Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-17
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Misty GllsuY5E 10 Connection " Id
th5 SpTirklIni Contract.
LOWEST BmpEnLErrN rm COLD
The Matter VIII go 10 Ia, Guy Couucll
TOnigh. with The Veto OF
the MayOr.

Up 10 ihr present tho now municipal
administration has succeeded in steer.
ing clear Of scandals auI having gone
into power on reform basis and with
the pledge 10 the people that the next
two years " government la this city
would bc par excellence, Il wac bc.
lipvcI that fairness aud honesty would
generally prevail. There has been
sort of rumbling the last fow days,
however that has almost caused some
citizeIs 60 think that They should not
bank on that conclusion.
The trouble arises over the sprinkling
contract recently awarded 10 SIT. J. II.
Grniu i8rthcycam ls0i.Dj. The contract
was awarded on the strength Of this
following report made 20 the Council
by two members % tho committee on
sprnkling, aud without having the
other bids before It iOr oonsideratisn!
We, your committee, bog loavo to ro-
Uuf. a. follows.
In tho matter OF tho contract Tor
sprinkling Tor tho years ~ lsyi-y5 va
recommend that tho contract be- awarded
20 J. III. Grimm, AS We nud he Is tho
lowest bldiCr, aud We recommend that
tho city attorney Doc instructed to draw a
contract Tor tho Hon. Mayor anu j. H.
Griffin 10 sign aud that ho furnish bond
OF $1,000, 10 BOO approved by tho Mayor At
tho .imu tho contract " signed. Tho bid
wM q. o'MrAuA.
W, n. HENNurlS.
The advertisement calling Tor bids,
~ Published M all VI tue daily news.
raprfs u the city, made Il clear that
the bils would DO received Ht tho
office Of tue city feoor iuf" aud that
all OF them should butubmittud az that
place by neon on Monday, April .. IL
now transpirts that ht lrAst One OF the
bldH-lhat u Mr. Grtliu-Was not
received at tho recorders ttilcc before
that houror atall. It's taid, however,
that II was handed to Councilman
O'Mcara, who reported 20 the Council,
and strongly c0ntrnded II was the
"l0wtst." 10 IA also Ascrriaincd that
the bid wac not the "l0wctt," although
that was the representation that caused
the Council 10 award tho contract 10
Mr.. driilln.
The bids are a. follow;
j. u. Gumu, s.N days week ........y l.9li %
| o D. hu1mun. nclutlnt sundays ..., Avs %
] watson iHN, yer year uf months, 4i,tlu ~
/ >. o. HUDSON a Cope mpnth,",..., $50 70
McEvoy's bid rsais: 81 will sprinkle
/ the streets ~ s2.i5 per wees Tor eaen
block during seasons advertised.
Sullivan Is Med ,wnll offer 10 spin.
klu large bi ick- ai s2.65 por week ana
snail CUES nj sl,61 ler week.
A, Il. Williams a 90. propose 10
sprinkle large blocks Tor sl2gO per
month anu small ones nj sO21, anu
luruish men aud teams Tor Sundays ut
S36O.
J. n. Reese q Co. proposed to
Hunuklr iu dlbtr cts established for
season lsli'J5 al q mills per front foot
pei SEASON.
William Harkins offers TO DO the
sprinkilng Ia disttlch 1, anu at
Sll.i1 uof block yer month anu Ia dis.
tricla No, $1,000 pr block Per month;
extra work gt tho Hhm rate teams AZ
sS,7i per Day.
The Inconsistencies IN the different
figures aud statements were brought 10
the attention ~ tuU Mayor v hen hu
came ~ slgn thu contract, an act that
he refused 10 perform ana Will, Tonight,
10 II uuletstOO 9, refer the Whole matter
10 the Council with the Guiiln contract
which was drawn up by tue city at
t1fHvy, vetoed.
Ills nOnUr will set 'orth that the bids
Of j. %. Hudson a company aud 4. Il.
NedmOn Aru lower than that VI hlr.
duniu,and that they inoluucsprlnkl.nR
all VI the districts On Sundays, while
Mr. Griiln proposes 10 furnish only
four teams on those days lie iurther
says hu " ~ loss ~ know why the
contract should not have been awarded
10 the lowest bidder they being 70.
sp1usible aud abla 10 furnish the uust
Of bonds for the faithful performance
Il their work. IFS honor says that he
finds that there IL difference Of 81 100
between the bids Of GRIMM aud Hud-
son q company and Redmond with
the difference Ia favor OF tho last
named firm.
The puDno will look for an eEulans-
ton Mt the meeting Of the council
tonight.