The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-01
CITY WILL Get S6S,S24I
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the city clerk and that was suniciens
Alderman 6reaney replied that the
proceedings ot the council were pub
llsAed for The information Of the PEG
ME. II was the only means ot n,
FORMING hem Of what MS tone by
tbe city council. AS few Of them ia
time to be present at the meetings
The people had right to know what
the council was doing.
The Bulletins bid was accepted
without any coalitions, it ling the
lowest bid
The bid Of Kelly Bros. Lumber Co
for furnishing lumber was accepted,
Garbage.
The Board of Health had uade 70
repart on the garbage bids ana Al
herman Burke moved that t3e matter
h. taken ont Of the hands OF the
Board. This was carried.
Alderman Burke then moved that.
the bid of John Is, English be ac'
eeptod. II was for s1,75o, the bidder
TO use the kind of wagons called tor
| in the advertisement and to furnish
his own dumping ground. This, said
1.-THE alderman, would be a great at
vantage 70 the city in view OF the OBJ
iectiors that had been raised by Mr..
Smith to dumping garbage on MS
! ground west OF the cit5 Mr., Eng ilsa
WAS a responsible man and had a
good bond before the council, and
his bid was much the Lowest.
| Alderman Scullin who IS cha.--can
lof the Board OF Health said the fea-
| son the Board had not reported on
.ithese bids vas that they were not
Irregular Mir. English's bid was not
imade on the understanding that a
Icortain kind of sanitary wagon shoulI
lbs used, and there was no guarantee
THAT ne would use a thoroughly SAM
,tary vehicle such as the Board had
insisted on having. It was matter
! of importance to the people that th'
tremoying of garbage SHOULD be donf
y liunnerly So far as ne was concerned
, 1.-The council could do as il pleased
lbdt he wished to be understood al
! lhaving done his part to have tht
Il work properly done.
Il Alderman Nellis said the uotlc'
: icalling for bids had been prepared b.
NJ Attornry I.eek who had declared tina
!, il WON'T be unlawful to designate an
! particular make of wagon to be uset
I.iThQ notice was thoroughly descril
ritiVa of the kind of wagons to be use
= aud Mr., English had posted one c
these notices on his bid to indicat
0 What manner Of wagon he purpose
), no use. Tie alderman csulH'iot Sc
i ihew tie bidder could have bee
5Iniare specific in complying with I'll
d published call for bids.
Alderman Greaney explained TN
Il picture of wagon such as ~
wanted had been shown TO other BIZ
J. dvrs and they had made their bid
accordingly This picture bad NJ
e1 been seen by Mr. English whV a
i sumad that he could have g WACO
,r built here that would comply wiz
n 1.-The specifications in the call Tor bid
hiIf a specified make Of wagon was n'
N to be or could not be required The
% the bidders who had been told TN
Ithey would have to procure SUI
y wagons had not been fairly treatt
ID AMI should have another chance.
ID The mayor conceded with Aide
e man Sculius view, saying While NJ
lei English was responsible man al
d his bid vas the lowest, it would
- well to be sure that the city got VII
ldl it wanted.
nj Alderman Burke said Mr. Engli'
lathad promised in his bid to DO al TIL
was asked for in the sail for bids al
Of he would have TO DO the work So
Az ject to the approval Of the Board
IS Health. His contract could be
Ii voked whenever it was found he d
y not meet the requirements Of hrs GO
III tract.
q Alderman Nellis moved that in
er much as there was a misuuderstan
ing between bidders as to the XII
ar Of wagons to be used, all bids De
or iected and new bids called for to
er1 in by the second TUESDAY in Janual
Adjourned