Show = = I 11 THE SURPLUS CANAL j I 11 111 I Bids for tha Esiidlng of ReceiYCd 11 J I I I i and RfJcted Today nfJcld 3 iI i I MAI tlllt JOIr 10 Tllli COUSCUt I I Coutij Surveyor Joseph Nayi Hit Com I 1 usiloiitr llao lu Business In I I An aril Iba uulrtcs I I I I I I The board of public works associated I j with Ibo board of county commission j ate and tile county surveyor convened i I con-vened this morning for the purpo of awarding contracts for work on the I I i surplus canal A number of bids i tier ooood and awards made but i > I I things got so badly mixed that a I I I Jcdout j I motion from Mr Calne caused a I resolnulug all the order and Ibo I referring ot the whole matter bios to I 11 j I the city Council I County Surveyor Joseph wag very I Outspoken his views regarding the 4 contemplated llelnt of the contracts I I J I With all due respect to those follows I fol-lows be Bald meaning the board of j county commhslonors 11 donl think I they have any business to take any I i i I action In the premltef The old board I I baa only a few Iya moro to serve and 1 I It looks like trying to take snap Judg J i I I mol on the Incoming administration i administra-tion tionTbe Tbe awards made by the loa l were t Ito I-to the following Parties II I I Daniel Smith first four section I section 5 to JATaylor uud others 11 11 section li to John Watson sad other section 7 to Alex Watson arid John 11 Mlllsi section 8 D It Chamberlalu I For section 0 Daniel Smith woo the lowest bidder and the reason 1 was given Mr Watson was In order that the work might be properly distributed A Mr Wclzel had not completed his bid and liavo vaa given him to I amend 1 wan at tills juncture that I Joseph r Calne mado tills motion that tilt board rolnr the wholn attter i buck to el tile City 1 ct with n request I I re-quest that the booid be Authorized to I readveitlsefor bids on this wk without i with-out limitation I The motion carried C aud the meeting adjourned I I |