The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-27
CITY TO BRING SUIT
AGAINST CONTRACTORS
Commissioners Vote Ia start DRmng"
.ProCccdings Agninst FIRM OF
Pleasant and Tibtct-.
SEQUEL TO GRAFT CHARGES
Action Is Result Of Citizens Com
plaini OF OycrChargc In ConHtruc-
tion OF sewers la District lO7.

Ignoring as far az possible the
suit OF "A part OF the residents ~
sewer district i07 In winch the
charges to property owners arc slll
TO have been cNornthnt the cty
comm issioners voted yesterday 20
bring suit against the Cpuiihctinf
firm, Pleasant ana TihbetH, tor the
amount OF tho UNCrchargc a. shown
by Investigations OF the 'ty ,nEt
neering department This suit "i
the city viii serve as relief 10 All the
property owners Of the district Whie
the sui, brought hy some ot ih'
residents against Tho city and the
contractors viii benefit uuN IA 20
whose names are on the pcttiop
While Il wAs the general opinion
OF the commissioners mat there had
been an uyerchargc. II was not be
ieyed that the proper method hni
been taken by the citizens To- get re-
lief and I&stice The ciuzens thrh-
sriveA, Mlyor Hubbard stated. are
not akreod AS To the amount uf ihe
oyerchargc and n was Impossible I"r
the administration to discuss mat
ters with them In an unbiased man
ner
CIV Attorney Marshall stated mat
he had made several attempts IN thH
last three weeks 10 get Joint con
ference with 'nrl Pleasant ana ms
attorney. NJ. a Breckenridge. hut AZ
though they had promised 10 come 10
h!a office and 80 into IN" in'r!'s o.
the claims OF overchater, they had
not done so.
The engineers report 10 Ia" cay
shows That IN the original cstlmai"
Let a.
administration ana completed aud
Inspected and approved by the FOR.
mer ndministratiun. there iH large
discrepancy In the findings OF the
amounts Of earth rock and shalo cN-'
cntatod The original estimate
under which the citlzons are PAYING
showed the following fiFures Tor
earth, shhle and rock respeciFcly'
2,237: 1872; 2a50 The recent re-
mort OF the city engineering depart
mcnt, based on test holes along tue
line at, 50-fout intervals shows the
following figures NJ TO earth, shhle
and rock: itf9. 81. a6S
This report IN considered 10 te ne
oniy Intelligent Investigation OF thc
varying amounts excavation OF
shale. rock and earth and upon ms
report the suit probably VIII ne
argued, mbThnhll Htt''uN h''N 49,
FORE IL IN Just as convenient for me
city TO sue the contractor nA II VIII
be for the taxpayers 90 institute mo
proceedings. 49,
The present suit of the Citizens
ASKS an injunction against the col
lection on the script and cancella-
lion OF script 20 the amount or the
alleged overchnrgos This cannot
nrobably be done. In MarshhlIs opin-
ION and the only relief would be 20
Get the Judgment against enc con-
tractor for the amount of the alleged
overcharge. The script has been reg
ulariv passed and cannot he hl-
tackled, Marshall believes,
Similar charges have beer made
OF fraud In district l20 but Tor the
present this is nod being considered
and win not he until the city ongl.
neertng department has compleled
OF the amounts OF
sNsle. rock and earth excavatcd.
The work In district l07 was ilrst
Advertised January 30, 1917. for an
eatlmate OF til,il0.S9 but no plds
were received. The work was adyer-
Used later and finally In July. WI
was let 20 Pleasant for price OF
1880, rising war prices being re-
sporslble for the increase over the
first estimate The wor was com
nfh,ed and approved under the TOR
iner administration In Februaf9
1918,