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Show (GUARS OF WORKS I IS AFTERMORAN !j Resolution Is Introduced for II Holding Up of Second Pav- r ing Estimate. II MATTER. II 0 WEVER, PUT OVER FOR ONE WEEK P Power of the Body Regarding Contracts in Fair Way to j I Be Settled. I fj Tho all-important question which lias " arisen in previous city administrations j.j as to who shall give orders in regard to public improvements tho board of 1'it; public works or tho mayor and city ljf engineer will receive considerable at- jl.j tonfion by tho board of public works t .li and perhaps the city council in the next ',(. Sow day?, as tho board at its meeting ,ih on -Friday afternoon had up for con- id deration a resolution providing thai H ilie two estimates in favor of P. J. Moron for work done on the Main street fljij paving and sidewalks, amounting to ( $3d,73J.-.lo. bo not approved and tho jjl work not accepted until Mr. Moran puts ;ffl expansion .ioinls in the sidewalk, as Jfj 7rovided in the contract. The rosolu- ia lion was introduced by C. D. Pooklidge. fjfl but, as it wns considered too drastic, hi.. by i. li. Armstrong, it. was lam ovei III until the next meeting of tho board, jjli The matter arose some few d:i3s ago i whi'U Chairman McMillan of the board Bj t. ot- public works ordered Mr, Moran to H i leave n space between the curbing and I ', the now tection.s of walk, which he was It; putting in on Main street, for expan- l jj sion of the concrete. City Engineer ll Kelsey took Mayor Branslord around jjf ' to inspect the work and convinced him li' that :he space was not necessary at i j - fli season of the year, whereupon the jjj; mnvor ordered Mrl Moran to Jay the ' III walks up flush with tho curbing. , This Mr. Moran proceeded to do. Mr. McMillan consulted Mr. Rooklidgc, an- f other nieriiber of the board, about tho jjfj' matter and gave verbal orders and sent Iff: written orders to Frank Gawan, tho su- tIi' perintondent for Mr. Mo ran, to leave ; .a the space as the contract provided. Mr. L - Gawan refused to accept the orders, and I" J proceeded to lay the walk as directed il h bv the mavor niiil pnfrinrpr. IJmi At a previous meeting of the board, !l' iht! first" cstimato of Mr. Moran was j bold up and when the second cstimato Hli came up at the mooting vestcrday k; Chairman McMillan called tho board's l attention to the failure of Mr. Moran ;i to obey the orders of I he board and ' j pointed out how important it Avas to l have the expansion joints in the walk M to prevent it from cracking. Mr. Rook- ' I lidge then introduced the following reso- Ifj lulion: d 1 The Resolution. Ilesolwd: That Inasmuch as the con- . tract entered into by tho board of public i works on behalf of tho citv of Salt Lake, j, with r. J. Moran for Alain strent im- il provoments, rlnu-rl June J, 1909, Section 15 thereof, requires expansion Joints to be Inserted adjacent to the cement curb- lnc constructed along- said street, and II; v:aid contractors attention called bv the I. inspectors of the board and members of U the board to this requirement, also writ-flij' writ-flij' "ten communications emanating from the W1, lioard directed to and served upon the contractor or his agent in charge of said fi work, respectively dated June 2S and June 20 insisting upon the insertion of cxnan-f'u cxnan-f'u vlon Joints; and. Inasmuch as tho board 'i lias full authority by law to require the j contractor to perform said work Indcpcnd- nWmt'! ent of the requirement of the contract, H w nnrl whe-rcas the contractor refused to I( i j comply with the requirements of the con- 5 i tract and the orders of the board as to lj doing- said work, It is the decision of the If, board io refuse to accept t-'aid improve- iij merit or approve any estimates for pay- jj, rncnt thereof, until the requirements of tin; contract and the Instructions of tho 1 board are compiled with. In respect to Inpcrtlng expansion joints. , i Mr. Armstrong was of the opinion j; f that such a measure was too severe and il Ht.atcil that he did not believe the con- f tractor was much to blame, as he was ij- in -a bad position, having the city cn- kj ginecr advising him to disobey the orders of the board. He suggested that I' onough money be held out to pay for i . the expansion joints if tho board had '1 a the power to do that. lie was assured II; . uy -ut. .ucuiiiaii tnac tne noaru Jiaa I W t hat power. j Lr. Mr. Kooklidge said that there was a i j j eeriotis consideration involved which H.l should be fought out. now, and that is . ij whether or not the board can compel ; j(' ' -tho contractors to comply with the speci- ; fications in their contracts. Mr. ATm- 1 K , strong thought that, the matter should ; be laid over until the other two mem- jjq Ijcrs of the board were present, and was i-i informed that it was not very proba- I'lU l)le that Mr. Jlnllornn would be present j'H lor some time to come. lie then said i j? that porhaps there would be no dam- J;J age caused by the failure to leave ex-' : j pansion space, and if so he did not fchinlr l.j . the resolution should be enforced at all. 5h Mr. Kooklidge and Chairman Mc- ' '5 Millnn insisted that, jt was the power yj. of the board thac was in question. Out ill of respect to Mr: Armstrong's position ! j' in . tho matter tho other two members i S' of the board finally agreed to lay the M' resolution 'over until the regular meet-I meet-I Iq iug next Frida3'. The estimates in fa- j lj ' vor of Mr. Morau for work already done W; were also laid over until that meeting. |