, 1875-06-22

ness NAS dlsroetu o&. moved that tho bldn Tor
tho co,,atsuctlon Of the now Hospital bo oponad.
rres,dont Burtlick said that tho bids took
precedent Of Communications and mattezs Of
that kini.
On motion Of Commissioner clougl,, tho Clerk
road lho advertisement TOR Tic bids
Commissioner GRAN ford, bofofo tho bids wcro
opened, wfahad to say that tho lowest uerc not
generally found to bo tho cIeapeAt. It waH Of
tho creates. Importance that the contractors
should be responsible mon, and that tlot hH-
nrea covered tho market price, 10 that
no demand for an incroaned appropriation after
Thri Tho bttlA Bltould 10 considered nccordinE
10 the ability and hlGll character Of those maxi
Ing tho proposals.. Good workmanship MAS oa-
to to county bcforo the work vaa completed.
Commissioner Gloush hoped that tile Board
would act for tue beht interests Of tho county.
fIo had no doubt that tie Committee 10 whom
tho bids would bo rofer1cd would Do It's duty.
Tho bids Tor. tho maaonry, carpeutering, eso.,
Were then read, ~ follows:
s:sn oTk7A ainer 3sa3e e. T. J. ast,oa
ssss4* sae si iscodna eerpeestns, pee. ei!ns ts's
on et ooe I t Gss9s Soih, 's ea csy
1.o''nson t49.a .auo Kleso Brothers, ttsaE; CLARK
S1 fHs'. .*5 9 f5ss GssT,y o;isn rda tsjs3 55t:
hasht rford !tor onel $n .99s McNal Inn. .4o1;
NarIru A. Wolls, SO 9y6 H. O1tuArc Co.. so, a0
!: F. 9gelsi r. s4'.9a' sAts, fos on0' s2'.s4A; nia
Tho bd 1t JOAN Willard h Co. was1u1cetca for in
.1 aaf1nsl!ty fy:a 'tn'F fate ov't00k o bid of MORT
carrtnttr,aa a,.i lfaf,.fai-p, J.. se!ton. su.aso,
1snss Hls. a. J. L. d ysndc' @ 9 l5cn. 5cs
san,s fur eutrs work. $l12ma; Alexander white,
sessneF nrotess st iss,inK la!ne
eS csy d.ns1 ! % % nsasn eet fsassa: Iteps'a:
::!s 1:s!: s;si; ssS Ss, s's ssss, o:'
Is sstt sssSs '?ssss sssi .'Es @:ss' tsi
::isssSs; ns.sn;ann SIDES; +. J. Busch
' iron Ma,s-WiIii.1, M Siafsin, *,,np unfon roup-
a a5y ;s s!s,o' ~ '0ln Macarthur s''''su clar1 H'-
Fssi issmann, ss'Fo: ): !. S.Sssoa, ii. .t4.~ ~
His'ng .a daa = g; G;a:n21% A. 1!e..o1 ta2t' Ihom.
s@s ss cDns Tbens. l. sss fss co. ss's asaSs
| u ccats. mud glazing IS cents, pcr foot.
| Thomas E. Courtney put in one bid, as fol-
lows: Mason and carpenter work on QUO paytl-
ion, e4o 900; same on both payillons, es2, 18o ;
mason work for one pavilion. e20, ,297.
Tho following bids. rtevlonsly Rejected, Woro
tocevod, ou motion Of Commissioner JolInson
Mortimer Il Field cut stone. e20,86 Willard 4
Co., cut stone work, s1g,720; 1t. ". Ficld, car.
work, SlU,3GG; Fred l'oo+e. ditto. F17.2s8.
Commissioner 1IcCntrrey called attention to
the met that tho messenger had handed tl.c
| President eomo bids snco the proceedings CON-
mencod, which WAS irregular.
| Tho Clerk Atatcd TINT no bids had becu rc-
: ceiyed.
Somo talk resulted, and tt was questioned
whether ali tho bntla TINT camo In after ocloc
should bo rcjcciod. Finally a motion to roJoci
them was put aud prevailed, by o voso Of 8 to 4.
The following were tho Lids killed: N. G.
Deakman, cut stone; 1Iopnbcan Iron Works
iron stairway G. L. Page J. Co., t1lna and Iron
work mud tic bid Of lortug i Co., Tor cui
| gtone.
On motion Of Commissioner Crawford, tho bidt
wcro referred to tho Joint Commit.co on iIoBpitn
aud Public Buildings, with Instructions to naakt
D careful examination OF the bids aud discover
II possible, whoIhcr there lad been any strategy
or sharp practice.
| TIE COUNTY ELEnK,
Tho following Is tic report Of tho County
Clcrlk for tue Inst ha1f7yhar:
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