Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-31
BIDS FOR CiTY coal.

Strike prices will not have to he paid
by the city for coal for the ensuing
year. Acting Commissioner Of Public
Works 1OOlen received report from
the city engineer In regard to the bids
submitted for furnishing 10000 tons
that in:iicntes a saving to the city ~
$4,000 over the contract prices for last
year.
In view Of the present extortionntc
prices charged and the reported short.
nge throughout the country the fact
that the contractors IRE able to ander.
bid the figures for last year and are
willing to guarantee the fultillment Of
their contracts II regarded as remark.
able. The Inconsistency Of the situation
II unexplained. The fact remains that
all the local dealers who submitted fig.
urcs on the contracts have assured the
city authorities that they will stand
by their bids and the contracts will be
let accordingly.
The contracts were advertised
month ago mt the time the proposals
were referred to the city engineers
Office for a report. Meantime the coal
strike developed and the impression
prevailed that none Of the bidders
would DN able to take the contract or
any part Of 1t ut the original figures
submitted. City Engineer Ericsson,
however. investigated the bids ana
made his report with recommends.
tions. TO the surprise Of everyone the
coal mon accepted; all the bids stand
and Commissioner McGann has tcle.
graphed Deputy Commissioners TOOlen
to award the contracts In accordance
with tho city engineers recOmmenda.
tiOns.
Following IL the report:
l.. Il. McGnnn, Commissioner of Pub.
lie Works: Dear Sir-After careful In
vestlgntiOn and consideration beg
leave 70 make the following recon-
mendatiOns with regard to bids sub
mitted for furnishing the city with coal
for one year commencing Aug. I, 1907,
In accordance with specifications:
BituEl!n0us coal for West Side pump.
Ing statiOn-O'Gara, King l. Co.. Hook.
ing Valley, $2.17 a ton. (NOte--The
Philadelphia aud Reading Coal ana
Iron Company bid x2.03 for Hooking
Valley, but does not state whether
lump or nOt.)
Canal pumping statiOn-Brazil block,
Chicago and Indiana Coal Company,
~ .S3 per ton.
Lake View pumping stntlOn-Indiana
block, J. 4. Connery, $l.07.
Fullerton avenue pumping station
Indiana block, J. Il. Connery, $1.s7.
Washington Heights pumping sta
tlon-Bnzil block, Peabody Coal Com
pany, Sl,00.
Norwood Park-Island City Indiana
lump. Baker Bros, $2.26.
Harrison street-YOughiOgheny nut,
j. Il. COnnery, $2.11.
Fourteenth street-Shellbark nut,
Peabody Coal Company, 81.
Chicago avenue-Shellbark nut, Pea
body Coal Company, $2.O3.
HARD COAL.
City Hall-Anthracite and Bitumin-
GUS Coal Company. $5.O1; large egg.
Bridges-IMker Bros, 1925; range.
The City Engineer Also submitted
bids furnished by the Standard Oil
Company for equipping the pumping
stations with fuel oil plants to be used
In case of emergency. 1t is proposed
to equip one boiler In each station and
keep 1t in use in order that the city
may not be entirely at the mercy of the
coal supply. The Indiana Pipe Line
and Refining Company was also asked
to bid on the work, but failed to do SO.
Another feature OF the report Is
the fact that the contract is split up
more than Is usual. On that account
there will he a howl In Rome II Mr.
TOOlen makes the awards as indicated
and he says he will II certain supposed
favOrites of the administration do not
come In for a share of the spells at all
and others supposed to have the inside
track fare no better than dealers
known TO have no pull with the admin