Show IT LOOKS RATHER QUEER there was a good deal of feeling manifest mani feat in the city council march ath over toe tine adoption of a report which recommended the purchase pur chaee of sewer piam tot for an extension of lour four blocks up the middle of fifth south street east beginning at second east to all appearance the transaction la Is not exactly what it should be aad that la jig what la is causing the trouble sometime ago aciro a petition wan waa presented presente prea entel 4 to the C y council Cou ocil signed by property awde owners rg along the line ot of the proposed extension askina fur connection with the ane sewer system of the city many ot the property owners it now seem signed the petition uner a they aid id not know nor did those whose duty it will wai explain 10 them that as soon aoun au as their petition was granted aud the main laid along ibo coter odthe of the street that they would be assessed for dent lateral lines on either elde aide or of the ajeet but bul inch is the case commenting on of the extension the city engineer made the following report gentlemen when further consideration of the questions asked me at your last meeting relative to the length of main sewer to be built on fifth south street in extending our sewer system east of second east street I 1 beg leave to make further answer as follows while 10 co definite plan has been adopted by the city council for se that portion of the city lying south of first cuth south and east of second east streets it has been generally agreed t that bat a fifteen inch main would be required along alone the center of fifth south street in addition to the usual lateral sewer laid along each side aide of the same street and provided with Y branches for house bouee connection the construction of the gravity sewer will make the building of this fifteen inch main unnecessary beyond third east street as much of the sewage which it was originally intended to 10 carry to fifth south street will now go directly west land and make it possible for the lateral all the which will sewer wei to carry sewage reach fifth south street east of third east street not having had notice of the councils intention to construct this sewer I 1 had not given the matter any particular thought and was not prepared to properly answer the questions asked me at your last meeting A study of the subject has convinced we me that tho the expense of building this sewer can be saved and I 1 accordingly communicate the facts for your information mr doremus Dore naua further explained orally that the extension ought not be made t or lor the reason that three separate f and distinct sewer lines were not needed on that street that the exten slon eion wo would uld cost and that the city W would be the loser of that abou amou amount at of money which it was not in a position to dispense die pense with mr doremus said to a N NEWS aws reporter gatei if the extension tension fx is made it will b over my protect and against my advice councilman who is one of tl the e princ principal ifal ur of thy the scheme was spoken to on the street today in relation to the matur by councilman hardy who informed nim him that he be had bad been told that he be was working in the interest of the salt halt lake brewery of which mr moritz la Is ma ager mr warmed up and re 4 P piled that the extension was not being made for mr moritz but for the future how about aboul the statement that you would like the votes of mr moritz and bis big men atthe next election vi asked the reporter 1 I do cot care a whit for mr moritz nor do I 1 care for the he votes of his men one term of oa office as city councilman ought to satisfy any man councilman bell I 1 voted against the th scheme last night cold coad and hard bard and will oppose it still hardy the people in that dint riot were not aware that there were tu to be side aide laterals literals late rals when they petitioned fr for the mains my bonest hom st opinion is IH that it is merely a scheme to connect the salt lake browe y with the sewer largely at the expense of the public I 1 am not afraid to make the staf statement ement and what I 1 say I 1 say eay rich the extension is a needless need less expenditure of public funds the city has baa no more use for a third sewer pipe line on that street than a dog has baa for two tails I 1 shull fight the onee cafe to a finish moran the was waa originally mapped out and is a good one I 1 shall favor it another phase of the question w ie the council solicited bids for 14 inch pipe only one firm bid for the furnishing of that pipe and was awarded the contra vt i t without having a real competitor peti torin in the field A second firm put in a bid n fifteen inch pipe which according to size and weight was the cheapest but the other firms bid was wait accepted the whole transaction trans aution is in looked upon with suspicion by many find and it is safe to say that the end is not yet |