The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-12
THE CONTRACT LET.
The Big Courthouse viii Cost
slGs,0tDs).
San FRANCISCO GETS THE JOB.
oaIy ons MD ouf d seyea Exs~aed the
Ksslmzssa eest- 4 Contract That
cannst be Broken.

In les than ore year from tedav, unless
sons unforeseen difficulty arises, King
county viii have the finest courthouse on
the Pac;fk coast none excepted The con-
tract for the er0rtion Of the building, in
Guiding the furnishing Of materials, wss let
By the board Of county commissioners yes-
ferday afternoon 10 Smile & Burrows, the
lowest bidders, for slgs 600.
rHERx wKRK sKvKs TEspKes
The opening u bids was the FIRST bush
ness OF TIE board OF commissioners when
thsy convened yesterday morning.
rssmof bad been circulated BY envions per-
sons that but one or ewo tenders would
be nss1e on the work, bat the commission
ers found seven proposals on their table
when they were ready 60 open thent- Each
bid was accompanied b. certified check
for $4,000 as security that aeontract would
be entered into upon the awarding Of the
contract, and that bond would beexe-
cutsd in the amount Of the eontract price.
THx PRICES wAETEp.
TJpon chs Recommendation OF Architect
Richie bids were called for in three forms
FIsst. for the construction OF the building
according to plans and specifications;
second. for hollow tile Turing on the in
side Of all outside walls; and third, Tor inn
menae iron columns instead Of brick AZ the
approaches TO the building. The several
bids were a. follows:
Robert SmIlIe fsmilfo 4 Bnrr0wsl. San Fran.
siaco--For building according 20 plans and spe-
sieations sl6s.e CO.. for iron columns. slI 800;
40 extra charge for hollow tile fufringi c0nfract
% be eompietcd In eleven months FROM date.
Pnuicy Jail & Lock Company. Of 81 Louis
According 70 plans aud Specifications. $3.50 80;
40 bid on iron columns or Turing o. time spe-
eiaed
Michigan & Clarity. Notwithstanding TO
srlaus and specifications, sI7s. 400 iron columns,
sta0o; Earring, s2,ao0: no time specified.
james Pafke. 5eattle--AecofdiDg to plans aud
specifications. sIsl,as0 iTon columns, si1 eco;
Turing s2,sn0; time. Twelve months.
Kssby & Evans, seattle According to plans
aud specifications, siSs.450: iron coiEm as. sI0.-
GO: Turing, $1,000; no time specified.
hrsBnegsn 4 Ryan. seattle-Aecordiug to
plans aud specifications Eist,oo0; iroa colamns.
tSe19s furFing, s2.o00: time. eight months.
Faben !. Potsin, notwithstanding % plans
and specifications, $4,000: iron columns. 5000
Turing, t2siDo; time. fourteen months.
Ali nuT ozE IxsfDK HE LIMIT.
The board had been told that IL was out
OF Tue question for any contractor to build
an absolutely fireproof building such as
Mr.. Ritchie's plans called for, for SIS. 900.
which was made the outside limit Of ex-
psndituTe for thu building itself II viii be
seen that only one Of the seven bids exceed
this amount
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
In the afternoon the board went into ex-
ecutive sessi6n 10 examine the bids. Dis
trict Attorney Newlin was present TO give
advice an& Architect Richie was also called
In. After mature elaboration ii was de-
cided TO accept the bid OF Robert Smile for
Smile & Burrows. San Francisco, for $lgs,.
GO. Il baing the lowest. II was decided not
20 adopt iron columns. the cost being so
much greater than brick pillars. which will
answer just rs well. The hollow tile fur
ring which the successful bidders are to use
without additional cost will protect the i'm
terror OF the building from moisture and
viii also make II ire proof.
AZ HkeS-eLAp CONTRACT.
Architect Richie has commenced draw.
ing ep the contract. which. after il has
been approved by the district attorney,
will be presented 10 the contractors for
their signatures. This contract will be
iron-ciad in Is provisions and will be
backed mp by bond In the amount OF the
contract price. Ii viii make the bonds
men equal parties with the contractor 10
the contract. and the contractor and his
bondsmen VII not only be required to sigA
the bond. but also the contract and the
plans. Specifications and detail drawings,
which will he made part of the contract,
thereby virtually making the contractors
bondsmen joint contractors with him.
Time will be made the essence OF the con-
tract. and II the building is not com pleted
In eleven menths . heavy forfeit viii be
imposed. Robert Smile was advised by
telegraph Of the awarding of the contract.
and lett San Francisco for Seattle last
night He viii probably arrive here
Thursday, and the contract will be signed
as soon thereafter as possible.
SOME woRK not INCLUDED.
The contract does not include the iron
ard steel work OF the jail, nor the vaults.
plumbing and heating plants for the court
house; but Il il estimated by Architect
Richie this work aud the grading Of the
lot, laying sidewalks and other incidental
expenses will not bring the cost OF the
building above <isa o0 As the beard viii
have sete.oQe ia the fund, includlnu &C.
ernei interest. there will be a nice margin
leit for furnishing the building.