The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-06
CITY OFFICIALS
LOOK OVER WORK
InterCepting Sewer Very Leaky
and May Have to Be En-
tireIy Rebuilt.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED
AQUEDUCT WORK ON NORTH
TEMPLE SEEMS ABANDONED.

Mayor John :. Bransford City Engi-
Deer l.. c. Kelsey. II. G. Mcmillan, chair
man of the board Of public works. and a
ma joTity OF the members of the city coun-
Gil inspected the work on the interCepung
sewer from the pumping station at Sew
enth North and Eighth West 10 the gray
ity outlet at Ninth North and Fourth
" est yesterday afternoon. The inspectors
found the work on the interCeDting sewer
in very bad condition. In many places
ii was leaky and the entire sewer viii
probably have to be rebuilt
\ majority OF those on the inspection
trip yesterday afternoon were Of the opln-
ion that the best way to remedy the de-
fects would be TO enclose the defective
staVe pipe conduit with concrete and TO
make the company which undertook the
contract stand the expense. whether or
rot this can be done is a matter for the
city attorney 10 decide.
The party who visited the work left
from the Wilson hotel yesterday afternoon
at o clock. The first place visited was
the place where the sewer crosses the
short Line railroad, tracks. The sewer at
this point still leaks. although it bias been
repaired so there are 80 air holes The
sewer here viii have to be rebuilt and
will probably be enclosed in concrete in
stead of stave pipe.
From this point the party went 10 Sew
enth North and Eighth West to the pump
ing station The pumping station was
found TO be in first class condition IN
spite bi Lilt Atdhdsr ca aAtiis AAt'
From there the party went 10 the North
Temple aqueduCt work.
There they were surprised to find the JOB
practically abandoned. What few men
were there were engaged in taking away
the contractor equipment and machinery
The cOuncilmen began TO make inquiries
which will result in the whole matter be
ing gone into this evening probably by a
committee Of the whole council.
In the equeduct work it looks as if the
city had another such job as the inter
contractor has only until June : TO COM
plete il and little over a block Of the
concrete work is done. Davis & Heuser
were warned when they took the contract
that there would be a penalty for every
day over time when the time expired and
that no extensions would be given
The contract provided that III water
stopped the work permission could be OBJ
tanned from the city engineer or the board
not been obtained. On their own response
biiity IL is said the contractors have taken
their men off and held up the work
Neither of the contractors could ne
reached last evening. but one Of their fore
men speaking for them said it had been
decided to lay off for three weeks. He
thought probab bly, an extension would be
asked for from the board Of works and
council at once
Davis & Heuser are under bonds 70 com
plete the work By June J. but tho bond is
not heavy and hitherto the city has been
very merciful with dlatory contractors.
In this case Il has been said from the
start that no ieeway would be allowed
except In case Of actual flood, which has
not come as Vet. This warning the con-
received.