The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
KELSEY HASC|1Y
IN BAD HOLE
EnOrmity of Grading Error on
First and Second Ave- 2
nues Apparent.
MAGISTRATES NEW MAINS
AND CITY is WITHOUT FUNDS TO
DO THE WORK.

Either /. c. Kelsey. city engineer, is
endeavoring to compel the city to
spend $4,000, which sum is not avail
able, to complete new water mains on
First and Second vaenues, or il is ap-
parent he mas made one of the most
serious plumbers in his career.
When the fact developed at the
| council waterw OTks committee meet
| ing Friday evening that because of the
| grading down of the streets the old
water mains are in some cases within
a foot of the surface and all directly
under the new curbing, the magnitude
| of the error was not at first apparent.
! But it is becoming clearer every day,
and the administration has been
| forced to the conclusion that it will be
absolutely necessary to spend-at least
SlS,0oO to lay new pipes throughout
this district. Councilman Mulvey Fri
day evening acknowledged that the
city has NJ money to do the work
with, and the critical situation of being
i-corpelled- to DO p certain work and
not having any money to do it with
must be confronted.
L will be remembered that Kelsey
some time ago recommended that these
mains be laid before the street was
! paw ed Because of lack of funds only
the Intersections were ordered. as the
neay pipe can go inside the curling.
Moran Graded Streets.
Then Moran came along and graded
| the street preparatory. to laying ma
! caealn, He also had curb and gut
ter. contract and in some places, he
| had to lay his cutters on top of the
water pipes and. so mold the concrete
thai it would adhere to the rounded
surface. When this was called to the
attention of the engineer and he was
asked if il would not he advisa bic tc
| lower the pipe he replied that the pipe
was not worth lowering, and the work
Now It has. been discovered that even
the new intersections have not been
lai1 to j sufficient depth, no account
having been taken OF the cutting of
the street grade, and it is entirely like
ly that this win have 10 be torn up, to-
getEer with the nacadam which COW
crs it fn-soTne places.
The old water pipe will, of course
answer the purpose this summer, but
when winter comes it viii freeze UP
and if nothing IS done the people il
! this district will be without water for
four months. How the city can put in
| the new pipes without money is not
apparent even to Councilman MulHey
How the people can get along with
/ out water IS not apparent either.
More Trouble in Sight.
If it is decided to lower the ole
pipes, in many cases the new curbs and
cutters Will have to be destroyed,
and in some places he macadam late
i1y laid will have to be cut up and put
in over again This will delay the
work Of completing these streets for
some time and may prevent the com
pletiOn of the contract this year.
As a result P. J. Moran. the con-
| tractor will probably put in an ex-
| ira charge because OF the delay and
the destruction Of the new curbs and
cutters. which will be taxed against
the city.
This is not the first time similar
/ predicament has been faced Last
| year, because of some error, the curb
and gutter on Second West, from First
| North to Eight North street, were laid
50 low that it made necessary the
grading down of the street two feet.
| This left the water pipes exposed, and
! they had to be lowered. Some of this
work is not finished yet, and the whole
affair has cost the city a considerable
sum.