The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-06-20

The board of county commission
ers met in special session Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock with all mem
bers present.
The forenoon was spent in discuss
ing the material to be used in the
court house and Jail, the sewerage
for same, and other matters relating
thereto, and adjourned at IL O'Clock.
In the afternoon the following bids
for the construction of the court
house and jail were received and
opened:
P. L. Peterson, $4o,5OO, with
pressed brick used, add $4,000.
HASTE & Dugan, $4,000, with
pressed brick add $4,000.
B. B. Gilliland, S45,9SS, with
pressed brick, add 1896.
Shakkelton & Whiteway, S41,O43,
with pressed brick, $46,941; for terra
Gotta, add $500.
Edward Wagner, $39,S65, with
pressed brick add $4,000.
Bids for heating and plumbing
were received as follows:
John Mcintosh, $5,379.6O; Missoula
Mercantile company, $3.50.
Bids on cell and Jail work were re-
ceived as follows:
Irwin-Hodson company $6,8447O.
Pauly Jail Building and Manufac-
turing company, $6.752, and with
! Pauly's standard key for grating
and sliding doors, 5000.
1t was moved by Commissioner
Greig that the bid of HASTE & Du-
gan be accepted as being the lowest
and best The motion was carried
and the contract was duly awarded
to them. Commissioner Griffin and
Greig voting aye, and Commissioner
Christensen refusing to vote.
The Mcintosh Hardware company
was awarded the contract for the
heating and plumbing as their bid
was the lowest and best.
The bid of the Irwin-Hodson COM
pany for the cell and Jail work was
accepted as being the lowest and
best and the contract was awarded
to them.
|
return checks to the unsuccessful
bidders and the board adjourned at G
p. m.
Tuesday morning the board met at
10 a. M, and spent the forenoon ar
ranging and drawing contracts for
the construction OF the court house
; and Jail and adjourned at 1890.
In the afternoon fund was estab-
lished which shall be known as the
court house fund, out of which all
accounts must be drawn in payment
for the construction and equipment
for the new court house and jail
; Deeds for lots |, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z, s
8, 10, IL, and -, block lis, and lots
10, IA, Is, 16, II, 10, 10, 20, 81, %, %
and "a, block 116, from the Kalispel
Townsite company to Flathead coun
ty for court house and Jail site was
accepted by the board and the CLERK
; was ordered to draw warrant on the
court house fund for the sum o.
l $4,000 in favor of said Kalispell town
site company, in payment of said de
scribed property.
Board adjourned sine die. at p. m
i HASTE & Dugan, the successful
g bidders for~the construction of the
g court house and Jail for FlatheaC
county, are Tacoma contractors wht
have carried to completion many sim
}, liar contracts in the coast towns. MI
t Dugan, who was here in person rep
g resenting the successful bidders, ha
+ expressed himself as favorable to tn,
employment of union workmen on hi
contract in so far as possible, ant
II will only bring his foreman from
u Tacoma, if all properly skilled labor
o ers are obtainable in Kalispell TO
o the construction of the new count,
+ buildings. Work will be commence,
Immediately and the contractor i
sanguine in his expectation to com
r plete and turn over the new build
n ings before March 1, 1903.
10 The steel cells and Jail furnitur
e contract was also secured by coas
e firm, Irwin-Hodson company of Port
r. land, who have executed much @
this work in Montana, generally wit
complete satisfaction, and their agen
d Geo. Durham, who is also a membe
II Der of the firm, was also here look
e ing after the proposal The firm ha
Al been furnishing Office supplies an
i, books for this county for a numbe
g OF years and is reputable one.
le The contract for the plumbing wa
d the only one secured by a local firm
the Mcintosh Hardware company