The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-06-01
MICHIGAN FIRM SECURES
CONTRACT FOR BUILD
ING new COURT HOUSE

The contract for building the new
| ManitoWoc county court house was n
warded to George Hickman 4 Sons Co.
Kalamazoo Mich, for $3.50, 200 Mt the
session of the county board last Friday
afternoon. The vote of the board in
awarding the contract was unanimous
The structure is to be completed within
twenty months from the date on which
the contract was drawn and provision il
made for the issuance OF bonds on Sep
tember to secure money to pay for the
work.
All members of the board were pres
ent at Friday mornings session, the
special order of that session being the
opening of the amended bids Seven bids
had been filed, the prices ranging from
| Sl54, 500 to $40, 600 for No. Bedford
stone. These prices We're increased by
sums ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 in the
making of the supplementary bids on
Ralndrop stone and red brick for the
basement and first story. The seven
amended bids made on plans and speci-
fcations calling for Bedford stone were
rs follows:
George Hickman Il Sons, Kalamazoo,
Mich, Sl54, 500.
Gibson x Wolf, Two Rivers : Sc 03G,
General Construction Co, Milwaukee,,
Sl5S, $40
Anton Schmidt Il Co, Milwaukee,
$3.50, $50.
Albert Tomchek, Manitowoc, SlGS, i20.
George Boil. Mnnitowoc, Sli2 1000
Levenhagen, Bracliman & PITT, Mani
towoc, Sl79, 0O0
On motion of Supervisor Conncll
Architect Tegen was requested to ex-
Fpain the bids. After the architects eX-
plantations, which includeda a description
of the stone that was 10 he used in the
construction of the building, the bidders
were called upon to explain the qualities
of the stone which they proposed to use
in the construction of the editice.
Samples of the building stone were on
exhibition, and these were used by the
several bidders in illustrating their re
marks in setting forth the merits of the
stone.
On motion the bids We're then referred
to the court house committee, who, alter
due consideration, decided to recon
mend that variegated Raindrop ston,
he used for the basement and steps an,
Bedford No | stone for the super
structure. The contractors then mCdi
fed, amended or supplemented thei
bids with reference to this plan of con
struction. The modified bids were n,
| follows:
George Hickman X sons Sld9, POO
General Construction Co, $3.50, ,39i
Anton Schmidt, SlGi, $50.
Albert Tomchek, Sl12 200
Geoi ge Boil, Sl7G, 600
Leyenhagen Brakeman Il PITT, SlS3, 200
The court house committee made til,
following report.
Your committee on court house bid
report herewith n tahulated sta,emen
of the bids received on May 26, an,
recommend that the court house build
ing be constructed, using varegate'
Raindrop stone for steps and basemen
and No. Bedford stone above, aud tha
the basement and first story be finished
~ set down N the original specification
and not Rock Face. Your committee
farther recommends that the bid iilet
by George Hickman Il Sons Co. o
kalamazoo, amounting TO $3.50. POO, b'
accepted and that the contract for th'
said court house be let To that firm fol
the above amount
On motion Of Supervisor Groffmai
the report of the committee was adopte,
and the contract awarded to the firm
and ut the figure mentioned in said re
port. the vote being unanimous, N
stated above.
Next resolution WAS introduced in
structng the chairman and clerk t.
enter into contract with the aforesal,
firm on the terms specified IN the report
providing that the successful bidde
furnish bond in the sum Of fifty pc
cent. of the contract price to insure tin
proper performance Of the work and re-
quiling that the check for g. 600 be re
tanned until the contract he drawn ant
signed
while the court house committee wer'
delberating on the matter referred (,
them, other business was taken up b.
the board Friday afternoon. 1t wa
voted to pay one. half Of the cost for
new bridge in Centeryille and one hal
of the cost of building three othe
bridges, one in the town of franklin
and two in the town of Gibson !
number Of other committee repoit ts wer
also received, after which the cour
house committee reported ~ state'
above.
The contract awarded to the success
full bidder at the figure mentioned is 70
the building complete. including fh
installation of the heating system
plumbing, etc. The basement and stops
which are to be constructed OF Raindro
stone, will extend six feet above ground
The new editice, when completed, vii
be "A handsome structure.
one Of the bids submitted was within
the $3.50. 900 limit. In this bid. whic