, 1892-03-24
WILL GET A RESERVOIR.
The Contract Let to r. W. Brad
ley For $3.50.
There Was Only One Other Bid
Considered.
The City Council Holds a Busy
Special Meeting.

There was a special meeting of the city
council yesterday afternoon. 1t lasted
only an hour or so but it was a very busy
session.
Mayor Bresnahen presided and when
City Clerk Dana called the roll Council
men Bristol, Bond. Reel, Riner and
Talbot answered to their names. Council
men Harrington, Hellman, Post and
Richardson were absent.
There was just a quorum present and
they did business In a hurry.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of opening and considering bids for
the contract to construct a city reservoir;
to change some technicle error in the
water and sewerage bonds and to consider
the Union Pacific railways reply to
Mayor Bresnahen's letter in regard to the
building of a sub way under the Union
Pacific railroad from its northern right of
way boundary to the north terminus of
Twelfth street.
The bids were opened and considered
at the beginning of the meeting. There
were just a pair of them.
The bids were practically as follows:
First bid-WIlliam O'Brlen offered to
build the reservoir according to the
specifications OF the city engineer. with
SO extra cost for every cubic yard OF con-
crete stone excavations and 50 for every
cubic yard of concrete brick. For a
total cost of IS, 640.
Second bId-R. W. Bradley complied
with the regulations of the specifications
of the city engineer and furnish every
thing connected with the construction of
the same for IS, $40.
This completed the list of bids and
they were referred to the water commit
tee and a recess of ten minutes taken in
order that the committe could consult to-
gether.
Upon the resumption of business at the
end of the recess Chairman Reel of the
water committee arose and gave notice
that MIR. Bradley's bid was the lowest one
and that as it complied with all the re-
quirements of the specifications he moved
that the contract be awarded to Mr..
Bradley. This motion carried and the
contract was so awarded. Mr.. Bradley in
his bid promises to construct all the con-
crete stone excavations at SO a cubic yard.
The next subject taken up for special
consideration was the subway. A letter
was read from Mayor Bresnahen to the
proper Union Pacific officials in Omaha
in regard to the constructing of a subway
at the Snyder street crossing of the
Union Pacific road. The mayor had re-
ceived a letter from the officials in Omaha,
offering to build the subway, but owing
to some technical error in the paper sent
here to be signed they were returned to
the Omaha officials with a proper substi-
tute drawn up by City Attorney Camp
bell and endorsed by the council, with the
request that it be properly endorsed and
returned. The mayor was requested to
attend to the matter at once.
A telegram was received by Mayor
Bresnahen from G. FL. White & Co., of
New York city, who have on hand $67,-
900 worth of Cheyenne water and sewer
age bonds payable in Cheyenne to said
firm. MI. White wanted the council to
authorize him to subscribe upon the back
Of such bonds: THE principal of this
bond is payable at the Seaboard national
bank, New York, N. Y, at the option OF
the bearer"
The mayor was authorized and re-
duested by the council to wire Mr.. White
and grant him such privilege.
After some other business of minor i'm
portance the council adjourned to meet at
its mex regular meeting lex Tuesday
evening.
An Undisputed Fest of Merit.