Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-16 | Page 2 | Public Works Board to Lose some Power

PU PUBLIC LIC WORKS BOARD TO LOSE SO tE P POWER VER Proposed New Law Gives City Engineer Right to In- In Inspect Work Three companion bills by Senator W. W N. N Williams were Introduced In tho upper inspection house Monday taking away tho the power from tho the board of at public works and placing this in the hands bands of ot the city engineer They were all au referred to the committee on county and municipal corporations The bills are the outgrowth outs of ot a fight between the city engineers engineer's and the tho board of at public works In Salt Lake which has lasted for tor more than a year ear and through the tho scandals which have boon been Uncovered In the board of ot works through h tho the inspection contract of ot public DUI Dill No amends section of ot chapter 17 17 Compiled Complied Laws of ot Utah of ot I 1007 1907 07 rela relating to the tho powers of ot the board of ot public In cities of ot the class and differs from the present pres pros ent ant law only In that tho the power to In In- In public work worl Is la taken away away or or rather It is not delegated to the tue board The board will ItI however have the power pow pow- I er or to let contracts and accept public work and to examine estimates of ot tho city engineer all subject to the tho approval ap ap- approval ap- ap of ot the city council Bill No Ill provides that no uno contracts contracts con con- tracts shall ho lot let by th the board of ot public pub pub- lic lie works work upon any bid ld that Is 10 per cent or more In excess of ot the tho city en engineers engineer's en- en estimate of ot cost for tor such work The Tho third bill No o provides that in each city of ot tho the first class the tho city engineer shall have havo power to appoint Inspectors and superintend tho construction construction con con- of all public improvements