Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-06
Enuineer and Pumping Station
Blamed for Delay and
Poor Work.
KELSEY THEN BACKS OUT.
saws II r. None Of Ills Anair-Rook-
ndgc Is Proud Of Ills Inspectors
Who DO Not Need Rules.

In an effort to keep their own heads
above water. tho board OF public works
last night blamed the pumping station
and the city engineer for the delay
in the completion OF sewer extension
40. lS2, when arraigned by Council
mon oliver HodgBon and George H.
Raybould, whose constituents begged
them to go before the board and see
81 the work could not be finished The
contract was taken by James Kennedy
and accordingly he has put men to
work on the extension when they could
safely enter the trenches without be-
INK drowned
From the facts presented last night
In regard to tho sewer extension, there
never was IN the history OF a city such
q mismanagement OF affairs. There is
a conflict of authority at every turn
between the city council, the board Of
nublic works and the city engineer.
4 a result the work on the contractor
IS delayed by the COunteracting OF Or
ders
Il would appear from the statements
made last night that the wooden stave
pipe which the city had purchased
was rotten and would not hold water
under a pressure OF 10 pounds The
pipe is filled with holes and leaks and
in all probability the work viii never
be satisfactory.
III the city engineer had left the
pumping station alone" G. ID RoOlllldge
said. "and allowed the contractor to
rum the pumps for 60 days as pro-
vided under the contract everything
would have been all right. The Fair
banlSs-Morse company would have put
IN oh
understood It and there would not
have been this continual trouble"
KELSEY BACKS OUT.
According to City Engineer Kelsey
DE had nothing 70 do with the pump
ing plant. The board OF public works
accepted # and now because the
pumps failed 70 work properly the
board blames Kelsey for H.
on account Of the stopping OF the
pumps, Councilman Raybould said that
water was running out Of the man
holes on the west side. When this
was made known, tho board decided
that some OF the bulkheads were not
out and ordered the contractors TO re-
move the distractions I'm order TO save
the residents from being flooded out OF
their homes.
Chairman Mcmillan OF the board Of
public works admitted that the whole
Job was a disgrace to the city; that
the wooden stave pipe was no good
but that the only thing 10 do Is 70
make the best Of Il. Il Is estimated
that this Improvement will cost the
city thousands OF dollars more than II
ought "a and that 1t will never be
satisfactory.
After some discussion 81 was decided
to order four OF the needed water ex-
tensions. The work will be done un-
der the contract OF ]. ID. Hanley for
last year. The extensions authorized
we're. No. 203, Eighth West from Mead
street to Tenth South. estimated cost
1850, No. 204. Eighth South from
Jeremy street TO Seventh West $50;
No PA Fourth South from Post street
20 Ninth West $780, No. 222, Pieipont
street from Ninth to Tenth West.
i2224s.
F. Il. Watson was appointed an In
Epector with special reference TO ce-
ment work In which line he says he is
an expert. After Watson was appoint
I'd c. p. Brooks wanted some rules
Tor inspectors printed. T. ]. ARM
strong said that the inspectors ought
90 be able to read and write These
remarks brought out a sharp rejoinder
from Rooklidge that the inspectors
we're men OF more than ordinary IN
diligence and that he was proud OF
Them. Chairman McMillan said the
Inspectors were not ignorant but he was
tavorably impressed with the idea that
hey ought 20 have some instructions
IN order 10 carry ON the work properly.