Salt Lake Herald | 1894-09-12 | Page 11 | Board of Public Works

Boardof Public Works The board of public works met on Monday evening in the city council chamber with Chairman Doremus Messrs Downey Caine and Wells preset Gravity sewer was the matter mat-ter under discussion and the board having arrived at the conclusion that at the present rate at which work is being done the undertaking will not be completed within the time specified by the contract viz December 1 it was resolved to officially notify the con tractors to put on a sufficient force within ten days to ensure its comple tion within the required is I was also resolved resolved to notify the contractors that the board would not allow openings or excavations t be made south of South Temple street until all work north of that point is closed up The board was then joined by the city councils committee on claims and as a joint committee the claims of Frank Harrigan sidewalk cQntrhctor were discussed Mr Harrigan some time ago put in a claim for 1775 25 for profit which he had missed making by the action of the former city council in allowing property owners to lay their own sidewalks after having let the contract for laying the whole of the walk to Harrigan The amount speci fed as having been let away from Harrigan was 25360 square feet The le committee thought the amount claimed was excessive and Mr Bache remarked remark-ed that i indicated that Harrigan made 33 13 per cent profit I was resolved to request Mr r Harrigan to furnish a detailed statement of his claim and also a statement showing the exact cost per foot of laying the walk so that the committee could determine just how much Jiethad lot The committee com-mittee then adjourned subject to call of Chairman Doremus I