The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-04
BIDS ARE Low
EIGHT FIRMS PROPOSE FOR THE
NORTH MICHIGAN STREET;MPRovE-
MENT AND NAME VERY REASON
ABLE FIGURES.



bidders and the curiously inclined and
when the mayors gavel fell at 8 O'Clock
an expectant hush settled over the aud.
fence. which wondered just how the paw
ing question would be opened.
The clerk announced that he had the
certificate of the appointment by the
circuit court OF city commissioners for
the ensuing year and the necessary
record was orde. ed to be made. Al has
already been stated in this raper the
commissioners are w. H. Copger. A.
North, d. X. Harris. ". B. Kyle and W,
F. Young,
The clerk then informed the council
that ne had eight bids for paving and
the members settled down with paper
and pencils as he proceeded to open and
read them. Each bid WIS sealed and
twas accompanied by a certified check.
The forms OF the bids were substantially
alike, giving prices first on the excaya-
ton per cubic yard, cement curbine per
iineai Dot, paving per square yard. The
prices proposed for the paving INCLUDE
six to eight different kinds ard Qualities
of brick and three or more different
| kinds and combinations of fou odatiop
sand, gravel, crushed stone and combi-
nations OF these being priced. The bids
are as follows:-
WIN. K. HINES. Frankfort. Ind.
Excavation, 23c; curb 23c; paving.
from $l.42 to s1.76. as above explained;
cement filler, Sc extra.
FRANK BRUMBAUGH, Elkhart.
Excavation. 23c; curb Soc; paving,
from 1'47 to 1.54, with lOc extra for brok-
en- stone.
W. W. HATCH & Sons, Goshen.
Excavation. 23c; curb 221Sc; paving.
l.S7 to LII; cement filler. &c; sand filler.
1c.
G. H. DEFREEs. Goshen.
Excavation, 26c; curb 25c; paving from
LAO to LA; cement filler. 1Oc; sand 6ller
21sc.
Nj. A. TALBOT & Co.. Logansport.
Excavation. 25c; curb DC; paving, from
LAO to LA; cement filler, 1Oc; sand filler.
&c.
r. M. KEMP & Sons. Middletown, O.
Excavation. DC; curb 80; paving. from
Lao to LIB; cement filler, I2c; pitch filler,
l6c; sand filler, 4c.
ID. w. NORTON. & Co., Terre Raute.
Excavation. %; curb Soc; paving, from
l.41 to LA; cement filler, lOc; sand filler
&c.
w. j. VOORHEES, & Co. Terre Haute.
Excavation, &c; curb Soc; paving fir I'm
LAO to LIB; cement filler. Sc, sand filler
&c.
The attention of the council was at
this point called to the fact that a re-
monstrance against paving North Mich
igan street had been flied and this was
referred without reading to a special
committee. consisting of councilmen
Parker, Reynolds and Ashley. f. Fl.
Jacox. r. M. Vets and Clara Neil fled
written Withdrawals from the remon-
STRANGE and these were referred to the
same committee.
The Norton and Kemp bids, being the
highest. were Withdrawn by consent of
council, in order for the bidders to re-
lease their certified checks, thus saving
elk bids to be considered.
Under the head of deferred business
the council took up the two petitions
affecting the width of the pro-
posed pavement on Laporte street
one asking for 40-ft pavement and the
other asking for 30 feet, and some addi-
tional signatures to both we're noted.
The matter was again deferred until
Monday evenings regular session.
Council thereupon took recess until
Wednesday evening. and will in the
interim consider the bids and the re-
monstrance.
The names Of those who signed the
remonstran:e are as follows: