Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-28
WATER MIDDLE
GROWING WORSE
Miserable Incompetence Of CITY
Engineering Dept Enough
To Disgust Public.
so SAYS COUNCILMAN MUl-vEY
Tearing up Curbing and Rclaying Of
Mains on Second Avenue Will
Cost Pretty Penny.

The mpdde over the water mains
on Second avenue was the subject
of much discussion before tho water
works committee OF the city council
last night and will be talked over
again this afternoon at u special meet
ing of the committee In tho mayors
office. Some time ago the council de-
cded to put in the new water mains
along the avenue before 1t was ma
cadamized. The cost OF that improve
lnent was estimated at about S26,0o0
and as the city was unable to scrape
up that amount OF money It was ca
clded to only lay the intersections
at present at cost OF 5000 and then
lay the new mains inside the curbing
so that The macadam would not have
10 be torn up.
This work was ordered dono and
was we'll Under waE when It was dis
covered that after the grading had
been done for the maeadam the old
water pipes were only about a foot
below the ground and lsAnce the
water would DO likely 70 freeze in the
winter and tie up the whole system
in that district This fact was not
reported TO the council until recently
and hence all the work that has been
done in laying the water mains at the
intersections NJ the street viii have
" bS IpHe pNSI. II was also QlS-
covered that the old mains ara d.
rectly under the curbing and gutter-
ing and hence when the new pipes
are laid the guttering. which is con-
crete. Will have to be torn up and
hen relaid after the pipes are put
in, all Of which means very heavy
expense
DISGUSTI5D WITH WORK
Councilman Mulvey was inclined to
criticise city Engineer Kelsey for the
condition of affairs on the street and
declared that the engineering OF the
city had certainly been an expensive
luxury. He further stated that the
character OF work done by the en-
igneering department of the city was
enough to disgust the people and
that he did not blame them for "hol-
iering."
KELSEY ATTEMPTS EXCUSE.
Mr. Kelsey declared that the water
works committee should have known
what was being done and the condi-
items on the street. He stated that
the Inspector for the board of public
WORKS should have reported the con-
ditions to the board and It should
have been stopped by the board.
This excuse en- the part OF the en-
slneer did not suit the members of
me committee and further consider
alton OF the matter Will be had NJ 3
o'clock this afternoon.
A COSTLY JOB,
There Is no doubt but that the
mains Will have to be lowered and the
engineer claims that the old pipes are
rot worth w3ring as they will not
iast more than year. With tear
lng up the guttering, laying tho new
pipes at greater depth and lower
ing the new intersections which have
already been laid the city will have
costly job on its hands and in its
present financial condition the com
mlttee is in a bad muddle over the
matter.
PROBATION AGAINST ACCT
DENTS.
The matter " greater precaution by
the Utah Light & Railway company al
important street crossings 10 avoid ac-
cident was discussed by the street COM
mittee last night. Supt. Hunt stated
mat the company had decided to place
signal lights At the intersections OF its
tracks al Thru South and Sixth East
streets, where 5. ]. Jenkins was killed
last week. and compel the motormen
10 slow down to four miles an hour.
Lights will also be placed at all rail-
road crossings compelling the motor
men 10 stop the cars and look for trains
before crossing. With these preCau-
lions II Is believed by the con,nIttes
III.
WANT TO HAUL FREIGHT.
The matter ef permitting the Utah
Light g. Railway company TO widen
its tracks on Fifth South street so as
10 permit of tho hauling OF freight To
the site Of It's new shops on Fifth south
and Sixth East streets was considered
by the municipal laws committee. The
attorney for the company, p. /. WILL
Ildms. stated that about $4,000 900
sgatlA h..A .taI ~ q
improving the system. New tracks are
being laid all through the city and the
new shops and barn viii be construct.
ed at a cost OF $4,000. II is necessary
he said to widen the tracks on Fifth
South In order to conveniently handle
the freight which the company pro-
poses 10 haul between the hour of
midnight and o'clock in the morning.
After the shops are completed he de-
clared that The hauling of freight
would cease. 1t was thought by the
members Of the committee that perhaps
the residents along the street would
object TO the freight business so the
matter OF granting the privilege was
laid over during an investigation of
that phase Of IT..
AMEND BICYCLE ORDINANCE.
The municipal laws committee decid-
ed on the amendments TO the new
bicycle ordinance ms suggested by the
Federation Of Labor. Instead OF pro-
hlbitlng the riding Of bicycles on the
sidewalk all the year around the COM
mittee adopted the suggestion OF the
federation ana amended the ordinance
SO as to permit riding on sidewalks
outside the paved district from Nov.
10 April each year but only between
the hours OF and a. NJ. and and
.. m. The bicycles must be equipped
with a bell at all times and must carry
lantern by night.
ASK FOR CONCRETE CONDUIT.
A number Of property owners along
the line OF the city creek canal Oh
North Temple street between Fifth and
Eighth West streets appeared before
the streets committe ia support OF their
petition asking that concrete conduit
b. constructed To carry the waters OF
the creek so as 10 avoid floods In the
future and 10 prevent seepage The
matter was taken under advisenlent
by the committee,