, 1875-07-02
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

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THE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Tho Final Action, nf tho eo"'i'tt'oos
On tho fsfds.
,r,,. rotnt fom,,ittees on Public Huldlnga
.,1 11o,rto, ,,oid m adjourned meeting yestof-
lac morn,no Ia further consider tho bids for
H.. oroction NJ the County Hospital. Commits
.,,,n,, t.,,aac ClouR.,. Qucnter. Conly, Carroll,
s,,,n,;dt I.ouergau, and Durd!ck were prceont,
c.rs,,,sstouor Cloug, in tho chair. Tho outor
,1o,r of tho committoo+room waa besieged by
,Ntldexa anxEoua to appear before tho COMMITTEES
tn their own Interest.
The first order Of huhlneas Taa tue consideration
af lilo motion OF Commissioner Schmidt, made
ile day previous, to lay tho bid Of a, Miner, for
masonry work, On tllo table
After aome debate. tho motion was put and pro-
vailed,
Commissioner Gucutlcr said l,o had socn SOW
cral Ut t1e bsdtlnrA and had convorscl with other
parties slnco tho liant meeting. lie found
WILLARD co.
highly anoken of,-tlat they were good moc1lan"
tcs. antl their bond would be sufficient.
1t this 1nnctnre W. liahue, Henry StrAuB,
and Henry Dittmat,l,, doasora Ia brick, wore ad-
,nitted to tho commtteo,room 70 answer I'ies-
Bponsibllity OF J. willard Il Co. Tlloy stated
TINT ttev wore willing to furnish Willard / Co.
tho brick. and walt fnr tholr pay un.ll Tho work
waA completed or until ho was paid by the
county. Mr. Walker, dealur in cut-stono, was
a!Ao called n and raid ho was willing to furnish
tic stono OF, tho aamo conditions.
In answer to further questions, Afr. Walker
atatcl TINT Willard Ind w0fkod for him. but ho
WIN not sure whether he was Oh tho blacklist or
net. lie thought all OF tho stono-mon OF the
citv. however, would DO willing to furnish him
tho stone for tho building.
Commissioner Durlcx said no know OF Will
1ar;l's nnmo being Carried to The blsek-liBt ut
f3nr different times.
Alf. lIahno bail that there was something
aga,ns. Willard. mud to hs dlscfedit, growing
ont OF some old partnership troubles OF tiyo or
ten yeass' etauding. fts did uos know whether
Elo wAs On tho black.Jls With bNck.dcalors Or
rot.
Commissioner Dnrdick replied that AZ laso ~
Feb. IL, 1916, Wiflarj's name was placed on
tho blacklist Of tho atonc.n,en.
Mr.. Walker said that II ali tho uaen who failed
to pay their bil!R woro placed On tue blacklist
tho past spring, nino 'tontLs Of THO dealers
would lave been tlEiyun oat OF tho market.
Commissioner Durdick naid it Ind been
tin tIsures named, md tho qucation was. if ho
failtd to carry cut tic contract,
WHO MOULD nE THE LOSER?
Tho puElio iuteruAt should bo projected in the
TINT they would furnish the material, but tho
cnnnty should be assured against loss aud delay
iu tho wosk.
Commissioner Comfy wanted 3lr. Dustlick to
e1plau hov it waH TINT ho advocated tho letting
Of tho contract to r. ]. Sexton, thore bning but
fow h7ndrcd dollars difference IL tho two BIDS
Commissioner Durtftck replied Tint hC Ind no
interest III Sexton, or any other bidder. What
he wanted was to protect tno county and 10 did
not euro WHO al tho work so it was done on time
aud satisfactorily.
Commissioner Schmidt moved that tho con-
tract be given to Willard Il Co.. and Commits
Hiouor conlr seconded the motion.
The Chair than asked MoAsEs. Walker, 9trafls
and I1RApe II they would become the bondumo,
Of Willard Il Co., and guarantee the completion
Of Tho work ar agreed. to which oach responded
in tho affirmative.
Tney wero further asked II thcy knew Willard 9
partner, and responded that they did uot, but
would know before they slgnod the bon1.
The CHAR ti.en informed tho proposed bonds
mcu thas 4 Atr. laylcu wAs understood to bo
Wilinltaa partner, or was to he In rho eysnt Of
tho contract boing awarded to Willard 4 Co.
Commissioner putdick said ho nndefhtood that
Willard hal no PARTNER wllcn putting in bis
Gsd GnA that the 60 was fraud.
Iio then exhibited Tho bond Bnps in with
tho bid. Hlical 30 had hofore denounced al
| amounting to nothing, Irregular and void. Tho
bond WIS bsnts, 10 amount Of sursty waa norl'
TONED, and tho bond ought to lave hoen thrown
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