The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-06
OPINIONS ABOUT
SEWER DAMAGES
Board of Public Works Discus
SeS Breakage-Council Gets
List of inspectors.

At short session of the city board of
works last evening the breakage Of the
covering of the intercepting sewer was
discussed for a few minutes. Chairman II.
C Mcmillan held that buIkheads should
be placed in the drain pipes over the sew
er pipes. 1t was through these dram
pipes, il is said, that quickssnd caused
the trouble at South Temple and Eighth
West streets
Assistant CITY Engineer George Chaney,
who was present, assured the board that
there was little further trouble likely, al
though doubtless there would De some
sinking Of the sewer through the quick
sands, as was the case with the gravity
outlet sewer, when several actions were
brought for the sinking Of houses as
result of the laying Of the sewer pipe lie
thought the quicksand would graouallS
filter through the pipe and that the
breaking of the water main was what
really led to the trouble on South Tem-
pie street No action was taken
G. d. Rooklidge took a slam at the city
engineer. who, he said, was IN the haOlt
of giving contractors stakes Tor Work
without notifying the board, and, in some
Instances. the work would be going on
several days before the board knew OF
it, He moved that the city engineer De
directed to notify the board AT once Wien
he started contractors to work by giving
them stakes. This was seconded py w j.
Halloran and passed.
Resent Communication
A communication from the city council
caused some resentment among the menu
hers of the board. This was one moved
BY Councilman F. s. Fernstrom that the
board furnish to the council the names
of all inspectors the amounts paid them
and the work on which they are en-
Mr. Rooklidge wanted to send a com
uunication that the matter was on lie
in the office of the board where Mr..
Fernstrom could see it at any time but
the board finally instructed the secse-
tarv to send the council the desired In
formation, This information IS given IN
the payroll of the board for January,
which shows, deductiug the pay OF the
CITY repair man. that inspection during
January cost the city for the board 5 m
ploved and amounts received are as tOl-
lows: b Dougherty. sewer extension Ia,
on the west side $3.50. J. 3. Daley, Wa
ter main extension 81, 1850 Francis tall,
sewer extension 1S2, $3.50; John Ford,
sidewalk extension los, SIS: Leonard New
ton sewer extension lsz, $3.50 Leonard
Newton on interceptfng sewer bulkheadsi
where the trouble arose over the cave
ms. S24.50; A. b. Lawrence sewer extern
sion 20S S2S. .: A B. Lawrence, CONDUIT
Seventh East Utah Light & Railway
work s11.37: c. 3. Leith, permit A5Sl- 30
connecting with sewers. Utah Light
Railway work: NJ. I. Morris. crosswaiks
SIS. and Utah Gas & Coke company
work. 81; ]. II. Rives, sewer extension
903. S21.
This is not a heavy month, as there Is
not so much work going on as IN some
months. The work on sewer lextensiof
eos. for which A 2. Lawrence was paid
! s26.25. is a small sewer extension, con
/ sisting of one block and awarded to
man Nv the name of Ross, who has taker
| two months over It and has had but tive
men working on IT most Of the time. This
/ is but part Of the inspection on this job
/ The cost Of inspection, It was stated II
the city council, would be as great /
NOT greater than the cost Of the whOl'
/ work.
/ The next work of importance to b
awarded BIZ the board is the letting of thu
| contract for the North Temple aqueduct
| tenders for which will come before thu
/ board on Feb. &c.