Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-21
II Council Adopts Committee Re-
port He win Get the
Money.
CITY ENGINEERS STATEMENT.
Councilman Davis, Crabree and Black
Are in Favor of Allowing the
Claim u $3.50.

OF Its finance committee, which was
decided upon last night, p j. Moran
VIII be paid bonus of $3.50 for COM
pleting the Big Cottonwood conduit 81
days ahead OF the time specified in the
contract Three members OF the conf
mittee, A. J, Davis, c. J. Crabtree and
T. X. Black. considered that matter last
night and, after receiving the report
OF city Engineer Kelsey and hearing
from Clerk Christensen of the board
OF public works, City Auditor Aft and
p. j. Moran, they decided that Moran
is entitled to the bonus, and, upon
motion OF Crabtree, It was decided 10
iecommend that the amount be paid
TO him. The report OF the committee
viii no doubt meet with considerable
opposition when II reaches the coun-
ell on next Thursday night, as some
OF the councllmen are opposed 10 any
such proposition.
GIVES DATA IN FULL.
City Engineer Kelsey's report gives
The data In full upon which the bonus
Is based, nut, strange TO say, there
Is no record In the Office of the board
or public works showing that Moran
is entitled TO any bonus at all. when
the matter was rushed through the
council with a partial estimate for
Moran and later approved by the mayer
and then discovered and disapproved
by him, the chairman of the board of
public works promised to furnish Au.
ditor AIN with the necessary Informal
ton TO warrant paying the claim. This
was never Zone, and upon investigation
II Is found that the only thing I'm the
Office I'm connection with the matter Is
a letter TO Moran ordering him To
cease work on account OF the cold
weather. This letter bears the date
OF Dec. "A, 1905. although Clerk Chris
Jensen stated that II was not written
until Feb. Q. 1906. The explanation Of
the change In date was made to the
effect that the board had given verbal
orders to have the work stopped on
Dec, "a but had not put the order IN
writing and hence It was reduced TO
writing on Feb. and dated back.
ENGINEERS REPORT,
The engineers report on the bonus
follows In full;
under his contract to construct Big
Cottonwood conduit, dated Sept. Q. 1905,
Laying concrete In the open stopped
by order Of the board OF public works
Dec. "a, 1905
Concrete laid contrary to orders OF
board OF public works In the open, Jan.
Z. s, 10 and II, four days; Feb. to 10
Inclusive. IA days. total is days.
Laying concrete suspended by order
Of city engineer on account OF pro-
posed change OF plans. Plans changed
and laying Of concrete resumed April
Z, 1906.
uT wing 90 connrat. s,,.,a.,aoa Aa.i,
is and II on account Of excayating for
blowoff at Talbot creek.
SUMMARY.
Laying Of concrete In the open sus-
pended from Dec. "a to April 10 inclu-
sive, lO4 days; less number OF days on
which concrete was laid In January and
February, Is days; plus two days, April
i6 and IL. leaves IS days.
Contract time OF completion of con-
duit except back filing, July Is, 1905.
Plus time OF suspension by order Of
board OF public works. IS days
Time Of completion as per contract,
Oct II, 1906.
Actual time Of completion, TO sta
lion No. 977, Aug. 10, 1906.
Difference, 81 days
AT $3.50 per day, s9.150.
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.
Black was OF the opinion that the
matter was regular according 10 the en-
CHEERS report and suggested that the
Committee approve the bonus. He want
cd to know OF Mr. AIN what authority
no desired 10 issue the warrant, The
latter replied that he wanted the mat
ter approved by the board OF public
works He said that the chairman OF
the board had promised to give him
the data for the approval Of the bonus
but had failed 10 do no.
Moran took hand In the matter at
this point and said that he thought If
the committee reported in favor OF the
payment OF the bonus and the report
should be adopted by the council that
would be sufficient authority for the au-
diior TO issue the warrant.
REPORT FAVORABLE,
crabtree wanted to know IL there
were any records In the Office of the
board OF public works In regard 10 The
matter Clerk Christensen stated that
the only record IA the office was the let
ter OF Dec. "a, ordering the work
stopped. Moran again took hand and
declared that II he had been so DAYS
behind with his work there would have
ben some record OF II In the Office OF the
board Of public works
The members OF the committee were
Of the opinion that the bonus should be
allowed and without further discussion
the motion ~ Crabtree to that effect
was carried and the report viii be made
accordingly,
The sprinkling committee had quite
q discussion last night as TO the most
economical manner of having the sprin-
king carts painted and 1t was finally
decided To let the work by day labor
instead OF by contract 10 the lowest
bidder There are 80 carts and the cost
Of painting them last year was about
SIS each.
White Fox for Xmas