The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-09
INJUNCTION
Is Sought by Builder
Who Failed to Get City
Hall Contract
MASSILLON NEWS

Massillon, o., July IAN attempt
will be made by Contractor John
Meinhart, of Massillon, who bid very
low upon the contract for the con-
struction of the new city hall, to Sc
cure an injunction against the letting
of the contract to Emil Converse by
the board of public service. The leg
islation for the construction of the
city hall was passed by the city coun-
Gil several months ago, and after
great delay in getting the work of
building started, there seems a chance
of deferring the start still longer by
Mr.. Meinhart's proposed action.
The contractor bases his claim that
| he will secure the injunction upon
the ground that mistake was made
in the totaling of the figures. Emil
Converse, to whom the contract was
awarded, bid at $4O,821. The figures
set forth in Contractor Meinhart's bid
were Sal, 1926. The correct figures
should have been $4O.492.S5 and with
this claim he intends to push the mat
ter into the courts and secure an in
! junction.
According to the statements given
out this evening by members of the
board, Contractor Meinhart has 1T
tie or no ground for such an action
and the only result of an attempt
upon his part to secure an injunc-
tion, would be to defer the start on
the city hall. The members of the
board state that the bid was so con
fused in it's form that it was impos
sible for them to ascertain what real
ly was the amount of the bid and
that there would be little probability
that Mr.. Meinhart's petition for an
injunction would be granted in court.
The building of the new Massillon
city hospital, donated to the city
by w. o. Pocock, will be started in
the near future. Today a building
permit for the construction of the ed
ifice was taken out at City Auditor
Douglass Office by Cubhert Brothers
company of Pittsburg, 10 whom the
contract was recently let. The per-
nit calls for the construction of two
large buildings of brick and stone to
be located on Akron street. The esti-
mated cost of the two structures is
$4S, 900.
The gift to the city was made sew
eral years ago by Mr.. Pocock but not
until recently was action taken by
trustees to bring about the construc-
tion of the building. 1t is an insti-
tuition of which the city stands great
ly in need and no gift could be more
highly appreciated by the citizens.
Bids upon the site for the new
postoffice building or the city will be
opened at the treasury department al
Washington at 2 o'clock tomorrow af,
ternoon. 1t is rumored that eight
bids had been received up to yes,
terday.
A large consignment of fireworks
for the Fourth of July were received
at the mayors Office. The fireworks
will be used at the city's display or
the night of the Fourth. The cost
of the entire display reaches close
to $1,000.
Almost all the preparations for the
celebration of the Fourth have been
completed and the indications point
to the most successful celebration il
the history of the city. The decorat,
ing the principal streets of the city
has been put in the hands of a New
York firm and the work of decorating
will be commenced tomorrow morn.
ing.