Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-07-02
THE BEST BID WAS ACCEPTED
Estimated That $1,000 Will be Left
for Sewer construction-Enough
fer Two Mains.

being Messrs. Wright. Eldridge, Stod.
dard and Laux.
The following bids were opened:
Edward Quigley, gravel, $1,000;
broken rock 81 per yard additional.
Peter Tuss. s4,695.
Tom Moore and A. Franzetti. ST.
C55: broken rock $500 extra; pipes
and value to be added TO each price
at rate furnished by engineer.
j. l.. Stuart. Si,635.
+. d. Baker & Co, si,G93; s210 addi'
tional for broken stone.
Frank Moshner, $4,000.
The bids of Peter Tus. J. l.. Stuart
and Frank Moshner did not state what
material would be used in concrete
and as they were much higher than
others were quite rejected from the
following discussion. The same. on
account of price. was also true of the
bid of F. ID. Baker Co.
The city engineer stated that the
value of the pipes would be approx
mately $500, which. added to the
prices named by Moore annd Franzetti
fixed their bids at s3.i55 and $3.50,
respectively, for broken gravel and
broken rock. The engineer also stat
ed that there were about IS yards in
the concrete work. which at 81 per
yard. as specified in Mr.. Quigley's bid.
would make his offer on broken stone
work s3,775.
As the matter then stood the bid Of
Mr.. Quigley was lower for broken
stone and that of Moore & Frenzetti
the lower for broken gravel. The
city engineer and his assistant strong
ly recommended the use of broken
stone and IL being so decided. Alder
man Wright put the following motion
which was unanimously carried.
Moved that the bid of Edward
Quigley for the building of the res.
ervoir. using broken stone satisfac-
tory to the engineer, in the concrete,
for s3.775. work to be completed by
September Goth, be accepted subject
to signing OF the contract and fur
nishing OF $4,000 bond by Monday
evening.
This being all the business before
the council they Immediately adjourn
ed.
1t will be recalled that the contract
some time ago given the Montana
Hardware Co. for the building of a
steel tank reservoir was for $1,000
and thereafter. Mr.. War;, of the com.
pany, advised the cancellation of that
contract, stating that he believed a
concrete reservoir much superior and
that il could be completed a month
earlier than the steel tank and at a
cost of at least $1,000 less. The con-
tract was therefore cancelled and Sat
urday's proceedings showed that Mr..
Wars action would result in a saw
ing to the city Of more than $4,000.
A short meeting of the council was
held last "Wednesday evening for the
purpose of fixing the bond of the con-
tractors on the water system. The
Judith Hardware Co, having assumed
the responsibility for the entire con.
tract. the bond was fixed at $4,000
for the completion of the system for
efficient service by November LIST,
and the contractor was required to
furnish surety company bonds in that
amount. Manager Hobensack, of the
hardware company, offered to furnish
bonds in the required amount. giving
the Fidelity & Guaranty Co.. of Balti.
more. as bondsmen. His offer was
accepted by the council,
The city clerk was authorized to
advertise for bids for the delivery o.
eighty barrels of cement for use in
construction of the reservoir. Bids
to be received up to 8 o'clock p. m
July 9Th. Either Portland OF Lehigh
cement will be used. No other bus
mess was transacted at this meeting
+ Another meeting was held Thurs
r day evening to examine the contracts
q and determine upon certain altera
tons that are to be made in the orig
inGl plans and specifications. Act
I ing upon the suggestion Of the mayo
A the lump sum of the entire contract
. as bid upon in the original plans an,
specifications. was inserted into tn
o contract as drawn. and q mutua
agreement was reached that the con
: tract shall be completed accordin;
to the plans upon which the bids were
made: but should any additions be
come necessary the contractor shall
u receive pag for them at the contrac
Il price for such additions and any re
t duction in materials shall be consid
n cred on the same basis. The con
a tractor agreed to supply, without ad
d|itlonal charge, any materials neces
sary for completion Of the origina
s. contract that may have been omitte'
in the original plans.