The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-07
BLACK G co.
Get CONTRACTS
Minneapolis Firm Which Did
MuskOgee Work.
COUNCIL UNANIMOUS.
Work TO Begin in ten Days and
Five Months Allowed for
Completion Of Both
Water Works and
Sewera ge.
COUNCIL UNANIMOUS.

The city hall was crowded last night
! ong before the hour for opening the
session Of the council by a throng Of
bidders for the wateworks and sewer
age contract, together with large
number OF Virita men anxious 70 see
the result OF the opening Of the seal
ed bids Every member Of the coun-
eli was present, and when the hour Of
8 o'clock arrived there were q fat en-
yelopes on the recorders desk, making
a total Of II complete bids for the
construction of system OF water
works and sewerage according 10 plans
and specifications furnished by Nc
Donald & Blair, the city engineers
The bids were accompanied hy the re-
quired certified checks, and were cut
open and read by Mayor Davenport.
They ran from s73,455, the successful
one, 20 above $4,000. Tie contract
was unanimously awarded Allen Black
4 Co.. OF Minneapolis.
The successful bidders were repre-.
sented at the letting Of the contract
by r. J. spriggs, secretary Of the con.
tracing company.
Mr.. Spriggs Is practical man at
work OF this character, and has been
engaged In such employment since be
was Is years Of age. For a year and a
half he has been spending much Of his
time at Muskogee, and put 10 the va.
terworks at that place.
II is expected that IN a week or ten
days the material viii begin to arrive.
It Is probable lthe iirst viii be the
sewer tiling, which will be obtained
somewhere In this southwestern sec
ton, perhaps Kansas City or. possibly
Plttsburg, Kansas
The construction Of the sewers need
not walt on the water service and pipe
laying may begin any time, the seweI
being In the center Of the streets o.
alleys and the water pipes on the north
and west sides
Tie water piping will BE- Of cast iron
and viii be procured, probably, in Ala
hama or Tennessee. Asst sail stand
ard sizes. and as most Of the engines
boilers and pumps are standard, there
is no reason TO anticipate any delay
and an tho work islikely 70 be carried
forward together
The water mains are 70 be laid i
standard depth OF two and one-hali
feet, while the sewer pipe may IL
places, be eight feet from tie surface
depending Tor is discharge power up
on grayItation.
Probably three foremen will bs
brought here by the contractors. ano
beyond that most Of the work win bs
common labor and wlil give employ
ment 20 100 men, perhaps for foul
months
Il Will thus be seen that the easl
disbursements for labor and other loca
supplies aud expenses will reach s25,
n0or s30. 900 between nov and the 18th
of june. AZ the work Is TO be completed
within i've months.
Two artesian wells are provided fni
and these viii probably he drilled b.
Mr. Shercr who hes put down all that
have been drilled IN Ninita recently
Roth wells viii be On the North park
rs combining the bids Of two firms
possibly Black s Co, was one O
them 4 small saving could have beer
effected but after considering the sub
ieci until after midnight the councl
reached the conclusion that tlu
chance 70 avoid confusion ans
misunderstanding bctwceu the twl
unifiis uutwciFhed the dssssresss 4
II is the successful firm assumes tlp
construction Of the tank At the loves
price bid
one other bid looked on is face 4
be lower than the one which got IN
contract but II did NOT conform 60 n
specifications and the council loob.,
upon the lItorlined clauses with = Dc
gree Of suspicion akin to tllat which
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