Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-24
From Yesterdays Second Edition.
WATER WOR AS,
Opening of the Bids for Their Err eetfon
and Construction.


The reception of bids for the con-
struction of the Knoxville Water
Works was closed at O'Clock last
night, and at half-past seven O'Clock
meeting was held at the City Hall, for
the purpose of opening the same.
There were assembled there,
the Water Works Commissioners,
the representatives of various
companies bidding, and, by special in
vitation, the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen, to witness the operation.
The box containing the sealed bids
was brought up by Mr., John 8. Van
Glider, President OF the Board Of
Water Works Commissioners, and
they were opened and read by Mayor
Luttrell.
Fourteen bids in all were found to
have been made. The first proposition
taken out was that of the
Cincinnati and Newport Pipe Com
pany, John w. Rutherford, selling
agent. Their proposition was to fu:.
nish the pipe required, laid down in
Knoxville, at $38 so per ton, and the
special castings at $500 per ton.
Dennis Long & Co.. Louisville, KY,
propose to furnish pipe ct $SS so FER
ton, and special castings at q cents
per pound.
R. D. Wood & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa, propose to furnish all the mate.
rial and put the wor.s up according to
specifications. complete, with some
changes ted) for the sum OF $50, 500.
John Condor, Knoxville. bid on ali
the masonry and dirt removing, con-
templated in the plan. for prices stipu-
lated, but the proposition is too
lengthy to admit Of itemizipg.
w. B. McDonough & Co., Knox
vile, propose to furnish all the mate
rial and construct the works complete
for $4,000.
The Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing
& Co., Boston, Mass. propose to
furnish their improved engine, two
million gallons capacity, for Sc $50. OF
of one million gallons capacity,
$500.
MacRitchie & Mitchell, Chicago
Ills, propose to furnish the material
and do all the work, complete, fol
S91, 800.
The Cope & Maxwell Manufacturing
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, proposes
to furnish engines and boilers, accord.
ing to specifications, for So $500, or deduct
$500 if plain jackets are used. Or, as
second proposition, to furnish pail
of their improved engines and boilers
&C., for the sum of $500.
I. S. CAssin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
make proposition on valves, fire by
drants, nozzles, &c.
Hutchinson & Alexander, Alleg hany
Pa, bid on fire hydrants and stoE
gates.
The Mohawk and Hudson MaDufac
turing Company. Waterford, n. Y
bid on eddy valves, &c.
The three above named give the fig
ures in lengthy detail.
) The Holly Manufacturing Company
of Atlanta, Ga. propose furnishing
; their Holly engine, boilers, etc., com.
plete, for $4,000; furnish and put il
position all the piping, hydran;s, cast
ings, ETC., for $61 $40; or. both tc
gether, for $4,000. (This is all tn
work needed except the building c
the reservoir and engine house, WhicI
they say they can not do.) They ais
propose to lay all the piping, ETC.,
being furnished, for $18,875.
The Watertown Steam Engine Co
Watertown, N. Y, propose to furnis
the engine, boilers. pumps, etc., con
plete, for about $11 900.
(. Gustavus A. Warweese proposes
; furnish the engine, put in workin
!. order, ETC., for $1l,75
b.. This closed the list of bids. and til
. Commissioners adjourned to meet
> the same place at o'clock this morl
!. ing, when it will decided and amour
/; ced what parties are the successfI
. bidders.