| Show I OP Till iiii I 14 With IUt the tho hop of ff hurting a public official who belongs to tho the Republican can party and without a bit hi of further fur tur- thor ther thc reason the Tribune attacks s Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man of the tho building anti and grounds ground committee 0 of the the board of education and through more thAn limn thAna a n column of i innuendo inference hint and all al of o the oth other discreditable methods of a assault uJ seek cel I to Impugn his motives es and undo hi his work worl The Immediate char charge chargo n of oC the knight hl of oC the lie knocker just now Is that the chairman of committee recommended recommend recommend- e ed tho the acceptance of oC the lowest bid for fO the construction of a new school schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse house In the northwest N part of the city That hal is the absolute fact fact Th The Tho lowest bidder cr got gol the Ut award at nt 41 oon If it I a higher bidder had been heen favored fa fa- a- a the the he Tribune would have ha been heen won But hut the lowest bi bidder bidder bid bid- der del will wi do the thc work work for tho the board and the lie Interests Interest of the he public will wi be beCo Co conserved The board bOrd provided ed and the com corn had specified that lint bids to lo be he considered ered must be accompanied l b bya by- by a check for i 5 per ier cent of f the lie amount f for Cor or which the lie work worl was vas to be bo done One firm sent In an Informal proposition tion ton to build uld the house for tor But Bitt no 10 check came caine care along The Tho rules which nil alL al the other bidders had compiled com coin plied piled pled with wih could not bo be relaxed Ir Irresponsible Ir- Ir r responsible le men can tender an offer offero ofer t to o tb do IHl public lc work worl at impossibly low how f figures and escape without any consequences consequences con con- s sequences when Uw they lucy see their Inability t ty y to complete the he contract contract The rule r requiring a n deposit with wih a bid i ia is I a adopted everywhere No public body a asking for bids on any public work o omits this regulation If I the bl bidder der f falls ails Cals to execute his contract and furnish furnish fur fur- n nish ishi his bond lond for the lie faithful completion comple comple- ion tion ton of the work tho ho public has hns some sonic c for Cor the lie loss of or time lime If ife h he e does execute his contract and furnish fur tur- n nish his lii hl bond his check for or the lie G 5 per ver percent verent 11 c cent ent Is returned to him Otherwise It II ItIs I i Is s forfeited This rule is right and w wise ise And no offer unaccompanied t b by y such a deposit can be con considered a bl bid Chairman and his c committee are perfectly right In Ignoring ig ignoring Ig- Ig n noring oring an offer oHer when no required deposit de tie- p posit Is made mode Thi Thi Tribune lm w the board Is jR I r right that that tho he chairman oC dom com committee domn oiti- oiti i n did right right Ever builder s kno Imo s t the he act acl wa was a proper one No builder o or r contractor would have hn e approved ed the b board oard in lii acc accepting an offer which dIdot did I n not ot have a 0 deposit since sinco all al of them themI h had ad been heen required to lo meet inet that de tie- t mand But the ne Tribune will wil knock T The Tho he less les reason for COl the knocking th themore the tho more Its IR hammer hamm r goCs goes Tho The chairman chaIrman chair chaIr- man may thank his stars he has not yet y et sunk so low that the lie tw Tribune will wi a applaud him |
