The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-12
COMPETITION IS nEcEssAR Y
Ctfv fasprff Gss Ust~rmaae What
improvements Are necessary ""s
work Nasf BE Prsseenfea ana
1enps~fea by Board of Public
uoxks-Pr~pax5ax SO H~-l@s the
Contract in lSsr rabaisAsfSns-

fxs1nA interest a. zEAA s3sa$Ss a. ~ -ss+3~ -
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d. Hs,s ". Ia laEa cSase Tie decision -
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xara 10 stae sskEaag - esaAeAe5ss Sls@ r.
Views fs1s asKt1ss u ne ea7iae essss zen
r. xascH 1ss ye0v.e ssgasHs5 tessF aeS2rs
~ hx~e ere Nysseru ~ s2AS@Q1aat aefs+sf-
a lie board 81 faslssie Sarks Ar7 the mi
ssasssu .af aTe,seeGgaagS x sae superior court
h. nzssser4 Moran zgaGass iae CITY and iA@
contractors. Gahaa a. Byrae-
Taa decision frat eeilzaes TIE EfoglEee
o. lac e5sy council &aG Lac board - putt
IL works r. designating All carrying On
pstsFsses.as iEapTGVs 81 I,.f .. a. fosA2sSE;
.-rbs city osal.cg. has poweT generally 70
eengg0s asG maHaxH ea5s ft@QtfY or t1ss
effy. bat Pas 70 ASH siFaisYes As eelisS@-
G.afsfsssslas4es sSoxn legislative pos eEs.
ArreBg saa yaweEs s1 gre&ssy conferred
rpo4 the c.sg couasl - sae power e pre-
vsae ~ ordinance Tor sf6stlAs paIffia-stfs
az ossssfs Ss acquiring SatsF W9fsa #,tti-
IL or 49, bgssf sme cry. and - eaaffol I}Re
ssse zH3 Dr5ee al water supplied. IDs heard
81 tsas.ge works ia Al zdrntnsstrasig. ee~
rsrsa~ye 81 sne city ARD consists % tae
city snxtaesF. iEsgsr.3eTif - streets sFfa
the superintendent VI lighting ash water
vpsks.
eeter-rsine ID ordnance what public WORKS
shat =s prosecuted and .G@n = has &c
{rrfasIss fn1i particular work sfsaa pe
tssnasrfa1sa. Il hen becomes tee day ~
sAf heard Of pals-e works 20 enter npoll.
prosecuts and coEnplste the Safss%aatee
york III accordance VITA the provisions II
ths se1aeral ordnance n -esat3Du 10 pu1ste
Torkz The powers Of the beard q pSfs~
f. works ARR defined iy tire city charter.
and Fsfu3Dz them - The FoHeF - take
charge o. supaTintsna. n9snagH s1i9 coTs~
trol tho water eorhs OF me city AID al
ffllsgz ssxsnerf~d trerewiia, ard tie htai4-
fug a.pl srstsra son thereof
Mast p- Competitive bidding.
sfza aaefYags iseAfs eaaire
Gays
I eve fisfA>k .h~rs can tie no question bat
4 IA essg1frat~tw Of the character u shat Tgs
under oos.sfA srafiou fail within in@ pr1el-
snua O. chs AhaEier requiring contracts e
sa lei 10 fhe inP~est Bidder. And tAat be-
frg 40 il seiiA ~ thss ueisher tas board
OF uubsae w~fka % tnf city no any other
.eff5eer or officers Of the city Rad 8ng legal
right OF aushoFss 70 s3sier ma; = contract
which nae rot tte direct result % conf
psffiiw4 BsaSins. ~ az opportunity Tor a1eh
bidding. Tns beWFa Il gaeic works la not
ssssisa WITH any t1AstF sSsanAT1 kSNsr IN re-
Fgerst 10 awarding contracts. ard thay have
- I1gsi rfsst 20 essser into contract usf
sclsarSr authorized ~ the provisions % me
vcsrtreo4 ras, So rnaas 81 this board osly
IN the mode ard manner pointed cat 10y
tfr charter. asl& ccfrsEtsst Hltsi* IN any
Fihsr way ~onli he clearly hS$ai and
IN Times Publishing Company -. Ever
ss; WRsa., ~ fn speaking - the pownrs
eossrt sais 'kgsnts 81 rnnuicspai corpora
ts,uns must u9Atpfa in fheuiselvcs within the
law sn she matter ~ awar3lng eoafrAefs.
sas X through fraud ar n5a fest error Der
within ihe discretion confined - them, tHey
ere preceding - make sontfact Which
viii Illegally east upon taxpayers sEia-
p;AnisliY larger barden o. expepss than
Il necessary, the courts RlN Interfere BY
frtpneifen 10 the -sfees Of restricting theiT
setIaa q I1ssrsr bounds
NJ Right to Modify nsa.
1--WE shi.k the doctrine therein anaounc-
&c Is not Only carrect. bat fundamental IL
l. plain that the board ~ pubic works
called Ger bias upon basis entirety dtf-
fefsnt from the contract fhat was eatoln-
s3 IS thh court hss3S aB3 - accent fhta
contract would b. ga tsuere entirely tire
plan provisions - the Organic "a" - tfe
Cit. II waa tae 8ufF u {he ls5aTd - a.
cept ar Yei,rt fae bid 50 maae. Ana nat 20
acerl-a Il "a subsequently modified - tne
suggestion Of the biddefs
"s ~ Ete lt ,s true sAst the hoard might
yt-htlv award a contract IN tas ouiy eli-
der therefor. Is seems clear t9 Us faAt s9ra
centreef nast - bases upan tlf r.
qasrva srts ~ t'ae Aw Ia otter wctdS-
the caii Ter hi6H must * ~1trb ira. AZ gsef~
cons fntete9tea may sfAaa upon tAe Same
sootHg AMgi k8ov~ ll@ss Mia eMAtse ter ~
contract w. rs Required - FAR as we
sr~ ipfoFfaea, courts have gate nattorna,T
he'd uuasr e9f#tt 0t.oas s3As-tes or char
ter provisions requiring eesfYsetT "a be ist
~ private Negotiations HFr Vel1 and tie
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