The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-15
COMMISSIONERS DOINGS
DEAL WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC
Beard Opens BIDS for Bridge and Road
wsrh-Lets coRtTaet fer Ferry Boat
Changes the Occur d.alenes Pest PALS,
Mica, Hsrrison ana carIIn PreeInets.

Saturday, September "a, 1904, the
board Of county commissioners met
pursuant 10 adjournment at 10
O'Clock a. M, the commissioners
all being present. At this time the
board proceeded to open bids for the
construction Of the ludlow bridge,
and sRid bids were found TO be as
follows: Bid OF j. Mclean, seas;
bid Of Q. FL Mclean, eT25; bid Of
w. G. Rogers. e6le; bid Of z. A.
Oliver, sT42; bid Of B. p. wiIson,
sAl9. IL appearing to the salts
faction Of the board that the bid Of
B. T. Wilson is the lowest and best
bid submitted, IL is ordered that the
contract be awarded to the said
y. Z. Wilson upon his executing 10
the courty a good and sufficient bond
in the sum OF 1888 for the faithful
construction OF said bridge according
70 plans and specifications furnished
BY the county surveyor.
The board proceeded 10 open bids
for the construction Of one mile Of the
hashburn road commencing at st.
Maries bridge on Mashbarn's ranch,
and said bids were found to be a. fol
loss: Bid OF Larsen & Sons, 90. 20
per rod; bid Of r. ]. wilson, s2. GA
per rod; bid of C. H. Mclean, 81. 50
per rod; bid Of Levi Nushaum and
g. X. Wolf, ee35. It appearing to
the satisfaction Of the beard that the
bid OF Levi Nusbaum and s. X. Wolf
Il the lowest and bast bid Submitted,
II is ordered that the contract De
awarded 70 the said Snsbaum and
Wolf upon their executing TO the
county q good and sufficient bond Ia
the sum Of sl2To for the faithful
construction Of said road according
TO plans and specifications furnished
By the county surveyor.
The board proceeded to open bids
for the construction Of the bridge
across the slough south OF Medimont.
and said bids we're found to be as
follows Bid Of Martin Gilbertson,
$685.; bid nf W. C. Rogers. s6bs;
bid Of J. Mclean e64s; bid Of E
A. oliver, 1857. Il appearing TO the
satisfaction Of the board that the bid
Of Martin Gilbertson is the lowest
aud bsst bid submitted, IL is ordered
that the contract be awarded to the
said Martin Gilbertson upon bis eA.
ecuting TO the county a good aud
sufficient bond in the sum Of also.
for the faithful construction Of said
bridge according to plans and speui.
ilcations furnished by the county sur
reyor.
The board proceeded to open the
bids tor the construct n Of the
Hoodoo meadow bridge, and said bids
we're found to be as follows; Bid Of
J. K. Merritt, $1,000; bid Of J. Nc.
Lean, s27s7. so; bid Of Martin
6iibertson, $1,000; bid Of w. C.
Rogers, s254G; bid OF Otis }.
Merritt, s1s47; bid Of f. A. Oliver.
$4,000. Il appearing 10 the salts
faction Of the board that the bid OF
]. K, Merritt Is the lowest and best
bid submitted, It is ordered that the
contract be awarded 10 the said ]. X.
Merritt upon his executing to the
county a good and sufficient bond 10
the sum Of $4,000 for the faithful
construction OF said bridge according
to plans aud specifications furnished
by the county surveyor.
The board proceeded to open bids
for the grading and planking Of the
approach to the King ) Finch road
az Hayden lake and said bids were
found TO be as follows: Bid u c. o.
Brown and f. II. Meyer, moving
dirt, l3A cents per yard, moving
gravel S5 cents per yard, furnishing
lumber SIS per thoasnd, furnishing
and driving piling SO. rs each; bid
of Frank MARROW, grading ia cents
per yard, piling and rock work $3.50;
bid Of H. D. Wright, excavatinE
sand and earth l6 cents per yard,
excavatinR gravel and loose rock 80
cents per yard, excavatlnR solid
rock so ceuts per yard, red Ar piline
Io cents per lineal foot, driving pill.
ing IS each, Or lumber SIS per
thousand, spikes cents per pound.
brush riprap two feet deep and three
feet wide covered with rock 65 cents
per lineal foot, earth moved over 200
feet / cent per yard for each 100
feet or fraction thereof; bid Of James
Crockett, $500; bid Of James G.
Nevlns, grade work la cents per
yard. driving piling s4.5o each,
furnishing plank and spiking same
el4.50 per thousand. gravellng road
bed IS cents per yard. Il appearing
to the satisfaction Of the board that
the bid Of James q. Nevlns Il the