Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-10
THE CONTRACT LET.
Preliminary Steps to Get an
Artesian Well.
Gray Bros. of Jamestown, the
Successful Bidders.
Work to Commence on or Be.
fore April /.
The Improvement Bonds Sold
at a Premium.
THE CONTRACT LET.

The city council met Monday evening
for h purpose OF receiving and OPEN
ing bids for tho purchase of bonds aud
for boring All artesian we'll. Present.
the mayor and Aldermen Mann, Cleve-
land, jerks, Chambeflin, Stanley and
Maloney.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
on motion approved.
On motion Of Aid. Stanley, duly Sec
onded and carried. the council proceeded
to open the bids for the purchase Of tho
city hall and arteSian well bonds.
Bids for tho bonds were then opened
and read as follows:
\ DEVILS LAKE, Oak. March 3, lSS9.-
TO h City Council OF the City of Devils
Lake, Ramsey county, Dakota. Gentle-
man: In accordance with your alver-
tisement tor Proposals for the purchase
of honds,' q copy of which is attached
hcretO, we submit for our correspondent
the following offer for said bonds:
We are authorized to offor for the COM
Plete issue Of the bonds tho face. Sl2, 900,
and in addition thereto the amount Of
the accrued interest M said bonds from
their date, Feb. h 1855, up to March 3,
1888, and a further sum OH thirty-onc and
l0-lO0 dollars (S3l.l TO-.
Said bonds to he made payable IN Nav
York. at al Office named bv us, and t.
he inserted in bonds and coupons, and
said bonds to be accompanied by papers
relating to their legality. such rs are
usually accompanying bonds passing
into the hands of bond buyers, and said
bonds 10 lie delivered in Chicago free Of
charge. Yours respectfully.
DEVILS LAKE. Oak March 5, 1885,
To the City Council of the City OF Devils
Lake, Oak. Gentleman: For the ST.. 900
city bonds offered for sale by you today.
on Autographed blanks In due form. we
will pay the sum of $1,000 on delivery
OF bonds to us at the Merchants National
bank Of Devils Lake.
FULTON Il GowRAS.
Aid. Cleveland moved that tho bid Of
Eaton Il Higboe. for the purchase of the
bonds he accepted; seconded by Aid.
Stanley and carried, Aldermen Mann.
Cleveland, Chamhsrl!n. Sianloy and
Ma!"ney voting yes. Ala. jerks vot-
Ing no.
Mov-d by Aid. Chambnrliu that the
form of the nunds no submitted 10 E.i:on
Y liiShee for tacir approval; seconded
by Aid. Shanloy and carried.
Aid. jerks moved that the council pro.
coed to open tho bids for the boring OF
the artesian we'll; seconded by Aid.
Cleveland and Carried.
Moved by Aid. Chumbcrlin that tho
council proceed to open tho bids for tho
boring of an ariesian we'll in secret ses-
sion; seconded by Aid. Maloney. After
some discussion tho motion was voted
| down.
The mayor then proceeded to opcn and
read the bids. The bid Of E'lyerton <
Sheldon, Fremont, Ohio, was the first
opsned. This tender vas for Il complete
VOL. any depth, FOR $3.50 per foot.
Next came the bid of II. G. Johnston,
S.lina, Kansas-3l per foot for the first
we'll and 50 per foot for Il second, if the
city should decide to bore Two; both wells
complete.
The Swan company OF Andoycr, Da-
~kota-33.35 per foot for 1900 or less, tho
city to furnish tubing and casing.
Gray Bros, Of Jamestown. Dakota-
81 per foot complete Cor 1000 feet OK less,
tubing and casing 10 DO of tho bes. man
ufacture.
Gray Bros, OF Miiwaukce-Tn!s bid
ran into money so fast that i: exhausted
the entire $4,000 appropriation for a wcll
$500 feet deep.
vaNny g. TburoniII Y,l:,o>oIt, 81 m
per loot, complete, for the iirst 1000 feet
and 81 per foot, complete TOR Zach foot up
to 1000 feet.
American Well and Drilling company.
Louisville, Ky-This bid was of The ilez-
lble kind, very much after The fashion cf
Gray Bros, Of Milwaukee, and raj, rap
;div into money according to the depth
of the we'll.
Mr. Swan of Andover and one OF the
Gray Bros. Of Jamestown were present
and The council decided to accord them
tho courtesy of. . separate hearing in OK
PLANTATION of their bids. Mr. Swan retired
| and Mr.. Gray proceeded to show that tho
pipe lac proposed to use was Of the very
best quality, differen, from that which
the other bidders proposed to Use. After
fully explaining his bid Mr.. GRAY retired
and Mr. Swan came into the rooni. He
stated that there were bids below his
own and advised the council to :Iccep.
one Of them. He said there was no
money in the job ut a less figure than he
had bid. Ho offered to sell the city =
complete rig IN good order for 1920.
After further discussion Alderman
Chamberlin moved that tho city proceed
To en:or into u contract with Gray Bros,
Of jamestown, on the basis OF tlicir bid:
seconded by Aid. Stanley.
! Aid. jerks offered the following
amendment: I ,novo that all bids that
have been received and opened bv
this council this evening, except
the bid Of Gray Bros. of James
town, bo and arc hereby rejected,
and that when this council adjourns. it b.
until Tuesday evening. March 6, Il. 5
p. m, for tho consideration Of tho b:,l
OF said Gray Bros. for boring the well,
and 20 consider the feasibility Of pur-
chasing machinery and dong our ~
work. seconded by Aid MAtoney.
The amendment WIS carried. Alder.
men Mann. Cleveland, jerks, Chamber
lin Stanley and Mal"ney voting yes.
Aid, MalOney moved to adjourn till