The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-11
INJUNCTION ON
COUNTY HOSPITAL
DR.. 7. 0. Boyd Will File Re-
Straining Proceedings
ACTION WILL BE FRIENDLY TO
TEST LEGAL RIGHTS.
Contract For Building Given Reed
COmpany-New Bids Called For
Plumbing and Heating.

The county commissioners will be
enjoined today by DR.. T. o. Boyd from
proceeding further with the construc-
ton of the county hospital, the con-
tract for the construction of which
was let yesterday to the w. G. Reed
company for $29,574, on the ground
that the board has no legal power to
construct such institution. The pro-
ceedings are of friendly character to
determine the rights of the county in
the matter under the laws of Idaho
and the case will be tried at the ear
lest practicable moment.
Last week DR.. Boyd suggested to the
county board that it purchase the
Twin Falls hospital from him. The
commissioners visited the institution
Saturday and decided not to buy. DR..
Boyd informed them that he doubted
their legal power to construct such a
building as they had in mind and that
in the event that they tried to do so
he would invoke the aid of the courts
to test the matter. Monday afternoon
when the commissioners convened, DR..
Boyd telephoned to them and asked
! them to defer the acting on the bids
for an hour. This they did. At the
end of that time Attorney c. NJ. Booth
? appeared in his behalf and briefly in
formed the board that any action on
: their part would be a signal for the
beginning of proceedings to restrain
them. The board answered that the
bids would be acted on and the con-
tract awarded and that their only re-
quest was that any contemplated pro-
ceedings might take place promptly.
Mr.. Booth replied that there would be
no delay and left The board then
voted to award the contract to the w.
G. Reed company, the lowest bidder.
County Attorney Davies is now draft
ing the contract after which it will be
: filed and the petition for Injunction
will then be put on record. With ref
erence to the plumbing, the board de-
cided in executive session to reject all
I bids and call for new bids for plumb
ing and heating The reason for this
4 was that a palpable error in addition
= had occurred in the figures given to
e Mr.. Reed by the Nelson Supply COM
a pany of Salt Lake City in its estimate
g of material which threw him off some
r what more than $1,000. Mr. Reed had
d received estimates on material from
t the Nelson company. Two other
G plumbing firms had received estimates
d from the Nelson company and also
e from Others The Nelson company
g made the same mistake in addition in
S all cases, but the other plumbers, see
e ing the error, through having other
n figures disregarded the Nelson esti-
a mate and based their bids on the 9TH
n ers. The Nelson company has since
n called attention to its error 1t was
felt unfair to "stick" the Reed COM
It pany for a mistake for which it was
I. not responsible, and as the heating
e contract had not been let it was de-
: termined to combine the two. ]. H.
n Seaver, who made the oral protest
Thursday against the letting of the
contract had not since appeared nor
had he filed the written objection. AL
though no time was set for the filing
n of objections beyond the statement
y that plenty of time would be given
the members of the board say mas
much as it was suggested Thursday
lie that three hours be allowed, that foul
m days must certainly be construed as
plenty of time, even though there wal
no understanding that protests be fill
ed within three hours.
n Chairman Carlson of the board sal,
n this morning that there was no il
II, feeling in regard to the injunction
ed proceedings He said that the boar,
~. was ordered to abandon the old coun
er ty hospital and provide new one an,
e that he could not see what they coul'
at do but either buy or build and the
it. looked on the legality of building be
ry ing just as sound as the legality o
all buying, and would assume such to b
ed the case unless the court ruled other
he wise.
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