Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-08
CITY THREATENS TO
SUE ON CONTRACTS
Stand by Paving Company That
agreement T. >uiI aud Void io I've
EXAMINED n, tiy Attorney.
MCCORMICK WILL NOT ACT
Issues lila, Refusal ~ IlcRin Work
Indrr Present Terms, Says u
II Itpcwi,r nnd Illegal

Unless an 0rlr'br agreement II
reached hriV,.r 90" ,l'y Taxpayers
sri tho Ia.,rr. Nasniurion pa,ina
wpAfy NI'Ulu mo neHt few DAYS
ami rruvllrd ~, city holds tho
propcr lHg,| remedy for ancn pro-
ccrdinga aOrr the legal status ~ tho
contracts ~ Thoroughly Rscer,aluoi
D., 'Iiy Attorney -uccd tho city viii
tclot paving contracts made win
tho PARKER Washington compan,
and institute legal proceedings
AGAINST thl- rfm fur the difference in
ih" price ~ the 'No contracts fuch
was Tho uuirunie ~ a rather icurthy
and somewhat ttutny HUasluu ~ IA"
meeting ~ the city commissioners
FThuy such action was decided
upon when David Mccormick tep.
roscntng the rarker Washington
company decislvelv refused 10 hreak
ground ou the paving contracts held
hN his firm THIS phase ~ IN" three
curnrred HGuHhhie over the paving
situation was brought ~ u head hv
rcsulutiun introduced hv tity ~.
torr.v Snord and tho presence IN
INV lnfflNIA Ot i.lllNfNh IFNNtNfW'llt
tho taxpayers ~ paving district No
los
District to TEST Contracts
Paving district No ias waH made
the subject Tor tesi Ease on IA.
validity Of these contracts ana iho
nrerosRiivss exercised bV the riiV
Tho substance of tho resolution IN
troduccd Nv Attorney Snred WAS ~
the effect that the city engineer nnd
city attorney be instructed 10 pre-.
paro plAns and specifications for the
reietting ~ the paving contract Tor
district No. isa and 10 bring suit
against tho y y. McCormick cont
panv Parker Washington Tor IN.
difference be,wcen IN. pre- war con.
tracts ana tho contracts that are
10 lie closed. This suit IL 10 bs
hrouEht because ~ tile alleged
breach ~ agreement by the Mctor'
mick company
In placing the paving company's
aide OF tho argument before the
com m.ssioners Mr. Cormic
~uo,ed ths Collier case ~ Missouri
This csse. which Mccormick claims
10 almost Identical To the present 10.
cai controversy. was thoroughly
thrsshsh out In the superior and sp.
pelate courts ~ Missouri with ths re-
suit Of . decision In favor of the psv-
Ing firm IN the case. Mr.. Mccormick
believes AFTER the local contracts are
thoroughly Investigated as TO legal.
Wy n fair deal will result In anhul-
msnt of the contracts without preiu-
dice by the city and ve.isttIns Of the
contracts under n new advertisement.
Ctsy RetwcrW Two Fyrvs.'
city Officials are virtually between
two fires on the paving question On
on- side are aligned the Taxpayers
who want tho paving compisted but
Who do not core To meet tho In.
ipG contractors, The contractors re.
(Sse 10 DO the cork, AT the old price
e<oause tkev say II would entail q
great financial loss 70 them
etipuiations of ths contracts re-
suire paving Ia ne completed sin
months after notification 10 begin
work u made N the contractors nv
the city. ~ nich work IL not con-
pleted cordinaiy' the city, In kssp.
iuG with the contract, disciaims re.
sponsibiiity of protection 10 the oon.
tractors. Such notiflca ton McCor.
hick asserts. was received by him
moro than sls months ago 30 that
any expenditure nv his firm towards
conpeUOu OF any ono paving con
tract wsuld he In the nature Of Q
risk which his firm does not care to
assume.
VIII R~~lss Suit.
Mr.. Mccormick intimated that
any legal proceedings ins,isated by
the city would prompt counter ac-
ton 81 the same nature on the part
Of the y. v, Mccormick comnany on
points which might he claims, tie
the matter up In litisation for some
time.
Tho contracts IN question were
reEoiiatsd nv the preceding admin
tstration and the present city offl-
cfA4s arc merely attempting Ia settle
the question to the best interests of
all concerned, " II stated NJ the city
mll. II IL the general opinion ~
city officials that the paving com.
many has heen avoiding the issue ana
the resolution introduced Friday of
which Attorney sneed N tho author.
was for the purpose OF obtaining
some definite action toward u final
end to the controversy, Tho resolu-
uon was passed by tho commission
era and some definite action will
probably result IN the course OF q