The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-13

law. That ce Moran Bros Is IN excess
of the amount The figures for the vari-
Gus kinds OF work named II sne nsd o.
tf.. Pacific, Bridge Company were not ex-
tended On the bid, and until tne account
arts in the office OF City Engineer TnoE'-
ssh have made the missing computations
ina aggregate Of the bid Will noe De
krovn. This work will be finished some
time today.
Every nook and corner % the narrow
,s,.le orsces occupied by the board Of
r,,hgir works was alieG al ] o'claek yes
serdav afternoon. the hour set fer open
ing the bis for what is undoubtedly the
largest contract sor municipal work ever
let IN the history os the city. Extra
chairs were brought In from The COUNCIL
chamber and crowded into the main room
and adjoining offices and stil many had
TO remain standing during the formal pro-
eee4iings. which lasted an hour.
In the gathering were many well-known
Seattle peopia as well contractors, en-
eineers and material dealers from san
Francisco Portland Denver, Minneapolis
and other Western cities. Robert Moran
was present. representing the firm OF
which he is president: Robert Wakefle!d.
a weli-known engineer and contractor OK
Portland; J. s. David. OF Portland. and
III r
engineer for Moran Bros; Fl. c. Camp
bell and J. A. Frye. OF the Pacific Bridge
COMPANY: r e. Wolff, Of Violin *
Zwicker, Portland: NJ. Mcclellan; the three
members Of the firm of Cawsey, Carney 4
McWilIiams; Z. T. Smart, j. A Bailey.
j. r. Taylor three weil-kDown contrac-
tors. Councilrnen Castleman. Taylor and
Muldoon: Comptroller Parry, H. c. Hen
r. and l. 5. Gillette. OF Minneapolis. We're
among the notables in the throng OF ex-
pectant men.
Promptly at 1 o'clock President Thom-
son. OF the board. raped for order, and
silence fell on the gathering Secretary
Olsen read the bids as they were opened.
the interest being intense and the reading
proceeding amidst perfect stiffness. Below
is the full statement abstract OF the bids
as they were read by Secretary oleson:
The bids In Detail.
Subdivision No. ]. which includes the pipe
lines from Cedar river 10 Swan lake and
from the lake to the city. complete as well
as the headworkS al the intake, etc:
Moran Bros Company :. g.. ......sl, e16.72l y
Smyth, Wakefield x David -. 9lo1s5 g
Pacific Bridge Company ....Uot extendedl
4. Mcclellan .........-. 92l,5al 81
For subdivision No. 2. including the two
reservoirs in the city, one at the City
park and the other in the Magic addition.
east Of Broadway and north of Madison:
Moran Bros. Company :. .......... s236 $40 ca
SInyth Wakefield & David $500. 20.i34 3;
Pacific Bridge Company 49,. mot extended
hNtTsi2S.fi -ss-s tbd y,
Cawsey. Carney & Mcwilliams ;. 247,sii -
St!rratt & Goetz =. :. ........ mot extended
Subdivision No. 3. including the stand
pipe on Queen Anne hill and the mains
connecting 1t with the reservoirs and the
distributing system on Renton hill:
Moran Bros Company ....... $50 554 81
Smyth. Wakefield & David . s94sl y
Pacific Bridge Company -. (1ot extended
Subdivision No t. including the connec-
tions of the Maggie addition reservoir with
the general distributing system, with q