Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-23
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GOT IN. HIS / WORK (.
Il IS, Too, a Fair Sample Of #
american, Methods i in Pub
lie improvements.
---------- ~ $3.50
TAXPAYER MUST PAY " BILL 3 III. | |
TAXPAYER MUST Isl PAY : ~ BILL 3 I.
o6tIc, Sewer Will Cost Moro Than
Twicc the Amount. Originally
Contracted For.

M p Ii Moran. the official contractor
presented his bill amounting to ap-
nroxinlately $4,000, to the city yester-2
Inv for patching up the mistakes of
TIC administration OF the outlet sew
~ 1.-THE bill was hurriedly passed
f,om one official to another, like d hot
notato, in an effort to get rid of It,
\, none OF the officials will assume the
responsibility of mourning the expense
there is some mystery a to who ord
cred the work done.
4 when Moran's biil finally reached
Mayor Bransford In Its lneteoric flight,
he held on to It long enough to find
nntf what ii was. Then he ordered the
rltv engineer, Louis C. Kelsey, to check
IN every item and present tito the
sounci for consideration, Kelsey found
Moran's bill in his mail yesterday
morning. He Immediately ordered \
srnt 10 the board of public works. In
sineer,s office again. Then 1t went to
B the street department and from there
n tho tltv auditors Office. From this
mint It went to the mayors office
where it was considered and orders
given to check 1t up.
PAY MORE THAN. DOUBLE.
With AoTanSB Dill anu HI itetnlIed
md verified claim of S6.764.32 made by
t tbe campbel Building company, the
original contractors the outlet sewer
B viii cost the taxpayers, the su moi
MO,7ss17 or little bit more than
twice the original contract. The Camp
bell Building company took the con-5
tract on April s, 1908, for S1S.03S17. At
the request of the city council and the
hoard Of public works, the contractors
4 ftsrl J. inlN boz.
10 be allowed. The company has re-
ceived sll,9T4.79 and the claim, which
vas made last Monday night to the
,rouncil, viii probably be denied and
contested in the courts. This is the
total amount the city holds to idemnify
Itself for the abandonment of the con-
tract and to pay Moran for his work
The building companys bondsmen,
leaving the taxpayers unprotected.
WHO ORDERED THE WORK.
As far as the records of tho city
council and the board of public works
soes, there is nothing to show who or
iered The work to be done by Moran.
The last official act recorded in the
situation was the app ointment Of May
and H. e.. Mcmillan chairman OF the
board Of public works, to investigate
The situation, These three officials held
cne5meeting and then Mcmillan With
drew and refused to meet with the
mayor and city engineer again.
Suddenly Moran began work and
tfesfrst reports were that lie was re-
nfofclng the entire outlet pipe. Mayor
Bransford made q hurried trip to see
what the willy contractor was doing
and called him off, on some OF the
work. Moran was doing this work on
force account. The city had time
keepers on the work and have tho
amount Of material used. On this work
Moran receives a clear profit of Is per
cent for supervision. This amounts to
Is30O
II there ever was a sewer construct
ID with more defects and mistakes in
The plans and specifications several
Engineers and contractors say they
WOULD like to sec it. The original
,ans were changed several times be-
ore the Campbell building company
lbandoned the work. 1t was then in
mch state that nothing more could
,e done with 1t. There were no air
rents in the pipe and the shoes placed
N the pipe to hold 1t were made out
ron; a dozen different metals. The
last iron shoes gave way and prac-
lrally3 ruined the pipe after it had been
oaked.
INCOMPETENT INSPECTORS,
From Statements made by several
Engineers and contractors, it is de-
ared that the joints We're not made
properly. This work was under the
@rsonal inspection OF the board Of
'ubllc works and its Incompetent in
& tpeftofs From all appearance, some
~ the city officials say there was
lever an Inspector on the job that ever
nw a joint OF sewer pipe before.
The installation of the pumps and
ne gas producer has cost the city S25.-
M This plant has never worked
satisfactorily. 'rhe operation of the
'lant will cost the city about $50 a day
y $4,000 year As the sewer system
mere the pumping plant will cost
& iloIe; All the city officials agree that
twas the greatest piece of folly to in
,all a pumping plant instead of con-
4 iemnlng land along the Jordan river
md having a gravity outlet
inc outlet pipe has tied up the en-
: are sever system in the western part
& y the city. For two years the admins
= stratlon has been pouring the tax
paSers money into the intercepting
4 aver and laterals, but soafar no benefit
las been derived. The sewer system
$4,000. ~ Is = 81
s.2 WHERE TAXPAYERS STAND.
e ne lateral sewers have stood open
lhe western part of the city for
e ,sontlis because the outlet sewer was
complete failure and the contractors
J. n r.. unable to get the water out OF
.e trenches SO that they could work.
saa ueneh on Second West and Eighth
nv u''' streets contains stagnant water.
: NJ fesidents have protested against
~ PEST hole without avail Another
, stl was opened on West Temple and
n ,al.. south where the same conditions
o, ~ nlte the sewers have been In the
+ 49, - OF construction. the taxpayers
~, oeen charged interest on their
s anaa. Tor which they have received no
/ NJ, L ,n The petition of j. Fletcher
,sLa - vest Fifth South street, who
NJ t9r the abatement of the inter-
& sc.i - :. sewer extension No. 1872. was
sss, ,sea last Monday night at the
sssr r,s Oh the city council. His as
hsnrs ~ Is Sl99.65 and he is being
~ = y interest at six per cent.
EestS ~ =. saxman of 435 south Seventh
Il, =, .teet, who petitioned the council I
Fl a ~. Easement ,.'ment Of the interest, says
,ete5 nopes of the sewer being COM
hs snent is s1l9, on which he IS being
sed interest
g, NJ. scIIWAB ARRIVES
k bss York, June 2s.-charles N.
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