The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-27
WOODARD'S BID is LOWEST
The Railroad Promoter Captures the
Garbage-Collecting Contract
Award Held Open for Further Investigation
Illinois Street Clifford
Avenue Sewer.

The Board of Public Works opened bids
for hauling the city garbage. at Its meet
ing yesterday, and q large number OF rhem
were received. Bids for this contract were
opened about two weeks ago, and. much to
the surprise of every one. there were but
two of them. They were also at figures
which were considered by the board IS be-
ing much too high. Consequently. they
were readvertised. with the following re-
suit
100 pounds; K. II. McCray, AZ cents; Isaac Will
liams. 80 cents; Tolin Il Carlin. 43 cents; 6.
Leary, % cents: Odorless Vault Company. so
cents; BrOwder IL Shower, ~ cents; William /.
Ripley, so cents.
District No. 2-Girton & Stout. 90 cents; r. h
McCray. Al cents: Isaac Williams. 81 CENTS Tolin
d CarliD. SO cents; S. Leary, % cents; OdOrless
Vault Company SIS CENTS Browder 81 Shower. 4S
cents; William l. Ripley, 20 cents.
District No. 3-GlrtOn Il Stout, 6S cents; X. IL.
McCray, As cents; ToIin & Carlin, 60 cents; s.
Leary. 25 cents; Geo. w. Stout, As cents; Odor-
less Vault Company, So cents; Browder & Shower,
As cents; William l. Ripley, % cents.
District No. 4-Girton e. stout, AZ cents; Tolin
Carlin. 40 cents; Isaac Williams. 40 cents: X.
less % Tanls Co COZ r IS cents; BToWder & sRo-
yer. Al cents; John NJ. Thomas 81 Co.. Al cents
William Ripley. So cents.
to haul all garbage north Of Washington street
for 40 cents per one hundred pounds
bid 80 cents for that portion of the city north Of
Washington. west of East, south Of CHEEKY and
west OF Central avenue.
j. II. Woousrd made q bid in these fig
ures: 249-1 .OOOths Of cent q pound for all
The City Garbage Company submitted
two proposals:
First District-Five cents for each collection
from each house or flat with five rooms or less;
LILO cents for each collection from every resi-
dence or fiat It'll more than five rooms and less
than ten rooms; 10 cents for houses and flats
with more than ten rooms; 10 cents for every
collection from all stores, excepting groceries,
meat markets. bakeries and saloons; Is cents for
each collection from groceries, meat markets.
and hotels OF less than twenty rooms; 20 cents
from hotels of more than twenty and less than
fifty rooms; 30 cents from hotels OF nftyand less
than one hundred rooms; 40 cents from all hO-
tells OF one hundred rooms or more.
Second district 20 per cent. more than District
l; third district 20 per cent. more than DIS. DIS
first district.
Also this proposition: First district, 40 cents
hundred pounds; third district go cents a hun
dred pounds; fourth district, so cents hundred
pounds.
The bid of ]. H. Woodland was the lowest
and the contract will be awarded to him.
although the board did OF take that action
yesterday. That of 8. Leary was only one
tenth of cent higher and should the
board find that he is better prepared to DO
tno WoEk tuau 10 w VOuoEus MS Uiu Will 10
considered. Work on this contract will be.
gin on tue LIST of July. The contract which
the city authorities have with the firm
which are building tho garbage furnace.
calls for its completion by that time. The
brick work on the furnace will be CON-
pleted to-day and there 10 yet some trestle
aud frame work to be constructed. which
will take about ten days The plant will
then be ready for use. 1t is located on the
river, at the foot of Kentucky avenue and
just back of Greenlawn Cemetery.