The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
In Committee of the w,.,..
Sol0ns Consider lns,''.|
ment Contracts
WATER MAIN BID Is
UNDER CONSIDER,
With One Other Es,,.
Council Will Recomlps,i|
ceptance of Bid, !

As a committce Of the whol.
council met last night for ,o.s' s.'
Of the bids received on Mo.s.'
from the board of public WI
scheme of improvements !.
ne acceptance Of all the BID,
recommended by the cora.a
two' that of j. W. Perciy,,
struction of water ms;ns 80,
ferred to the finance aud w..
mittee and the city attorDs, !.
tain whether or not Mr.. ps,.
pleted his contract with Is,
year, and whether or M, q,
OF public works annuhed HI.
tract without notifying III. l..
Gil. The bid of P. ]. Mora,
construction of new wats-
also referred to the wats, -,
coiil'n''cees' together with the /.
to permit an investigation a, !,
Will be most suitable, contiuu,.,
en- slaves or iron pipe. Nj. h..
the lowest bidder on botb 49,,
The bids on which fayorsSI. @
mendatlons will be made ars 4,
James Kennedy, constuctio,
ers, S2s2,72s; S. Birch. sjJ..'
1907, $a2,45S; P. ]. Moran
paved streets, sll,155; .Tobrn,i
corn, sidewalk extension M m
OBS; Burt 6 Custer, copstrs3
crosswalks. S3s40.
Cause Of Discussion
Discussion arose on the hid i
Percival on the request Of c.
fernstrom, who desired to know :
Mr.. Percival completed N.
was requested to do last ys,, N =
Frank Christensen, CLERK IA
board of public works, said, u,
clval had asked TO be released 4.
contract when $4,000 fear n
mains remained TO be eonstm,id
was released because he clair.i
he had already completed man
than he had contracted IN A 4
his claim that the specihcatis, Z
contract called FOR 10000 fs., \
inch water mains and he ma +
$4,000 or $4,000 feet, and rh5.
had completed his contract n
took the view that he mad ~
his contract and released bin. I
IL was claimed by member \
council that work that he sbculi'
done last year at 90 cents psr b
was now offering TO do t6is 4
SLY per foot. Il
1t was conceded that tba ~
material had advanced and w
val claimed that he could moi :
necessary material last year.
The city recorder read from N,
lficstions which said that "ds
may be made either way fros
approximate quantities, The cor.|
VIII he paid for work actuslly q
The approximation in the corin'|
10000 feet.
Denounced the Board
Councilman Fernstrom denouic,
board of public works for iel
Mr., Percival without notifying II
council and asserted they had ~
right TO do 1t.
Councilman Black did not n.
they should pay the same ina!
80 per cent more for work wbiel
have been done under the old sqs
Councilmeu Crabtree and 0p1
took similar views.
Mr.. Christensen said the ID
public works. took fine view thl
a question of approximate q1'
and released him as he had fnl;11
contract. .
The matter was referred to -
mittees named.
On tine Moran contract, VIZ
volved on the question Of y
wooden staves should be ussd
pipe, Councilman Martin ~
lengthy plea for the use Of
slaves, which he considered "
suitable.
Councilman Fernstrom was ~
pipe. and he and Councilmsr
had some discussion all 10 ihscs
but eventually it was decided p
matter should be delayed for
Investigation and was ascordnA
ferred to the committees. :,
Both matters will be repmlA
the meeting next Monday nlgrt