Show t PAT MORANS MORAN'S SUIT BEFORE JUDGE RITCHIE Contractor Asking Nearly 10 1 0 Bonus From City for Conduit Work v 1 Y 1 P. P J. J Moran's Morans suit a against Salt Lake CIt City to recover r as n a bonus honus of or per diem for completing the BI Big Biff od conduit before the lie time required d In his contract was be begun un Monday in Judge lU Ritchie's chles court A As soon oon as js the jUl jury wa was procured time the letter notifying Moran to stop laying cement while the temperature was below below helow be be- he- he low freezing was vas Introduced an and identified by Moran who was nas placed on the tho witness stand Upon the interpretation inter inter- of this letter the case hinges cs It is dated Dec 24 4 I 1105 OG the day on which Moran says he stopped work Ho He admitted however that the message message mes mes- sage to quit laying cement In the tho open Uvas Iwas was received by telephone and that lie he did id not the tho written letter until Fob 9 1906 t examination cross Moran said ald that thieve was n a provision In his contract contract contract con con- tract which stated that no cement was wasLo to Lo be laid In the open when the temperature tem tem- v was ns below freezing freezing- City I Attorn Attorney Hiles drew row an admission I Irom from rom that the letter might have refet refel rt rc d to the provision in the con con- conI I tract hon this was brought out the de defense defense de- de Cen e called C Dr Dl R. R J J. H Hyatt att of or the local weather station to the the- stand Nearly earl an hour was con consumed umed In goIng going go- go Ing o l r the records showing that the temperature was not below freezing during the tho wor working hours hour In the da day time At the conclusion of Dr Hyatts Hyatt's testimony the case was wai as continued until until un un- un- un til UI 10 o'clock this morning Tho The stOl story of Morans Moran's light for his bonus onus onus' occupied the attention of the city council and the bo board d of public works for 01 weel weeks s. s City Engineer I L. L C C. Kelsey Kelse figured 1 out Morann Morant bonus from the date dalo of the telephone me message until until until un un- til th thy tho work was completed deducting deducting- the time the work W was S stopped while the plans were being eln changed Ho He cre credited Moran with ono sixty one days The bonus was slipped through h the hoard board of or public works with a partial estimate The council approved It an anso and so did Mayor Mayol Ezra Thompson At the thedoor thedoor door of the treasury It was nailed by y CIt A Auditor u Rudolph A AUf Alff Iff The re records records records re- re cords gave e no data for or tho the bonus bonu and he refused to tu pa pay it Mayor Thompsons Thompson's Thompson's Thompsons Thompsons Thompson's Thomp Thomp- sons son's attention was called to it and the bonus went back hack again to the board of public works for or tion After weeks of or deliberation deli the board figured I from the inspectors inspectors' repol reports s that Moran was entitled to 2700 or eighteen days days' s time Morans Moran's henchmen in the city council fought against the Uw recommendation atlon of oC the Iho board of public works 8 It was afterwards afterwards afterwards after after- wards thrown out entirely so o that Moran Morant could carry It to the courts ant and II sue for fOl the full amount |