The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-17
BOARD OF WORKS
TAKES OVER PIPE
Another Chapter in tse Con-
trOversy Over Intercept
ing Sewer.
CONTRACTOR CAMPBELL
HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
Says Intermittent Pumping Is
Cause of Much of the
Leakage.

The board Of public works, Friday
evening, formally took over the outlet
pipe for the intercepting sewer and
will meet with the mayor and city
engineer this morning to make arrange
ments for the remedying by the city
engineers department of the defects III
the pipe.
The resolution taking over the pipe,
as introduced by Mr.. Rooklidgc, in
cluded the reinforcement of the pipe
underneath the railway tracks at Ninth
North street and the placing of air
vents along the pipe at intervals of
fifty yards apiece for distance Of $50
yards, seven In all.
Admitting that there arc leaks in
the pipe, but alleging that it is built
strictly in accordance with the plans.
and that tho intermittent running of
tho pumps was mistake. A. Campbell,
president OF the Campbell Building
company, sent this communication in:
Campbell's Letter.
We are in receipt OF your letter OF the
18Th instant relating to our contract for
pipe. In reply We have to say that We
performed the work strictly in accord
ance with the specifications under the di-
reGtion of competent city inspectors
When the pumps were started in Ianu-
airy. the wooden pipe was practically
free from leaks, A short time after the
pumps were started leaks began TO show,
and we spent a great deal OF time and
money In our endeavor TO make the pipe
watertight without success. We then
consulted a practical and competent by
hrauic engineer. who informed us that
the whole trouble was caused by inter
mttent pumping, and that as long as
the pumps We're run ntermittcntly 1t
would be impossible to have wooden
are informed that if intermittent pump
ing is continued the pipe will be unfit for
practical use in short time.
Regarding the break under the tracks.
We, at the orders OF the chief inspec-
tor. uncovered the pipe where the lcaI,
occurred and discovered that it was flat-
ment It was three inches wider than its
height, caused by the incessant pound
ing, of the trains passing over II.
II the pipe is reinforced under the
railway tracks and the pumping is car
ricd on continuously, we can use a
method that will make it watertight in
two weeks II has been suggested that
relieving the various pressures caused
by intermittent pumping.
To Keep Pumps Going.
Mr.. Campbell was instructed to keep
the pumps going at the leaks along the
pipe, and that there will be issued an
extra work order for this labor. I'm
der a resolution introduced by Mr..
Rooklidge, tho council will be asked TO
revoke lis resolution requiring the au
thorization by it of extra work orders
before issuance, which. it is claimed,
works a hardship upon the board.
Chairman Mcmillan, Chief Inspector
Fitzpatrick and City Engineer Kelsey
will condemn the bad walk III side
walk extension los, about which there
has been long, loud howl from af~
fected property owners, and order such
walk replaced.
S. Birch 6 Sons were awarded the
contract for the block of sidewalk on
North Temple street, between Main and
State street; price, $74919.
No action was taken on the communi-
cation of Fairbanks, Morse & Co, set
ting out that they have been unable
to install the suction gas producer at
the pumping station for the westsidc
sewage system on account of the delay
i'll the building.
Louis A. Gcisler, the contractor on
the building, was allowed 500 for OK
ira work. He also notified the board
that the cause of the delay on the bnild-
ing is due to the leaks in the outlet
pipe and the heavy waters in The sump.