Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-08

Moran was employed on force account
10 repair the pipe and plaster up the
mistakes made by the entire outnt
which had hand in H.
When Moran uncovered the Pipe he
found that the joints were not properly
made and that there were leaks along
the entire pipe line. He spent 81. 56S
patching up some OF the leaks and then
gave II up as a bad Job The outlet
sewer still leaks and no test has ever
been made to see " IL will carry 10
pounds OF pressure. Moran's bill has
never been paid because the city has
no money to pay IL. As the outlet sew
er stands today II Is a dead loss to the
city. The original contract was let for
something less than $4,000. The inspec-
tors ON this work did not know any
more about wooden stave pipe than
Kelsey, and the board Of public works
Is somewhat to blame for the way the
work was carried ON.
OLD FIGHT WAS on.
While these two improvements were
being constructed, Kelsey and the mem
bers OF the board of public works were
fighting each other. They controverted
each others orders, hampered the con-
tractors In every way and blamed each
other for the costly mistakes that were
made.
The pumping station constructed has
been false alarm up 60 date. 10 has cost
$4,000 10 construct IL, while the original
contract was let for approximately SIS
600. IL is estimated that If this sewer
system Is ever put into use &c viii
cost $4,000 a year 20 operate H.
This is the record OF the American"
administration i'm building sewers,
4 HF.1 HHaHN AF "A d H#HN
are OF no benefit to anybody.
NORTH TEMPLE AQUEDUCT.
The North Temple aqueduct is In the
bad bargain" class too The plans win
have 20 be changed TO make il OF any
use, the members Of the board OF pub
lie works say. They have asked au-
thority TO employ an engineer TO look
ii over and change the plans. This vii!
cost considerable money. The present
plan is TO spend about SEQ, 900 more on
this aqueduct in catch basins SO that
IL VIII not hll up with mud and over
flow at state street and Canyon road.
flooding the business district a bond
issue was saddled upon the people to
carry on this Improvement and % wa.
to be completed by the contractors.
Davis & ffeuser, before the high water
came this spring. The work was hard
lN started when the Hood waters camn
and II cost the city lust about $4,000 %
control the floods. There are 81 claims
for damages against the city which the
flood waters ala TO personal property.
These claims have not been settled yet.
and ell these people are protesting and
petitioning the mayor and the council
10 make some settlement.
KICKS IN HEALTH BOARD.
The health department is another
place which is overrun with kicks.
Garbage lays around in some districts
fol weeks at a time before it is taken
away. Although there arc now IS gar
bage wagons, they are the scarcegt
vehicles in the city. The desk OF the
garbage inspector is always piled ~
with red slips which indicate COM
plants. These complaints do not both
cr DIR. NJ. r. Stewart. the health COM
missioner neither does the typhoid epi-
demic, nor anything else for that mat
te.
Jake Raleigh. city street superinten-
dent. seldom shows up in his office.
There are too many telephones ringing
10 register complaints against his dusty
streets which have not been sprinklel
for "a week on two.
In every department. the deputy who
takes complaints over the telephone D.
tho busiest member OF the force He is
the only oyerWorilcd and underpald em-
ployc In the city government
IL Is safe 90 say that Mayor Brans-
ford viii turn a deaf ear 10 the estab-
lishmcut of q kick day There are
too many kicks being made now