Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-01
Explains His Side Of the South
Temple Street Paving
Controversy
THROWS BLAME ON COL. WALL


tily EuRuonr Goolpc w. ritter iu q.
communication to tho city council ms,
night prosecuted hn eide ol thr ymuu.
vorsy Win The hoard ol pubu, works
over tho ul,iup of rnw south Temple
street which ned up The work m a
short Time and threatened ronsldql,
able delay before II was nualN yolllrI
by Muyor Morris The communication
was read ana referred Do the uguool,
Inc committee without dOsu.im the
letter follows
june 2f 100,
10 The Honorable ricudrnt tud Mom.
bcrH ui the Guy Council, Suli llko
Guy lmh
Gcnllrmcu Some srrluup differences
having arisen between the engineering
department ana hr honId ul bubble
works with reference lo the .nNm. nu
South Temple street non order hlH urru
issued by tho mayor requiring the WORK
of the engineering department iU ho
modified 10 Wii the ideas of roh
Wall, because ~ the bond furnished by
the latter 10 protect the blN AGAINST
the claims NJ abuillug property owners
The mayors order mas placed the
engineering department ma q more
anomalous position than ever before,
ANA I have urroplod II under protest,
and Tor the reasons given In my letters
Of nuWlodgcmCnt copies NJ witch
are hereto attached | have refused 10
share IN tho responsibility for the
chnngcs made hy colonel Wal This
refusal 60 share the responsibility win
be understood better when tho limn
comes io consider the contractors bill
Tor extras
GOES FOR COT. WALL
when assumed tho duties of tho
city engineers office, found "a gene
pIal plan for the South Temple street
pavement, signed by Nh SNOW my
predecessor and also by Colonel WAN
~ chairman Of the board NJ public
works In April after all the dclWl
drawings ana calculations had been
made, ana the contractor had resumed
work. colonel wan rcpudiatcd the plan
bearing his signature ana refused ip
proceed further under H. because ~
the personal responsibility that be- had
assumed toward the Hbutling property
owners ! yielded 10 his solicitations ANA
nnally agreed upon a now .lHn, even
though II meant changing everything
from one end " the street 10 tho other
Under this new plan II was agreed
that between SECOND East and e streets
the south side should have the mHSim'
nm druth Of Nh permitted by IN, rlty
council II wns also agreed mat the
pavement should haNo a general trans
verse slope ~ I per cent except mat
Tho street ear tracks Ncrc To bo level
from rain Ia mlL ana tho slope from
the outside Of one track 10 the outside
NJ the other WAS to be- concentrated IN
the space between the tracks, After
following this plan In paving the north
side, Colonel wan suddenly decided,
without notice 10 this department. ~
ropudnto the plan 80 far ut the south
side was concerned Hud gave prlrmps
tory OrdorR 10 the contractor To rec
move such curbing us had been set
ON the south side Of the street and to-
rnsot II higher ana Ia make the south
side higher all the way along The
oncct Of this win bc To make the depth
Of mn ON the south sIdo between Second
East and q streets In excess ol the
limit nXod hy the city council Among
other changes ON the north side Of he
street the pmbing once set around the
corners NJ n and | streets was torn M
ana reset without regard 10 the official
grades established 10y the city onsi'
ncor ana the city council Other dif.
forcncos have arisen on the question of
drainage ctc. which believe are mat
lors Gov the engineering department to
| decide 10y Itself
DISCIAlMs RESPONSIBILITY
| refrain NJ his time from discussing
the wise on unwltc expenditure OF
money In making those changes the
| legal effect ON the Indemnity bond, or
| the creation ut possible loopholo
through which abuttinR property oWn'
ors may resist the collection Of the