Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-26
Declares Coal Contract Illegal
And Asks Board Of Educa-
ton to Re- advertise.
NO COAL WAR SCHEDULED
Effort Of Weber Coal Company 10
Break ln viii Not Affect
The Famil, Bin.

In protest hued this morning with
J.. p. Judd, clerk Of the board Of
education, Richard r Morris, who
rendered the low bid of SI9b ton
for Turn shing coal to the city schools,
declares that tho board OF education
Illegally awarded tho contract TO the
Weber Coal company because the bid
was not submitted I'm the prescribed
time. Mr.. Morris asks for a hearing
OF his protest and asserts that the
board Of education ought TO readyer.
tise for bids In order 20 comply with
the ordinance. The Weber Coal COM
pany did not send certified check Of
500 with its bid as required under
tho Advertisement This technicality
will also be raised as It is one OF the
important things which the board
Of education required Of the local coal
dealers. when they submitted their
bids. The protest is as follNws
Hon. members OF the city board of
education City. Gentlemen;
| respectfully enter a protest against
the awarding OF the coal supply for
the coming seaaon to the Weber Coal
company for the following reason:
The bid OF the said Weber Coal
company was not submitted 10 the
board within the prescribed time.
Yours Very Respectfully
RICHARD z. MORRIS.
In ar interview. Mr. Morris said this
morning: II am not fighting the board
OF education but want a fair show
In con peting with other coal dealers
and coal companies Tho board adj
vertised for bids and 7 submitted the
low hid-S0 cents a ton lower than any
Of the other dealers. The hoard re-
jected all the bids and then accepted
n bid several DAYS later from tho We
Der Coal company which was made
under the same advertisement but not
within the prescribed time. nor under
the prescribed conditions. for the com
pany failed to accompany its bid with
a certified check n ensure its faithful
ness in entering into the contract which
calls for a bond ~ $4,000.
What l want IL an equal chance with
tho Weber Coal company. I believe
that the board should readvertise for
bids and give the local firms a chance
10 compete with the Weber Coal com
pany." lf.tAE
NO COAL WAR IMMINENT
When the hoard Of educatiop' award.
cd the contract 10 the Weber Goal
company for furnishing 1000 tons Of
coal for use I'm tie city schools during
the school year az 81 ~ per ton. ps
against the price quoted by salt Lake
coal firms, s5.25. some consumers took
tho turn Of affairs 10 Indicate that the
price OF coal would soon drop here. be-
lievinE that the combination price had
been broken. But ~ appears not
coal dealer shedding light on the matter
in the following strain:
The Weber Coal company. which
has offices In the same building with
the Ramberger coal company Ina Main
street. is selling coal at Wholesale in
Quantities In Idaho. Washington. Neva-
da and parts Of Utah. but has no facili-
ties. at present. at least. In this city for
handling its product at retail. II is not
even selling ~ retail dealers i'm this
city Isy selling to the board Of educa-
ton direct. II cuts out the middleman
In this city and thereby is able 10 cut
the regular figure in this city. Also,
the Hamburger interests own the con
troll IN the ontario and DAILY mining
companies IN Park city and these two
mining companies own the Weber Coal
company property. The coal for the
city schools will come from the Wa
satch mine. a property purchased by
r. c Chambers many years ago for the
use 81 the Ontario mine. When the
Bambergers secured control OF the on
tarlo property, the control Of the Wa
satch mine also went 10 the Bamherg
ers Having no ward facilities here, the
Weber coal viii be released at the
freight depot, the board Of education
being required 10 make its own dellv-
erles"
Contrary to the view Of some con
sumers that the price of coal is likely
To drop. the state coal mine inspector
has predicted shortage, and II his
predictions arrive" the price. the
dealers say, viii probably advance.