| Show CITY GITY SAVES I IN ALCATRAZ SUIT SUll' I Position of or Attorney Ogden HUes Hiles Vindicated by a Federal Federal Fed Foci eral Court Jury co COUNCIL U N C I L W WANTED A NT E 0 TO PAY This Verdict Recalls Some SOIne of Pat Morans Moran's Dealing With Contracts Salt I lake jike City defendant h hn hint Won son on till tie Alcatraz paving lnA suit an and aiti will not to 10 pst pay the V withheld from frons the time company's com corn pany's lanya paving ln contract according to the too verdict of or a Jury Jur In hr r l court the time verdict of or the Jury Jur antI and bruit back of thu tho lie rial of Ih tho thui suit uit ls It a story glory of or political Intrigue lIt and lII unfulfilled prom he h The TIme Alcatras Asphalt P loJ compan com coin pan pany which I Is now a part of the Harber asphalt tau trust t. t wa It was awarded A 1 to todo tb do flo e certain paving I In Salt Satt Lake Lako ik two w years aro In the contract was a clause pro pro- I ridIng ln that lint unless the hO work was done dont a an at ata n a certain thin HUll th the cit city would be bo en titled ti- ti tIed tk-d to a forfeiture on the time part of or th the company The work worl nt done within the specified time time- and amid when Ii Una i estimate was 55 Il made upon completion of or the th work tin cit city withheld 7 Tho TIme 1 company threatened suit saying that the delay loath hal been caused d db b by th time the city and antl not nol by ur The Thc city to 10 pa pay lar an and suit stilt followed tJ H a ae o e C I llanos in s ii-s S I Ire Later the the- Alcatraz z was absorbed absorbed ab alJ ab- ab I by LW tho time asphalt tn trust st st. There was no Inclination to 10 pross till fit suit against t till city elly and It Il l h lump 1 tire lire In In th tho courts court La Ia L year the OIl Barber Cr company any made a i bd bId f for a- a aa a hi lug big asphalt paving ln contract t. The bid WOK was It about J lower tItan than the hid Id ld of or Pat Moran the Ih too or OI o of III time the dl city But Bul a lttie matter maller of or th did not hot prevent the council from rom giving s the to 10 Moran loTan It Jt was wa not nol lore however vI until tho Ih council had cro crossed s swords with thc hO oj oi public worlds work had lint practically told all aU out competitors that there was vas no ue eld for them liens In Salt Lake Lail and ha load had ir Incurred the thc wrath of a 1 to- to rant orant II public u 11 C It w was s ar argue lIel by hy MoraL councilmen that to give h a contract to thor the Barber arbor people at nn any price would In- In volvo time city In expensive litigation and that jat It was even ln bettor better to hand the lie con con- tract to Moran orami at al more than titan the theon on only I other r bidder than loan to lo invite alion a- a lion Ion on V 5 Trust flakes ali Tho question of litigation having inca hirough I up iii find amul the ila Harbor r t tru trust rust i lou hl vIng v- v 10 Ing ng SeU n that limo tho cards nIs load had been stacked for or r Moran it was up 1111 to o them thO to get gel l from under without loo losing ln money or prestige The The- trust representatives s. s who set o-ct et a ar r rapid pl pace fur for or Pat Moran In the tue lobbyIng lobbying lobby lobby- In Ing line offered time the council to get Cl out without a d Ii light ht that tho he council council coun coun- U cil would compromise oe the lie suit lull against the time thecil cil City cily by paying th time the full n mo mil demanded The Time leading Moran Iolan councilmen agreed to lo lodo too torIo do rIo o this Ibis In the meantime the thc board bourd of ur public works had become aroused at the action t il md and liati tJ tl th that time to Ulc H rl l 1 tJI r rW W aoi to 0 a frazzle b by th the council an- an awl an anin In turn lurn lae tac city cilY attorneys attorney's orfice flayed the lie cit city dads dad a Tn jn a spirit of true irue civic pride and amid with a a. con con- of virtue Irlue Assistant Assistant Assist Assist- ant City Attorney t Dininny I 1111 told the tue councilmen coun coun- that thal the lot of lh hi- hi law creating cre alln- alln allna a board of pul public was to lo obtain men of a It little higher grade than those selected for the thc council Coti Council a and moth Moran U 1 Time Thc council having agreed with tin lilt lit lit- B people that Iha t lie tho iSOO would ll be he hep U p paid bald for forced d a rca for bids hula although in a ti sense this va wa a concession conces sion sian to 0 the board oard of oT public works True Trul II to tn their agreement the trust trU did not bid bd time tile second time tinH Pat Moran wois the th bidder when the hoe matter came camo toniy up and atod he lie Ic received i h the contract without without with with- out ollo opposition Ion The trust trual ha had Imad withdrawn from rota the lie field Tir TI 1 tried ned in 10 deliver cr lie thi goods it had promised and nd once or t twice at attempted attempted Ht- Ht tempted lo to force the lie of or the thc 01 The hl It attorneys attorney's In the thc wn way vay O Ogden en 11 II lIlies lies neS ct cIty cly a attorney told lold I the he council sonic ome one olle night Might ht that made the lie hair of some of or the on cud emt When IHn he hc had hall finished the floe i hud hall gleaned 1 3 the Information to pL pay pao lh the trust would br lie nothing le ss l.-ss than tItan robbery robber and that to tol l let t the thu case go ro to trial would mean that time the d city t would win the bc suit sull It Judge JUles n seas v vindicated Ca l by br Iho ho verdict rendered l Friday rl ar y The The The- TheCil ca Cil went to the he JUI jury at J o'clock Thursday afternoon rn nn and the jury JUT returned returned re re- re- re turned the r following morning with i Hh a verdict ver ver- diet dict In favor of the tho defendant Tho Thou Jury JUI load bon bet out altogether less leoo than two luo hour as al there Here was vas a recess s between Its Ili deliberations over OHr ought night |
