El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-13
WARKE KICKS At
ELEVATOR DEAL
Says Warner Co. Done an
Injustice; Hot Time
in Court.

The commissioners court, in reject
ing the bids for the installation of the
elevators in the new court house and
then readvertising, placing the Warner
Elevator company as the low bidders
at a disadvantage erred, according to
W. B. Ware. attorney for the Warner
Co, who appeared at the meeting OF
the commissioners Monday morning
1T appears" he said, that the bid
Of the Otis elevator of S31 900 and
that Of the Warner people at $4,000
have been rejected.
Architect Anxious.
The court house architect seems to
be very anxious to install the Otis
elevator, and seems to have been this
desire that led the commissioners
court to reject all bids, after COM
mittee Of your own selection reported
in favor OF the Warner people. 1t
seems to me that. in taking this action
and readvertising, you have done the
Warner people an injustice"
I agree with you that we have done
them an injustice" said COM
missioner Clifford. Il said so at
the time but the other members Of
the board thought otherwise"
I think that this court should re-
scind its order and now award the
contract to the Warner people" con-
tinued Mr.. Ware.
Did Not Have Time.
MY understanding Is that the com
thorough Investigation" said commits
sioner George Pendel.
Your committee, however, recon-
mended in favor of the Warner elevat-
or" replied Mr.. Ware.
County engineer Henning was asked
upon what the committee based its re-
port. He stated that both machines
were found mechanically correct and
both were responsible concerns and
under the circumstances the lower bid
was recommended.
"GreviOus Error"
i believe you have been led into a
grevious error by the anxiety Of the
architect and I ask you to reconsider
your action" concluded Mr.. Ware.
Some remarks have been made about
Mr. frost that should be modified"
said A. j. McCOmbs, of the Otis Co
I'm not going to do it," interposed
Mr.. Ware. "Pli relieve your mind on
that score
Made a Mistake.
ct think we made a mistake in call
ing for new bids" said commissioner
J. NJ. Walling.
Commissioner Pendell stated that he
believed that in rejecting bids il placed
the Warner people at a disadvantage.
Commissioner Clifford moved that the
court rescind its action in rejecting
bids, but the motion was not acted
upon.
A report submitted by Charles s.
Henning, county engineer, of road work
in the county showed that 1855 feet Of
concrete curb had been built in Ysleta,
one concrete curb put in and two and
one half miles of bitulithic. of which
about one half mile has been laid in
Ysleta.
The subgrade on the socorro road is
finished at the north end Of Socorro,
a distance Of two and one half miles.
The patching force in the north loop
road has covered two and one half
miles Crawling between Fabens and
Clint has been continued closing the
gap Of one and one half miles so
that the whole has thin coat OF
gravel
Road to Fort.
Mr.. Henning recommended that the
road TO TT Bliss, on Maple avenue,
along the south side of the street rail-
way track. should be paved 1t is
about 1900 feet from Dyer street TO the
reservation line The payment should
be is feet wide, the report stated, all
on the south side of the street rail
way. The estimated cost is S499I.
motion prevailed that the recommends
ton be accepted and that the road be
ordered paved
Who should Payf
Some discussion arose as TO when
commissioners district should bear the
expense OF the paving. Commissioner
lanes clifford. in whose district the
road lies. thought that all of the
Sos 600 SET aside for the district
should be expended on the upper valley
road. -,,
ut is in your district and should come
ont of your appointments said com
missioner Seth p. Orndorff Your dis
trict has received more money than any
other one district.
owe II to the Army.
"lThis is a very important road and
we owe it to the government to build
it."
It was the sense of the other COM
missioners that the money should come
out of the s125,000 for the upper dis
trict
The county engineer was authorized
to employ an inspector for the upper
valley drive
An agreement on the part OF the
Portland Cement com
panv to maintain the upper valley
drive upoa it's completion for period
of five wears I'm consideration Of the
county purchasing cement from the
at $3.50 per barrel including
sacks. f. o. b. the plant was accepted
and approved.
The plans Of Braunton & Leibert FOR
the building at the county poor farm
were accepted and the county auditor
was instructed to advertise for bids
on adobe. brick and tile.