Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-03

OF supervision and engineering costs.
Finding his lines and Srades thus
ignored, Mr.. Ritter then withdrew his
entire engineering force from the
street, Informing the board, In a writ
ten communication. that until the curbs
at II and | streets were restored 20
the point at which he had originally
caused them to be set, no further lines
or grades would be furnished. He kept
his word, and the south side OF the
street, from State to Seventh East
streets was constructed without the aid
OF official engineers, except that of
some sidewalk intersections, when the
work was nearly completed.
STREET Is MARRIED.
For reasons known only 10 the engi-
neering department during the alb
sence OF the chairman OF the board
from the city), the grade OF the street
easterly from Seventh East street was
thrown down, SO that AT Ninth and
Tenth East streets II Is fully three feet
below the established sidewalks. caus-
Ing ugly and difficult intersections and
drainage. and greatly marring the gem
eral appearance Of the street, besides
causing serious Inconvenience and dam
age TO abuttlns property-owners.
THINKS RITTER SHOULD PAY.
IN view OF the evident vicious spirit
and purpose OF the city engineer IN in
terposing the various unnecessary costs
referred to upon AN otherwise burd-
cned undertaking. we think that the ac-
tuai amount OF waste should be ascer-
tgined, aud collected from the city en-
glleer, or borne by the city, and that
In no event should II be charged 10 the
Gbutting property
Having no special authority covering
the streets iIteraectlng South Temple
street. they We're not graded north of
the cross wake so us 10 provide for
conducting the flood and drain waters
into the culvert across South Temple
street. The result must be drifting
OF more or less gravel and silt on TO
South Temple street, which will not be
carried across the street into the sur
face drains, and we suggest that those
streets between South Temple and First
street should, as early as practicable,
be provided with a curb or gutter.
"PARLoR ENGINEERING"
Attention is called to the culvert
across h street. which was put In tas
described by the city engineer) at right
the west side OF u street OF course
1t VIII not carry the drifting sands. but
was put In. as specified, simply as an
object lesson in parlor engineering, all
OF the others We're changed TO an oh
lique angle. and will probably give no
serious trouble. II seems proper to add
that the withdrawal of the engineering
force, as stated. caused no inconyeni-
ence whatever In the construction and
completion OF the south side of the
street and that no additional costs
were incurred In the work on that ac-
count. nor did the character OF the
work suffer In consequence. and more
over. that no physical encounter oc-
CURED between the warning factions
during the entire progress of the work,
ASSAULT WITH AN AK.
The assault OF Mr.. Ritter with an
axe, which resulted IN the destruction
of our grade stakes between state and
Second East streets, occurred late in
the evening, long after the force of
workmen had departed. but had the
force been present, II IL not believed
that MIR, Ritter would have slaughtered
any of them. nor that any one would
have tried to restrain him, as the grade
was already completed and the un-
offending pegs" had fulfilled their
function II Is suggested. however by
some Of the older heads among the
workmen. that had they been present.
they would have been strongly tempted
to administer severe spanking.
PAVING IN VIEW.
In addition to the above mentioned
paving actually constructed during the
year. II Is proposed 10 pave the follow
ing streets. aitho Ugh the ADVERTISE
ments for bids for the said work have
not been published.
Fourth South street. from West
Temple to Second East street; state
street, from Fourth TO Seventh South
streets: East Temple street, from
Fourth to Ninth South streets; First
South street, from West Temple to
Third West streets, First North street
from Main street 20 State street; state
street, from North Temple street to
the Capitol grounds West Canyon
street, from First to Second North
streets comprising nineteen blocks. IN
addition to those already constructed,
the work On which It is expected Wa
be commenced as soon as the season
permits.
SEWERS.
There has been s6,502 linear feet. or
6.9l miles OF sewers laid during the
past year IN various sections of the
city, at cost OF 1872. sos. a. There stll
remains To be completed bv l.. r. Ford.
the sewer contractor for 1905, under his
said contract. about LIS miles of sew
err The contract prices for this char
acter of work as well as for that of
water mains and cement sidewalks,
were lower this year than heretofore,
WATER MAINS.
The water mains laid during 1905. as
Is always the case. have been i'm wide
~ separated sections of tire city, and
aggregate 2033S linear feet. or 3.S5
miles. at a cost of $li.b65 II. In adj
dltion to this. there stlll remains about
one mile of mains to be constructed.
CEMENT SIDEWALKS.
one hundred eighteen thousand six
hundred eleven linear feet, or 90. 46 miles
OF cement sidewalks have been con-
structed during the year 1868, and
there still remains 10 be laid by the
Utah Fire PROBING company, under
its contract about 81 miles OF this char
acter OF work. which was ordered dur
ing the past year, The cold season
came upon US so early I'm November
that much was left undone that other
wise would have been finished,
In addition to the walks laid by the
contractor. many private individuals
have themselves laid sidewalks ada
cent to their property. approximately
2.50i feet. or &c miles, being thus laid
during the past year.
AS To CROSS WALKS
In regard 10 these cement sidewalks.
we would suggest that the stone cross
walks 10 connect the same. heret ofore
provided for oy the city council be
laid NJ as early date as possible, and
thus enable our citizens To enjoy all