Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-13
PAT MORAN FEELS
THE GROUND SLIP
o,soiaI Contractor Is UuderoId on
EAST Third South Paving
Contract
pit BOARD IN MISSOURI CLASS
, Forces Competitor to sho"
~ ,.a-Bcst Work Ever Done
Here Promised

a.. strange g. Mcclure Con-
A''' .,,nsnv submitted credentials
u''''" -e,.rol banks aud also from the
NV, ~ Dunn agency showing IT'S IMAM
..dinv. the board Of public works
GU" 80 me concern the contract Tor
- east Third South street from
- s,reet TO Tenth East street p
IAN the official contractor was
80 nearly $4,000. but he forced
s S,,.nee and Mcclure to show the"
80 hesore they were given the con
lan. rbis Is the first time IN the last
u ,.ars that Moran has had any
~ triton IN paving In SAT- Lake
~ 4 Mcclure bid S47.S62.2s and
80 hid si64 .8o275. In reviewing the
~, strange and McGuire's prices on
p1. .,ine and laying the material
,bsaper than Moran's
Strange, the senior iletlpeI "
IL. ARM felt that the oodlu was ~
. into the business deanhs7 ol ny
ing iulo too f,r when he was Ques-
conpshl ,,. his ability to do the
uoneu ~ stated that he had put up
"oIe ss'1 check for $1,000 and "a bond
e,.am and believed that was
M insure tho completion OF
.H"usn according 90 the plans and
w ,e.stiors Several samples or ce-
w .r1 aepbalt were shown 70 the
i.g. 49, N he board and Il was de-
5 ,haf better asphalt would be
W. m this contract than had ever
ny. ,, on the streets az salt Lake
49, nh. arm Of strauce & Mciuire
: hacked bv the Warren Bros. COM
~, which uscs Acme paving asphalt
p,,i con,paniee had been fighting the
s.rtsit trnst throughout the country
.,5 tbev have come 60 salt Lake TO
~ Strange g. Mcclure company
,.ii Law Inc asphalt for $3.50 per front
,oot while Morans bid was $3.50 The
s.rspre X Mcclure companys bid on
.seayating Is about onc-third lower
ban Moran's
MORE SEWER CONTRACTS.
The James Kennedy Coostruction
ompany was awarded both contract
ar ,awer latcrJls. Sewer cs1eusiou
ss which takes in an streets between
south Temple and Third North and
second West and Eighth West Will
ost SOL ne 0a. as against the CITY en-
,neers estimate of si03.SlS.ai Sewer
'1isnsion POS including the territory
saiveen Second West and Wall streets
,ri from Fourth North 20 Fern streets
vent 10 Kennedy for Sl1503.21. as
gsinst sec i91.6i. as the engineers
stmaie
CN Engineer George O. CLANCY
rbnued the matter OF changing the
gecaations in contract as suggested
b ~ city attorney 90 the members
De board last night He said;
According to the city attorney. the
iy engineers Office has nothing 10 do
eh Inspecting work. In fact. we have
% rght on any work don't care TO
gg. he matter. but simply want TO
know Khat the board wants to do
about Il aud | viii have the same
matter bsfore the council next Mon
dar mdt"
Ihs bard was not prepared to dis
,uS he matter last night. A special
meeting was called for 8 o'clock We'd
assday night when the matter will be
aiken up.
OUTLET SEWER Up AGAIN.
The final estimate on the wooden
Nt outlet sewer was before the
bard u public works last night II
amounts 90 about So 900. The city en-
1lee holds that the work was not done ,
Nlofding TO specifications and ought
e 20 be paid The specifications
tec Tor waterproof pipe and the en-
Ger holds thar the pipe which was
ny by the Campbell Construction
ealany leaked Ia innumerable places.
% fspalrng the pipe for ! 400 feet.
Moran the Official contractor.
wv m oill for $4,000 which is more
D.n tle original contract was let for.
campbell was present at the |
geung last night and declared that |
,f pipe would never be- any good until |
ad
Ask any engineer who has exper-
1hfe IN this line and he viii laugh at
,yl You ask him If pipe OF the
ri o. me outlet pipe can be laid and
subjected 90 hydraulic pressure. II
M hight for gravity pipe. but
n nol stand pressure. ] knew that
~. ', j started work ON a.. but II is
g a contractor 10 say anything
49, ~ rte has 90 follow the speci-
ts "t De has no recourse.
nave followed the spccinca-
Ns 70 Che letter"
pI,.llI,mn u. q. Mcmillan and G.. ID. |
c.llge are in favor OF pa,,ine |
W.. the last estimate on me
rs.s. lhcy hold that ID waa the |
h OF the city engineer that led |
f,,s,'lc trouble n was decided |
M ,. To- lay the estimate over untii |
Prot' meeting when Charles p |
N me- y member of the board would |