The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-20
COUNCIL cONF[l
WITH THE b
Authority in Matter Of
Contracts ouestiorI
at Issue. a
CHAIRMAN LEONARD sri
POSITION OF THE
Written Opinion to Be pn
by City Attorney Il
Guidance.

uo,'c works for the purno.<
tanning from the board III
mat the low bids of Jnra -
paving contracts had not
led. The board had heen ossf
coine come prepared to give lis res
TeJecting the bids, and chais
Leonard OF the board was ~
10 speak In behalf OF thai
MT. Leonard first stated .h ~
son SO, the bids were rejected Wa ws''
@ Inc BOARD considered them
be was then asked whv I'm y
not reported its action n ~
IN reply to this question ba ~
.ne M BOARD is not Obliged r.
INC council until 1t is thrn,
the transaction, and az thn ~
already commenced to rssd
one local and two eastern
new bids 1t did not think ~
port 10 the Council was nccsf
I'll tho board had a contrs ~ 4
submit to the Council for =.
Mr.. Leonard stated that ~
cured the opinion of the ~
ney on the matter and thai
torney had informed him !,
board had taken the proper
had n perfect right to Conf,
Yertising until a bid was Seen,
IL saw f1t to accept.
Power OF the Board.
Mr.. Leonard was then ar
was not aware that the ordsn.
clear on the fact that fbe
not the power to adyertiva5
than one paper unless spec
thorized to do so by the Cor
Leonard replied that he was :.
that that was the case. TheI
was asked II tho board COM
all one transaction from the
the Council authorized adyer,
bids until a contract had
cepted by the board no ma-
many times 1t might be necI
advertise. Mr.. Leonard said
was the exact attitude that Y
took In the matter, ~,
Mr.. Leonard stated that 4.
had no special reason for thin
lower bids could be obtain<-
that by advertising in easter
O. greater number OF bids cor
cured and a lower bid mi4i
cured In this way.
City Engineer Kelsey was M
to state IL, In his opinion. 4
were high and II he thouRh
lower bid could be secured z
sey said that he thought the
low and that It would be ha
cure a lower one. 4
Mr., Kelsey in reply to Quest
stated that material had cor
advanced IN price eince the
of April IL were received !
labor was also somewhat hid
Kelsey was of the opinion tn
creased cost of material al
would amount to about Is pc
RooklIdge Is Heard,
Mr.. Leonard was then aske
was no chance Of the board Il
Its action and coming to sor,
ment with the Council. Mr.
stated there was no possIbilit'
action being taken by the bnf'
Mr.. RookllGge of the board
asked to express his opinio'
gard to the bids and he 81
he thought the bid for the i
ond South paving should n
accepted and that he considt
, the bids for all the rest OF (
were probably as low as
could be obtained. The quei
then put to Mr.. Rooklidge: ~
the real reason for rejecting 4
This question Mr.. Rooklidge
would be unable to answer. }
ard stated that he would an
question. He asked the Re
read the section of the spe<
which states that an intima-
any bidder has an interest
than one bid submitted may p
sufficient ground for rejecting
Of those bidders, II
Mr.. Leonard said: That y
reason that the bids were
He was then asked IL he X
that that the board was OK
ion that there was a collusiou
the two bidders. Mr.. Leon
that he meant exactly that.
Barber Peoples Attitu'
Attorney Hampstead. rep
the Barber people, was then
the Barber company wouid -
contract IL the Council decide
II witho%rt the sanction OF q
o. Public Works. Mr.. Hemp
that the company would nor
on these conditions. as he dio
slider that 1t would be Legal:
Mr. Moran was then ASKED
question and he replied tnat =
be perfectly willing to accept
tract II the Council passe
would take a chance on 'tne
Of the action. 0,-
Assistant city ATTORNEY DIT
peated for the benefit OF tn
the opinion that he hao
hoard which was to the em'
the board had the right 70
or all bids and to continus
yertise until acceptable BIDS
received. Most all OF the S9l
took strong exceptions 10 -
ION stating that they were
onin,on that the board was &c
report its action to the Counc
er n accepted any bids or
that It could not readvert
given authority to do so oy
Gil. A. oveu
s,ned most OF the afternoo,
was finally agreed that no ac.
he taken by the committee r.
lion was passed TO the enect
CIV Attorney be requested .
y written opinion of his inte1
~ the law in regard to tne
the Board OF Public WoIks
the opinion be ready to De
~ o specIal meeting or tne
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