The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-01
City Serves Answer
IL n Trunk Sewer Suit
ALLEGED THAT CITY MAS NoI
EXCEEDED oEeT LIMIT ~ LET.
ING CONTRACT 49, DETAILS
OF TRANSACTION WITH
CONTRACTORS SET
FORTH
(From Mondays Daily.}

Claiming that in no way has the
city exceeded the bond limit In let
ting the contract for the construction
Of the trunk sewer to the Haggert
Construction Company Of Fargo, at
torneys for the city of Valley City
have prepared their answer to the
suit commenced by w. J. Curren and
| others, and the hearing will be had in
jamestown tomorrow morning.
The answer goes into the details
of the transaction between the coun-
Gil and the various bidders, stating
that at the time of the resolution to
build sewer, the call for bids, and
the letting of the contract, the plain.
tiff, Alderman Curren was member
of the council; that he submitted a
bid for the construction of the sewer
to the council, his bid being $355,000,
and that this amount was about five
times that of any other bidder; that
the bid was rejected for this reason,
and also because he was member of
the council, and was prevented by law
from bidding.
1t is further alleged that included
rejection of the plaintiffs bid he had
voted for each and all proceeding re.
lating to the sale of bonds and the
letting of the contract. the receipt of
bids; etc. But subsequent to the re-
lection of his bid he had voted against
all proceedings.
The answer then details the work
of the committee, and alleges that the
members of the committee We're re-
quested by l.. w. Schrutn and the
Haggart Construction Company Of
Fargo to correct certain errors in the
bids, which permission was granted;
that these concerns were the only
ones to request permission to make
such corrections, and that the COM
mittee was prepared at all times TO
give opportunity to any or all Of tho
other bidders to make such correc:
tons had they so desired or request,
ed. and claimed similar mistakes.
1t is further allege dthat included
in the contract for the trunk sewer is
the contract for the construction Of
laterals, amounting to approximately
$4,000, the cost of which is to be en-
tirely by private individuals through
property assessment. .+:~.,.
The total debt limit, according to
the city's attorney, is 100000 or 9
per cent of the assessed valuation.
The total Indebtedness to date is not
to exceed 100000, leaving con
siderable margin to spare.
In closing the answe. goes in de-
tail into the needs of the city for such
a sewer as is contemplated. The Nor
NAL school, it's large attendance, dur
ing the greater part OF the year, and
the danger in exposing an average of
800 students to- possibilities of dis
ease and epidemics It, is stated that
at present there is about fifty per cent
of the necessary sewer drainage, and
that the. trunk sewer contemplated is
intended to relieve this great need M
Affidavits from the city auditor,
and business men and citizens of the
city, setting forth the necessity of the
safer, and the almost unanimous SEN
timent Of the people for it, closes the
statement Of the attorneys.
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