Show KELSEY FAVORED MORAN ON BONUS City Engineer Hid Contractors Contractor's Bit Under Cover of Final Estimate ECHO OF CONDUIT SCANDAL Centralization of Inspection Latest Graft of the Big Corn Combination nai O 0 M 4 4 44 4 44 O 0 OFT OFF COMPETITION CO 4 f- f fIn In hi J 11 the tile program 0 to stub coin coin- f petition on on public improvements its 4 Ut yS lIt I t I Mt t tJ J JW i 4 rE ul n C U J k aLj 1 1 t tf f- f 1 a attempt to lOll O Moran tMora l olmI a bier oU Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton f ff j f wood conduit An Avi Item for f 4 4 Ul U HIM na aS hidden in iii a n City l f estimate Now Nov f to all nit of or the Ole f 4 work ork und and f 4 ff Inspection ou OIL public f- f t thus us centralize u a l dangerous an us cro-us f ft t I. I C I In his f 4 ff P. f 1 t H- H M M M t 4 4 M M 4 f 4 4 40 I 0 ARTICLE NO so il While hUc the city engineer is supposed to o stand tand as us umpire between n the contractor contractor con con- tractor and the lie people Mr 11 Kels y Is laying lahib his plans plans' to take the tho Inspection n out Ut of or the hands of tho the board of public works and antl supervise that most im- im Important Important Im Im- work worle himself The combination tion Lion in the tho council is supporting tho the engineer near The rhe city engineer e Is mightier than the tho council or the tho board of or public works In contract work Iris Ills word wont more nearly approaches appi caches law than the tho statutes themselves lie has It in hi his power to force contractors to live livo up to specifications a and ml he Is the watchdog watchdog watchdog watch watch- dog of ot their estimates lie knows more than any anyone one else knows whether a contractor is being paid for tot something he should not be paid for or And with all aH tho the great reat power that he ho now hol holds g in relation to public contract work worl Mr Kelsey wants to toro ro rob the board of or public works of the function o of inspection and thus centralize ecu cen the entire power over contractors contractors contractors tors in himself G Gave o O 1 Moran Extra Money Kelsey was practically the only man 1 who stood between Pat Moran 1 and antl the built the Big DIg bond fund rund when hen Moran Cottonwood conduit Ast Aside e from changing the old plans to give g Moran an additional which which was entirely entirely en en- unnecessary unnecessary Mr Mr Kels Kelsey y favored favored favored ored giving Moran a bonus for completing com corn tho the work worl within tho the time limo specified b by contract In the final settlement that was sent to the council the city engineer included ini in- in i eluded led an item for This was wasa wasI I a bonus to Moran for completing the tho thoi hl i conduit before the contract time It will be bc remembered that there thero was a scan scandal al about a n letter In tue board boar W. 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H 1 of 01 public works written by Wilkins likins and dated back to suit tho the convenience of tho the contractor It gave Moran an extension of time during durin cold weather that he had not asked for Cor during the tho winter It wa was wag an nil afterthought But Rut this Item for or was ws hl hidden cn In hi the final among a x bunch of others estimate It went from K Kelsey to tho the board of ot public works worl s. s was passed 1 by the board up to the auditor and council The combination combination com corn sent ent b by him to the It tt in the tho council rushed through h and antI it tt went vent to the mayor Ez Es EzI Thompson signed it nn and It went to I the auditor for the drawing of or a warrant Mayor Major Holds Up UI Ui Tho The record time In which this final estimate pasted d from one department to another until it was signed l' l by the tho mayor maor is sl significant In the light liht of not hot later events Other r contractors favored by br tho the ring have to wall wait months for their estimates but Moran Moral Is not on the waiting list Some Somo question arose about the tho the bonus after tho mayor maor had bad signed tho estimate It was detected In auditors auditor's office nt and nd l r turned returned to him Ho He withdrew his approval The combination In the council still sun tried to force that Item for tor through but It didn't go JO Pat Moran toran brought suit uit and all that he lie got ot out of It wu wai 2750 which Is considerably less