The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
City Commission, Contractor
Heman and City Engineer
Reach Decision.
CONDITIONS SET FORTH
Petitioners Explain Position;
Nobody Favored; Amended
Complaint to Be Filed.

Utah gilsonite will be the material
that will be used to pave the streets
embraced in the five paving extensions
for which contracts were awarded by
the city commission last week, at an
approximate cost of SlS0,00O. The de
cision to use the Utah material was
reached yesterday at q conference OF
the city commssi sioners, Contractor q.
A. IIeman, who secured four OF the
contracts, and City Engineer d. ri.
Blossom.
In order that the question of quality
Of Utah natural rock asphalt may be
definitely defined, it was decided that
the portions of Third West street and
Ninth South streets abutting on Pioneer
and Liberty parks, respectively, will
be paved with the rock asphalt found
in this state, the selection Of the ma"
terial being left to Contractor Heman,
who is compelled to satisfy the city en-
gineering department of the efficiency
of the material he proposes to use.
Unofficially, it is said that the ma,
terial coming from Carbon county, and
which certain bidders are thought to
have been endeavoriug to force upon
MIR. Heman and the commissioners un.
der the guise of fight for the use of
Utah materials in the work, may not
be used at ALL although the hackers
of that material, it is said. may be
given an opportunity to enter COM
petitive test to determine the real merit
of the deposit, which Is owned in that
section by the Pittsburg- Salt Lake OH
company.
Heman Will Proceed.
Pending the outcome Of the proceed
ings that have been started by Attor-
noy +. G. Ashton, representing the Car
bon county company and others, to stay
the commissioners from proceeding with
| the execution of the formal contracts
| for the paving extensions Nos. TS, 70
and so, Mr.. Heman will order the ship
ment Of his equipment from st. Louis,
and will at once proceed with the ex-
South street embraced in extension No.
| so the contract for which has already
been formally signed. and which was
not made part of the contention af-
| fecting the other three extensions.
The Bird Mendenhall company Of
| Springville, which was awarded the
contract for extension No, "a, has not
yet signed papers with the city, but it
is expected that this action will be
taken some time today.
Members of that concern have not
yet announced whether they will or
will not do the work themselves, but
Contractor Heman said yesterday that
negotiations were pending for him to
take tho work off the Springville con-
cern IS hands.
Petitioner Position.
Members of the Commercial club and
others who signed the petition seeking
the use of Utah materials in the paw
ing Of Salt Lake S streets, were en-
phatic yesterday in depouucing any eff
/
material from Carbon county. The ma.
jority of those who were interviewed
said that when signing they had under
stood that they were petitioning only
for Utah materials, without any special
specification as to the locality from
which il might come. Others declared
they were told that the Carbon county
material was the only kind in the state
which would meet the city engineer s
requirements.
Several members OF the commission
received telephone calls from signers
Of the petition stating their position
in the matter. and urging that any use
of Utah materials should be in the
nature of local competitive bids on
formal specifications. In order to deter
mine Just what material is the best, all
things considered.
Thomas Homer plaintiff in the ac
| ZION Indt resulted IN n temporary IN
junction being ISSUED against tho city
commission, yesterday filed his forma
bond of $4,000 and withdrew the certi
fled check which he had deposited whcr
the suit was filed
tI am sorry to see the dispute whicl
has arisen he volunteered to a Trib
une reporter, 81 think Mr.. Ashton
must have misunderstood The Tribune
report. OF course someone must put
up money to fight this matter for Utal
products, and as the Carbon county
people were deeply interested. it. wa.
only logical that they should assist, an6
thov are assisting. However, it is moi
with the idea Of any especial benefit to
them, but to the whole state that the
suit was filed. y
When asked why the contracts prof
fered to Contractor Heman did no
leave the place from which tho materia
was to be purchased an open question
except for locating it in Utah, Mr.
Homer professcd TO have no knowlcdg 9,
of the contracts.
HAn amended complaint will be filed
tomorrow, he said last night, "whici
will give further reasons in support oi
our contention that the bids which
were received were enormously com
putcd and should all be thrown out ane
new ones taken