The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-15
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NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE COUN-
cuL Committee, ON THE PRO-
POSALS.
AN OPINION By DR.. STONE.
ALL OF THE QFFERs TOO Low IN
THE VIEW OF THE COMMITS
SIONER
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Does Not See How the Work Can BE
Done for Even the Highest
Figure.

-FOUR members of the aldermanic COM
mlttee on garbage. and the twenty
bidders for removing the same the
garbage and not the coTnmittee) held
an unproductive session, yesterday
afternoon. The committee first had the
twenty bids all read, together with the
oonosmen on each. The figures showed
that Eugene Kelliher was the lowest
bidder, he having agreed to do the
work for $11,235. The highest bid was
from Bruggemann & Sinks, their figures
being $19,990. Aid. Kaldunski moved
that all the bids over $15, 900 be. thrown
out and not considered at all.
Chairman Donnahower suggested
that perhaps some of the bidders would
like to be heard from and the ball
was opened by AL Hendrickson, who,
representing Bruggemann Sc Sinks, made
talk for the highest bidder getting
the contract. He stated that the bid
was put in ait a high figure for the
reason that the work could not be done
III manner to satisfy the citizens and
the health officer at less one. Each
/ OF the other nineteen contractors who
had put in a bid, made the same kind
OF a talk, and all agreed that if they
We're awarded the Contract, the work
would be done TO the. satisfaction of
the health department and the city.
1t developed during the short speech:
es made by the bidders, that SandeH
& Elmquist, who bid $14,44O were 'in
and in" with DEB. jacobson, who had
bid $13, 44O Mr., aSandell and his attor-
ney stated that several days before
the bids were opened, Eimquist, Jacob
son and himself, had formed a partner
ship and decided on putting in bid.
When the days arrived they noticed
there were. so many bids and so much
competition. that it cwas thought best
for Jacobson to put in another bid,
$1,000 lower than. the one submitted by
the firm. Both Sarldell and Elmquist
were willing, if Jacobson should get the
contract, to enter into an arrangement
with the city to take the work off his
hands, but at his bid
Each Of the bidders having had a
chance to tell what he would do and
how Faithfully he would carry out the
contract in case 1t was awarded to him,
the committee asked Health Commits
sioner Stone to give them some idea
of what had best be done. DR. Stone
said there was not a bid presented
which would allow the contractor to
do the work properly and make any
money. He anticipated that if any of
the bids Were accepted the contractor
would find, after}a few months work,
that he had bitten off more than he
could chew and the result would be
that the health department would have
to take hold and do the work. falling
back on the bOndsmen for the money.
work done in a slipsh0d manner, but so
far as his department was concerned
the contractor, whoever he was, would
have to live up to the letter of his con-
tract. He thought that under the
circumstances all the bids should be
rejected and new ones advertised for
If this was not done, his advice was,
take the lowest bid with responsible
bOndsmen and let the contract. Chair
man Donahower said the council
would aid the health department in
carrying out the contract so far as
was in their power. If the bids were
rejected, DR.. Stone suggested the con-
tract be let by wards, instead of over,
the whole city, in one contract. es
Aid. Kaldunslsi-f renewed his motion
to have, all the I6dss9Ner SIS 900 thrown
out, but first waited to know, if after
listening to DR.. Stones talk, any: of the
bidders wanted tazNlthdraw their bids
There was no answeRson the part of the
bidders and no QRe seconded, the motion
to throw out the bids which were over
81 1000. The E8ghth ward, alderman
then moved that the bid of Bfuggeman
6: Sinks, who offered to do the work
for $1,000. be rejected. This. did not
meet with a second and Aid Allard
suggested that theyf commence at the
other end. A motion was accordingly
made that the bid of Eugene Kelliher
the lowest bidder be rejected on the
ground that it was eco low. This was
carried and a similar motion made in
regard to the Ed Of, Jackson Strane,
who agreed to do the work for $1l, 953
This brought Mr.. D0bner, attorney for
Strane. to the front. The lawyer said
if the ability of Mr.. Strane was to be
questioned the ability of all the bidders
would have to be taken on the same
proposition. After deal of discussion
the eommitte decided .toA reconsider,
the vote by which Kelliher's bid was
rejected and thenaan adjournment was
taken until Monday afternoon. at
O'clock.
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