Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-26
THEY ARE DISSATISFIED.
A Protest Against the Action OF the
Joint city and County Build.
ing Committee.

twill DO recollected that the joint
city aud county building committee
recently accepted the bid Of Mr.. J. H.
bowman, contractor, for the erection
Of the new building. The lowest bid
was sent In by Barber a Co.; neverthe'
less, that OF Mt. bowman, being several
thsusand dollars higher than theiPs,
was accepted. Messfs. Barber 4 Co.,
through Attorneys stephens aud
Schroeder, resolved pom taking steps
N prevent the Bowman contract from
being entered Into by the county.
The following complaint was drawn
up yesterday afternoon;
Edward \. Gilbert, In his behalf and Ia
behalf II all othoru similarly situated
plaintiffs. ". Harry Hardy, John Bat
ter, John &. CahO0n aud George W.
Barsch, the duly elected, qualified and
acting membcn Of tho County court,
defendants
For complaint herein, plaln,id alleges:
THAT ho II a resident Of and taxpayer
In tho Territory Of Utah, and County Of
Salt Lake.
That he bring, this action In his own
behalf and IN behalf ofll others similarly
situa oil.
s-Tha, all Others similarly situated arr
all the resident Taxpayers Of tho county
Of Salt Lake aud furfitory Of Utah. aud
that each Of said persons may become
parties plalntifi 10 this suit By making
application tor this purpose.
f-Ihai the defendants, Harvey Hardy.
John Butter and John &. CahO0n, arc tho
duly elected. qualified aud acting select.
men Of said county, aud that the defend
ant, George W. bauch. IL tho duly APP
pointed, qualified aud acting Judge Of
said county, and that together these
defendants constitute the county court OF
Salt Lake county Utah Territory.
5-That those defendAnts,as such Coun-
~ court, threaten, In violation OF law aud
of their duty ~ such oiiicora, TO outar into
an agreement with ono John n. Bowman
anu salt Lake city corporation for tho
erection Of building N be used for
county aud city purpose. a. county
court and otherwise.
J-That said contract 20 threatened 10
be entered into Will create ON the part Of
said county court liability which OK.
coods tho Income aud revenue Of said Salt
Lake county for tho last two years next
proocedlng tho time Of mourning tho pro.
posed liability, which the plaintiff alleges
70 DO the 2th day Of September, 1891.
7-PlAlnui further alleges that said
proposed contract was not ontofod into Ia
accordance with section Isl, paragraph 10,
volume 1, compiled laws Of ulah, la that
tho lowest responsible bidder was one w.
" Harber 4 Co., aud that said John n
bowman, TO whom tho County court pro-
pose to give said contract, IL not tho low.
osi responsible bidder.
s-That said members OF tho County
Court unlawiully and fraudulontly no
fused 10 onicr Into said agreement with
BARBER 4 Co. Tor the reason that said
Barber 4 Co. were unknown 10 them,
and for tho reason that tho person who
received tho contract could carry tho
election In tho First precinct Of Salt Lake
city, against tho dominant party In Salt
Lake City, aud for the purpose NJ giving
An unjust aud unlawful advantage 70
John II. bowman.
Wherefore, plaintiff pray. judgment
for an order commanding tho defendants
10 show cnuAo why . permanent iniuno-
ton should not 10 granted restraining
thom permanently from entering Into
the proposed agreement with said John
II. Bowman for the erection Of sald court
house and for costs Of suit.
StEruESs 4 SCHROEDER,
Attorneys for plaintiffs.
Last evening Attorney Schroeder
went before Judge Anderson aud Oh.
tainod an order requiring the defend
ants 10 appear In his court and show
cause m prayed, The proposel con,