The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-10
BOARD OF WORKS
IS AFTER MORAN
Resolution Is introduced for
Holding Up of Second Paw
ing Estimate.
MATTER. HOWEVER, PUT
OVER FOR ONE WEEK
Power of the Body Regarding
Contracts in Fair Way to
Be Settled.

The all-jmportant question which has
arisen in previous city administrations
as TO who shall give orders in regard
to public improvements-the board of
public works or the mayor and city
ongineer-will receive considerable at
tenfiou by the board of public works
and perhaps the city council in the next
few days, as the board at its meeting
on Friday afternoon had up for CON
tidcration a resolution providing that
the two estimates in favor Of p, j..
Moran for work done on the Main street
paving and sidewalks, amounting to
.S3i 13l.33. be not approved and tho
work rot accepted until Mr.. Moran puts
expansion joints in the sidewalk, AS
provided in the contract. The resolu-
lion was introduced by G. D. Rookhdge.
but, as it was considered too drastic,
by 7. G.. Armstrong, IL was laid over
until the next meeting Of the board.
The matter arose some few days ago
when Chairman Mcmillan of the Board
OF public works ordered Mr. Moran to
leave n space between the curbing and
the new sections of walk, which he was
putting in on Main street. for expan
sion of the concrete. City Engineer
Kelsey took Mayor Bransford around
that The space was not necessary at
this season of the year, whereupon the
mayoT ordered Mr. Moran TO lay the
walks UP flush with the curbing.
This Mr.. Moran proceeded to do. Mr..
Mcmillan consulted Mr.. Rooklidgc, an,
other member of the board. about the
matter and gave verbal orders and sent
written orders TO Frank Gawan, the SUI
perintendent for Mr.. Moran. TO leave
n 1nI M
Gawan refused to accept the orders and
proceeded TO lay the walk as directed
by the mayor and engineer.
Al previous meeting of the board, |
the first estimate of Mr. Moran was |
held up and when the second estimate |
came up at the meeting yesterday |
Chairman Mcmillan called the board s |
attention 10 the failure of Mr., Moran
10 obey the orders of the board and
pointed out how important il was to
have the expansion joints in the walk
10 prevent it from cracking Mr. Rook-
lidge then introduced the following reso.
luton:
The Resolution.
Resolved: That jnasmuch as the con-
tract entered into by the board OF public |
works on behalf of the city Of Salt Lake
proNements, dated June /, 1909, Section
ID thereof, requires expansion joints TO
bs inserted auJacent 10 the cement curb /
Ing constructed along said street, and
said contractors attention called by the
of the board and members OF
the board 10 this requirement. also writ
ten communications emanating from the
board directed TO and served upon the
or his agent in charge OF said
work, respectively dated June 2S and June
% insisting upon the insertion OF expan-
-lon joints; and, inasmuch as the board
has full authority by law TO require the {
TO perform said work independ f
.f Ih.. ol,A M lrf
ana whereas the contractor refused to
comply with the requirements of the con-
ract and the orders Of the board as 10
loing said work, II Is the decision of the
Ioard 10 refuse To accept said improve
nent or approve any estimates Tor pay
nent thereof. until the requirements of
,card are complied with, In respect TO
Inserting expansion joints
Mr. Armstrong was of the opinion !
hal such a measure was too severe and ,
stated that he did not believe the con 7
ractor was much to blame. as he was
n a bad position. having the city en- +
Iincer advising him TO disobey the
,rders of the board He suggested that |,
,nough money be held out to pay for
he expansion joints if the board had I
he power to do that He was assured
~ Mr.. Mcmillan that the board had |
hat power.
Mr.. Rooklidge said that there was n
erlous consideration involved which
should be fought out now, and that is
whether or not the board can compel
ne contractors to comply with the speci
ications in their contracts. Mr.. Arm
strong thought that the matter should
De laid over until the other two mem
,ers of the board were present, and was
nformed that it was not very proba-
lie that Mr. HaIloran would be present
or some time TO come, He then said G
hat perhaps there would be no dam !.
'ge caused by the failure TO leave ex- .
lansion space, and If so he did not think o
ne resolution should be enforced al r
Ill. d
Mr.. Rooklidge and Chairman Nc
MILAN insisted that il was the power .
u the board that was in question. Out =
Il respect 10 Mr.. Armstrong's position
n the matter the other two members \
# the board finally agreed to lay the h
esolution over until the regular meet g
ng next Friday. The estimates IN ia
or of Mr.. Moran for work already done
we're also laid over until that meeting. L
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