Arizona republican., 1915-08-13
INJUNCTION IS ASKED
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the name and on behalf of the said l-citv of Phoenix, is now proposing and intending forthwith to execute and enter into and to carry out d certain contract with the defendant, Star Electrical company, providing for the installation and sale to the said defendant City of Phoenix by said last named company. of an un- derground electrical cable system to provide for fire alarm service with in a district in said city of Phoenix, and under conditions hereinafter more particularly described. and that the said proposed contract is and ! will be illegal and void and it's exc cution and carrying out of right ought to be enjoined for the reasons | hereinafter set forth.
 | "Plaintiff further alleges upon in | formation and belief that the con | tract mentioned in Paragraph ILL, hereof. provides or will provide for | the erection, repair or improvement of public works and for the pur- | chase and installation of speclNc | improvement, and said contract and advertising for bids therefor as | hereinafter described are and each 1 of them is and was, actions provld- | ing for the expenditure and requir- | ing the expenditure of public mon
 eys of said city of Phoenix in | sum exceeding one thousand dollars, I to wit the sum of s15,S21.75."
 The complaint then alleges that | "on or about June 13, 1915, defen- | Gant Craig on behalf of the city advertised for bids for the furnish l. ing of all labor, material and ap- pliances for the installation of all 1 underground electrical cable system to provide fire alarm service, but as | plaintiff is informed and believes | the. said Star Electrical company in l preparing it's said bid did not in | clude in the said figures of S15,- l S2175, certain conduits. wires, con nections and other electrical appll ances set forth in the specifications | prepared by the said defendant, city of Phoenix, which are necessary TOT the proper, safe and effective opera ton of the fire alarm system pro- posed to be installed in the above described district in the said city ol l Phoenix. and thereup. in order to obtain said contract. agreed to in clude same for the figure named Tn this bid; and plaintiff therefore all | leECS that IDeTt IS SidNC pehhSS that if q contract is entered into
 between the said city of PhoelnN and said Star Electrical company in accordance with and in accep-
 tance of said bid so amended that
 the fire alarm system in said dis
 trict will not be safe, sure and ef-
 fective"
 After reciting the dangers that | moi
 safe, sure and elective" and re Hating how the bid thus amended
 was finally accepted, Paragraph VII
 recites:
 Plaintiff further alleges upon in
 formation and belief, that the afore-
 said action was taken and the said
 bid accepted as above set fortf
 without the passage or adoption oi
 any ordinance as required by the
 provisions of the charter of the saic
 defendant City of Phoenix, quoted in Paragraph II. of this complaint
 and without any lawful advertising
 for bids for the same.
 ..That the said charter of saio
 city as above quoted provides II | effect that contracts involving al | expenditure of more than $500 can | not be let by the city manager, ol | entered into by the city, except afte1 bids for the same have been duly
 and regularly called for and the let ting of the same by the said cit,
 manager to the lowest bidder as 1T
 said Charter provided.
 "That there has not been any law
 ful or authorized letting Of salt
 contract by said city manager il that he has never in pursuance of
 or by virtue of, or under authority of. any ordinance of the said city
 nublished or made any call for bid for the furnishing and installation
 of an underground electrical cable system for fire alarm service fo
 the said city of Phoenix or for th'
 furnishing of any of the appliances or the doing of any of the things