The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-10
GIVEN TO THREE FIRMS
Figures Accepted Insure Building as
Originally Planned and Leave
Little Surplus.
Thursdays Daily Gazette.

new lot of bids for constructing a city
hall the number of spectators present
at last nights meeting of that body
was larger than ordinary. In order tc
end the agony of the respective bid
ders the regular order of business was
temporarily suspended and the pro
posals were opened. The bids submit
ted we're as follows:
Foley & Crowe-$27,s9 for build
ing complete, without Jail work; with.
out heating, $25,7S9; $50 to be deduct
ed from last bid if building of chin
neys is also omitted.
Shackleton & Whiteway-$29,S 47
for building complete, including steam
heating; with hot air plant, $4,000;
without heating of either sort, but
with fiues for stoves, $27,927; without
heat or chimneys, $27,602.
Billings Lumber company-$25, $50,
heating, Jail work and vault doors ex.
Guided.
The Norris Safe & Lock company
submitted three bids for Jail and vault
works. They were, bid No. l, $825.25;
bid No. 9, $1,O11.15; bid No. 8, $1,157..
so. None of bids included window or
transom guards.
The Erwin, Hodson company offer
red to furnish the jail complete for
5000; two vault doors, $3.50; steel
furnishings for clerks office, 1892,
all to be done according to specifca.
tions. ~
The Archambo Heating company
proposed to put in a heating plant
complete for $2,447 and do the plumb
ing for $1,633. ...
For supplying the steel furnishings
pany asked $36s.75.
On motion of Connolly considera
ton Of the bids was postponed until
2 o'clock this afternoon. ".
- j. G. Holbert and Jensen Bros. pre-.
scented duly executed bonds and were
granted license to engage in the re.
tail liquor business. "
Mayor George was now called away
and in compliance with his request
Connolly took the chair and presided
during the balance of the meeting.
Contractor Gagnon addressed the
council and said he had begun con.
struction Of a frame building in South
Twenty-seventh street and had been
stopped because the structure was
within the fire limits. He desired
permission to complete the building.
Action was postponed until this after
noon. t.
Reports of officers and considerable
other routine business was laid over
until the next regular meeting.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette. ~
The agony and expense are ended.
Billings is now reasonably certain
that it VIII have a new city hal! with
IN the time specified hy the coun.
ellis advertisement for proposals for
construction Of the building.
Contracts aggregaling S,595.25
were let yesterday afternoon. Adding
to this the sum of $1,429.76, the
amount of the commission of the arch
fleets, and the total of expenditures
SO far contracted for is $50, O25.O1.
To Whom Let.
The contracts awarded are as fol
lows:
Billings Lumber company, $25,25O.
ArcLambo Heating and Plumbing
company, $2,447.
Norris Safe and Lock company,
$825.25.
The proposal of the lumber COM
pany is for The erection of the build
ing proper, that of the heating COM
pany for supplying the necessary heat
ing plant and that Of the Norris COM
pany to provide the jail and vault
doors. The contracts for the furni-
ture and furnishings for the office of
the city clerk still remain to be award
ed. But enough is left out of the sum
at the disposal of the council to in
sure ample leeway for the remain
ing needs, with the possibility of a
slight balance on hand when every
thing in connection with the building
shall have been supplied and paid for.
Other Bids Received.
The unsuccessful bidders were:
Foley & Grove, $27,S94 for building
complete, without jail work; $25,7S9
without heating plaEt and $50 from
last bid as reduction in case no chin
neys were required.
Shackleton & Whiteway, $29,847 for
building complete. including steam
heating plant; $4,000, with hot air
plant; $27,927. without heating plant
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