El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-16
ONLY ONE BID ON
TULAROSA PAVING
Combine" Talk Is Heard
at City Hall, but the
Contract Is Let.

TularOSa street In the Alta VISA
section, viii be paved by the south
phalt macadam within two months, at
a cost of S1.20 per yard
This was. practically decided at
meeting held in the council cham
Der at the city hall Saturday afternoon
at which sTere present mayor c. Z.
Kelly, aldermen ". s Clayton, city
clerk c. W. Fassett, d. G. Mcknight
Charles 5. Ward. n $. Corbin,
Mrs. Sarah Davis, n H. Carson, J. L
Mari and ". Lohmeier, all save the
city officials property owners, on the
street. \ letter from H. 2. Wright
protested against the city council let
ting the contract for S1-2O when SINH
lar paving had been laid for 81 per
yard.
Mayor Kelly. addressing the property
owners, said: a few months ago,
when the paving companies were
fighting one another they laid this
kind OF paving for 81 a yard The
price prior to that had been S1-20 per
yard. The contract for this street
was made at the latter figure, but we
wanted to be sure that it would be
pay that price before we would accept
the bid especially as only one bid was
presented.
Mayor Not Interested.
D. G. Mcknight said: I made
contract TO pay for the paving at $l.20
but 1 would like to know just why
there was only one bid
Z cannot tell you that because !
do not know" said mayor Kelly
7 have heard it charged" said Nc
Knight, that the paving companies
had entered into an agreement that
one company bid on one street and
the other company on another street
and then hold US up / am willing TO
pay S1-20 a yard if it is S1-20 paving.
If il is 81 paving, we should get It
for that"
Kelly said: Il don't know if they
made money at 81 or s1.2O. have
heard it said that I had an interest in
this company tthe Southwestern
have no interest in any paving COM
pany."
Mcknight said: 4 do not believe
that you are interested in any paw
ing company. Can you ascertain why
the other company did not bid?"
Got But One Bid.
NO, we cannot DO that said Clay
ton. I'VE advertised for bids and got
but one. We gave both companies
plenty OF time to bid"
. DR.. ]. B. Brady. president Of the
Southwestern Paving company. then
said: I represent one of the paving
companies Here and I will say there
made an agreement that when one
company started in to sign up a street
the other should not go in there. The
mayor did not enforce that rule. The
OIuer company TOOK Arizona street
away from me and I am satisfied it
lost $4,000 or $4,000 on that street.
lost $1,000 on Overland street and I
viii lose $1,000 or $500 on West san
Antonio street, but I got the contract
and 7 have to lay the paving If you
ask the city engineer or any paving
contractor. he will tell you this paving
cannot be laid for 81. I would not
bid at that figure. I don't want the
paving at that figure and won't bid
that way.
There is no combination of the
would attempt to form a combine
would get his head inside the peniten-
tiarv for the antitrust laws of Texas
are too strict OnAthat subject"
Why No Second Bids
Mcknight said: still we do not
know why the other company did not
bid"
The best way to find that out is
to 20 ask the other company
I thought that was the councils
business said Mcknight.
mo. we can't ask them that" said
Clayton, all we can do is advertise
for bids. Because only one bid was
received. we called you property own
ers in TO discuss it before we decided
to let it."
Mcknight said: I'VE want the paw
ing and We want it as soon as we
can get it and we don't want to see
anyone lose money. The reason
asked why the other company did not
bid IS that the people out our way
come to me to find out these things
and / wanted to find out if I could"