The daily sentinel., 1907-03-04
REFUSES TO SIGN
Mayor Bunting Believes That He Protects the
City's Best Interest by Declining to
Sign the Mitchell Contract
His Reasons Given

GRAND JUNCTION COLO, MARCH A. 1907.
On the ieth day of February the council
the consideration
construction of what has been
supply this city with pure mountain water by unanimous
all being aforesaid
absent from the city
& Building company for a stated sum of s2esOOO.Oo.
AT session
Building
a statement council
the deposited designated
would the bonds the unless compelled
resolution that that
specifically stated that the bonds would be taken
luton and to this Mr. Mitchell who acqueseed
gotiating for the bonds for Mr. Mitchell upon that night stating that
dollars ready equal bonds
Referring to the probable acceptance of the Mitchell
Bunting stouty declared that simple
% mouth non on 'ne ,% part 10, Oh ,n' @ % commit @ w., HS % M ,a % I % n
before the
that effect be filed with the city
81 WILL NOT SIGN"
Ind furthe 'unlcss the
will
donds unless am forced to do so by manda-
Everything must be done in this matter in strictly bust
must protect the cys interests and am
determined to do to the very best of my ability will not
put anything in the Mitchell company their
posa all ask that they their
agreement the Twill
can If ctwithN MIR
everything and provision
regarding bonds first be put in written
council Gentlemen of the council this is"
time in the history of the city:
meeting of the city council held on the
with Mr. Gordon who was the
sue Mr. conditions that set
when the council made the award of
Conveying to the consult with an
attorney in the matter council took an @ ] an @ newt day
called regular manner the next
contract was submitted by Mitchell his company which in
erect was Numerically opposite resolution of the
stb Al that meeting made every Mitchell and also
council would practically be backing down @ from
which they held If the contract was
the No agreement was reached and again
Mr. permitted to present contract 'na
night of council which he Thought "
1r ~ o,a ssion was adjourned
would again night the regular session OF
ell accented contract all in accordance with the pro
resolution passed and which mao % @ amen d gposd
there would be no ca money m t nver banking
They agreed bonds should be deposited IN ] Denver
should be transferred to the S pg of the
ing Bunldns comPan' an & % trustees one of whom
the council and should be representatives of the
The contract also Mitchell was the Mitchell Ens
neerng Building although had been previously stated '
When the motion placed before the eou
ell presented in my power the oD [ tgbt that
the city was sufficiently and passed the acceptance @
tract presented the text of when was iu'' e " ~
ha session. On % the memory of those objections
thew are published they printed the day succeeding W
last "Wednesday y night Ign ~ to ate all the principal which
the council contended when contract on the sixteenth
February permitting the contractor i thc council would
of the agreement position which ~ IT. ~ Soc
regret in of this water syst system, ] n'in to the safe
damct,,e"ly % % Tun around the
guards council thought they ma h"a d, " h ,eth
.,Ir Mitchell council that hat the me, I m which he
, g Ruilding company was co-partneshp IN "'nem ,d M
and he is
- ., attorney the partners He no" sui ma
tho only nerson that he we
~ - 80 purdne Uuder the ercutS''m
of this
~ " ~ M -. na,,cuorlv enlightened by Mr.. Mtcieii niH
~ " Wv haye bitterly opposed approprauhS any
...,s, II, tbe estimate o the engineers ior " -
g. .,o or,sant contract If passed. Mr. m'cher -" ono
hos,ao tho so ner for done up 10 o any
ded the city 'Sl an"
.ouId he agents OF the MONEY p
n,.aa,ors n the bonding can trus r" a., crncu
I fdence the integrity VI -
, ,,e o,nocitv the of Grand 'unou'" " ~
. al monte banking
receiv
-, 60. ,b. sale thu bonds can iee "a o,Iv ot
balances for the 'ie ' ~ can paid only '
balance "h'h ""'
~, .,sa 30 ,te need of money for the city bol;ove
- ~ .I am pointing to these obieeuo"s - tndiyduaIs
uo 7o sverabe i"i