Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-18
PREMATURE PROTEST.

PREMATURE PROTEST.
The following was read from the
Stewart Iron Works company,
Wichita, Kansas, and referred to the
committee on prisons:
Gontlemon.--w hereby protest nralnst
the awarding OF tho Iron contract for Inc
now city jail for the following reasons:
Ihoro were two bids for iron works. ono
~ 1900, and the other ~ s2i 100. and "A
comparison of tho specifications accom-.
| panying those bids clearly demonstrates
that mir competition cannot DO had under
tho architects plans aud specifications,
ana lhht the trms who submitted tho
| tao proposals wore bidding on an entiro.
1 " different class of work and materinl.
| When our agent called ~ tho architects
oihee for plans ana specifications, tho
architect ankcd him "to figure 10 down
very low so rs TO get tho building under
the amount OF appropriation, 5000. TO
figure cheap material as ho would be tho
superintendent and anything would CO."
Tho refusal Of tho Pauly Jail company to
bid, and tho absence Of bids from other
prominent jail building firms, IL suf-
iici0nt evidence that tho plans and -poci-
iicatious were 10 them unsatisfactory.
Trusting that your honorable body will
give. this matter your attention, we arc,
respectfully,
TmE STEWART InoS wonKs.
by j. ii. ANKRoM, Agent.
Mr.. Horn explained with some
spirit that the protest was premature AS
no awards had yet been made.
CEMETERY REPORTS.
Charles II. Bunk aud others nsked
TO have an electric light placed at the
corner Of Third and n streets. Com.
mitiee on improvements.
A. IL. Derge asked that a cloud on
tho title OF certain property sold
through error, be removed. City at.
tOrncy.
The Michigan Brass and Iron Works
company sent In communication
asking favorable action aud investiga.
ton Of the merits OF water tapping
machine. Committee on waterworks.
Jane il, ktdder OF ~. asked an ek-
tension Ot watormsins on Park avenue,
between Eighth and Ninth South
streets. Committee ON wRtefwOrks.
Edward Harmon asked 10 lease q
certain city sanu bed. COMMITTEE on
pubic grounds.
IL. Q. Mccartney and others repre-
scented that they were about 10 expend
$4,000 In erecting brick residences
ana In making other improvements on
block 33, plat l., and asked for pofman-
ept street grades. Committee on
streets.
The CITY Council, reported the re-
COrduT, viii sit Us u board OF equnliIa-
ton anu review on sewerage ON Sat
uTday, Feb. 18Th, between the hours OF
2 ana IO'clOCk y. m.
Chief stanton OF the fro department.
reported In the matter OF the bill Of $50
referred TO him from the Kansas City
Fire Department Supply company,
and stated that the arm in question
was the only one manufacturing the
style Of collar and hamus purchased.
Tho communication was filed and the
amount ordered placed on tho appro.
prIntion list.
q. Il. OGenbnck, city sexton, re-
ported that he had collected S733.75 for
care Of lots for tho year 1892; that there
IL still due the city $4,000; lhut collcc-
ton was worry difficult. He therefore
recommended the adoption OF the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That tho sexton bo author
.
IL further
Resolved, That ho DO instructed to col
l0ct from owners " lots that have not
paid for tho yolr 1892 all back loea before
allowing the lois 70 DO watored this
season.
Committee on cemetery.
RAILWAY FRANCHISE ASKED FOR.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles Rail-
way company asked FOR "a franchise to
lay ana maintain . etnnIard gauge
railroad truck on south Temple street,
from tho east end Of It's ptoaent track
on the west side OF Sixth West street,
to the East side OF Fifth West street,
aud to lay a curve from said track In
block 81, plat A. a leo for IA like grant
on Sixth West street 10 convenient
point on ils present track on south
Temple street near tho west line OF
SAITH West street 10 point in
sixth West street, 100 feet north