The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-11


lively times, over the report Of the board
of public works, in relation to the Jail
matter. But on the contrary; everything
passed off tremendously In connection
with this topic and the only discussion Of
Importance was that pertaining TO the
forfeiture of the franchise of the Fort
Douglas q Salt Lake railroad.
The report Of the board of public works
was read early in the session. 1t is
voluminous document and contained
much matter which was OF no earthly
interest to the public, being repetition
of all the reports which have been mace
in connection with the contract letting
ana the amount of the bids.
a synopsis of the communication filed
is as follows:
The board of public works, explaining
why it rejected the bids for the jail sent
in lengthy communication Whlch was
prefaced by copies of all the advertise
ments calling for bids and summary of
the amounts together with the report OF
the prison committee.
Taking up the specifications, the board
refers to the fact that the lock arrange
ments are substantially described as
Pauly Jail devices, while III relation TO
corridor" gratings, the first set of speci-
fications provided that the west side OF
the corridors should be made OF open
sidered by the prison committee to be
equally as good After the first BIDS had
been opened, the specifications were
changed and the words "of open hearth
STEEP allowed to remain alone by strlk-
ing out of the paragraph the words or
of such construction considered by tne
prison committee to 2 equally as goou.
It is claimed this acuion is equlvalent 10
specifying that Panty gratipgs as well as
Pauly locks shall be used.
The board declares that Architect Haze
informed it that two OF the bidders ce-
clare that the key bar lattice was
patented one and they could not furnish
1T. but as it was illustrated by the Pauly
company, that company probably holos
the patent.
refers to the bid of Barrat & Bowman,
and the bid of Craig & Atkinson, the lax
ter's one being rejected because II CON
tanned a proviso that the firm should not
be compelled to furnish Pauly devices
The differences in the two bids is $3.50,
which seems to indicate the price OF the
Pauly patent devices and suggests the
probable ACCESSIBILITY Of permitting tne
use Of other devices which may De
equally or approximately as good.
The board declares the first bids We're
received under notice and TO aVolq inc
possibility of invalidating the contract
based upon bids irregularly received, are
the reasons they returned against them.
In relation to the advertising for new
bids the board quotes the council refer
oNp6.
letting bids and making contract Tor
a new jail be referred to the board.
AS soon as the reading was completed,
OAMeara asked that the report be laid
over for one week. He wanted to procure
the nil. as of the board and obtain some
other Information showing that the docu-
ment emanated from the fertile brain OF
the Chairman and was not the result OF
rthe action taken. The report was laid
over.
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Liquor licenses were granted Riley &
Flood. Rumsey & Co, S. ]. Levy q Co,
Jacob AIT, S. X. Egani, G. Janowitz,
kentucky Liquor company, Louis Ho-
bein. Z :. NJ. l., Fernando & Rudellat,
and Henry Sadler.
FarreITs Contract.
]. W. Farrell & Co. are meeting with
cold comfort at the hands OF the city
and county The bill presented by the
firm has been arbitrated by a committee
of three men, who gave Farrell more
than he asked. This report was referred
by the Joint committee to d sub-comnlt-
tee composed of such men - electrician
Roberts of the county court ana cleo
trician Lynn of the council;
At last nights session, the following
communication from the firm was pre-
1T is now thirty days since the board
of arbitration rendered to the JOINT CITY
and county building committee their find
feed wires put in the Joint building by
the undersigned. This money, or large
portion thereof. has been due us for more
than two years ana as your committee
seem to want to delay the settlement of
our claim, we respectfully request that
YOU will take such action at the meeting
of your honorable body as will insure
prompt settlement of this award and the
balance of our bill. The city of Salt
Lake is imposing an injustice and
hardship upon us by Keeping US out of
our money due two years ago, and we re-
specially urge upon your honorable
body the final adjustment in q just and
equitable manner We write you for the
purpose of letting your members know
how unfair and uniuSty we have been
treated in this matter The nonresident
contractors on the work have all been
paid and have left the country, the archi
tect included, while we, who should have
been settled with long ago, are still Wait
ing the pleasure of your committee. We
ask that some action be taken that will
as a matter of JuSt~e and right insure
q prompt settlement of this claim, which
amounts to S1S,50S.56.'
This communication was filed with a
view to calling attention to the state of
affairs which exists, but It was never
read: being referred to the joint city and
county committee without reading.
The city engineers report of expenses
for August was made Is follows:
Pay roll ST. 39 Is
sl77s %
Less deductions .................... 6d2 Ii
Net expense .........................S1,1 III 81
The board of public works reported that
It had decided not to hold the gravity
sewer contractors liable for the sag in
the sewer north of the Warm Springs,
which report was adopted.
Reports of City officers.
Recorder Backman's request for post
age stamps ans postal cards was granted
The report of Auditor Raybould printed
elsewhere. was referred to the finance
committee.
Supt. Daley of the waterworks depart
ment, called attention to the case of
electroiysis on the water main on Second
aid and asked for action. Referred to the
committee on waterworks.
City Engineer Young was granted per-
mission to accompany Councilman Young
to the headwaters of the Provo and Du
Chesne rivers.
Fort Douglas Railway.
Councilman COINS resolution declaring
the franchise of the Salt Lake & Fort
Douglas railroad forfeited, was returned
with adverse report.
Mr.. Cohu made a lengthy speech in its
favor, contending that while he did not
posed to do his duty by his constituents
1t was an outage to permit this track
to lay there. The road is bankrupt and
in the hanGs of a receiver. 1t is not being
operated and never will be: Gentlemen
NAV rest assured that If this council does