| Show M RA PA VI G GC C CO T CT VETOED Mayor Morris Holds hauls that Bids Ilith Should be Called for According To 0 Law WOULD BE BAD PUBLIC POLICY To Let Worth of or Wor Work unk Due all iiII al hat The Mayor Sa Says Mayor MorrIs toda today vetoed the thc ac tic action tion ot of the time ell city council counci on Monday night In II authority to 10 the board of oC public work stork to let tIme tho ton oui tn tract for the this of South Temple emple Seventh to T Tenth nth I Iia AI t street to I P J J Moran under hi his urea ure re reent ent eat contract without for Cor forbid tilde bid U It I wa contended by hy the lie board that hint It would ave aitse n considerable time to not advertise for tor bid bids but let the be con colt treat to In M Moran mut at itt lt the his lia hi 1 I Is now to lu paving the street for tor tom from State Stile Seventh I ast alt The fie mayor was Wil of ot the opinion that list luch such cuch action would 1011 not b h tie legal lagal 1111 but bUI an au al opinion from all City Attorney l suit states that It II I is legal IIII l How blow v vai faor flOI orl b W V tt t I U It would would b be I lotTo Id l lot t X t contract for COI em public Improvement call callIng callIng cal Ing Inn for or tile the tie e xH of with without 11 h out for bIde bid find and letting It to tho tIm loM t bidder He lie therefore vetoed the tho he action of or the council JIA OPINION In hi hIs hll opinion on oU the mutter matter Mr 11 l Halt Ild In part port The rime situation I Is II such luch that the work worl to ho be done jono could well weli wel be tie deemed emed a I as an mimi In of ot lila his present ent work wore or ex IX extra tra UI work under thus the contract Thor la Is lano no rio lagol objection to tho time of ot th this the contractor to do the time work con contemplated ted WHAT MAYOH IA SA SAYS YH Following Is ii a n part art of oC tIme the mayors veto etO veo Notwithstanding the lie opinion of ot tim Ihl that there l no assistant city ellY attorney therel 10 tho time contract legal objection to letting tot for this bits additional work worle without adver advertising Ider icing ln for bid bids I am 11 compelled led to take l the ground that such action would b bu bt contrary to public policy cud and nUl contrary to tin thu uplift of the lip law lais crud ordinance the letting of or contracts contract for public work lork I J am mom al of oC the opinion thu thuIr that Mr Ir Marmot could euId not be bl compelled un tin under under der tIer the former contract to do additional of or work stork and Ild therefore If Ir lie hI Is not obligated to t do H it I 1 he believe 1 li be lp in is II not a privileged Jo to do ita It |
