Show 1 PAT MORAN LOSES IN COUNCIL FIGHT o Percival Lands Contract to toLay Lay Water Mains for forthe forthe forthe the City FERRY LEADS ASSAULT 7 Charges Black With Boosting for Jor Pat Whose Bid Was High Highl L 1 i rat Pat J J J- Morans Moran's henchmen In time the city council failed to land lant for him the limo contract for Cor the water main extension cx- cx tension Monday night on which J J. J W W. YI Y I al mm nearly r It t was Vas not until after a hitter bitter n fightS light fight ht s that Percival was awarded the contract con con- con I c. c tract act which was 3 approved pp lO cd Councilmen Council Council- men Inca Black council I and President Davis carried Morans Moran's cause caus lo to u tho II laM t ditch Councilmen Ferry and Martin Ic led lcd the opposition an and succeeded sue suc uc- uc In awarding the contract to lo al under conditions b by which the tho 1 taxpayers will be benefited r I Cr livery step Stel wa was blocked b by Black and In IU awarding the contract l and at the last moment after Moran lolan had left the council chamber In III de deI despair de- de e. e I It went w through In 13 the light fight made mY-de for lol l Momin ln e cl every pos possible course C wa s 's tried tied to throw out Percival's 1 bid ld Amendments to o tile the contract as m ori- ori utah drawn up un under er the specifications finns were tried U by I. I I They 1 hc ruled out of oC order I The hc he pol point t t was wal however er on un the thc part parl 4 of Mo ran a amen s men 11 to change tIle the contract so that t 3 fl would have ha to lu bo be approved again f and necessitate the for Cor r lN ll D t 1 With Willi Work ItiC The report of oC the committee of uC tho time wa was la taken up which recommended mended that Percival bo lo notified to tu proceed with I 1 of water main e ea- ea l under his last contract from rom which t he lie was us lIS illegally released I I 1 by the tho board of oC public lublic wor works s. s This work worl was to u CJ he be done bile at t SO tu cent per fool foot which was the price of la last t years year's contract Percival agreed to complete l this work he was to bo ho 8 awarded t tho contract Black aD and Crabtree attempted to segregate the committees committee's report and simply pass a the part ordering Percival to complete com com- vIele the work ordered last lat year cal b by 13 the tite council Amendment after amendment amend amend- ment was made to kill the report of the tho committee President Pt Davis ls made math a ru ruling liner on ull the tue segregated atc reports de tle- de- de daring claring one POI a committee re report re- re port from the committees of waterworks waterworks water water- walerI I works an and finance nanc before whom Percival Per Pcr cival chal appeared and anti the other report ll from the committee cc on the whole The first e Part Was on the thc completing th M o oC of f the old contract and th the thc second part on awarding Percival the new contract con- con tract It SM J Was hei hela t that tat at each cach would woul 1 have ha l to be bo Part separately voted oled i Upon Cou Councilman Ferry took an appeal apt ap- ap 1 t peal J from tho thio decision of the he chair chait J w J It Jt was waS' carried oni only Black Sab- Sab Crab Crab- j tree an and c voting to sustain Hobday lIu Has In Ill tIle the up mix Councilman Hobday made mado a substitute motion mol for fr he the report III ills Ilia motion molton was that thai P Percival 11 1 be e required to tu j complete his contract of oC i 1000 feet on la last t ears work anti and th that thu l th new hew contract be awal awarded to tu him upon his au an arr additional bond of ot furnishing to insure the thc completion of oC the tho old oM work After this was passed Black argued that the born hond would have lo to 1 bc be c the lc council after C J IJ by 13 li It wa was flied nied an and that under uder the conditions th the iho contract X could thi that the tho not matter mattor b ho be approved lo lack Black moved mu Joy hey over o one week an and C. abuce seconded It Councilman Ferr Ferry secured cul d the hoot that Blacks Black J f motive lii In lc he light all along ha had been to lO o hold up UI the thc ort wonc rk an and throw out 1 bid ld bO su 1 ha t tic the specification could be I read mead h n tite fitter ha had g gone gomme I e IM fa fat far l' l Moran withdrew and Black antI and Crabtree guye up ui after they could ace no Ho other available a lc wa way vay to lu Il Ha its progress s. s Tue 1 of oC r ll the c 1 board Jr f public works awarding the ILC contract to tu Percival al was as taken up at Rt this tIlls point and 1 p pasted s cd along alonS with a lion tion rescinding th the order for fr cn fe fee fcc t of water main extensions extensions' which would yul not nol bring in lii lie ulc required C G per h S c cent nl o on t lh thI iU Lu Lusts t T Tto T o Hours l' I ITHe The Tile wrangle over u th the contract Ul la lasted I about out two hours and amid a greater part of- of the afternoon caucus was Wats taken up In III thra thrashing out th the matter Moran was present at t tile the afternoon caucus all and conducted his hll fight Moran toran was ali c especially pc anxious to tu get the lie water valet I main nuin contract because he lie had suet sue sue- t hI securing ln the thc work cork for tor thc he f- f enlargement rS- rS of ur tho the distributing maln Ins These C two conn acts act are arc o ot of the tho banio manio kind hind 1 of work wor and could ca easily II be bp handled Since Ince the bl bids s- s swe we were c opened and amid It waa ts found foun that Perchal al ha had un underbid ld Moran there has hus j been a per persistent light to throw out hl his bid tid Ills His contract from which the c board of public works released a cd him hInt was as taken up It was declared Illegal al amid Morans Moran's henchmen attempted to tu him from fromn hl bidding on un an all any I contract t. t |