The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-24
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pany bid through it's manager, J.. A.
Wann; the American Development
company through G. A. PettingiH,
though Robert A. Seeger Is the general
manager, while the bid of the North
Star Lighting company was signed by
Jacob Hebron as manager of the COM
pany George N Warren was also In
terested In this bid.
AS soon as the clerk finished reading
the bids, on motion of Mr.. Kirixe, the
assembly resolved itself into a COM
mite of the whole, 'electing Mr.. DAILY
chairman. The committee of the whole
referred the bids to the committee on
gas to tabuIate, and a recess was taken
while the latter committee retired to
consider the bids.
The first thing the committee on gas
did was to throw out the bid of the
Sun Vapor Street Light company as
being too high. After some further
discussion the committee decided that
the city did not wish to either furnish,
rent or buy any burners, and accord
ingly the bids on these three PROPOSE
lions, as shown in the foregoing table,
were stricken out and not considered
Then the committee proceeded to COM
pare the bids or such items in them as
remained.
1t was at once evident that the bid
of the American Development company
was the lowest, and that Of Nicholas
Feyen was next on the first PROPOSE
ton, namely, to furnish the gasoline,
the light and the burners. Estimating
the number Of gasoline lamps to be
lighted at 1920, the lowest bid-981s
cents per lamp per month-wouId
amount to So, 1924 for the entire year.
while that of Nicholas Feyen-$1. 101s
per lamp per month-footed up to
sum $1,152 in excess Of the American
Development company's bid Feyen's
bid was lower for the painting and the
removal of the posts and lamps and
likewise for furnishing tanks and
lamp sockets, but after estimating the
amount of work to be done under these
items the bid of the American Develop
ment company was found to be at
least thousand dollars less than Mr..
Feyens.
Comparing the bid of the American
Development company with that Of
$l.04s4 per lamp per month as submit
ted by the same company and rejected
two weeks ago, 1t was found to be
s., 400 lower on the first item-that is
for furnishing the gasoline light and
the burners. 1t was noticed, however.
that the second bid exceeded the first
in the item covering the painting of
the posts and lamps to the extent of 10
cents per post. AS all of the 5000 or
more posts are to be painted the differ
ence between the two bids is thereby
reduced over $500. The bid for selling
posts is also raised and there are such
other increases as render the actual
difference between the rejected bid and
the second one about 81 800, or perhaps
$4,000.
1t was also noted that the new bid
of 9S1s cents per lamp per month Is
only half a cent per month, or 6 cents
per lamp per year higher than the ex-
listing contract price of $37, 632.
On motion of Mr.. Craig the commit,
tee on gas decided to recommend to the
committee of the whole that the con-
tract for gasoline lighting for the year
1897 be awarded to the American De-
velopment company. The committee of
the whole at once reassembled and in
dcrsed the recommendation of the
committee on gas. The assembly
thereupon reconvened, and, acting on
the report of the committee of the
whole, adopted a resolution awardinR
the contract to the American Develop
ment company, and instructing the
clerk to return to the unsuccessful bid
ders the certified checks of $4,000 de.
posted by each. The assembly then
adjourned.
: The board of aldermen met without
delay and concurred in the action of
the assembly without discussion
The board also concurred with the
assembly in approving the sDecifca-