Show I COMPLAINT COMPLAiNT MADE AGAINST PAVEMENT ON TOTY THIRTY STREET PROVEN UNGROUNDED Abutting Property Owners Declare They Are Well Satisfied That Work Was Done Ac- Ac According According Ac According cording to Specifications After They See Test Holes Chopped and Hear Engineers Verdict I pa In the vicin vicin- vicinIty vicinity ity sty of Ogden avenue a and Thirty Thirty- Thirty second street which wa was laid hId by the Union Construction company compan under a city contract was dug up In three places this morn morn- mornIng mornIng morning ing under orders of or Manor Ma lira or Frank Francis and mem members of the tho city commission lon to determine whether hether or r not it fulfilled all nil specifications lions lea It was determined In the pres pres- presence pres- pres presence presence ence of ot three city engineers the officials of the Union Construction company the abuttinG property 0 owners nen and many others that tat not only hero ere specifications met In the average a pavement pa but even n a thicker top given Elven than the specifications specifications called forThe for tor forThe i The Tho action followed a petition signed by b A R Shupe 11 II A Shupe and other abutting proper proper- property ty street on Thirty-second Thirty ty on 0 owners oars ners declaring that at the pa pavement ement nas as not of thickness called for tor In the contract p EIE T is OKI H HIt the It was as fully determined by tests which including the tho chop chop- chopping chopping chopping ping of larg large holes In the pave pave- pavement paie-ment paie ment and the taking of official measurements thit th it the statements made In the petition were wore without with with- without Ith out foundation and the property owners not ani only admitted their mistake after arter the tests but they said that the paving was satisfactory tory tory to them S Sylvester Silvester Ivester Q i Cannon ells cit engi engi- engineer engineer engineer neer of Salt Lake and C 0 Ros- Ros kelly Ros-kelly city engineer and city man man- manager manager ager nger of Brigham City conducted the tests testa and measurements They round found that In the three holt holes cut cutIn cutIn cutIn In the paving that In a aera average era go measurements the thickness of at the top exceeded the CANNONS CANNON'S TIIE sr T Engineer Cannon said following Ing the test tests There Is la no question In my mind that all aJi specifications o hase been fulfilled Not only that but the pa paving Is I an excellent piece of t f work ork The average thickness Is above that called for tor except ln in one place of a a few feet where a joint was walt wa made and this can be easily remedied This however howe er the worst Vorst place In the entire stretch is but one sixteenth of an anInch aninch anInch Inch below the specified t two 0 Inches and the other largo areas area where hero the thickness Is more than thanh h 0 inches more than balances thIs In my opinion there is no cause causo whatever er for tor argument aver o noI I nO STATEMENT T TT Mr said ho he not only thought ht the stretch of paving pa nas as I excellent but he man marvelled that such a uniformity of top thick thIck- thIckness thickness thickness ness could ba bo carried canted out All AJI specifications ha have hae e been boen filled tilled and surpassed In his opinion he said and the tho PIL PILIng paving Ing was as a fine tine piece of work A R Shupe In front of ot whose I home the test holes were nere ere dug and vv hose hoe name appeared at the tho top ot of the list on the petition said follo Ine Ing the tho tests teats that he was IS satisfied that all specifications had been en met Mil lit SATISFIED S I I was alas absolutely mistaken In my claim that the tho top was as not of requited cd thickness he ho declared A A sample which I have hasp which I believed td had been taken from the tho pavement pa and which is but one and and a half Inch in thickness I Is not the same as the top which e see e have e just dug from the street I Winchester another property I owner who ho signed the tho petition said Id I I 1 am thoroughly satisfied that the paving pa Is right It meets meet the specifications OTHERS b Comer Gomer A NIchola Nichols and Ben R lg Bollig other property owners who signed the petition said they were satisfied with the tests and that they would now be he fully tully satisfied with the pavement W v E Roche general manager of the Union Construction corn corn- pans watched the tests through through- throughout throughout throughout out and explained to the properly owners the methods of ot h Ing ue the paving Those who oho watched the outcome of tho the tests teats and heard the comments of the experts complimented him hint for the tho volk 0 It I ft It was agreed that all cont contro- contro versy 0 over the tho matter of or the ing Ing meeting specifications was as set set- settled set settled tied and that the tho petition would be withdrawn n as without foundation foundation foundation tion The property owners o engineers and others Interested appeared be- be before be before fore the city commission at 10 o'clock this morning and took part partIn partIn partIn In a lengthy conference before the start was made mado for tor the tho district of Thirty second second ty-second street Mr brought with Ith him a sample of ot what he hI claimed was as aI I taken from flom tho ho In laying laving Ing on Thirty second J- J second street It measured but butone butone butone one and ono ono hit f Inches In thick thick- thickness thickness ness Mr Roche e explained that the sample was nas as not representative e of the top laid on 01 Thirty Thirty- Thirty second second sheet and said 1 that It Indi- Indi that inai It IL vs was as taken taen laKen from a point where a steam roller had thinned ned ou out a stretch just before stoppIng work pork for the night It was later shown shorn sho n at the test holes that the sample was nas much more than a Inch halt thinner than t top from which the tests wel were e made i CLOUD IS FD REMOl-FD I Mayor Francis said that the city commissioners had been beell cast un- un under un under der a cloud of suspicion In jn un-I un the matter of paving on second Thirty Thirty street by statements and rumors which declared the paving paling pa Ing was as not up to specifications Ho said that ch had been made mado In Inthe Inthe Inthe I the petition and that e ever eer er thing possible would auld be done to deter deter- determine determine determine mine whether hethel or 01 o not they were ere I true A A matter of ot this kind ts t's the tho good name of our city engi engl- engineer engineer neer and of the city commission commission- commissioners ers specifications he declared and It if have o not been met allot In city contracts there thele would have ha to bo be collusion for toi the reason that II a careful system 8 stem of ot checking of ma- ma materials ma materials Is carried out at all times A charge of this kind goes to the vet vel heart of the tho city commis commis- commissioners commissioners so we 0 deemed It extremely In sho showing Ing the tho people just what hat has been done In the pa pacing Ing conti contracts acts It If there has been pa pavement cm nt laid which is not up to specifIcations then the city commis- commis commissioners want ant to know lenow It as well nell ell as Ithe the property o nels or anyone anone else Manor Mavor lIIa or Francis then theu explained that he had sent for tor Engineers Cannon and Boskelly who ho are arc arcIno Ino known Inon n as among the most able en- en engineers engineers en engineers In ln this vicinity to gh gyre give e their stews Ie s In the roa matter after litter the tests INSPECTED I BY CITY City Engineer Walter Valter S Craven en explained that city inspectors Inspector checked every load of ot material which was nas laid In pavement pa and also representatives of the company campau were ere constantly on the ground watching that the pa pavement ement was a UI up to specifications so It would be a II good advertise advertise- advertisement advertisement ment for them In the tho future After returning from the tests Manor or declared that he welcomed an am any similar action In any other district or In any other con con- contract con tract given ghen by the city which their thele may be bo doubt as to whether specifications I hll have hate e been met lIe He said that heas ho he was as vi as et extremely emely glad that today's s 's tests teats were er made for tor the reason that It would vi put to an end nd the vicious 1 tumors that city con con- contracts contracts con contracts tracts had not been boen met In regard to specifications I Viso Uso Iso Ma Mayor or Francis said I would like Ilke to face the man who i has declared that I am a II stock stock- stockholder stockholder holder In the Union Construction company and show to him his mis mis- mistake mistake take as was as sho shown shon n this morning on the matter of specifications on second Thirty second second street |