The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-13
COUNCILMEN DUE
FOR ORATORICALS
Q City Water Supply and Forfeit
Ure Clauses in Contracts
TO Be Discussed.
FIGHT MAY BE NECESSARY
CONSIDERATION or REQUEST
FOR FREE LIGHTS COMES UP.

Whether the board Of public works has
the right TO ignore the forfeiture clause
in contracts in approving estimates oil
cost for work done without informing me
council of this act; the course 20 be loI-
lowed by the city in regard TO the pro-
posed act Of the federal government ia
canceling the city's claims 10 the lIlIe7
lakes In the Twin Peaks reservoir pro-
ject in Big Cottonwood canyon, and the
action in regard to furnishing twenty -four
LIGHTS free for the Samuel Ne"house
property, viii be some OF The unpoitdnt
matters TO come before the city couhell
tonight.
There will be nothing from the several
council committees, ds the consult tees ulu
not get together last Thursday night, pul
tonight's meeting promises TO LuihlSh
more fuel for OratOry than any meet
ing I'm months There is a possibility,
too of the report of Clly Engineer George
O CLANCY coming before the council 70
night in regard to the protests OF pep
erty owners against sewer extension NO
20 I'm the southwestern part OF the CITY.
Ii is said by the city engineer lh3t there
are not enough prOtestants 10 deIeat 'he
proposition.
Councilman J.. z. Hall is all a-tingle
waiting for the report Of City Attorney
H. j. Dininny in regard TO the powers
of the board of WOrks-Whether the icdiu
has the right to ignore the forfeiture
clause in contracts and not demand tht jill
E from contractors VINO have gone over the
time limit in completing public contract
Halls Position.
Mr. Halls position is that the board
has not the power to do this, especially
.rOt without the approval of the city 'cun-
/ Gil He takes the ground that if the boa d
4 can overlook the forfeiture clause Wh.cH
? is in the contract approved by the cily
council, then the board has the same rlsht
3 n al contracts AFTER LIEA leave
1.-THE council. even so Tar as changing
prices and the number of days Ior the
completion of the work MI HaIl sehl
tthe matter to the city attorney for an
opinion after several Oversights of TINS
character were checked against the board
IOre of them was on the paving OF East
First South street in which instance NiI
Hall charges. 2. J. Moran, the contractor,
should have been fined Sls-3 as pen
atty for not completing the work on the
contract time. %,
II is expected the city attorney viii
be ready TO report To the council tong ht
on the matter, and In case il is his opln-
ion that the board of works has not Jle
authority, an edfct will be sent down.
The chief complaint against the custom
of the board is that no mention Is made
by the board of the days or TorIelJ uh-
der the contract, and the council does
not know this without the investigation
of every estimate. The action OF the
board in overlooking these 1orteltures
should at least be mentioned, II Is sala-
The council and the board of works are
rot on the friendliest of terms, anyway,
and the least little thing is likely to Wild
EN- the breach between the two arms OF
the administration
May Mean Lawsuit.
That the city may have to fight with
Uncle Sam 10 hold the three lakes at the
head Of Big Cottonwood canyon-Lakes
Blanche, Catherine and Fiorence-for
which 5000 was paid I'm January, 1slo'
10 furnish a source of water FOR the CITY
of the future, is now threatened. The
matter will come before the council in
a letter from F. S. Richards, Ogden Hlles
and A. +. Doremus, the special water
experts who have been handling the wa
ter suits and other matters for the city
The matter was referred 10 this commit
tee last Thursday night Mr.. Richards
gave the council "a chill Thursday when
lie said the city might not have any rlgnt
TO either of the three lakes, as others had
filed upon the water back I'm 1904. and
have since spent about 5000 in making
a dam. IF it is found that the city VIII
not be able to hold its claim to the wa
ter. the S2o0 outlay viii be clear loss
to the city and other steps may be taken
for the purchase Of these lakes for the
future use of the city.
The petition of the NeWhOuse Realty
company for tWenJy-fOuT lights around
the property owned by the company,
posts TO be erected by the realty company
ON Main, State and Cactus streets and
ON Exchange place, viii again be cOnsid-
cred by the council tonight upon the
motion for a reconsideration by r. r.
Black The petition was denied last
Thursday night but Councilman Black
changed his vote and moved to recon
slider. L. z. Hail is leading the fight
against granting the twenty-four lights
To the real estate company, on the ground
that il would be a dangerous precedent
30 E-nHs civ nrgrnrH 70 Ia.
NeWhOuse company and not TO other con-
Germs which have erected large buildings
In the city.