The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-14
AQUEDUCT MATTER
FACES COUNC|LMEN
Possible That Contract May Be
Ordered Let TO P. j.
Moran.
SPLIT in PUBLIC WORKS
BOARD CAUSES DEADLOCK
SaItair Franchise and Surplus
Canal Questions Tempo
rarily Out of Way.

With the Saltair franchise back in the
hands OF the municipal laws committee
and the surplus canal matter temporarily
OUT OF the way. there NIL he very little
OF Importance before the city council nj
It's regular meeting Monday night. Owing
to a ueup among the members OF the
board OF public works in regard To the
contract for the City creek aqueduct and
catch basin. the council will be called
upon 10 settle that matter and authorize
the board 90 award the contract as de-
cided by the council
Eight bids were received on the job
and the Gillis Construction company was
the lowest bidder, its bid being 2,215
Some members OF the board were OF the
opinion that the ellis company did not
have the necessary equipment 10 COM
plete the contract Within the specified
time and AZ the contract is a very inlpor-
tant one and one which cannot be de-
laycd without causing much damage 10
property by reason of floods in City
creek. the board decided to make an In
vcstigation as. To the ability or the COM
pany TO live up 10 the terms OF the con-
tract
Board Is Divided.
The matter was laid over for week
and when the board met again two of
the members were in favor Of awarding
the contract to the ellis company and
two were opposed to IT, while the fifth
II was decided 10 pass the proposition up
TO the city council TO settle
p. J. Moran was the third lowest bid =
der. and the two members OF the board
who opposed awarding the contract to
the Gilis Construction company con-
tended that Mr. Moran was the only
handle the contract and he had guaran-
tcsd TO complete the work in ten days
shorter time than any OF the other bid
ders. With this condition Of affairs, ii
Is not unlikely that tho council will in =
stTuct the board OF public works TO award
the contract to Mr. Moran. There will
no doubt be much discussion on the mat
ter before 1t is finally settled.
About Gravel Supply.
II the city attorney has his opinion
ity of the bin Of y, Young, foreman for
Raleigh & Harman, there is likely TO be
hard fight over that matter. Last year
Young acting for Raleigh Hartman,
sold the city 800 loads of gravel, which
were used In grading the streets. The
cost OF the gravel was put in to the
Nothing was done towards the pay
mcnt of the bill by the former council
and when the bill was again presented
last Monday night, Mr.. Wood objected
passed upon its legality. lie contended
that Mr. Raleigh. the street supervisor
was interested In n financial way in the
bill and that, therefore, il was illegal be-
cause the law forbids any city official o,
employee from having any interest what
ever in a contract with the city or to
sell il any materials.
He was hacked up in his contention by
Mr.. MoTetou and Mr.. Mckinney Mr.
Fcrnstronl stated that the city had used
the material long ago and had received
the benefit from il and should pay the
bill. lie charged Mr.. Wood with hav-
ing some personal spite against Mr.
Raleigh which prompted him TO hold UT
the bill
Mr.. Woods motion 10 refer the matter
to the city attorney was carried and il
the opinion is forthcoming Monday night
there will probably be another wrangle
over the payment Of the oil.