| Show I LAW BY COMMISSIONERS i iI I Attempt to Sew Up Contract in I Favor of Pauly Concern De Declared Declared dared Illegal It is possible that the county com corn have hae made a little mistake that will wilt prevent them from awarding the contract for the cells sheriffs house and walks and drives In connection with the new Jail to the Pauly Jail Building company com pan of St Louis Loui after a alt all The plans pians and specifications for these call for tor the use u of oC the Pauly interlocking round bar construction of steel In the cell doors Also the Pauly Paui patent sliding door locking device is stipulated This Is declared to be in contravention tion of an act passed pas d in 1907 which says S s No o city town or municipal corpo corporation c corporation ration shall adopt plans and sp tiona for any public Improvement which require the exclusive use of ot any patented article or process or any an ar article article tide or process protected by any trade trademark trademark trademark mark or any article artl le or process wholly controlled by any an person firm or cor corporation corporation corporation or combination thereof It Is pointed out the commissioners might have avoided conflict with this provision by adding tie te words calling for the special cells the words or something equally good They did not do do this and it Is possible that It will willbe willbe willbe be necessary to the Sail a for tenders This does jot affect the contract which has already alread been let for the con construction construction construction of the jail building proper There was nothing In the plans or ape specifications specifications for this calling for any ape special special cial Anyway said Commissioner John C Macka If we have made a mistake in this we have plenty plent of time to as we wo did not In Intend Intend Intend tend to let this contract anyway until Jan 3 We e referred the specifications to the county attorney to see sec if they were all right It is merely an over oversight oversight oversight sight r |
