The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-10
rJTIZENS OF MACKAY
ARE ALSO INDICATED
Il Defects in the Work Due
10 the Plans and Specifi-
cations.
BY G. E. ARNEY.

I, troun expert, has made public Its
|ort .,
~ citizens OF Mackay in June sent
&c Angeles. Cal, and brought Engi-
.-rR r Lippincott TO Mackay TO gain
,ntiac knowledge governing the. safety
theu. lives and their property, located
.they were At the mouth Of the can
,h,so miles below the dam, which IS
- =, "the narrows" Of the Big Lost
's oxnIained by The Tribune SIX weeks
4. sbc Iippincoti report severely critl-
"a the construction, Upon its receipt
fhe Brady hoard they passed n reso-
I'M denyjne the request Of the Mackay
ne for a board OF engineers 10 report
{ba accuracy OF the Lippincoit report,
suread q record stating that, as a
'rd they we're responsible Tor the
q done and that they would, there
! assume entire responsibility for all
nbers OF any examining commission
|cb might be named.
<,c cifIzens' committee of Mack1y eN-
Ised their right OF petlticn and OF pro-
N and they made themselves lelt to
"A an extent that the state land board
cdpd from its autocratic position and
|ofed the commission. as asked for by
cjtizens Of Mackay.
IccorjIDgly, the committee named j.
ouinton. the state land board named
r.. Martin. and these two chose Wiley.
|he action by the commission was
mpt, but the state land board jock
a. with the committee OF citizens al
ckay, so as 10 throw the report be
ID the effect OF the primary election
August 30. This was predicted by The
blne six weeks ago.
n Engineers Report,
he commission of engineers, composed
j. H. NQuinton. -. q, Martin and A. H..
Lev. was filed with Governor Bra ady,
teday, and released today. The report
\ complete vindication Of Special En-
Ger J 3. Lippincott of Los Angeles,
l. Bho condemned the work on tho
b In @ special report made at the III
nee OF the citizens committee Of
ckay The conclusion of the report of
conmIssion is as follows;
We believe that IT may be possible 10
|slruct lower dam and utilize some
'ihe materla! and work done on the
sent dam In such a way as 10 i'm
nd water in the reservoir TO a depth
1fty feet. This would secure tempo
~ for the settlers a partial supply Of
|or for lrrigating their land and for
1eaiic purposes. without endangerin
+ Ives and property Of the citizens of
ray or the Lost River valley, The
ns and specifications Of the dam. how
n would have 10 he carefully COIL
ared and passed upon By competent
EIneers experienced In this work"
BE commission of engineers announces
eonrurrence In The conclusions arrived
ny Mr.. Lippincott regarding the in
-Quacy OF the plans and specifications
me dangerous character OF the work
H IN compliance Herewith. The COM
lion points out in this literal quota
q one Of the variations In construction
q speciiicauons in this language:
me sheet piling is entirely omitte
IF about 1900 feet Of The dam"
[1e commission of engineers pays its
|[ects 10 James Stevenson. Jr., the
q engineer, who approved the conS
iwithout reference TO his name), i'll
ohowing statement: 1T therefore ap-
% Us that the fatal defects in the
nre due to the plans and specifica
r9lner than TO the construction.
y quote from the report OF the
nseIs appointed by the state land
70 report on the 'Iippincott report
,bippincott has said in his report
.ne specifications are misleading. We
'''ner that lie has been very mild In
shtement. They are not only mis-
ns out they are incomplete, indetl-
contradictory and erroneous, They
e'Ient where they should specify, and
y 'uley specify, they sometimes speci-
Frong Methods -
eotner criticism of the former state
3ssr IN The acceptance OF this
'oHay dam contract from the Big Lost
company says. 1T shows that the
~ oi The specifications had no clear
p and gravel"
s, ~ the base OF the works. the COM
'yn remarks: eve have no hesita-
ssging that such foundation for
~ ~ ,nn,pound waller TO "A maximum
<r[a ~ - iiV ieet Is insufficient and In
Sonditions when examining the dam
ssninlsslon SAYS: Water passes free
3gohn 3s IN inc dam (although the reser-
IlIv no ",nlost @ cmpty) and there is prac-
Ir5,a' pressure on the DAM
Nj. ~, '"e3 say IN their report Of the
>.Idsr. ~ a heterogeneous mass OF
nai smoi, iiIavei OF all sizes. and occa-
,1ch In tai, pockets Of fine clay, through
Ii m y, water could pass freely"
,,i me future use OF the dam. the
flcTioh Iflsns,1oh says: ''It is possible that in
kbGn kbar w would show that II would be
md snIo" away The work already
"a ~" sba seek a new dam site than tc
e present dam safe
"ackay Citizens indicated.
ninrotp, por, T., verifles the report Of I. g.
Xfssias.i IN every particular. II signalTy
81 INC entire wisdom of DTotcc.
kay ami smuriselVes by the citizens OF
IA innd aua The necessity OF having a
Hscfinn ooard which will give ane
NE crnn' w NE and TO property, ever
Z e renoy, "se OF playing politics
IS 10 do proposes no remedy. All IL
{rajlt,ey 70 10 advise the people OF
>.[orner ST. W 'hnes Stephenson, Jr..
OF six NJ engineer, whose resigna
,,/h fnore. nIoilihs ago relieved Idaho of
snore embarrassment tban thn roo'
siale n'i"ed, o. He left the service oj
>5||bridyo' W engage with the Newer.
ront 70 ,coh'pany of Chicago, who arc
|hls IL. with the state OF Idaho
he dam hoSt River project. includ
(nss 81 hIt must answer for the short.
3teyens ms inrmer state engineer
reccivn In inc same basis as ht
IEIBdor, ouc credit for the fairness
,1,ate ~ and the probity OF his nrcs.
~ renn.; nns'ucer, Mr.. d Z. Martin.
OF W., setties the engineering fea.
Ne Mai .nhaoHay dam and tells thu
''@li and what shall not bt
nba biii, is another matter which IL
"a fo ing grand Jury will be sum
r.'cial cnme lnire into, and that is iii,
- ronnnuct uuct OF the Newer Trow
LoBt RIppay In connection with th,
VI securities and contracts.
huge Sums Involved.
=. from 'Ihy has received s2l0.oo0 /,
n proIna.e settlers under this Rig Los
Iss VIZ and 80. 10000 In water con
ana Wiz, rdv they have done with III,
v re moi adj sn9se securities the pen
1oo :. on The Mackay dan, is abo,, 81,
~ 3i5 ooo IS known that they dispose,
.ttsd ,b,ol OF these certificates Wh
1nd VIE Is TO be done. for what rea
- "''e the contractors and IN