Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-21 | Page 3 | Frozen Water Pipes Nearly All Thawed

I FROZEN WATER MER PIPES NEARlY mm All THAWED Plumbers Call Calf on Superintendent dent Barrett b but t Get N No o Satisfaction Practically lh all trouble from frozen wa water ter pipes In tho the city has lias been overcome overcome over over- come ome by the water department an and yesterday all but one ono of or the tho electric thawing machines retired from service Only three or four reports of ot frozen pipes reached reache the water department yesterday as against ag from fifteen to five tl per da day for tor the tho past week or ten ton days Those cases reported yesterday yesterday yes yes- were quickly attended to and it is thought lJ by the department officials that there will probably be no need for Cor any uny thawing work worle after aCter toda today or tomorrow The expected clash with the private plumbers over work 11 by tho the city efty in thawing pipes inside private ate property lines came yesterday morning A delegation delegation dele dele- gation gatlon of plumbers called calle on the superIntendent superintendent superintendent super super- of ot waterworks C. C F. F Barrett and raised objection to the city's work and especially especial to publicity given I en to prices charged chars by the plumbers for their work and some of or the methods al alleged alleged nl- nl les d to havo have been employed b by the thc private plumbers in working Mr lr Barrett reiterated that his policy was to have ha the city do all the thawIng thawIng thawing thaw- thaw Ing work where possible It is l believed by th the water department officials that matters will be adjusted satisfactorily