The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-07

vlndication at the hands Of his col
leagues last night in relation to the
jail contract.
1t was a merry session as regards
this matter and one which will long
be remembered by the agent Of the
Diebold Safe company, who made a
Kick on the action of the committee
having the matter in charge.
The committee reported last night
in language Identical with the fol-
lowing:
We your committee on prisons beg
leave TO report as follows in the matter
OF bids for the new city jail:
That the bids advertised for to be open
cd July 30 were received in the mayor
office at the time specified in the adVer-
tisement and the bids opened by the
committee in the presence al the BIDDERS
and owing 10 the ununiformity of bids,
and the confusion and MISUNDERSTANDING
among bidders, your committee DECIDED
to reject al bids and ask for new or'e to
be filed on blanks furnished by the ar:hi-
tect, which were received at the same
place on August ), and opened by the
committee in the presence of all the bid
ders. and the following regular bids were
received:
Eagle Foundry and Machine Co. S24,9O0
Pauley Jail Co. $4,000; Tuddenham &
Brain, s2I705; Silver Bros, $24495; Barrett
d Bowman S2i, 100.
And we Your committee recommend
that inasmuch as Barrett q Bowman are
the lowest bidders, that the contract be
awarded 10 them. and that the attorney
Is by instructed 10 draw a contract
in compliance with the specifications, and
q bond for the sum OF S2lOOO for the
above parties to execute; and their ceru-
fled check for 81 LOCO, be deposited with the
treasurer the amount to be returned TO
them providing that they furnish a salts
factory bond to be approved by the coun-
Gil within the time specified in their bid,
otherwise the check to be the property
of the city and this contract to be null
w.P. O'MEARA
!. J. CORJM
Mr.. Clawsoa stated that as the board
of pubic works had declared in favor
of taking the matter Of let
TIM the contract into its own
hands, and as this had been referred
TO the city attorney for an opinion, he
thought it would be well to delay ac-
tion for one week. and 50 moved.
After short talk, the motion was
adopted.
Then came the struggle of the even
Ing. John i. Davis, representing the
DiebOld Safe company. filed a lengthy
written protest, in which he charged
the committee with having acted
WrOngtully, in that il hsd recommend
ed the plans of the Pauly Jail com
pany. which We're set forth in the
specifications u the architect, The said
plans being patented, or rather the
jail fixtures, which are constructed I'M
der the plans beirg patented. and this
action was discrimination in SO far
as MS company was concerned. That
after the plans were used the first
time, and the bids rejected. the speci-
hcatioaS We're changed without notice
to bidders, which was wrong That
the committee had refused to examine
the plans of the Diebold company. That
he had been charged for his copy OF
the specfica tons
OMeara was on his feet after the
reading, and if Davis, who was pres
ent, had any fight in him. there ought
TO have been d scrap as soon as the
council adjourned, but on the contrary
there was none. The councilman char
acteriZed the communication as a
matchmaking scheme on the part of
liar by trade and a prevaricator by
birth.
This man Davis. declared the coun- (
Gilman, had pursued him day and |
night since this matter came up, and |
had endeavored to force the committee |
10 follow his views, rather than act |
as 1t deemed best in the premises. He. !
q Meara, did not care to make an an /
swer TO carpet-ba gger, but in justice /
TO himself he thought it wise to make |
a statement.
III OuASs dl lAlS JUHEluIe. ADVISED !
u Meara to refrain and not pay any /
attention 10 the communica ton Your |
word IS sufficient" he declared
But the member from the Fifth was
IN earnest in saying he wanted to tell |
the council all about it. and he did.
lie did not care particularly. but Da-
us had centered all his attacks on him
personally; had gone so far as to reg
lister letters to him ard then come and !
tell him about them. a very foolish
trick, as the letters were still in the Of
11ce and would stay there until they
decayed 50 far as he was concerned.
Regarding the Pauly Jail plans those
plans We're all right. Some guide had
to be used. When a man wanted Yale
locks he did not advertise for pad
locks" and refrain from specifying. No
he stated what he wanted and got it.
u was the same way with all other
kinds of business.
The committee has acted fair with
all. The bids were opened by the may
or ana by him turned over to the com
mlttee. The members awarded the con-
tract as they thought best Frank Har-
riSan was the lowest bidder, according
10 his statement, but the language of |
ms Did was not in accordance with
the written declaration and hence he
was not awarded the contract.
Having finished, O'Meara asked that
make a statement. which was granted.
he said that in relation to the charge
tor plans that he exhibited all plans
ana prints in his office. That those who
wanted TO copy them themselves were
granted that privilege free of charge
Sut where they asked him to furnish
,oples, typewriter, he had charged the
-ee Some copied them and were
charged nothing. Others obtained
copies and he taxed them I'D with the
expense, as he had right to do.
Concerning the plans, Hale stated he
had acted as the committee and the
cnlef OF police had said He Thought
ne plans good ones, and was sure that
le had done all which could be asked
me fact that five local men had hid
IN the plans was evidence that no
unny business had taken place.
At the conclusion of Hale's remarks
| motion was made that the commT.
lication OF Davis be returned to him
Mr.. Young thought it best TO nave
he matter investigated and if the
,harges were proven groundless. as he
lad no doubt they would be, it would
brand Davis as a common liar. Ruf
lie should not be given a chance m
'ay that he asked that certain mat
ers be inquired into and the council
would not do it.
The motion to return the commune
alton prevailed by an unanimous
-ote and the member from the Fifth
vas Viudicated