The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-28
INSlNUATI0NS
ARE NAILED BY
TULSA'S MAYOR

ooNTiSuEp FROM FACE ONE
more Mayo buildings, how many
more Exchange National bank build
ing would have been erected7 Yes
how many?
Agree with Andy OF Fast Archer
and you are all right: fail 20 agree
with him and his highbrow ideas and
YOU are all wrong. That on
Now as to the Eleventh street
sower contract. How the Tribune
backtrackcd away from It's published
statement ot last Friday ! took the
exact figures as u published them.
and according to these figures tho
Tribune admitted that Tibbctts a
Planaants bid was t24O9g.15 and
Fixes bid ti0.7f761. But both ot
these sums include bids on 2,Ot0
cubic yards ~ rock which We from
actual investigation believe may be
eliminated We told the engineer 20
omit II. knowing there ir but little
rock there.
Real Standing ~ bidders.
"Tlbbetts & Pleasant bid on rock
was 1850 Hqunre ward making a
total OF $3.50. Fixes bid waa 10
cents yard or t205 Deduct these
sums from each bid and you have
the following
Tlbbetts & Pleasants... .12AOoo.75
Less rock ..........'... 73sOloO
Net bid ...,......;i6.7t9.75
Fike's bid .........,...tis,7t76t
Less rock .............,. 10000
Net bid .,.........'.. slo,b42.Gl
II insist that the Tribune stand
ON its published statement of last
Friday. We have the right under
tho law to rot tho hest figures Tor
the work. and we will do this with
out making any apologies.
when these two bids came up n
week ago Friday. both OF them
were laid before MS and discussed
At length In public commission
meetings, and at last Tuesdays
meeting they were read and OK.
aminod and discussed for an hour
and half In the presence OF the
Tribune's reporter. tho two con-
tractors, the city engineer ami va
rious oitizons who attended tho
commission meeting.
"But we are told In heavy black
type that II 1850 cubic yards OF
rock IN thrown out, then earth or
shale must be substituted Mi right.
The difference in tho bids aa shown
above is t2.s22.s6 In favor OF Tib-
belts a Pleasant.
Lets replace this rock item with
dirt Again refer to Fridays pub
llshed figures.
"Tlbbetts a. Pleasant bid 90
cents and Fiske n cents, n differ
onco Of i3 cents.
Arc Stiii Low bidders.
Here are the figures: 1850 cubic
yards at 10 cents makes t266b0,
which II I'm favor OF Fislxe Deduct
that from the net bids and Tib-'
betts & Pleasant Il stili the low
bidder.
Suppose Il Is shale. Tibbotts 4
Pleasant bid Si.40 on Hhnle and
Fiske bid $3.50. difference or
$40. The difference totals s2,255
on 2.050 cubic yards---in favor OF
Tibbetts & Pleasant.
These figures are correct. and
they are printed, In such way that
they can be Understood. by trying
to get away from the figures pub
llshcd last Friday. and by jumbllng.
earbling and Juggling them the
Tribune has deceived no intelligent
person.
OF the Tribune looked them over
after they were published. no has
said n number OF times, out,
damned spot We do not need to
refer any bids to the engineer un-
less we want to. We can open
them and select the one most ad-
vantaEeous TO the property own
ers, This power IL granted by the
charter.
ANDY for tho love OF Mike,
get someone who In capable OF at
least seeing through n hole In n
stepladder 10 discuss these public
questions before printing a gar
hled, untruthfui and malicious
story about them"