city and the other from NJ.
]. Patterson of Denver. The Excelsior
Woodstave Pipe company, represented
by Frank L. King, proposed only TO
furnish the pipe for $12, 2s2 for Oregon
fir and $11, 501.S0 for redwood.
Amounts of the Bids.
A computation of P. J. Moran's bid
on the first plan resulted in 1888. so
for the woodstave proposition down to
the point of reduction of diameter into
metallic pipe at Fourth street, as
against s31, 1926 in PattersOn's pro-
posal. For the same work in riveted
steel. instead of wOodscave Moran bid
$50. 053.55 and Patterson SOS, 152.35- To
construct the entire new line with cast
iron pipe Moran bid SCI, 651.05 and Pat
terson SOS, 615.35.
According to the second or indepen-
dent new pipe line plan Moran proposed
to do the work for s39, $3.50 and Pat
terson SAL 500 50 on the WOOdStave and
cast iron basis. For riveted steel tube
construction Moran's bid was for $685.,
355.75 and Patterson's $3S. 480.95.
Pending a computation of the prices
and quantities on cast iron and riv-
plan proposed, the board adjourned till
Monday evening, when it will be de-
cided which of MOran's bids should be
recommended to the council for accept
ance and contract and which plan OF
Improvement will be the most advan-
tageous to the city. The probabilities
are that the plan involving the least
expense in construction and which
promises as serviceable results as the
other will be recommended for adop-
ton.
AS an illustration of how rapidly
prices are still advancing for wood and
iron pipe, it need only be cited that
early in this year Engineer Kelsey es-
timated the cost at $4,000 to do what
now the lowest bidder asks SIS, 1923. SO.
Since then prices have gone UP Is pei
cent. Pipe that sold a year ago for $50
a ton now commands $50.
In his bid Mr.. Moran guarantees ia
have the work completed by Aug.
although he is confident he can put in
the final stroke two weeks sooner. Pat
ter5On offered to finish the job or
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