Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-09
CONTRACTOR HONKED
Indiana Man, After Securing the
$4,000 Cement Walk Contract,
Backs Down.
His Bid Very w-said He Had
Erred land Would Settle OF
Fight.
Bidders From Several States City
Bidders From Several States City
Will Have to Readvertise-
Other Proceedings.

Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, lMIiiiiS sofa
and low. and number of railway
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the business OF naullhg .ile raw n'atsrl-
al If the contract happened to so their
wav And now after an the trouble
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tractors nave peen put 70, ''e co''ilcdt
will have to do all its work over again,
acne man 10 whom the contrac, MAS
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We're opened, and finaiiy' aiesr being
voted the contract, kicked clear over the
traces
me session was VIZ ny s7.i''s oiis ~ - !.
for some time. Before the bids We're
opene9 G. NJ. Kirkpatrick. an Indiana
ma, reo,,ested the privilege of With
drawing his bid. on the ground that he
had made an error He begged and
pleaded Then several other contractors
asked the same privilege. bur wliethsr
they were sincere or We're siiaplwusing
Diplomacy to compel the council to re-
fuse TO allow any one TO Withdraw was
not apparent. Some of the councilmefl
thought they saw the shadow Of col
ored gentleman in the Wood heap, oth-
ers that some one had blundered. a la
NIcGorrisk.
After some discussion the council
concluded to caucus on the question of
allowing bids to be withdrawn with the
ACCOMMODATING checks for $1,000 put up
with each bid 1t did not require much
time to reach a decision. and on re-as-
sembling the opening Of the bids was
proceeded with The figures We're as fol-
lows, on a basis of so much per square
foot:
Stamson & Blome. Chicago -. % loo
F. NJ. Kemp e. Sons. Middletown.
Ohio ..... ......... ~. ia
Charles Howina. Jackson, Mich. 12A
Bennett Bros. Des Moines. -. ). 99-lt
George Gabler 49,. 1880. 12%
Dunn & Gilman Mars ha!ltown.. 11s,
G. NJ. Kirkpatrick. ....s..s.. Sai
NJ ". Kennedy. Dies Moines.. 1lai
o. p. Herrick. Des Moines.... 10 All
Acme Paving Company, Column
bus, Ohio. ....5..s.. -. 49,. III
Simpson Bros, Chicago 49,. 10
Standard Stone Co, Minneapolis III:
Notwithstanding Mr.. kirkpatriek'!
protest, the council voted the contrac
to him. on his low bid Of So cents pc
square foot Still he protested, and In
sisted that he was acting honestly ant
fairly In his demand, and only asked fo
fair treatment He offered to pay TN
expense the city had been put 10 am
the expense of re-advertising for bids
This would amount to $500 or more. I'll
nally the question was referred toa spe
cial committee. consisting of Messrs
Henry. Good and Fisher. With power 7
act as they thought best. Mr., kirkpat
rick said he positively refused to.ac
cept the contract. would fight it gu
from his present standpoint and 1T be
came necessary would forfeit 10 the cit
his $1,000 certified check rather than t
do the work at the figure in his bid.
Kirkpatrick bid was eXceptionaii
low, and II was apparent that he ha
blundered somewhere Last year III
contract was let TO j. G. Dunn a 81
cents, and as cement has advanced !
price above 20 cents per barrel the coun
ell expected TO be compelled TO pay fror
i to 2 cents more on this years worl
AS the low bid was under last year fie
ures Mr.. Kirkpatrick. II he attemPte
to fulfill his CONTRACT, Woulu come GU
loser to large amount, as 'he tots
contract VIII amount 10 petWeeH Stv,v'
and $4,000 on the thirteen miles {
walks to be laid. The special commit
tee arranged to meet Mr.. hirkpatrlc
today at the office OF CITY Solieite
Evans.
The committee met Mr.. klrkpauic
this morning The contractor appease
with an attorney. He explained tfat :
had made an error In his bid by ialiiI
to figure in the gravel, which IS qua
an item, as the local bios nave peel 8
hausted and it is necessary to ship IT Y
Mr.. Kirkpatrick offered to pay an u
expenses of re-adverusing Tor DIGS, sl'
If he We're released from the contra
and his check for $4,000 was returne
The committee telegraphed to counci
men who had gone 10 Chicago II tins
would sanction their action. and 4
yorable reply being received Mr. XIII
patrick was released. he says ne
bid on the contract again, and that
regrets the error he had made and u
consequent trouble as much as any or
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Every member of the council W
present at the meeting. Only pressil
business was taken up. to enable /;
early adjournment so the mayor and t
special sewage committee could depa
for Chicago on the Great Western ira