The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-21
PECULIAR METH
OF SCHOOL 4
More Light Is Ihro.
Manner Of Awarj|
Contracts.
FOREMAN FOR GIAuoI|
EXTREMELY p0f
Support of Bridwell b,
Members Again a
Explained.

fsS WV Sc4ry IN.
OIL edueation has countcnancr<
flagraDt cyasions OF the ,o-
ter OF awarding various cor,
parent outsiders who wcra
connected with members ~
their business relations
most flagrant case was ~.
contracts for cement wrss
Green who was. up IN IN
death last fall. foreman for
member Of the board frars
ward and also chairman ~ ~
tee on buildings and rro,sa W.
full charge OF the awardin~
ira cts.
1t IS true the contracts ~.
Mr.. Green. but a aIorliv
members knew that he we
MIR. GiauQuo and that sn,
Giaudue had some fiuanois,
the contracts. This acti6r
of Mr., Giauque was not a o.
letter OF the law. but N cass1
violation OF tho spirit ANA n.
law. With hardly an oxccnttnn
had a monopoly OF tho cemss
during the past two years. ans
few exceptions the CONTRACTS ~.
ed without tho formnlify ~
competitive bids. ~
This work amounted IN 4,
dollars and the payment for ny
had 10 be approved by the b,,,,
grounds committee, of whIrh ~ ~.
was chairman, and also Inv -
committee. of which o. ~ ~
member. so that those ~, =
bad full knowledge Of The oo,,r1
bills for the various contr7r;r =
certified by George M. B7l5.. y
superintendent OF buildipeS wha
before all investigation lnfo IN n.
Of his office was comp]efcr =
very easy TO understand Vhy n,
was SO prominent In the 8efxr'
BrIdwcll during the inycstIc:
also introduced the rcsoluiion Z
ing Bridwcll and urging its IN
the board recently. 81
Work Done by Gros
During tho last half Of Tia
vouchers paid by the board n
for cement work done by D.
amounted 10 the total sum 4
and II is very reasonable 10 6
Mr.. Giauque made a very faII
Of the same. Among the ".
him during that period arc
Ing;
June oS. 1908, cement won
and Washington schools, si3~
July :. 1908, cement won
Washington and Wasatch sch
July II. 1905. cement WORT f
Fremont and Lowell schools. (
July 3. 1908, cement WORD
Grove, Lowell. Bonneville a.
schools, $1,000.
August 81, 1905, cement wuff
lin and Franklin annex schod
September Is. 1908. cemen
high school and Riverside anu
October 5. 1905. cement, woI|
Sumner. Oquirrh, Webster.
manual training schools, sg6t
October 10. 1905. cement wo1
ington school and Washing
school. S358.5S. 81
November IL. 1908. cemen|
Lowell and Lincoln schools,
November 80, 1905. cemcn|
Jackson and Lowell schools,
These contracts. without
iinued Into 1909, AS follows3
February .. 1909 cemcd
Emerson school. S1Ie.5o.
March is. 1909. cement va
son Schol, S4t035.
April ., 1909. cement pavi1
son school. S2TT.95.
All OF these bills and
we're paid upon the certiiicz
We'll, the approval of Giauq
be finance committee. Du<
.cr part OF last year the q
icit bids on such CONTRACT
bears that Green secured Il
anyway.
During the investigation of .
against Bridwell at tine r.
Ma tllonibah Thomas. Mr.. q
,ne Of the chief defenders n
ntcndent Of buildings. and .
.astic at times at the exp
Thomas. He introduced %
II the board meeting tive
which whitewashed Bridwe
strong in his arguments In
OF the resolution.
Newman Likewise J
Among the other defendc
we'll were W ]. Ne wman. M
BOARD from the Third ward
Martin. vice president and n
hn First ward II will be Il
hat Mr. Newman was so iul
securing jobs under the SUI
# buildings Toy his relatives 7
everal OF them placed on
lnder assumed names. Sine
became known, he has como
pen. and his relatives stu
ions. but not under, >assuHne6
II is also a fact. II Is saId| !,
Martin has been suppIyine
chools with at least. half q
lsed during the past year
hat the contract for the coal
d TO the Bamhergcr Coal CON
ir, Martin managed to SCI
ract from the EambfTI o'
half the suppl of r1.|
10, too. has been evadi1g ~
I'll con tinues 10 DO SO.
Such a condition as e1l<@
he three members OF ue
ioned as defenders Of Bn1'
sving interest in contrd1<
oard. would not be tolers''
thor body connected win
fairs.
The hoard is now asking q
alt Lake To vote q bo1
700. 600, so that It may nav
louey to spend on contidc \
, quite likely the men, Ders Z
bove mentioned will rnd q =
citing I'm on.