Continued on Pago rage Three CC KELSEY FAVORED F MORAN ON BONUS Continued From P Pl IKO O One than his friend in iii the bc engineers engineer's ell incer's office of of- offic fic flee fice and amid his IsIs friends in lie Iho council d tl to lo slip to him City Engineer Kelsey was criticized cl for the way in Iii which he lie included that bonus in n tho the estimate but Lut he asserted assorted as as- sorted that t hn t it was entirely regular rh The episode ended Council Seeks Seeks- 1 lun 1 cr ci It Il is a S strange thing that ever since this combination in lii tho the council has been worl working well vell there has bus been constant friction between the he council antI and th tho board of ur public works s. s No o matter what the tho board did Ill the council councH wasn't t pleased Tune Time after timo lim there arose nr se clashes between the U o IV boil bottles bodies los S The fhe council was Ivas ll trying lo to allo arrogate ate to tu Itself all nil tho hits power of oC passing upon public contract Tho council wanted to have a voice in lii every esti estl- estimate mate in iii every extension of or lime time The hoard was wa- harassed an and worried con- con an and about the on only pleasant recollection left leCt Is tho lie statement of or II 11 J then lieu as assistant city at attorney at- at tOIne torney to lo the time effect that the time board f sf f r public nubile works was selected from flom a l tIthe higher r type of civic manhood than han tho the council Tho Thio ho senses of some sOllie councilmen are alO lulled dulle Is by 11 contact with con corruption option and ml this his percolate but bul It Alood tood Loo out oAt l fth th statements eVe eVera In lii a U council chamber S S Question t of if t E. The rite council would take talce unto itself Iho hio I to tu say who iio shall hall und and who shall hall nut hut bo bu granted extensions of time lime under a contract Tim Tho contract Itself self gives Sl the lie board of public works vork this his right but that doesn't matter mailer wIth 1111 the combination Only recently this his was emphasized l by hy the thc coun- coun ity holding hul up the final estimate of uC Davis and amid lIeu heuser cl because Lecause the thic board boan of ur public ic works s had hall not extracted extracted ex ox- meted from from tho amount a u forfeiture for lom running over ovel lie tho time line set et et by Ly con COIl tract It was none Hone of the council councils S SIt s business bus bus- iness of or cour course c but hut the blocking was 1 only another step in lie program to 0 throttle Davis inn und as J. J W W. W V. V Percival has been throttled b by tile tho contractors contractors' ring and the council with WIll the lie aid at atuf of time the city cily engineer Davis i and Heuser ha had already wailed three months lot for the and amid were certainly certainly I their mone The llie entitled to money board of or public works approved the entire amount and It was no more hol hold it the lie function of oC tho the council to Lo up than it was the duty of or tho dog og Catchier catcher Clause In Iii tile lie Contract There is a 0 clause In every ery contract that lint gives the lie board of public works of or the right lo to pas pass s upon extensions which appears in inthe inthe inthe time Lime This clause the Davis and anti Heuser contract a as well as us In all others Is as follows Section 7 The The contractor shall not nol be entitled to any finy claim for dam damn damages damages on un account of or hindrance or dclay delay de sic- ages but if ir lay from any causo cause whatever er occasioned IJ by any act or omission on Oil tho lie purl part of or the tho city sity tty such hindrance hind hind- or delay may entitle tho contractor contractor con con- vance rance tractor to an extension of or time In which to complete lie work which df fir f shall hall be bc determined lJ by tho the board works provided that tho the contractor con public writing of tractor shall give gho notice In Iii the cause of oC such delay Davis and Heuser gave o notice In writing and tho the excuse was that there was a u delay elay in Ill material The board boar was willing to grant rant the theela ela delay and amid approved the final estimate without deducting th the amount of or overtime from the contract The matter I is fa now flOW In the hands han s e cf i tho the cO council 1 committee tee 1 Continued Tomorrow I |