Show EY Y DELAYS DELAYS' UN O NE NEW HEISELT tI El T lEASE i o Says No Decision Km on n General Contract Was WasI I Reached at Recent ConI Conference Con- Con I ference of State State Officials l By JAMES G G. G WOOLLEY o lease on the state gravel pit at atoun oun out will be signed until Governor 1 abets 18 return from hearings of the j ado commission In Denver ar at the capitol toi to- to i was V. V Governor Mabey stated that no j i Cislon had been reached at yester- yester t conference ference when all oil state ay's u-ay's cop iU y with the theL als als having baying any connection L lease discussed the matter I- I r r than four hours Prior to toI I governors leaving for Denver this r there had beet beep no opportunity I for a further session and tho of the lease will be held In indefinitely it was said he gravel pit in question was r ased ed to the Heiselt Construction v on February 25 when N. N Coulson C. C ng C chairman of the road comor com com- or 9 talson Isison and a representative of theor the or I company signed a contract by byIch Ich the construction firm was to ork this pit for a period of seven ears for a rental of annually c his Mils document was signed t lent ent to the opening of bids on the theL L Castlegate and Utah Juab-Utah Cl a line projects Commercial maJal ma- ma Jal ai men submitted l bids on sand and ande vei el at 80 cents per cubic yard ard at e pit This material wa was designated the original specifications but after had been opened the road is said to have perfected agreement with the Heiselt peo- peo e for Ifor securing the Mount gravel at atO O e Q Tc c cent ts per unit at the pit ert terms of this agreement bet be- be t m known several weeks ago other J terl l men protested its terms and I o of its consummation At AtI I at e time lime they insisted that if tho the pit J l utO be e leased it should be let on bid and that the state should it c Ive a a. royalty per er cubic yard ard for fori i ery bit of material removed r TERMED TENTATIVE 1 L When ien we asked that Poulson Paulson told that there was not sufficient time i call for bids Eric of the tah tab Sand and Gravel company deh de- de h red trod yesterday After the opposing men signIfied an i intention of to set aside legal proceedings JI i e. e lease state officials an- an that this paper had merely meely tentative agreement and that general was preparing that would contain noth- noth 5 to the state Upon uPon that announcement J. J W. W Mel- Mel alof the Mellen Sand and Gravel submitted a written offer to toI toise tose I se this pit on a 10 cents per yard I ise or to furnish his ow own maI ma- ma I I ral from another part of the samo L at 55 cents per cubic yard material men pointed out that eight kight Ight rates from Mount lount to the Car- Car Job and excessive cement st in handling the Mount gravel 11 run the ultimate cost of this fl p to more than in ex- ex 1 the final cost of the gravel called caned for and which the I ruled out fA serles of at conferences were then I ed between the state official cony con- con y 1 with the transactions These I r fusions Ions have been Deen behind closed OU and no official account of their theirl CI l e lb ration has been given out At r 1 session yesterday which extended t erf eri the he noon hour both the I ase and the modified contract lj and it was announced I hat a final session today would I I Ing ng the states state's decision 31 PROTEST PROTEST- FILED In view of this this the material men menthe I t Sting the consummation of this sOrn private addressed sed a com com- t J tion atlon to Commissioner Poulson 1 iF oito John T T. state land rI I 1 yesterday The letter rJ j lows mows 11 Road fload Commission Attention JI t Poulson chairman The undersigned Mullen tellen Sand and Jr ravel avel company Utah Sand and Gravel Graveland and Ideal Sand and Gravel I pany hereby Jointly and severally otest est against the execution of a confer con con- fer r the leasing to the Heiselt on company or any other ny kP-ny firm or Individual of what known n wn as us the state gravel pit at atah un Utah uti ah unless the use of said vei I pit is s first offered to the hightland high high- i I nd best beat bidder 1 II T The e undersigned herewith demand Wf tit the state gravel pit at Mount to to private parties either laed i Ia h e or ol indIvidual that the same L ed only after tho te receiving e i of competitive bids And the undersigned having received indirect information that the state gravel pit at Mount is about to be bo leased to the Heiselt Construction company herewith herewith herewith here here- with demand that bids for the use tt said gravel pit be called for b by public adv advertisement In the usual form I Respectfully submitted MELLON SAND AND GRAVEL CO By Dy J. J W. W Mellon President UTAH SAND AND GRAVEL CO By Dy Eric President IDEAL SAND AND GRAVEL COBy CO By Dy Frank Maher laher President POULSON PREPARES I I STATEMENT ENT I Commissioner Poulson Pulson and nd Attorney I General Cluff expressed a belief that this protest would havo have no bearing on the the action of the states state's officials Inthe in inthe inthe the leasing of ot the pit in question CommIssioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Poulson announced that a statement of the attitude taken by the state officials in this matter was beIng being be being be- be ing prepared and would be released to the press within a few days George M. M Cannon prominent local realtor t today day declared d against any leasing of this property under the I terms as at present understood I II believe belleve that this property belongs to I the people of Utah Mr 11 Cannon saidI said And I oppose any action which will turn such pr property perty over to private ex ex- ex I If any company is to be beI allowed to take material from this pit pitI I under a special arrangement that special I cial arrangement should provide that i every other contractor and every taxpayer taxpayer taxpayer tax tax- I payer in Utah can take this material under exactly tho the same sarno terms And AndI I I those terms should provide a unit royt roy- roy j t so that each participant will pay Into the state treasury adequate compensation compensation com corn 1 for the tho state material ho he removes Similar sentiments were expressed 1 by Ben Den F F. Redman president of the tho Rotary club Monday 1 The commercial I Interests opposing the lease have havo protested protested pro pro- of the federal test tested cd to the local office bureau of public roads and their attorneys I I have announced that Injunction I proceedings will be ie instituted as soon I as IlS the lease is completed on other than thant t open bids j |