Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-16

li5s<fisK Thai lSss r.~sss ! -=ys<H ne sr:yf
stsons. yoar eoalmIslss requested tsls
several parties sho presented bids 10
yorr nsnsrSble body. " submit pew
propositions to your committee for the
erection and complexion Of the build
ing, and also invited them - furnish
yeur committee separate proposals,
ssp4rsEng the mason work from the
balance OF the work necessary 10 com
piets the building. Your committee
after having carefully considered the
proposals so submitted. deemed II ad-
yisable Ia do thesxcavstsng themselves,
aud therefore on the 10th day OF No
veniber wen, TO the couny farm to
gefhsr with tue architect. aud staked
cut the ground for the building, and
arranged with X. V. Macarthur to do
the excsvatsng. which he proceeded 10
do IT once, working the county teams
and hiring such assistance ~ was nee
esssry. During the excavatng nearly
enough sand MAS procured to do the
brick work. consequently your COM
mittee thought il best to furnish all the
sand necessary to do all of the macon
work.
Your committee then on the 5th
day OF December entered into . con-
tract with approved bonds with A. w.
Rush & Son, architects (ses exhibit
IAN for the furnishing of plans, etc..
and on the same day entered into con-
tract with Jacob Barth 4 Son. they
having furnished an approved bond
(sec exhibit "B') for the furnishing
all labor and materials in accordance
with their said contract. for the sum
of $l3.250. On December 10th, your
committee having received an ap-
proved bond from VIM. Koepke, en-
tered into . contract with him (see
exhibit ''C") to DO all the mason work
and furnish all the materials, except
brick and sand, for the sum of $3.50.
On the 18th day of December your
committee entered into q contract with
the Caledonia Brick 4 Tile Company
for the furnishing of the brick for
the building, they also furnished q
bond for the performance of their con-
tract (see shxibit .'D'D, the contract
price of said brick being $4.75 per NJ
delivered on the ground.
On the Slst day of December your
comrnittes entered into contract with
Sproul 4 McGurrin (see Exhibit E") to
furnish the steam heating complete for
the bnilding fer the sum of 2.427.00,
they furnishing the county . bond, .
copy Of which is attached to their said
contract. On the same day your COM
mittee having completed the excavat-
ing, together with the architect al
lowed r. V. Macarthur $7o.s7 with
which to pay for assistance he had
hired. The said +. v. Macarthur also
presented . claim for $3.50 for work
done by the county teams and inmates
Of the county house In behalf of the
superintendent of the Poor, which
amount your committee propose to
transfer from the Poor House build
ing fund to the poor fund, but As there
is more work being done by the county
teams, will wal. until their work is fin
ished and transfer the full amount to
which the poor fund II entitled At one
time:
The several contracts are ~ follows.
estimating .he amount of brick:
Jacob Barth & Son, SIS, $4,000; VIM.
Koeke, S5,750.00; The Caledonia Brick
and Tile Company (estimated) $780,.
90; Sproul & McGurrin, s2,427.0O; ex-
cava ting, sl2s.47; total, $24,655.47.
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted,
NrcHoL d. SIMMONS,
CHAs. l.. HoGADoNE,
JONI KINNEY,
Committee on Poor House Building.
Mr.. Skeels moved that the Committee
on Finance be instructed to advertise
for sealed proposals for the Office of
county physician.
Mr.. Skeels moved that the subject
matter be placed upon the special order
for tomorrow. Carried.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that the several
petitions presented yesterday in con-
nection with the report of the chair
man and clerk be taken from the table
and be- referred to the special COM
mittee on vault fixtures. and that said
committee be instructed TO obtain legal
ADVICE rs to whether or not contract
Was legally awarded to the Fenton
Metallic Manufacturing Company OF
jamestown. ". ", and report thereon
to this board tomorrow. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Ravens the board
adjourned until tomorrow at 0 O'Clock
IN the forenoon.
LEWIS A. SOLOMON,
Chairman.
eoRSEIJus l.. HARVEY,