Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-28
oPsklNG IHe BIDS.

uPkkiNG HE BIDS. s.
THE Initial stop Toward the Con true
sion OF the New Wtnes-A List of the
Bidders.
The board of trustees Of the hospital
began opening the bids which had been
presented upon the plans and speeifica-
tions for the new wings to the hospital
building yesterday afternoon. As was
predicted, the entire forenoon was occu-
pied in getting ready. to consider the
propositions, and to-day the work of
letting the contract began in earnest.
Last evening the board adjourned to
meet to day in the city, and OF 8 o'clock
this morning the WORK was resumed in
Colonel Gales room at the Merchants.
The board has been at work all day with
the expectation of finishing up ere night.
fall.
The following ID q list OF the bidders:
Joseph 81. Oampbell-Yankton, ex-
cavatlng contract.
Wlks & McDermott, Sioux. City, stone
work.
George Murphy, Yankton, e~xcavating.
j. O. Norman, Yankton, tin work.
Z. j. Handon, Sioux City, sewerage
and exosvating.
John Lang, Yankton, painting.
B. B. Schaffer, Minneapolis, steam
heating.
VIM. Tobin. Yankton, oil painting.
Henry Wallace & Son, Canton, sewer
age, e~xcavating. stone work.
Phillips y Hobson, Huron, contract.
81. D. Brach, Huron, plumbing u heat.
ing.
o.. M. Dye, Sioux Falls, complete con-
tract.
j. B. Pattee. Canton, blanket bid, en-
tire work.
Payette s. Babue, contract, except
steam heating.
W. s. Goodwin and Baker & Lang.
field. Yankton, both wings, except steam
heating.
M. Haley & Sons, Sioux City all iron
work-steam heating.
O. 7. Fits & 90. Sioux City, steam
heating, plumbing both wings.
Yankton Plumbing 90. Yankton, steam
heating and plumbing.
w. o. Merrill, Sioux City, plumbing
steam heating.
W. B. Valentine. Yankton. contract.
h CoNTRAoTs AWARDED.
shortly before noon the board OF trns-
tees finished the consideration of the
bids before them, and awarded the con-
tracts for the two wings. The work is
allotted to two different parties one SO,
curing the ex~cavating and basement
complete to the first floor, and the other
securing the contract for the wings COM
pleted above the basement. The sue.
cessful bidders were w, Wallace & Son
Of Canton who drew the contract Tor
doing the e%xcavating end easements,
and J. B. Pattee OF Canon, who will
build the wings and complete them
above the Easements. Wallace g. Sons
bid was $40 400 and that of Mr.. Pattee
$685. 500. Added, these two bids result
in $4,000 which is $4,000 less
than the appropriation which was
for the wings complete $Sl 500. The
bonds OF the contractors we're accepted
by the board this afternoon and they
have already begun getting figures on
material and employing men. Mr.. Wal
lace will begin on the exoavsting as soon
as possible, nnd Mr.. Pattee will begin
upon his contract as soon as the founda-
tions are in. They will purchase all
the material possible in Yankton and
employ every man possible from among
the labosing men here.
Above there appears q list of the mer
who made bids for the work and from
among that list Of those who proposed
to complete the entire work with tht
amounts of their bids. Their names ani
bids 10 round numbers are as follows:
Payette d Babue, Sioux Ci.y...... ..... S11s CO.
Phillipa Il Hobson, Huron 107 CO
w. B. Valentine, Yankton...-....... 95 90
Dys d. Jewett. Sioux Falls..... $500. 81 W
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Mr.. Pattee's bid OF $4,000 for entire
contract was the lowest Of any, but thu
bid of Wallace g. son, for the stone work
and excavAsing when considered materi-
ally reduced the total. and Mr.. PAttee
received she contract only for the com
pleted buildings above the basement.
IL is n. derstood that Yankton men
sre to do the iron work, plumbing, paint
ing and finishing for Mr.. Pattee.
w. E. Peak the travelling freight sgeni
or the Milwaukee wat on hand during
dalibera tions of the board. and since The