The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-30
DIFFERENCES OVER
EXPANSION JOINTS
Board of Works Is ON One Side
and City Engineer on
the Other.
MAYOR BRANSF0RD SIDES
WITH KELSEY in NATTER
No Delay Is 0ccasiOned and
Matter Will Be Amicably
Adjusted.

a difference Of opinion as 10 the re-
laying of the sidewalk on Main street,
in connection with the resurfacing af
that thoroughfare, has 1risen between
the board of public works and the city
engineer, but the work IS threatened
with no delay through this difference,
Although declining to be quoted, the
mayor favors Mr.. Keisey's side of the
controversy.
The difference is rs TO expansion
Joints between the curb and the side
walk. The board Of public works con
tends that under section 10 of the
plans and Specifications for the i'm
proycment the new sidewalk being laid
at the outer edge Of the pavem' nj
should not be put flush up against ;he
curbing, but that a space of half
inch should be allowed for expansion.
Otherwise the hot weather Will eSIand
the concrete sidewalk and burst the
curbing away
Contention Of Engineer.
The city engineer contends that sec.
tion Is, providing for expansion joints
where the curb adio!ns the sidewalk
relates only 10 intersections. The en-
gineer further contends that there is no
lald at this time OF the year, for the
reason that the expansion is at its
highest tension now, this being close to
thc hottest time of the year, and that
the sidewalks, instead of expanding,
Will contract with the approach Of
colder weather and will only expand
to their original size with the recur.
renee Of not weather next wear.
Acting under section Is of the plans
and specifications, the board met Mon
day and sent notice TO P. J. Moran,
me contractor, ordering him to comply
with tins section and provide expan-
sion joints.
Inc city engineer, as soon as he heard
OF the order, consulted with the MAYOR
and the two countermanded the ordor
The board met again Tuesday morning
and sent second order similar to the
flrSt TO Moran, which was delivered
at Moran S office in the old Board OF
Trade building about 2:30 Tuesday af-
ternoon. Frank Gowan. general super
lntendent for Moran. who received the
order, said there will be no change in
the rest OF the work As the relayinc
Of the sidewalk is virtually completed
an amicable adjustment of the differ
ence is expected
Section is Cited.
nere IS Inc section OF the plans IN
der which the board acted in sending
out the order for expansion joints:
Expansion joints shall be constructed
where shown on the plans and AT every
point where curb Is constructed, ad djoin~
Ing sidewalk pavement already construct
ed, or where the curb adjoins sidewalk to
be constructed under this contract.
The city engineer contends that this
is technicahty which falls within his
jurisdiction under section 10 of the CON.
tract, and that his decision in the mat.
ter is final. Here is the section under
which he countermanded the order for
expansion joints;
Any questions relating 10 the plans
proflles and specifications or the technical
sufricsency of the materials furnished or
the work done under this contract shall
be referred TO the city engineer, and his
decision shall be final and conclusive.
Those present at the board meeting
tuesday morning were Chairman Nc.
MILAN, G.. p. Brooks. Charles O. Rock
bridge and T. J. Armstrong, w. j. Hal.
loran being absent,