The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12
al inducements after all bids had been
opened
Mackay Likes to Travel

opened
Mackay Likes to Travel
The representative OF tho successful
firm then took the contract and read IL
over. Commissioner Mackay spoke UP
when he noticed that no reference was
made In the contract of tho company
paying tho expenses OF the two Commis7
sIoners for trip East Mr. Mackay was
evidently very anxious that this clause
should be inserted but the bond buyer
made no promise of doing So
Auditor Fisher Indignant.
After the deal Ind been closed County
Auditor i. NJ, Fisher entered tho room
and stated that he had somo figures that
he would Ike TO have the board consider
before 1t took any final action Mr. Fish
er was politely Informed that the bonds
had already been awarded to the Rollins
company. Mr. Fisher nearly collapsed
when he heard this and said that he
could not understand II, as the bid OF
the Society for Savings was so much low
er and that he had the figures to show
for it. Commissioner Mackay stated tina,
he had figured tho matter to his own
satisfaction and that when 1t came to f1e-
uring. that no one could beat him Mr.
Fisher then retired, apparently too indig-
nant at the great outrage that had been
perpetrated against the taxpayers of Salt
Lake county to further contain himself
without expressing his opinion In too vio-
lent terms
What Gift to Rollins Is.
At the rate of interest of Az per cent
a year which the county will have to pay
on the bonds under the Rollins bid, it
Will amount to SIS. $50 year interest. I'm
der the bid submitted by the Society for
Savings of ~ per cent the interest would
amount to SH.43I5O a year This repre-
sentS difference OF sl3l2.50 a year In
favor OF the county and for the twenty
years OF $26 80 From this amount must
be subtrnotcd the $500. which the Rollins
company agrees to pay TO the county as
premium, which leaves a difference OF
$3.50 OF interest which the county will
have TO pay during the twenty years
which the bonds VIII run In excess OF the
amount that would have been paid had
tho bid OF the Society for Savings been
accepted.
Mackey's Absurd Statement.
Commissioner Mackeys only explann-
tion OF his figuring, which he states is as
good as any mans. is that the county
would have the use of the $3.50 which the
Rollins company would pay as premium,
and Mr.. Mackey figures that the county
would have a return In interest on this
amount. which during the twenty years
would more than make UP the difference
in the interest Commissioner Mackey
failed to figure that tho county would
not have this money In the treasury thirty
I.,H L.
would be derived from IT, Both County
Auditor Fisher and County Treasurer
Carbis are authorities for this fact, both
stating positively that the county would
not have the money more than thirty
days. and that no income would be de-
rived from 1t.
Officers Wrought UP Over Steal.
Both the County Treasurer and the
County Auditor were very indignant
about the action OF the commissioners.
and stated that they could not possibly
account for the action OF tho board or
sec how they could possibly figure that
the Rollins bid was to the best interests
OF the taxpayers.
Taxpayers Are Forgotten.
The statement OF Commissioner Miller
induc 10 county lSncT "nen ne
demonstrated with the board was taken
by all present as very plain that the In
terests of the taxpayer are secondary
considerations Mr.. Miller retorted THE
board. you know. has the privilege of
awarding the bids to whom 1t sees lt."
Bidders Are Happy.
To go back TO the three representatives
of the bond buyers firms that are SUP
posed to be in bitter rivalry. they left
the office of the commissioners with
smiles on their faces. Not only the sue
cessful bidder, but the unsuccessful as
we'll They left the building arm in arm
and engaged a stateroom on the evening
train for the East, which they propose to
occupy together, and according to re-
marks they let drop before they had
even left the commissioners room, there
will be more than one bottle of wine
opened during the progress OF the jour
ney eastward In celebration OF the sue
cessful outcome of the combination.