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Show Bl A contract to the amount of nearly Bl a quarter of a million dollars for ex- B tending and enlarging the water pipes B of the city has been let to P. J. Mor- B an. Bids were advertised for re- B ccivcd and considered and the con- B tract was awarded to Moran because Bi he was the lowest bidder. We don't Bj sec that there is anything to kick H about in that. If the work has to be done and there is little doubt that it is necessary why shouldn't the contract con-tract go to the lowest bidder? If any preference should be shown it ought to be in favor of Moran. He is a home man, has all his interests here and employs home labor, moreover, he is thoroughly reliable. In nearly twenty years he has done more public pub-lic work here than all the other contractors con-tractors combined, and never a piece but was a credit to both himself and the city. There is never any trouble with him in regard to quality of the work. He docs it strictly in accordance ac-cordance with the specifications. It may be fashionabel to decry Moran, but there is no sense in it. |