The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
BOARD OPENS B|OS|
Number of Bidders Put in An
Appearance Today.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
P. F. Mccarthy of Davenport, Iowa
president of the Mccarthy Improvement
company, was the first of the bidders or
the pavement to arrive in the city. He
stated that he was glad that the other
bids had been rejected by the board OF
public works, as he would rather have
the contract for the entire work than
for part of it if he was going to do any
work in Mankato. He examined an eX-
cavation on Front street and said that
he had not supposed that there was so
much stone on the street as there is
He said that his asphalt machinery has
been delivered and is on fiat cars.
c. M. Carpenter arrived last night,
representing the Barber Asphalt Paving
company of New York, and was a city
hall visitor this morning, getting some
blank bonds. He said that he did not
know what foundation there had been for
the rumor that his company would not
submit another bid on the paving, as it
wants all of the work that it can get.
Carl Taylor, representing the legal in
terests of the Barber company, was in
the city yesterday afternoon.
The Western Construction company.
which presented bids the last time they
were opened, sent bids again by mail.
The specifications as bid on this after
noon are practically the same as they
were before, the most important change
being that the bidders today were re-
puired to name the kind of asphalt that
they bid on.
In order to properly compare the bids.
it should be remembered that when they
were opened several weeks ago, they were
as follows: Western Construction COM
pany, Jackson and Front streets, 1927
per square yard for asphalt pavement
and 1921 for brick cutters; Broad and
Lincoln streets, $l99 for asphalt pave
ment. Mccarthy Improvement company:
Front street, $l.96h for asphalt pave
ment and $1.95h for brick cutters;
jackson street, $l.971h for asphalt pave
ment, and $l.951s for brick cutters;
Broad and Lincoln streets, $l.9SR for as
phalt pavement. Barber Asphalt Paw
ing company: Front and Jackson
streets, $2.l9 for asphalt pavement, and
same for brick cutters; Broad and Lin
coin streets, $l.93 for asphalt pavement.
City Engineer Thompson's estimate
was 50 per yard for the brick cutters
and $3.50 yard for the asphalt pave
ment on Front and jackson streets, and
50 yord for the asphalt pavement on
Broad and Lincoln streets.
The bids this afternoon were opened at
three o'clock by the board of public
works.
Mr.. Carpenter suggested that the
opening of the bids be delayed until the
court had decided the injunction because
of allegations being made in the COM
plaint that there was COLLISION between
the board and the asphalt companies.
He thought that ought to be proved be-
fore the bids are opened. The board de-
cided to 60 on and open the bids. The
bids are as follows:
Western Construction company: Broad
and Lincoln streets, asphalt $l.97 per
square yard; Jackson street, asphalt
1921, brick 1920; Front street the
same.
Mr.. Carpenter protested all these bids.
He protested the bond because it had
two personal sureties and it was not
shown that they were freeholders of
Minnesota. One of the bonds had only
one surety.
Mr.. Carpenter claims that the bids did
not comply with the specifications. They
bid on Trinidad Pitch Lake asphalt.
The next bid was A. Jaicks company
of Chicago They furnished a surety
bond. Broad and Lincoln street, asphalt
81; Jackson street, asphalt, 1927; brick
1928. Front street the same. The bid
was protested by Carpenter who claimed
that it did not comply with the speci-
cations.
The next bid was from the Barber As
phalt company. Trinidad Pitch Lake OF
Bermudez Lake asphalt of Venezuela and
No. l repressed paving brick, made by
the Barber company. Front street and
Jackson street, asphalt, $2l9, brick So. 10
Broad and Lincoln street $l.93. A sure
ty bond was furnished.
Mccarthy Improvement company
Davenport, La. Furnished security bond
They bid on the Acme brand asphalt
No l depressed Purington brick made
in Galesburg, Ill. Broad and Lincoln
pavement, $l.90 Front and Jackson pave
ment, 50, brick gutter $l.95h.
Mr.. Carpenter protested the bids of the
Mccarthy company on the ground that
they did not comply with the specifica
tions.
Owing to the injunction the board
could not act on the bids.