Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-10
COURT HOUSE BIDS.
Opened This Afternoon by the
Building Committee.
THE PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED.

The Choice of Lowest Bids Seems to h
Between John Volk 4 Co. and e. j.
Larkin, Rock Island Flrms-A FsiI
Deal Demanded In the Matter Of Ma
teriai-Let Secret Sessions Cease.
The bids for the construction OF
the new court house were opened
this afternoon, and out of the IA
competing contractors it appears
that the lowest estimates are from
&. j. Larkin and John VOlk & Co.,
both Of Rock Island.
The Bidders.
A list OF those submitting bids is
appended:
PORTAGE.
, Morrison Bros, Davenport,$l36, 900;
j. Volk L. Co, Rock Island, 1922, 1854;
G.. j. Larkin. Rock Island, $l1S,371;
Northern Building company. St.
Paul. s137. 800; &. A. Moses. Chicago,
$I25,3S1; l.. Leach & Son, Chicago,
$11i,441; Proobst Construction COM
pany, Chicago, $154, $50; Atkinson
Bros, Chicago, $132.7SO; James Da-
vault, Columbus, o., 1927. 900; D. J..
Hayle L. Co., Kansas City. Mo-,
1928, 800: A. &. johnson, Galesburg,
s13G,952: Theodore Peterson. Chi
cago, 1928, 450; o. j. King, Omaha.
$125,792.
Morrison Bros. 1926, 500; j. Volk
g. Co.. 10000; G. j. Larkin, $780,
AL; Northern Building company,
$129.5O0; T.. A. Moses, $4,000;
Proobst Construction company,
1886, 1884; Atkinson Bros. 1922 900;
ID. j. Haylc Il Co., 1921 900; A. T..
Atkinson, S123,675.
BEREA.
Morrison Bros, $127.00C; G. j..
Larkin, $11i,341; Northern Building
company, $133,50O; G. A. Moses,
$115,79S; l.. Leach L. Son, 1887 900:
Prcobst Construction company,
$141, pol; Atkinson Bros, $122.7S0;
James Davault. $l47, S7S; A. G. John
son, 1927 600; Theo Peterson, $l16,-
995; .. J. King, $11S,666.
BEDFORD BLUE.
Morrison Bros, $3.50, 900; j. Volk &
Co.. $114, 1904; &. j. Larkin, $113,-
571; Northern Building company,
1871 900; G. A. Moses, $l1S.OS9; l..
Leach & Son, $13S. 700; Proobst Con-
struction company, sl42. 1913; Atkin-
son Bros, 1924, $50; James Davault.
$113,73s; ID. j. Hayle & Co.. 1924.
900: A. G. johnson, $l2i,S00; Theo-
dorc Peterson, $l14,995 .. j. King.
$119,29S.
SIOUX FALLS STONE.
Northern Building company, $780,
600; Proobst Construction company,
$14O,314; Atkinson Bros. company,
$136,7S9.
BRICK AND PORTAGE.
Morrison Bros. $12l,900; John
Volk & Co.. 100000; c. J. w.
Schreiner, $l16.206; G. j. Larkin,
$106,S07; Northern Building CON-
pany. 1927 .Oee: &. A. Moses, $14S,-
466; Proobst Construction company,
1927, sos; Atkinson Bros. company,
1921 800; ID. &. Hayle & Co.. $780,
200; A. c. johnson, 1928, 900; Theo.
Peterson, sos $40; .. j. King. $114,-
49,.
BRICK AND BEREA.
Morrison Bros, $l1s,96O; John
Volk Il Co., $104, 0O4; G. j. Larkin,
$1O4,571; Northern Building compa-
nv, 1927 900: &. A. Moses, S106, 655;
l.. Leach 4 Son, $4,000; Akin
son Bros, $117,7S James Davault,
$111,60O; A. c. johnson, $123,000;
o. j. King. $40, 23s.
In addition there are scattering
bids on Amherst, Kettle River, and
Warrensburg. Mo-, material. and
several combination estimates.
The committee after opening the
bids at once went into secret session.
Let Us Have = Fair Deal.
As The ARGUS has said before, il
has no interest in the question OF
material to be adopted in the new
court house, other than the wish to
see the best quality Of material
adopted. 1t is opposed to brick,
however, first. last and all the time,
and while the board has so far
evinced a manifest purpose to disre-
gard public opinion in all matters,
members have been heard to as
sert that last springs election in the
return of Supervisors Sinnet and
Oberg was equivalent to public ap'
prevail of the strange acts tina,
characterized the method Of proceed
ure in adopting the plans. TIL
ARGUS furthermore afiirms that the
board did wrong. 1t feels that ar
outrage was committed in the staI
chamber course OF action pursued
and it insists that in future proceed
ing pertaining to the court hous'
business be done open and abov'
board. THE ARGUS asks no favors o
the supervisors, but it shall be it.