Show PUBLIC WORKS 1 CONTRACTS LET Bids Are Opened Op ned on Sewers Side Sidewalks Sidewalks Sidewalks walks mid and Jid Water Mains DISPUTE OVER VALUES I TROUBLE IS MADE FOR ONE LOW LOWEST LOWEST LOWEST EST BIDDER for public works work a aggregating 5 50 wore were let Jet yesterday by the tho board c f r DubUc works The successful sul bidders bidden en R 11 the th construction of pipe sewers ewelS and c ment sidewalks and furnishing the ma mat trial t rial for br the same orne were P P Ford of or I nver and the Utah e com corn or of suit Salt Lake Bids for the construction con of water mains re laid over until the next meeting or of thc HI board tomorrow afternoon because of cr f threatened migration litigation if It the lowest bid be accepted TM TIn specifications furnished bidders showed how much m ma matraI traI tc rial of ot each kind must be furnished hed h ii w much excavating must be done and andall andall andai all ai the other details necessary to enable contractors to bid intelligently For the construction of oC pipe I pe sewers the lu were P J Moran Palmer Tat Tate Co Vp V W Yo V Cook Son 7 sis Q Doyle Bros BrOM P P Ford 4 50 As A the last Jast named was wa the th low t bidder and his sureties were regarded regard S1 ge d 1 the contract was awarded him tm The She bids on sidewalks were P J 3 Moran 2150 U Palmer Tate Co OG Page Paget t san in Perkins John f Schmidt i I tos M Rudolph S Bloom Co 1010 W V W V Cook Son Western W tern Art Stone Co Utah Fireproofing Co CoS S 29 20 on water mains were P P Ford 1 P J Moran 1 MIdgley Bros Brae 1 W tV W V Cook ook Sons 2 03 Doyle Do le leBros Bros M Dispute Over Values P P Ford proposed to use the Pitts Pitta Pittsburg burg bur Ludlow Ludlo hydrants and valves A uple or of telegrams from the Ludlow c of or Troy lroy N y V said that its h hydrants drant and valves were protected by byI b I and that the concern ca Vi a to be prosecuted for tor infringing on 0 in z patents Th These s telegrams t caused the members or Of ortin tin board to conclude that If It they let lett t trie IP i lontra t to P P Ford the work vork was li 11 ibl to be he tied up UI by a law suit Mr tr rd then offered to substitute the Troy Tro TroNY N NY Y i Ludlow hydrant and valves valve for tor UI tio Pittsburg make Contractor P J the next lowest bidder bidderS objected t aiming tj that the proposition of or Mr Ford w 1 in an offer r to amend his bid He said tv V board did not have bave the authority to permit lC amending a bid after the bids Wd of in competition therewith were un unc c 11 r e lder The only thing the lard fard could do in justice to the other 1 rs w wa either to accept the Ford I 1 1 1 or reject it itA A V long discussion ensued and lud it was finally iJ nall decided to lay la the matter over itIl u til tomorrow afternoon when it w Wb Ti b whether the Ford bid should be or rejected |