The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-20

gun IN the history of Seattle. The award
was made by the board at exactly II 80
yesterday afternoon. within ten minutes
after information had reached the city
hall that Judge Moore had brushed away
the last obstacle IN the way OF letting the
contracts. The total amount of the con-
tracts awarded yesterday Is sl.205.slZ"5
divided among two contracting nrins, as
follows:
Pacific Bridge Company, Of Portland.
subdivision No. l. including the headworks
at Cedar river, pipe lines TO the city ana
to Swan lake, sall .ou1.0s-
Smyth. Wakefield & David, OF Portland.
subdivision No 2, including the two reser-
voirs in the city, $2i3. 4e9. Is.
Smyth. Wakefield * David. subdivision
No 3, including the stand pipe on Queen
Anne HILL x5l, 4sl3p.
Smyth, Wakefield & David. subdivision
No. T. including the pipe line connecting
the low service reservoir with the distrib-
uting system s2s.ol45o.
The effect of this ruling was TO remove
the chains that bound the city's hands
and left the board Of public WORKS tree
10 act in the matter.
The st-Intelligencer Is able 70 say that
the entire issue of warrants has been
placed with an Eastern banking iirm at
par. This .s most gratifying piece or
news. as it illustrates how well the city's
credit has been maintained
Another important fact developed yes
est bids for the work ie lower by $sS. 10
than The bid Of Gahan * Byrne some
months ago. In addition the city is
gamer In extra work provided IN the lew
saved 10 the people Of Seattle over the
Gahan & Byrne bid Is s242, go.
hoard Acted Promptly.
In view of all the circumstances and the
character of the fight made between the
contractors, and bearing in mind the por-
a nf hks m ha ma
in the stuffy little office at the city hall
yesterday deserves To be chroncled in
history as one Of the most significant In
the annals of the city. Until the noon
hour the city hall was almost deserted OF
city officials. the cause being the hearing
upon the Robertson injunction suit in
hour. however. there was a hustle of ex-
element as word was telephoned down
that the case had come to an end and
that the judge was about to announce his
ruling.
AT about 1920 the returning city officials
brought word Of the decision Of the court.
Immediately the board was convened the
three members being present.
All other business Immediately gave way
10 the contracts for the construction of
the Cedar river system. The bids had
already been formally canvassed. Pres
ideni Thomson read from little white
slip the names Of the lowest bidders. as
gwen above, together with the amounts
Of their respective bids
formal molten to award the contracts
to the two firms named was put and car
red. all three members voting yea
There followed. then. a period of con-
gratuiatioDs. and afterward the board ad-
tourned for lunch. During the afternoon
ar, sweiger, treasurer Of the Portland
S!nyth. Wakefield Is David, were occupied
In checking over the figures with Secre-
tary Frank Oieson. Of the board
VIII Buy Materials Here.
Mr.. SweigeTt aud Mr.. Smy,h both said
yesterday that every ounce of material
which IL IS possible 10 obtain will be pur-
chased in Seattle. and that the merchants
and material men Of the city would be
favored In all the. sub-contr,cts More
work would be obtained here residents
being preferred under all circumstances.
our Interests are located more on tie
sound than anywhere else" Mr.. Sweigcrt
said yesterday. n speaking for his firm.
the Pacific Bridge Company. I'VE have
lately completed n contract for the gov
eminent at Marrowstone point inciuEng
the construction OF battery emplacements
for the fort there. We have plant
at Marrowstone and another at Port Had
lock. Our offices are In Portland but OF
course. we make our headquarters wher-
ever our work - located and In this case
It will be Seattle"
Mr. smyth expressed practically the
same sentiments He said: I'VE viii come
here 10 live ard the merchants of this
city Will receive the benefit of the pur-
chases Of material We Will make in every
branch of the work. The iron win, o,
course come from the East The lumber
Will be purchased here and all other ma
terial obtainahle IN this city Will be bought
here
4 Heavy Bond.
Tomorrow the contractors viii consult
with City Comptroller Parry relative n
the size If their bonds Under the charter
this viii he APPROXIMATELY 81 500 assa NJ n
- provided that contractors on munciuai
work must execute q bond 10 the cite.
for enc apa a half times the amount OF
the contract.
Formerly in addition to executing such
I bono IN the city. municipal contractors
We're REQUIRED by state law 10 issue a
bond 70 the state for the full amount NJ
tAo contract. for the protection 81 people
y hose debts could -. secured by Hens
This acf was mod fed by the last legs
lature. through the passage ~ meas
uTc By John ". Frat providing that
where thc city cxacts n bond of not less
than The full amount II the contract there
SHAH 10 70 Fand 20 the state
Mr. S,ayth sai3 Yesterday that IN an
probability a SURETY bond would he Of
ferca by himself and NJ. sweieert
Warrants sell n. Far.
The total issue % warrants witch VIII
= elFer ne contractors w payment for
- wv, Nh. -, p, -. n'acfa ihFogg1 MafF
by the successful contractors TIE g1lcs
70 he pai8 Is par. There was sa-ne talk
rs0r@ fh3n S. cents waisit 10 bid fer the
warrants I &eve}orea YESTERDAY Sese-
c~e~. thst al - go contractors bidding
ora che work had bean assured ~. srtof4s
t7}s ac}al agents ana BANKER thAt tha wa
~=n-s wog}f ~ soil readily at gar. ana
sfse hfs were framed on thar basis
= r. eeftTrs tc5. shat tha efsr- Ew s2fe ffea
gamer by the re-es3verri~~Yfseus - fha FiF=
ard the NV suee{fc7tfHn. This comes
about n This wSv' TIE MI - fsaNar 4
EYrce. according - 'hs reeurf3 - the
het~3 - uWh5ic works was s. 30 So n
Taelz &c So -ta17 in excess - she agvre-
cafs = 'he contracts. ~ adG,t ~u tne neT