Show DEPARTMENT WAR BREAKS OUT AGAIN Controversy Between City CRy En Engineer Engineer Engineer En- En and Street Supervisor Before Commission MAY BE SETTLED MONDAY J i Decision on Ninth South Storm Sewer Contract Is Is Being Held Herd Up Meanwhile Tensely ln strained d relations between tho the engineering and street departments o of oC tho city developed elop d Into an open rupture rupture rup rup- ture turo at a n. special meeting of or tho commission commission com corn mission yesterday esterday morning It arose when tho the commissioner of streets and public improvements Insisted upon having hayIng hay hav ing a t settlement o of the question of ot which department should control in- in in inspection work on public improvements before the commission should approve plans Ians and specifications for tor the proposed pro- pro posed nosed Ninth South storm sewer Mr Morris didn't succeed in setting getting tho matter settled but approval of ot plans for the storm sewer were hold up UI until Monday when wien th the controversy may a bo be settled I The matter has been up be- be fore tore of or Controversy cr The ordinance placing inspection of ot public Improvements un under er the supervisor supervisor super super- visor Isor of ot streets was passed when the cH city commission took tho the reins of or gov gay The contracts under which public work Is Js done specify that the t may have assistants represent him him In Inspecting and directing tho the work The street supervisor W W. J J. Tuddenham claims that this proviso In Inthe tho the contracts is contrary to tho the ordinance nance which places such matters in his Jurisdiction The engineer D. D II Blos- Blos sam ont contends that proper work can on only t bo be secured d when trained Inspectors arc are arcon on the wor vork When the plans for tor the Ninth South storm sewer from West est Temple to Third West and the cleaning cleaning- of ot the Ninth South canal from Third West Vest to Seventh Vest West was presented yesterday the commissioner commissioner com corn missioner of ot public Improvements called attention to the conflict Mr Blossom explained that tho the objectionable portion portion portion por por- tion of or the contract clause had been stricken out ana ane an agreement had been reached between himself and Tuddenham Tuddenham ham iam to let the engineering department do the inspection work on this Job so that It might be rushed through without without without with with- out dela deJa delay The proposed contract contains a clause that If It the tho successful bidder tails falls to commence work worl within the specified time after aCter being awarded the tho contract the latter shall be forfeited and the contractor shall shaU forfeit to the city as damages This proviso the commissioner cr also desired to look over O The controversy ers between the tho engineering engineering engi engi- and tho the departments over inspection work worle has brought forth some pome rather acrimonious comments from both sides The engineer and one or 01 more of the commissioners have charged that Incompetent Inspectors were ere employed employed em em- by the street department and th the city's vs work was as not being looked after r as It should be The charge chargo has also been made that the inspection work vork 11 has has' as' as been made Into a n. political ma machine b by the head of ot the department of public public pub pub- lic Improvements impi fl this Is Is' emphatically denied by tho the commissioner and supervisor and they theyon on the other hand contend that to give the inspection Uon work to the engineering department would be like lIko consolidating the offices o of treasurer and auditor leaving th the dep department without a n. check |