Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-18
}lames Latter Official for Grade
Blunders on South TEN.
pie Street
SUBMITS CORRESPONDENCE.
Says Dominant Purpose of Engineer.
Ing Department Has Been the "Vlo.
dIcolIOo Of Established Grades"

The South Temple street paving con.
trovcrsy between Col T., A. Wullchalr.
man Ct the board Of public works and
cry Engineer George W, Rtur was
again brought to the attention n tho
city council las, evening IN c6mmunl.
cation from Col wall concerning tho
sidewalk grade on the W r. Noble
corner At South Tomplo ana n streets.
The chairman " the bougd submitted
the correspondence between Mr. Noble
ana the board Of public works ana tho
city attorney on the subject ana then
adds the following statements In which
be- drIlts into the old trouble over the
paving Of the street;
Upon receipt Of the notice Of com.
promise above referred TO- ana IN re-.
sponso to a request from the city at.
lorupy, We caused the excavation com.
planned Of TO be filled 10 point which
n was understood would be- acceptable
to Mr. Noble, but later ON being iu.
iormol that Mr.. Noble insisted uron an
ncrod1od MI we have delayed the lay.
INK 1f a new sidewalk thereon pqnd,
INK a llnul settlement Of the dispute.
Other conditions have since arisen,
however, which seem 60 render the
situation more serious, ana suggest the
importance Of an early ana final settle.
ment 81 the disputed question You are
doubtless aware that IN grading BRIG
ham street between II ana / streets,
upon lines furnished by the city cngl.
neer that complaints were made By
nhutlng property owners, Including
representatives. OF Mr., Noble, Us To the
depth " cut on the north side Of tho
flrCgt, una that II WIS apparent ut "A
glance that II the pavement should be
laid as contemplated by the plan, II
would b. impossible 10 reach the street
with vehicles from the property on the
north side except by cutting down the
distance Of the entire block from II 60
| streets, including that Of Mr. Noble,
N violation OF the compromise author.
ICED by your honorable body as above
indicated,
These facts being urged upon
tho city engineer Mr.. Ritter by
myself, supported by the city attor.
ncy and his honor, the mayor, to.
k'All'l WIN va AVN lNNN'NN0 w uNNN-
iing property owners, he consented
that the cut might he filled up two
feet and tho grade o. the pavement
raised accordingly, In justice to tho
city engineer It mus, be- said, however,
that he yielded only after vigorously
protesting against the change, ana in-
sisted that the sidewalk (boing on tenn
porary grado) should Dc pared down to
conform 90 the established street
grade, and that tho so'called compro-
mise should not be allowed 10 stand IN
the way NJ necessary public improve
mcnt, Tho street grade having been
raised as Indicated II was, Of course,
presumed that the intersections " II
and ! streets would also be raised cor
retpondingly, but, on the contrary they
were completed upon grades that IN
yolyed cutting down the walk nj Mo-
ble's corner some two and one'hnlf feet
below the compromise line and about
Two feet NJ the Intersection ON street
AZ the east end N the block Therefore
believing II 60 DC unnecessary ana In
oSpcdicnt To delay the work upon the
street until the matter could be brought
70 the attention OF your honorable body
| n, once caused the contractor TO take