Show JUDGE KIMBALLS KIMBALL'S ACTION AS TO PAVING The Th action of ot Judge Jude James J mt N KImball In dissolving the restrain lug Ing order which I ilch property owners owner In paving district No had ha secured against the city elly slon don barring them then from signing concrete a contract for six-Inch six paving In the district Is notice to the the- people o of ogden that In electing men to office they bind themselves for rol weal or wo The Th judge did not Inquire as is to whether the city commissioners had bad made mad promises to the abutting property owners In la the paving g district In fact he declared that though they dId they were free to disregard theIr word and proceed to arbi arbi- arbitrarily arbi- arbi arbitrarily arbitrarily award the work This means there Is no method pr provided by law to compel a cIty official to keep faith with anybody any anybody body o of oC citizens to whom prom prom prom- prom prom-I lEIS ices might be he made alter after jurisdiction Jurisdiction tion has been obtained In a ft pay Inc pv Ing district A city commissIon rosy may promise promis to let a contract to the es lowest bidder and ordinary common fairness f mIght dictate that course and nd then hen they can un Ig- Ig Ignore ignore nor ic-nor nore their their- plighted word and sneer at those who trusted them They can c n do that thing thins and the court says there Is no recourse There Is a big bit element of danger in the precedent set liet by th the city commIssion It If a city commis commission sion slon at nt any time Ume in the future does the outrageous thing thine bt or yield yield- yielding yield lug ing to Influences es not of o the th best and deliberately proceeds behind closed doors c coors to give contracts to the highest Instead ot or the lowest bidders who Is goIng coln to stop them to and It If questioned what hat Is to pre pre- prevent prevent vent rent them theta from pointing to prece- prece precedent prece precedent dent as a good and sufficient ot or their conduct Judge Kimball undoubtedly has haa given ven us the th law In the tb case car but buthe buthe buthe he also has shown how weak the law lew Is In dealing with certain phrases ot or public service |