The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
ARMY HOSPITAL BIDS OPENED.
w. II. May & Co., of Chattanooga the
Lowest Bidders at $4,000.

Lowest Bidders at STT,0OO.
W. f. May & Co. of Chattanooga were
the lowest bidders for the army hospital
to be built at Estill avenue and Bull
street. Their bid was ST .9S4.93, with a
guarantee 10 have the work completed
within sixty days from the award of the
contract.
The lowest bidder for the plumbing
work which is to be one of the features
Of the hospital was Mr.. Henry d. Roethc
Of Baltimore, who asks for the work
Sl2.679. He does not assign any time for
the completion OF the plumbing, however.
The next lowest bid is that of Mr.. Sam
uel II. Walker Of Savannah, who wants
The contract for $4,000, the work u be
finished within sixty days.
The bids were opened at noon yesterday
at the office IN the Provldent building of
Capt John w. McHarg assistant quarter
master, L. S. V. They came in la re-
Spouse 10 advertisements that had hen
running for ten days. Representatives or
members OF the firms Of the contractors
handed In the bids personally.
CaptMcHarg made out an abstract of all
the bids on both the construction and the
plumbing and sent it, together with the
bids, last night 70 Washington. The quar-
termaster general viii go over the bids and
make the award to the one that may be
regarded as the most satisfactory. 1t IS
not known how long IL viii be before the
department will be heard from in the
matter. II may be three days and il may be
three weeks, but it is thought, as it is de-
sired TO have the buildings ready for oc-
cupancy as soon as possible, that the
will no rnaha rril Hffla lalay
as possible. Within five days from that of
the award work must be begun on the
buildings.
An important consideration to figure In
the award of the contracts for the con-
struction and the plumbing viii be the
time required for the completion of the
work. The lowest bidder viii not neces-
sarily get the contract for the depart
ment Is anxious TO see the work finished
speedily.
May & Co, while the lowest bidders on
the construction, ask for twenty days
more for the completion of the work than
does Mr.. Rein w Darby of Washington,
who agrees to complete It in forty days.
Mr., Nicholas Ittner of Atlanta wants
more time than any other bidder. His bid
asks for 100 days.
The bids ranged from that of Messrs.
May Co., which was S77, 934.33, to that of
Messrs. Harris & Black of Sa yannah,
which was 1872, 1861. Fourteen bids on the
construction were received, five being made
by Savannah firms. Nine bids were receiv-
ed on the plumbing, several of those who
bid on the construction having split their
bids. The following is a list of those who
bid on the work of constructing the build
ings, the figures and the time desired for
the completion of the work:
William Armitage, Savannah, ninety
days, $129, 300; Miles & Bradt, Savannah,
fifty days, $9S, 600; W. f. May & Co., Chat
tanooga sixty days, $77,93A33;
Nicholas Ittner. Atlanta, 100
days, $SS, 323; Woodward Lumber Company,
Atlanta, 100 days. sl0S,SSO; George Moore &
Sons. Nashville, ninety days, $105, 900; l..
w. Woodward, Augusta ninety days, $92,-
COO; Harris & Black, Savannah, no time
given, 1872, 1867; Stewart Constructing
Company, Savannah, no time given. 94,9O5;
W. A. Miller, Waycross, until Feb. ], $685.,
52S; Samuel II. Walker, Washington, sixty
days, $1iS,O00; Rein w Darby, Washing
ton, forty days. $4,000; Anderson Construc-
ton Company, Savannah, ninety days, $780,,
900; George GRvan, Manassas, Va, no time
given, Sll7,0
The bids on the plumbing were as fol-
lows Miles 6 Bradt. Savannah, fifty days,
$24, $50; Stewart Contracting Company, Sa-
vannah no time given, $2S500; T. j.
O'Brien. Savannah, no time given, $751;
lS1.S7g Samuel III. Walker Washington
sixty days, $4,000; Rezin W. Darby, Wash
ington, forty days, $25 600; John f. Dalton,
Savannah, forty-nine days, $23,147; George
Girvan, Manassas, Va. no time given, S19,-
700; James Nolan & Sons, Washington, no
time given, S2I1s2, and Henry d. Roethe,
baltimore, $2679.