Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-10-08
COUNCIL LET'S
MANY CONTRACTS
City Aldermen Let Large Amount of Construction
Work. Fargo Bidders Garry off Prizes. Work
Begins at Once. Bridge Contract Let For 5th
Ave. Bridge Increased Cost.

The members Of the city council
transacted a large amount of business
last night at the regular meeting and
in short time. The council was in
session until nearly mi1night, con-
suming the time in hearing read the
minutes of the last regular and the
various special meetings, which oc-
cupied about an hour, and the var
ious bids for the bridge and sewer
Improvements.
The contracts for the sewer and
water works were let to James Ken
nedy and c. H. Porrett 10th of Far
60, from plans and specifications pre-
pared by City Engineer Crabbe, also
of Fargo. There were only two bids
for the sewer and water mains and
they aggregated over s33, 800. At the
announcement of City Engineer
Crabbe as to who was the lowest bid
der on the two kinds of work the
council promptly let the contract.
Kennedy's bid was the lowest on the
water mains by small amount. No
other firms from any place had bids
for the work although advertisements
for bids for same were ordered print
ed in mediums that supposed to at
tract bidders from various points.
The council let the contract for a
new iron bridge across the James riv-
er to a Minneapolis concern at a cost
of S., ,397 the successful bidder being
the Hewett Bridge Co. There were
number of bridge men present, and
eight bids for the bridge from differ
ent firms through the country, were
received, ranging from the above
amount to nearly $4,000. The cost
OF the bridge is going to be consider
ably more than was estimated it
having been figured that the struc-
ture could be put in for between
three and four thousand dollars.
The council also let the construction
of a hose tower and belfry to John
Goodman Of this city for $500. The
council ordered an expenditure of
about $4,000 of city funds in few
minutes after the opening of the bids.
The water works Improvements are
to be paid for from special assess
ments on the property benefited and
will not be tax on the city as
whole. There was no discussion as
to whether the bids of the contract
ors were reasonable or not, nor as to
the advisability of getting other bids
from other points. Resolutions
authorizing the city to enter into the
contracts were ordered prepared and
it is the intention to rush the wor
and get as much of the excavation
and work done as possible before win
ter stops the work. The following is
report of the proceedings in detail:
At the meeting the following n4em-
bers were present: Mayor Severn.
Aldermen Shurlock. Dewey. Chenery,
Gleason, Kurtz, Stone and MElroy.
The county commissions present.
ed a request for jury list.
A petition was presented by resi-
dents of the 3rd ward, for an arc
light at the juntion of 5th ave. and
Pacific street. Referred to the Elec-
trio light committee.
On motion bids for bridge over riv-
er on 5th ave. were opened and read
as follows:
Joliet ILL.,, Bridge Co., $3.50.
Fargo Bridge & Iron Works Co.,
$500.
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Go,
$5,94O.
Minneapolis Bridge & Iron Go,
$500.
JardineBridge Works, Fargo, $3.50.
Hewett Bridge Co., Minneapolis,
s5,397.
A. NJ. Balm g. Co. Minneapolis,
s5,675.
L. II. johnson, Minneapolis, s5,7 ,76O.
The Hewett Bridge Co.'S. bid was
the lowest and was accompanied by a
bond Of $4,000. They offered to furn-
ish all material and do all the work
required according to plans and spec
ifications on file Moved by Alder
man Dewey, that the bid being low
est, it be accepted. Seconded by
Alderman Chenery.
The specifications require a bridge OF
l2O foot span hoored with 3 inch
pine with all necessary approaches.
The fill is to be made by the city be-
ing about IS foot fill or grade. The
specifications and plans were dlawn
by City Engineer Crabbe. The bid
was, on roll call, accepted, all MEM