The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
They Will Be Opened at the City
Hall Tomorrow Afternoon.
LOCATION OF The INTAKE.
Thfs Qvessson May he settled After
Award of the CSnsraets In the
Opinion of City Engineer Tk"na-
son-Maay Bidders Prepare Esti-
m.s~s far the Hork-Partial List
Of the Probable Competitors.

TIE hoard o. public works will open bids
for the construction ~ tga cesiar rsver
water ayEtesn Tomorrow afternoon a.
o'clock Probably no 4Gty tat body nzs
yet had 20 perform is 20 important 20 TIE
ssssssgle 9s ssaagtse, or has aEo1ae3 more
public Interest than lists. After sse ies-
ting Of tito contract the fnooksa question:
OF the proper location os the iBtaAs snay
DC settled. City Engineer Thomson stated
las: night that tae awarding OF Inc esSak-
tract 1oesid in 10 way interfere with q
subsequent change Of plans IN this re-
gard were suca "a change foane nseessafy-
Whether IL would Ae better for TIE eity
To take It's water fre5n Cedar LAKE ifst-st
or from a f0sat lsasE down and fed ~
tributary streams will b" determined arp
or weGnesday. Ar. Thomson says iae
fact Of the contract having b.sen let Sil
he no obstacle 10 further coilssasrasion y
the plan
There promises 10 be some lively bids
ding for the construction Of the water
system. In strong contrast 70 the e@H0l-
s3eu Of affairs prevailing Al The time oI
the reception q bids last fa!i, there Ia no*
considerable interest among contractors
and the Indications are that there wils ue
TEN or a dozen bids SEM "A TO the aBshofi-
ties between row and "Wednesday after
noon.
Several prominen: contractors and civi
engineers from abroad are in this city. Hs-
ursng on the plans and preparing their
bids Al the Butler hotel Is J.. Il. Gillette
.f the firm Of Gillette. HerDpg a. Co., OF
Mlnneap polls Mr. Gillette is an engineer
and general contractor, his firm tesng che
OF the most prominent in AinneaYons.
Last night ne aa.nitted that he was ngsr-
ing Oh the contract. n Is said That ne is
associated vita ii. G. Henry, the banker.
fin tho enterprise. The bid Will likely bo
pat In in Mr.. Hsnry's name.
H. & Hsison, deputy collector or faeo-
yaa. and formerly principal assistant en-
sslueer Of the Northern Pacific. and AFvid
gysfstrom, ex~president Of the board OK
p,ibiie works OF Tacoma, are figuring on
the contract. and Will send In q bid. Mo-
ran Eros. tho weii-kaown ship builders
anf contractors. will aIso bs bidders.
The Pacific Bridge Company. az Port
land and San Francisco. has had repr-s'n-
tatives here during the week, and VIII az
tenn. 20 secure tho contract. T1ia Is trle.
aisa OF the firm OF Wolf & Zstkor. OF
Portland, ship builders and general eeia-
tractors.
II is believed that Gahan T. Byrne. of
Chicago. VINO wera the only bidders on the
contract last fail. w!lI pat IN 3 iGa. The
firm Is one OF The largest contracting con-
-
In regard 20 nsdeterrnining the point OF
intake CITY Engineer Thomson said last
Iight.
Mr.. Thomson's Opinion.
IT is zoo early 70 venture any opinion
as 10 the lst;ing or the contract Con-
tractors of this city AID Others from MIN
ncapoEis. Portland. and from San FRAN r
ess=so have ali given the work careful A.
.enflor bu; none of tAeru has said po'-
siveiy that tl1ey propose 70 bid.
There are spsae provisions n cur char
ter which contractors a. consider burden
come. In presenting any tender the bid
aers must accompany the same WITH
certified cneck in $ per cent o. tns face
Of sAe contract. which III slss caAe would
f.e IL the vicinity of So. 80 fer The four
subdivisions. TIE successful bidder must.
withia ten days after receiving the award.
furnish surety cempanys bond In one
and ore half times the face az the cen
traet IN this ease amounting - S,ss5.tsa
fer the entire work. Add 70 shss the fact
tiiat ths. contractor. AFTER giving al this
silrsty for the completion gf his contract.
s5iii cannot receive more Than IS per cent.
az the amount earned by him Until thirty
DAYS after sae entire work Ii finished, and
y0ti w.t see some ef the burdens Tire con-
tractor has ~ carry.
owing II fs4gse burdens. none hat strong
firms can hid on this work Strong firms
throughout the cunntry are nearly ali
busy on work repairing fRr less bond, and
pa stflg - par cent, az the amount earned
saeh month. Fer s'sese reasens they are
rns hungry fer our contract"
What effect WOULD the award Of ibis
contract have upon tie question OF NOV
ine she intake further ~ the rtyer7"
ri DO nos aee shaf TIE AWARD Of this
rratract woule In any way asTec; that Ques~
stnn M difference baw fas ZIP stream the
intake might NJ any time b. moved II
wogsfd nat he desirable 60 materially IN
crease the pressure upon the Flpe line. fer
tte reason, that he Eue could be extended
az Tar as VAS wanted ard fhe ccDstr0c~
tfssn ~ tnss portion would hc tWst So much
taward the fual end "
Secretary D'ssn has seat out 90 ~pecf-
fcat.ans hut iukf bow mary BIDS VIII he
aie4s canuot te eYen estimated 4 r8ueh
s,asss made bv n member of the hazard or
puhiir wosks is ten. Thia includes fhs main
bids ana fsIsls the subdivision work
Ne Transfer Walt Clerk Yet.