Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-02
CHECKING Bills
FOR PATCHWORK
Mayor lnstructs Moran's Fore
man in G calculus and
Logic.
WILL PROBABLY PAY BILLS.
The CitS's, Inspectors, However, Do
Not Know How Much Work
Was EcnlIy Done.

Mayor Brsnsford gave Frank Caviar
superintendent for P. j. Moran, the
Official contractor, a lesson in readin'
CITY Engineer L. Y. kelsey and began
checking over Moran's bill of $2l.50
for patching w the mistakes OF the
administration on The Solstlet sewer
pipe. The bill Is considered too igh-
being more than the amount Of the
original contract whlclttWas approx
smately 1S,500--and an effort will be
made to cut it down. Although Gawan
confessed last week tina he was una Bile
to read, he is strenuously Directing to
making any cut in the figures.
From a llsappearances Mayor .Brans-
ford thinks that the bill is too much
and an effort viii be made to strike
out some of the extra, work for which
Moran had made a claim, The report
of 4 he inspectors Of the board of pub
5lic works and the chief inspector does
mot show how much extra work was
done. The work was supposed TO be
done under force account allowing
Moran 10 per cent for supervision. The
work of the inspectors has
made 8 muddle OF the extra work,
Which the mayor is attempting to
fstraighten out with Gawan.
ONE MORE BILL.
4 Besides this bill the Campbell Build
ing company, the original contractors
have put in ali extra bill for SO, 3oO
which will be checked up. Mayor
Bransford has already decided not to
pay this bill and the Campbell COM
3pany viii take the matter into the
courts us soon as he takes any ac-
ton on 1t.
These extra bills will amount to
about $4,000 and will have to be paid
by the taxpayers. The council re-
leased the bond of the Campbell Build
ing company, holding back IS, 900 on the
contract when the company gave up
the work. The city can now secure no.
indemnity against the contractor and
the extra bills for completing the work
have run above the original big Of the
entire contract.
II there even. was piece OF public
improvement where so many vital mis-
takes have beenamade, the taxpayers on
the west side who have been waiting
two years for their sewers would like
TO see it The administrations has been
charging interest at s per centsin the
4lateIal Sc @erss fssla ieil 2 have not even
been started and the taxpayers intend
to fight the payment Of the interest UNI
til he work is completed. X.
AND ANOTHER ONE.
Moran has another bill against tho
city which Mayor Bransford and the
city engineer Is checking UP. 1t Is for
s3,C10 and represents one days work
in assisting the street department and
the water department in controlling the
foods in City creek. The work had to
be done and Moran put In the largest
bill he could make up. Some OF the
councilmen say that they will not
vote to approve IT. This will probably
be left to the advisory board, composed
of Frank l. Sefrit, J. u. Darlner and
C. T. era btree, who control the actions
of the city council.
On Sunday the water was SO high
and the city officials were afraid that
the creek would break away and food
the business section that the councilmen
called on Moran, who was at work on
Main street. to assist the city. Moran
sent his entire gang of men and teams
up the canyon. The city does not know
how many men he worked or any
thing about it. Moran handled the sit
uation in his usual competent manner
and prevented the overflow of the creek
and much damage to property. After
1t was all over with he simply present
ed his bill He charged SIS a day for
his foreman, which is more than he
pays for this class of work. 1t is safe to
say, however, that both bills Will be
approved and the money paid by the
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