The daily sentinel., 1906-08-10
THE CONTRACT
IS AWARDED
TO YOUNG AND KELSEY
The Salt Lake Men Are Selected as
Engineers by the City COun-
Gil Handsome Offer is
Made SwaIbach.


die permanent survey aud furnishing
all plans aud specifications and super
intending the work Of constructing
The mountain water system.
Frank SchwaIbach was offered, at
the demand of the council the posi-
ton as resident engineer by the firm
of Young ~ Kelsey, at salary of
$3.50 per month but refused TO ac-
ccpt the position.
The actual work on Grand juno
tion's mountain water system will
start Mt once.
There were seven aldermen and the
mayor present last night at the ad-
/ iourned meeting OF the city council
held for the single purpose of pass
ing upon the various applications for
the position of permanent and con
sulting engineer for the mountain
water system and discussing other
phases OF the matter.
The regular order of business was
suspended following the reading of
the minutes and the mountain water
business was at once taken up.
Chairman O'Boyle OF the special
MdAIl AbAllllAAANt StdNNA NAtlN tlANl Y
were additional communications from
some of the engineers who had made
applications along with new appli-I
cation. These We're read by the clerk.
A petition signed by siNty-two citi-
zens asked that II. H. Kern, a local
civil engineer. be appointed as as
sistant to the chief engineer. a COM
munication was then read from Theo-
dore Rosenberg of Glenwood Springs
one of the gentlemen who. on the
night before had put in application
for the position as consulting engi-
neer. Mr. Rosenberg in this letter
told what he proposed to do If award
ed the contract and announced that
he would do the woe'E for 3 per cent
of the actual cost or construction.
Frank Schwalbach of this city. |
whose application was received the !
night before, stated in a letter that /
he would do the work for 3 per cent /
of the actual cost of construction and .
outlined his work.
communication was received /
from Attorney Lorin A. Staley asking |
that the council before definitely de- |
Gliding upon a source of supply meas /
ure the water at the sources of sup |
ply OF Rapid and Willow creeks and |
investigate the springs in that sec |
ton. Mr.. Staley set forth that a for
mer council partially investigated |
these streams and springs and found .
water there in abundance and of a su
perior quality, those who had charge |
Of the Investigations were w. p. Ella, |
TIr. Smith. John Broemser, j. T.
Brink and c. II. Covey.
Alderman O'BOyle of the special |
water committee stated that it was
the desire of the committee that the
council make known any objections
that il might have to any of the ap-
plications for the position of engi-
neer. The committee would be guild
ed wholly by the councils wishes.
Members of the council then eX-
pressed themselves on the matter of
securing an engineer.
Alderman Norris stated that he
saw no reason for the council object
ing to any of the applicants and that
ali should be given lust consideration.
Mr. Norris stated that all were high
lv recommended and doubtless all
were capable men therefore in his
opinion it wuuI3 be hard to make
a choice However, he believed that
if it was found that the local man who
wanted the position was as capable
and would do a5 GOOD work as a man
from out of the city then he believed
that the local man should be given
the position, but II the city could get
better service from an outside man
be believed that a contract with
an outside man bould be made The
council cannot afford to make any
mistake in seler ng its engineer. 1--WE
don't want to ha guided by the de-
sire to get the work done the cheap
est and to select the man who will
take the Job at he lowest figure un-
less we know This man can do the
work in a first class manner Not
how cheap, but how good is the way
we want TO look at it,
Alderman PIDtt endorsed Alder
man Norris remarks. He was for
the home man first If the home man
was Just as capable as some other en-
gineer but he was not for giving the .
position to a home man just because
he was a home man. ABILITY to do .
the work must be the first considera- /
ton" declared MIR. Platt.
Alderman Smiths views were to |
a large extent IN accord with those of /
the two aldermen who had spoken. /
He dwclt upon the matter of recon- /
mendations and that the ability of
those who recommended the various
engineers to judge the work of these
[ engineers must be taken into con
sideration as it is an easy matter to
get recommendations and many of
/ them.
Mayor Bunting at this pont stated
that sentiment should not be allow
el to govern the selection of an engi-
neer and that the recommendation
should be judged solely upon the ca
pacity of those to judge engineering
work and whose personal experience
justified them in making these rec
Concentrations The fact that citi-
zen recommended an applicant just
because he was a good citizen and
without knowing anything about his
ability to control a large engineering
work like the one under considera-
tion, should have no bearing or in
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