Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-13
BOARD HAS STAR
CHAMBER SESSION
Final Action Was Taken on Bids
For Public Improve.
mentS.
PROGRAM WAS REHEARSED.
uonortcd That T.. j. Moran VIII Make
Fight In the Council--City Had
Trouble With Barber Co.

The star chamber session fad has
struck the board of public works of this
city. and was adopted for the first time
at its meeting yesterday afternoon,
when final action on the bids for pub
lIc improvements for the year was TAX
on. For over half an hour the board
held it's session behind closed doors,
and Il Is presumed that the program
FOR its public meeting was thoroughly
rehearsed. After the private meeting, a
public meeting was held. at which the
formal motions for awarding the con-
tracts were made by the various men,
hers and carried. Thus were awarded
the contracts for street paving. cement
sidewalks, watermains and sewer mains
for the city for this year, the total
amount OF all contracts reaching the
sum Of si23,O15.35.
THOSE INVITED.
The only persons who were invited to
attend the secret session OF the board
besides the members and the city en-
glneer, were Councilman Black and C.
II. Draney of Denver, the representa-
tive Of the Barber Asphalt company.
which was the lowest bidder on the
street paving. The newspaper men
who were present in the Office, were
requested to retire. which they did with
becoming grace
It is stated that Mr.. Draney was
questioned as to where his company
proposed to get the "Buena Vista" as
phalt mentioned In its bid. He inform
ed the board that the asphalt would
be secured from property near Dragon,
Utah. This product is natural btu
men and not a rock asphalt, and will
be mixed with California Maltha, which
combination IL is claimed Is as good as
any that can be secured, and has been
used successfully In Denver, Chicago
and other cities.
MORAN MAY FIGHT.
Unless Councilman Black appeared as
the representative off Contractor Il. J.
Moran In the secret session the latter
had no representative II IL reported
that Moran viii make a fight against
when the matter Is passed up to the
council for approval ON Monday night.
His hackers in the council win no doubt
advance the argument that the city has
had trouble with the asphalt trust on
Il former paving contract. and had to
enforce penalty for failure to COM
nlete the job within contract time. Tha
money was withheld by the city from
the final estimate due the trust, and
now the latter has instituted an action
in the federal court to recover from
the city the amount OF the penalty
withheld. A very strenuous time Is
looked for at the meeting ON next Mon
day night
In the public meeting Of the board,
after the closed session, everything
moved like clock work As the bids
of the lowest bidders were read a mo-
flon was made by first one and then an
other member Of the board that the bid
he accepted and the contract awarded to
such bidder.
THE LOWEST BIDS MADE.
Following are the bids Of the lowest
bidders, who We're awarded the con-
tracts, final action on which will be
taken by the city council
Pipe Sewers--Seventy-fi thousand
feet Of eight-inch pipe, 2,4O0 feet of To-
inch pipe 1000 feet OF Pinch pipe,
James Kennedy ISL 1854.
Cement Sldewalks-Six hundred thou
sand square feet. four inches thick. and
5000 feet six Inches thick, S. Birch,
Sg2.270.
Water Mains--Thirty thousand feet
OF six-inch pipe, 1900 feet of eight inch
pipe and 500 feet of l0-inch pipe, j. w.
Percval A7,2l490.
When the paving bids were reached
II was moved seconded and carried
that the bids of the Barber Asphalt
company for reinforced concrete curb
ing, l0-year guarantee. be accepted.
The Barber bids are as follows;
Main street from Fourth South TO
Ninth South. s6S,S04.35
state street, from Fourth South 10
Seventh South, and from West Temple
TO Second East on Fourth South, $92,-
0332O
First South. from West Temple to
Third West, $7 ,40025.