The record-union., 1892-11-29
ILLEGAL BIDS REJECTED.
The Trustees Not Satisfied With
Separate Propositions.
Lump Bids Must be Made on the
Wharf and Bulkhead Work
Other Matters.

The City Trustees at yesterday s session
opened bids for the construction of a
bulkhead at the foot of n street, rails
ing the city wharf at that place to the
hight of the new levee, and for removing
the riprapping on the front levee north
from the Clunic warehouse.
The bids were as follows: Darby, Lay
don Il Co. of San Francisco-Bulkhe head,
S2,240; removing riprapping, 800; rails
ing wharf, 500. Healy, Tibbitts & Co.
of San Francisco-Bulkhead 81, 425; re-
moving riprapping, $500; raising wharf,
S775. B. McMahon q Son of San Fran
cisco-Bulkhead, 2,46O; removing rip
rapping, 1926; raising wharf, $50. George
B. Dean of this city-Bulkhea s., S36;
raising wharf, STA. Carlaw Bros, re-
moving riprapping, $3.50.
NOT LEGAL.
The bids were all referred to the CITY
Engineer for examination, and the con-
tractors all left the room and repaired to
Mr.. Boyd's office. In little while thew
returned, and Mr.. Healy. one OF the San
Francisco bidders, addressed the board.
He said that according to the specifca-
tions none of the bids were legal. He ad-
mitted that he had fallen into the same
error as the rest. 1t was apparent. be
said, that lump bid should have been
made by each-that is, each contractor
should have made proposition to do all
OF the work. Instead of this they had
bid on separate propositions.
Engineer Boyd thought it would be be
all right to go ahead on separate propo-
sitons.
Mr.. Healy, however, explained that in
this case none of them had complied
with the law, by giving a certified check
with each bid. Any contractor who
should take the work would be in dam
ger Of losing his money. The city could
be enjoined from paying 1t.
Mr.. Healy's bid was not the lowest,
and the other contractors, who were in
the same fix as he was, joined in with
him in the argument against the legality
of the bids, hoping thereby to get another
opportunity to put in bids.
The talk lasted for some time, and
Mayor Comstock began to look troubled.
Finally he moved that all the bids be re-
iected and that the board readvertise.
The low bidding local contractors looked
glum, while the San Franciscans took a
CORRESPONDENCE bright appearance The
motion carried, ana Engineer Boyd was
instructed TO get ready specifications for
lump contract. These bids will be
IGCGlNto 1lBAb eiN dltS Nv III De opened
at a special session Of the board to-mor-
row.
FARMER LINCOLN'S CLAIM.
Ex-Judge Armstrong appeared before
the board again with reference to the
claim of William Lincoln, farmer, for
damages alleged to have been caused bv
water from the drainage canal The
Judge said the matter had been before
the board one year, and now they
wanted some sort OF action taken. He
did not care how the board acted-he
simply wanted a decision. 1t was the in
tention to bring the case before the courts,
Trustee Conklin moved to refer the claims
to the boards special counsel.
The Judge SAID he did not propose to
wait for any attorneys opinion, and
would commence suit Immediately
But the motion carried just the same.
\ protest was received from property-
owners against allowing the storage by
the sullivan Kelly Company of petroleum
in the warehouse at Fifth and | streets,
1t was signed by Henry Cowel 81 Co. A.
A. ' an Noorhies, Nj. Zemansky, Charles
Sellin.er, ii. q. Melvin. L. Mier.
Mier, Capital Gas Company, P. Fender
CAST. 1t was urged that the oil wonld
endanger property and increase the rates
of insurance.
W. 4. Burke, representing the SuIH
van-kely Company, spoke in favor of
the license, saying the oil would not en-
danger property and declaring that large
quantities OF oil were stored on Front and