The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-29

stand that they had not only hao.
excavating by the guessing metbod,,
which was SO clearly manifest somo
time ago. but that they were haoI
numbers, complete in one volume,
In the use Of concrete. He deolaroa
that "a saving Of twenty per cen,
can be made by standardizing tba
specifications and getting up.tods,o
And II the ordinance can NOT he
changed he thought, in the Interests
OF the people. the paving OF the sa,a
district number 20 should be deferred
as saving Of $4,000 could be made
As the engineer sat down it was ev.
ident that solar plexus had been
delivered. Caine and worley, domip.
ating figures on the paving commit.
tee, looked at each other, and then
looked at the council, and then at the
engineer, and then any old place. Ey-
ans came worward with some expert
talk on paving, and thought the work
ought to go on in spite Of the ,revela-
tons. The mayor, through whose in
strumentality in conjunction with the
Commercial Boosters Club, the paw
ing business of the city has been rev.
olutionized in the interests of the PEG.
pie, spoke for the people and the tax
payers, and said II $4,000 could be
saved for the people 1t ought to be
done.
Berntson then moved that the
committee advertise for bids under
new specifications to be prepared by
the engineer. Hayball arose and with
folded arms discoursed intelligently
on cement and shale crossings. Evans
the philosopher who was in for
water the necessity" came up again
and argued for paving the luxury"
land pushed construction till many
wondered II he was not going to add
the selling of cement to his sewer
pipe business. He thought We ought
to do 1t while we had an outside man
to do the work. What he had against
1.-THE local man he did not say, but he
wanted the "hingineer" to go to work
at once. Berntsen's motion carried.
Equalization Board.
Councilmen Petersen. Evans. Hay
Dall, Quayle and Merrill were az.
roinied a Board OF Equalization for
water district number i33.
squabhle, overse n
| Fngfaeer Afipmphfess then asi,eI
for advice as to t'copstrutt.on Of
bridges in district number nineteen
The contractor ywas leadyZfo do The
work. ana would be: wsitinE on be
city If quick action were not taken.
Griffin said the bridges were in de-
ilorable condition and should be
built. Humphreys urged that they be
4 butt, and asked for quick action ste-
tvens asked for the cost, but II had
NOT been estimated Stevens there,ip-
on moved that the matter be refer
Pred to, the committee for investigation
and report. Evans thought the work
ought to go and suggested that the
council take a chance in building the
bridges and paying for same out Of
such surplus as might accrue from APP
propriated moneys TO paving districts.
This was too much like the guessing
methods" OF the past. and was object.
ed to by Stevens The Stevens motion
prevailed.
Gar Game Again.
Il move we adjourn" said Stevens.
Hold on minute" said Game,
without waiting for second, 1--WE
have some other business here sib,.
mitted by Mr.. Hayball," and the gen.
tieman who, just few meetings ago,
grabbed at motions to adjourn from
Worley and Griffin, like a hungry
trout at fly, at this particular juno
ture brushed the motion aside as
though he possessed the power of a
real ear The business attended to,
Mr. Stevens was given the privilege
tof renewing his motion to adjourn,
and the chairman honored second,
and the gavel fell
The city council met Thursday ev-
ening in special session and confirm
ed the report of City Engineer
Humphreys. He was instructed by the
council to go ahead In the matter OF
building all necessary bridges,