The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-11
CONTRACT CINCHEO
BY PAULY PEOPLE
As Was Expected. st. Louis
Concern VIII Erect Jail
Building.
THREE LOWER BIDDERS.
BUT THEY DON'T COUNT
Sudden Change Has Come Over
Spirit of Mackay's
Dreams.

The Pauly Jail Building company OF
ST. Louis, as was expected, was awarded
the contract by the county commission
crs Monday afternoon TO erect the build
ing for the new county lall on sec
ond East street, between Fourth and
Fifth South streets, facing the City ana
County building. Tho successful, put
not the lowest bid, was $57,1S5.22.
There were three other bidders, as
follows, each OF whom was lower than
the successful firm. but their BIDS were
rejected for the reason. ut was eN-
pIained, that they did not cover every
thing in the plans and specifications;
The Ciiilis Construction company 50? !ao-en
The Campbell Building company, 4o.55S.oo
While it was admitted that the ellis
company bid included tool proof WIN
dow guards, it was explained that tins
firm did not cover some OF The interior
fixtures in its bid, such as tho drunk
rooms and the tramp.cclls, These things
arc included in the bid of the Pauly
company. il was said. The ellis com
pany's bid is almost $4,000 underneath
that of the Pauly company
Shea, it was explained, left out the
tooIproof steel window guards. inc
tramp-cells. the hospital and the drunk
rooms. offering tn erect the naked build
ing for S5I,63S.12. almost $4,000 less
than the Paulv Jail company offer.
The Campbell Building company OF,
fcrcd 10 erect the building for $d0,33S
without any of the extra rooms. This
bid is almost %l7 900 lower than >that
Of the PauIy company,
On Sheriffs Office.
These three firms also made separate
tenders on the erection Of the sheriff IS
residence, with walks and drives. rs
follows:
The GnHs Construction company. $1,000
The Campbell Building company. lo,l9o
The Pauly company offered to build
the sheriff S residence, with walks and
drives. and establish 100 cells for the
lump sum of Sl39, ,S45,62. so there is no
good way of comparing this company's
bid on the sheriff s residence, with
drives and walks, with the bids of the
companies. Through the unfairness 10
other possible bidders of the county
commissioners in accepting the plans
and specifications of the st. Louis firm
for the entire Jail, building, cells and
sheriff IS residence and and all, this COM
pauy occupies ihe decidedly advantage
GUS position over other contractors of
being both architect and contractor and
it is a foregone conclusion that the st.
Louis concern will be given the whole
thing, regardless of whether it is the
lowest bidder or not
In this connection it is significant to
compare Mackay's attitude towards
building county Jail several months
ago with his present attitude in the
matter. Several months ago Mackay
declared that Salt Lake county was not
able financially TO build a new Jail.
Now he Is heart and soul in favor of
the jail, having been the leading spirit
among the commissioners in bringing
about the movement
Work to Begin Soon.
Under the contract awarded TO the
Pauly company, Monday, work on the
laIl building proper is TO begin June
IL and must be finished this year. The
building will be three stories high and
will contain 200 cells, 100 Of which will
be installed as soon. as the building is
done. the first OF the year The
building will be of brick. with a con
crete basement underneath the entire
jail part of it. The Jail building will be
on the back of the county's lot, with
the administration rooms, including the
sheril1's residence, two witness rooms.
six drunk cells, two tramp cells and
d hospital, in front
The contract for The shcriff's resi-
dcnce, with 100 of the cells, crosswalks
and drives, will be awarded January
;, and undoubtedly VIII 90 to the
Pauly company, especially the cells, as
the plans and specifications adopted
call for tool proof cells. on which only
the st. Louis company has patents and
which only this firm can furnish. This
readily explains the alleged incom-
plcteness Of the tenders of the three
other bidders.
County Attorney Job P Lyon, at
the instruction of the commissioners,
is now drawing up the contract TO be
entered into by the commissioners
with the Pauly company for the cree
tion of the jail building.