Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-12-23 | Page 16 | He Says Commission as Body Never Took up Bid

HE SAYS AS BODY NEVER TOOK UP BI BID President of Utah Marble nd nJ Construction Company Issues Issues Is- Is sues Statement Criticising the Board A A. A F. F Judd president of the Utah Marble and Construction com company pan is issued is sued a signed sibe statement to today ay regarding regard regard- ing the controversy contro with wit the state capitol commission It I was charged b by r the thie company that the cap cap- itoh Hol s n did not cons consider Ller its is bi bid vl the awarding ing tim tho contract for t for tho to state capitol Members of the tho commission asserted to TIlE TIB TELEGRAM that tile ther had un that the company withdrawn its is bid Mr r fn n his statement asserts that Juno S 3 a bill bil was submitted b hi company compan to the capitol commis' commis i to furnish marble for the tho for l 7 9 01 less Jess thau the biLl bil sU sub sub- b by tho Georgi which was accepted The Tho Joc local l bid i for or less Jess mono money was nov r by Jy thu tho ion sitting sit sit- it ting as a board sa says 8 th statement nt No n of if any lY particular kind or I color was ma c in in tho tot bi bid Mr f r. r Ju Judd says while letterheads of dio timo c j says company made it elear that the company compan could furnish white black pink brown vane vane- gutted c birdse and nd othir r L I Q Th says that Tue fj see sec of the tho c clent lent lid did not believe that only onh whito was intended neither that the thc tion ton had laUded in tile tho wrong place for tw two d days later Inter June Junc 5 s 's acknowledge acknowledge- gc of the bid was received by the bJ Utah Marble and company Tho IUt goes on to sa say N Notwithstanding Joes tHe promie given in the tho hotter Jeter that e th tho bid was not given f careful nor any consideration by the tho commission sitting as a the tho riy of ot the mem mcm- hers her i cJ il ever known that the hid bid had been Was there therea a oi or sift sifting g to determine what hat should or 01 should not come collie before th the or did die one a assume sUJo authority to bri bring to heRr bear the process of elimination without con con- suiting the tho members of the commission This is a question ll tOI that only the thc Ut Utah h Marble and cO is in in- in but is of of concern concer to every citizen of Utah When n in the question is asked Why Yh was ms imported marble used in ill the interior of the the Utah capitol building lot Jet the tho answer bo be ns as truth Because a n bi bid of Utah I hIe ble superior in quality and cheaper in was ignored