Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-16
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FIGHT ON SEWER
Contractor Kennedy Calls Men
OF and Closes Down Work
On Extension No. 1872.
UNIQUE STATE OF AFFAIRS
When Council attempts To- Place Re
spon.ibuy considerable Debate
Toilou--Ho1rd Involved.

Uampored by Oh uuoe-coruared usht
between the board of public works. .he
street supervisor and The city en-
Euecr JONES keandy conulcto. fnr
Sewer Extension $50. lS2 was compelled
60 close down bls work Saturday 10
uas first brought t3 the attention of
e. city council last night by letter
FROM D. o.. Raybouid. who pointed Uut
that the board of public works had
stopped thc work and that the water
between sixth and Seventh souta 600
sixth Yves, street WAS six feet dcep.
In another letter from the board ot
public works Dos members req-est.i
the council t0 order t1e city engineer
70 clean out tho utergoptns sewer
The engineer produced copy OF tote
ter which he had sent to the board OF
public works saying that he would re-
fuse 90 accept the sewer BOO IFS present
condition
when the council attempted to place
the responsibility DO caused considerable
debate. 10 appears that in the arst
place the backing filling of the sewer
was NOT properly done by tho COntrdc-
Tor. Then the street department COM
structed CulVerts across the line of
sewer without any bottoms Zoo them.
Tho water settled the back dlliugs and
then washed mud into the sewer This
condition exists at South Temple street.
First South street and Seventh South
street The mud Us two feet deep which
more than half ills the sewer In This
condition the sewer was accepted hy
the Inspector OF the board of public
works. when kelsey found out that
The sewer was partly filled with mul
hc refused Go accept be from the board
of public works and turn 10 over 20 the
operating department
PASSING THE BLAME ALONG
Tho eutlrc AFFAIR was So complicated
that Councilman HAL asked tho city
engineer for "a statement Kelsey
blamed the board of public works and
the contractor Mike O'CUnnor super
intendeut of construction for James
Kennedy was there and blamed jake
Raleigh, street supervisor for putting
in bottomless culycrts. and in turn Kel-
scy was blamed for not keeping the
sewer clean. 10 was finally decided 10
appropriate $500 10 the city engineer
90 clean the sewer so that the south
west part of the city can drain and tho
public improvements can Doe completed
city Engineer Kelsey says that 10 will
take at least $1,000 To- put the wer In
good condition at these points.
Councilman Han charged members "
the council with petty larceny when Il
was voted 20 retain the uuexpired pore
ton of liquor licenses after rev1klng
such licenses for violating the city Cr-
dinances. He argued that the council
was not the judge and jury IN these
cases and he believes that the saloon
keepers can secure Judgment against
the city for the amounts. This pre,e-
dent was established by the council
when the petitions Of d. Ploscia. OF 60
south West Temple street. and Tedesco
d Co. OF 337 south West Temple street,
whose licenses We're revoked a short
time ago. were read asking for the
refund OF their licenses
STEWARDS BILL GOES OVER.
The liquor bin fathered by J. j. stew
art was laid over again one week. IL
viii be acted upon as soon as the
legislature adj0urns.
The Utah Light a. Railroad company
addressed "a letter Co the council advis-
ing 70 that lts tracks would be- rec
moved from the center OF several
streets as the council had requested.
Seven petitions asking 20 construct
tracks in different streets Of the city
were referred 20 the COMMITTEES on mum
icipal laws.
street Superintendent Jake Raleigh
was ordered Co proceed az once with
tho work ON the banks OF the Jordan
river BOO order that the overflow of
water might Doe avertcd.
NJ j. Crawlcy was appointed special
Waterman in the oregon short Line