Show YORK WORK STOPPED cH ON STAVE SEWER Mayor Orders P. P J. J Moran Program Pro- Pro Program Prot t gram of Repair Discontinued Discontinued Discon Discon- j.- j. at Once LEAKAGE IS EXTENSIVE f y Would Cost to Make MakeI Repairs as Was Cont Con- Con I t r r Contractor P. P J. J loran Morans program of reinforcing the tho wooden stave tave outlet I pipe with cement for Cor a 0 considerable portion of Its length was vas cut short last week after a visit to the of or tho the operations by Mn Mayor or J J. S. S Bransford Brans- Brans ford who had been unaware of the steps taken while ho he wa was wout out of the city temporarily As a result re of ot tho the understanding ho he had of the action taken b by the tho city council In regard to to pipe the contractor had undertaken r work on the tho pipe which If It carried out would have meant a a. cost to the city of I about additional almost enough h to la lay a 0 now pipe alon along the portion which had been found In bad condl- condl f tion 6 t There are two turns In the tho pipe near J the railroad tracks and after aCter the mayor had looked hooked over the tho work which had been done he lie told tho the contractor to stop the tho wor work of reinforcing the pipe at tho the second of these turns Into the outlet The Investigation pipe made by members of ot the eC y cl council on tho the occasion of the tho recent leaks leak disclosed the fact that there were h h. iks kg for a distance of ot about O j feet riet f Including ud R that portion of ot the pipe If under the tracks of the Ore Oregon on Short Line Lino It was the sense of the council that tho the pipe should bo be reinforced Under unC un- un C Z der the tho railroad tracks and this was wa wasl l C the understanding when the work was wa wast wasU U t given to Contractor Moran after aCter beIn beIng being be be- In Ing taken out of tho the hands of th the original orl contractor con tractor Mayor Bransford said that prior to his departure for tor California he thought though tho the council was going to meet In cia to look Into tho the matter f 6 and ho did not know what had been done dono until the visit which ho lie paid to the scene of ot tho the operations on his re return ro- ro turn to this city L l. l jo The Tue work worle which has hns been done by byS S t the tho contractor probably will be looked hooked Into b by tho the city council and It ma may 1 result In a provision prO that only a 0 tam amount shall bo be paid to the con iv tractor covering covering- the tho amount amoun of that I work that was supposed to be bo aup au- au p |