The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-22
STREET SPRINKLING.
The Contract Will Again Go TO
j. II. Griffin.
THREE BIDS WERE PUT IN.
RESULT ARRIVED AT AFTER A
LONG DISCUSSION.
Mr.. Grifin's Figures Were Far Be
low Those of Harrigan and Red
mon-The Contractors Allowed to
Take Hand in the Talking.

1t took the council in committee Of
the whole last night fully two hours
to decide that, j. H Griffin was the
low est bidder for the street sprinkling
contract. The meeting, which was pre-
sided over by Councilman Mulvey, was
characterized by the usual amount of
wrangling. In this instance, however,
there was some cause for it, as there
was a great LACK of uniformity in the
bids But the bidders were allowed to
talk and put any construction they de-
sired on their bids and the result was
that those who, had couched their pro-
positions in plain language had moth
ing to say, while others whose Ian
guage was indefinite and capable Of
several constructions, were the gain
ers. AS a result of all this, there is
still doubt in the mind of some of
the members, (which of the bids, if
technically constructed to conform with
the advertisement, is the lowest.
In order thatith public may be able
to judge the bids are given below ex-
actly as submitted by the three COM
petitors:
]. H. GriffinliiI will sprinkle districts
Nos 1, 2, and, 5, viz:
One year contract. .....S us per month
Two year contract -. 1925 per month
Three year contract -. 1,45O per month
All other blocks that may be sprink-
led to be at $G.45 per block per week
for time actually sprinkled, if regular
size, others pr9portionately the same.
This last to apply in case either pro-
position is accepted.
Frank Harrigan-I, the undersigned,
will agree to do the sprinkling in dis
tricts Nos. l, 2; and 5, as shown on
the plat in the; office of the city engi-
neer, at the following prices per month.
For the season of six months in 1896 at
So, 900 per month; for the season of
seven months in 1897 at $500 per
month; for the seven months season i'll
the year 1898 at 3S2, 500 p5r month.
For extra work when ordered by the
sp1inkling committee as follows:
Where the streets do not exceed five
rods IN width lat S1.65 per block per
week; where the streets exceed five
rods in width .at $3.50 per block per
week; for furnishing teams and sprink-
ling wagons and sprinkling on all
streets not herkin provided for when
ever requested so to do by the super
visor of streets or sDrinkling commit
tee, Salt Lake city shall pay at the rate
I'll So.0u pei Qdyi
B. F. RedmGn-In compliance with
attached advertisements 1 herewith
submit the following bid for sprinkling
the streets in districts Nos. 1, 2 3 and 5
On contract for one year the sum
of 81, $50 per yai.
On a two-year contract the sum oil
0,450 per year;
On three-year contract the sum Of
s1S,s5O.
The term year" does not mean sea
son. but for period of twelve months
Any additional sprinkling ordered
will be done on ia basis of so much pei
block, on the price for one year.
In order that a more comprehensive
idea may be had of the above bids the
following table! showing the relative
price for one, two and three years
contracts. will be of interest. The ta
BILE is based OF, the work within the
four districts:
B. f. Redmon-
For the year 1896. .................$ 21, 90