The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-04
the BID IS D|SAlLOWEO
The Aldermen Considered Du-
gan's Bid Excessive.
THEY MUST R~E-ADVERTISE
One Bid Only for the 'Curbing and That
1t 81 so Against 30 Cents Last
Year-A Misunderstanding in
the Matter.

The street and alley committee. at a
meeting held last evening in the coun-
Gil chamber. decided to disallow the
bid Of r. O. Dugan & co for curbins
and resdvertise for bids. Dugan's bid
was the only one i'm for this work. and
some Of the aldermen considered his
bid excessive. The work last year was
lone for SO cents per e foot, which
was a very low price. and this year
Dugan put in "A bid for Sl.50, N IL
was the only bid. BY a vote Of seven to
two the committee decided to reject the
bid and ~readvertise, as Ii was believed
there was some misunderstanding on
the part of other contractors or there
would have been competition. j. Raj
ferty was one contractor who was re-
ported at the meeting as saying that
he would have bid but for the fact that
he supposed he already had the con-
tract to do the curbing. 1t seems that
Mr.. Rafferty,. a few weeks ago, was the
successful bidder on laying all the per-
manent sidewalks that might be or
dered during the year. The contract
provides curbs shall be laid outside all
the permanent sidewalks. and on these
curbs Mr.. Rafferty, a bid $l.40. He
was awarded the contract. Some of
h aldermen thought Mr.. Rafferty,
could do all the curbing az that price
unOtF MS contfdcl, anu otftIS tlpuSht
his contract Is limited tn curbs where
permanent sidewalks are LAID and would
not include curbs i'm other portinos. As
there sec med a misunderstanding all
round. IL was voted to readvertise for
bids.
The bicycle path petition was vi for
consideration, but after some discus
sion IL was decided to ask for further
time.
The proposition to grade Covert
street from Granite to Broadway was
considered at length. II was found
that this work would necessitate a
change of grade on Granite street, in
asmuch as the street at the corner of
Granite and Covert streets would w
to be lowered three feet. Ii was also
found that part of Grant street is out
side of the city limits n there would
have To be a petition to the county
commissioners as well in order to lower
Granite street. Some of the aldermen
were strongly In V of the improve
ment. and IL was finally decided that
the committee would visit that vicinity
this evening I'm a body.
The petition of James Leyden for "A
rebate IN sidewalk tax was disallowed.
The petition of Clarence G. Good for a
rebate on sidewalk tax was allowed To
the extent of s.. The petition of Mrs.
Klaschki for a rebate on sidewalk as
sessment was .disallowed. The petition
of the Cobban Loan a. Realty company
for a reduction of sidewalk tax was dis
allowed. The petition of j. ID. Slemons
for ebate i'm the j.. II. L. lode was dis
allowed. The petition of John Kelly
for a rebate of sidewalk tax was dis
lowed The petition of u. n. Beebe
was referred to the street commissioner
to rectify. The petition OF Mrs. r. T..
Green was allowed. The petition of
Laura Scott ct al. was not allowed.
The petition of John @ Wilson To lower
the culvert on East ark street i'm front
of lot 16. block 16. was referred to the
street commissioner.