Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-13

nothmg To INFORM the cOuncu VINO salu
Fisher Dempsey Cons Co" is. or wheth-
Ell the same be person. natural. cor
porate or partnership, or whether there be
| any such person, by whom and what
authority said name is affixed to said
| prrported bid. nor who is responsible for
tho making or intended execution OF said
purported bid; nor TO the responsible
| Icy or reliability of the person or persons
| sought to be referred TO by the term
Fisher Dempsey Cons. CO. nor as to
who is sought to be bound for the in
| tended execution and performance OF said
purported bid; nor as TO the name and adj
dress of references from whom any of
| the foregoing, or other Information con-
| corning the purported bidder may be OBJ
tanned by the council; and that said
Fisher Dempsey Cons. Co." is not the
lowest responsible and reliable bidder for
| said contract
l. The council fnds that no other bid
der for said contract has submitted a bid
| which is lower. more responsible or more
| reliable than that of the said the Phenix
Cement Sidewalk company
Now, therefore the bid OF the said Pho
nix Cement Sidewalk company is here
by accepted, and the mayor OF said city
| is hereby instructed to execute a con-
tract with said Phenix Cement Sidewalk
company. and said bidder Is required to
| execute contract and bond In due and
proper form TO he approved by the city
| attorney. with sufficient surety to be APP
| proved by the mayor of said city.
When the clerk completed the reading
! of the resolution the mayor asked the
city attorney upon whose authority this
| resolution had been prepared.
Alderman Turner said that he had gone
| into the details OF the matter during the
day and ii was at his suggestion that
| the resolution was prepared The mayor
| said he thought it presuming great deal.
Alderman Turner said he thought the
| matter had been laid over from Tues
day evening for the purpose of investl-
cation and he considered it his duty as
| an individual councilman to make the
| investigation.
The attorney stated that of course the
resolution prepared by him was not bind
| ing the council.
The mayor said that at o'clock last
night a citizen of Durango had informed
| him that If the contract was awarded to
| the lowest bidder Greeks would be ship
ped in 10 do the work. II this was true
| he objected to Its being done lie said
he had two objections to proceeding ac-
cording to resolution: First, If the con-
| tract was awarded in this way it would
\ he Impossible TO get outside persons to
bid on city work in the future; second,
| that the city had not assurance that the
| Phoenix Construction company would EN-
ploy local help.
| The mayor said he thought 1t strange
| that all this work going on and that
| he did not know one thing about It. He
said after reaching the city hall he had
been accused of having 1t in for the Phoe-
| nix Construction company He wished II
strictly understood by all the aldermen,
| Mr.. Smith, In particular, that he did not
have IL in for any one. All he desired
proceedings throughout as rather queer
As matter of courtesy he felt the mayor
and other councimen should have been
considered.
At this point Fisher Dempsey arose and
| asked If he made the necessary changes
| In his bid 1t could be considered He
| also stated that he considered the state
| ment that his firm was not reliable a
| serious matter The attorney said the
bids must he passed upon submitted
Alderman Morelock stated that he had
| not seen the bids, but when they were
read the previous evening he had taken
| the figures down on piece OF paper. He
stated he had not had any consultation
regarding the bids with any alderman
but he felt that he must go according to
| the attorneys instructions and he should
vote In that way.
Alderman Turner said he did not mean
| to he discourteous to anyone He only
thought that to proceed as he had was
the most feasible way to present the
matter He had spoken to only one alder
| man on the subject during the day. He
was not figuring upon doing anything
queer.
Alderman Graden said he had not seen
| an alderman during the day, but he should
| be guided in his actions the same as Mr.
Morelock.
Alderman Sites stated that he was glad
Mr.. Turner took up the matter and that
| he attached no blame to him He felt
Mr. Turner was only acting In the inter-
ests of the people.
Mr.. Gibson asked the city attorney
If there was on file in the county clerks
fa.