The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-28
INJUNCTION STOPS
|WDRK ON HOSPITAL
,snry Green Brings AN Ac-
lion Against Salt Lake
County.
|ERIoUS CHARGES MADE
nsgularities in the Letting OF
The Contract IS
IA Alleged,
rplOlJS CHARGES MADE

,,rrnO that through alleged negh'
An the part Of the board OF coun'
,,;ssioncrs in not having the
and specifications prepared IN
os nnablc to make a bid on
,.,,,tion of boilers and machin-
e., tho new county infirmary hos
srd accusing the commissioners
a.rmittiur changes in bids after
we-o opened, Henry Green began
~ w. Third district court yester-
,s,srnoon ,Ss against Salt Lake coun'
strain and enioin the commls-
from doing any work under the
nfYaet. ; ordor ,s
"a bv Judge G.. 6. Armstrong, TO-
|.tsr with an order TO show cause
nermanent injunction should not
y However. in that the contract
.i7eady been let and work is now
j, w.y The county through its at
sv will this morning ask for a
-S;f;caiion of the order, so that the
~ NAV not be delayed.
~ tbe complaint Green alleges that
,ot;re for bids was advertised for
Seplember 10 and that not until
'o,enber 27 was he able TO secure
"A, ,he architect. j A. Hcadlund, the
.n;site nlans and specifications on
<;rh IA make bid He AYERS that
'{ore This time he does not believe
~ he plans and specifications were
ey;stencc. Owing TO this fact he
Isues that he was unable to make a
4 in that he did not have sufficient
NJ N obtain sufficient reliable and
'fheptic data on which 10 base ms
i Other Allegations,
fircen also charges that II was I'M
'.sible TO have fair and open com
fition under the circumstances and
r,ses the commissioners with not
|rjnc complied with the requirements
ihe statutes,
[;reen further accuses the members
\ the board with attempting to award
+. contract by permitting changes IN
a bids after they were opened on Dc
|1ef .. On account of these alleged
Ions on the part OF the board Green
|frs that the contract could not be
0fdcd 10 The lowest responsible bid
N He therefore asks that an inIunc-
NJ issue restraining and enioining the
Hrd from entering into the contract
n proceeding under it, lie also
led for the temporary injunction
Iirh was granted by the court, to-
||her with the order TO show cause,
7fine on which was SET for Tuesday
ming, October 81, before Judge c,
Morse,
||0hp c. Mackay, chairman Of the
I'd Of county commissioners, on
"a the order was served late yester-
M /atternoon. cmphatically denies the
<gations Of the complaint and lie d.
ed the county attorneys office
4sk for modification Of the order
IS not to tie ND the work which Is
N being done under the contract,
Letting of Contract.
ne routract for the installation Of
boilers and machinery was let to
|'Qeley Brothers on October 10, Midg'
~ Brothers. according TO Chairman
..skay. were the lowest responsible
|'aqefs on the. proposition. Chairman
Nkay declared yesterday afternoon
At me plans were on his table before
'e bids were advertised but he ad
'fs thal the specifications were not
'mpicted until some time later. Th,
.e'ros oil the county commissioner:
~ that the plans and specification
||Io NOT adopted by the board unit
plemper 26. one dav before Greer
"a That M could nct q set Mr.
'-shav' however. declares that thc'
~ completed some time before thi:
regard 10 the charge made agains
oesfd OF permitting changes IN In,
dIleI they We're onened. Chairmal
haN declares that there is no trutl
t lie SAID that after the bid
n opened one Of The certified
- presented by ono Of the bidder
MOI largo enough. TO cover a Ger
npller aud therefore the bidde
gwen permission io file with
anothcr check. However. i'm ih
themselves he declared, that II,
'nec took place.