Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-24
Bids Opened for Barracks Buildings.

Bids were opened at Fort Whipple yesterday by Major Waleutt for the construction of twenty-four buildings and for installing. plumbing, heat ing and electric wiring for the greater portion Of the structures.
 There were thirty-six bidders, and eleven of these were presented in per son. At o'clock sharp the first envelope was opened, and it lacId only a few minutes of clock when the last proposal was read.
 The buildings to be erected are double barracks, single barracks,
 field officers quarters. captains quar- ters e bu;ldings), Iieutenants' quar- ters C buildings), non-eommissiOned officers quarters q buildings) guard house. an administration build ing, bake house, coal shed. ordnance storhouse, oilhouse. and wagon shed.
 Taking the lowest bids, as approxi- mated. the cost of the construction and equipment of these buildings will be S327 900, in round numbers. Congress has appropriated $27j,OOO, but part of it will not be available unless the contracts are> let before June 3O Otherwise the first appropriation made will lapse. Under these circumstances it is believed that the department at Washington, to which these bids after segregation and tabulation will be sent in a few days, will act with the utmost dispatch.
 Owing to the alternative propOsi- tions and conditions made by some of the bidders, it could not be determined yesterday who were the lowest bidders for the several contracts. As closely as could be calculated the bids were thus:
 Construction-Mor Contracting and Manufacturing Company, Denver. S32 600: Thos. H. O'Neill. Denver. $340.375; Crookshank and Summer, S1lS,17I for three captains quarters, and five lieutenants' quarters; Brussel & Walker, $34O.S49; \. <. Atkinson. Colorado Springs, $350.O9O; Congress Construction Co.,, Chicago, S271 1,1S1; M. Zadig Co.,. Chicago, $33s, s,Os6; Bur rell Construction Co.,, Oakland, Cal. S277 ,OOO; J. J. Olsen Co.,, Red Wing. Minn., $293,s9S; J. W. Wright, Leav- enworth, Kansas, $176,334 (partiaD.
 Plumbing and heating-Dwyer P. $; II. Co.,, Denver, $26,2O1 and $1S.S67 respectively; Robt. Dalzell & Co.,, Oak land, $23, 3,942 and $21,0H; Newell Bros., Los Angeles, $23.625 and $15,464; Gearhart-Favors Co.,, Fresno, $25,5OO and $20,096; Thos. F. Delar, Denver. $27, ,sO5 and $2l.3l0; Kees Domestic Engineering Co.,. St. Paul, sos, ,49O and $16,950; Chris Irwin, Denver, $27 sos and $l7,995; J. H. Mulrein, Prescott. $24,295 and $2O,O35; Wm. D. Schu- warth, San Antonio. Texas, ,S24,112 and $22, ,350; Burrell Const Co.,, Oakland, $23,90l and $19.2O2; Allen Black Co.,, St. Paul, $2s.25I and SLIP; Healy P. and II. Co.,. St. Paul. $2s.5l1 and $l9,764; Henley < Co.,, St. Paul, $30,- S32 and $22,34O.
 Plumbing alone-Johnson and Davis, Denver, $S1 ,240.
 Heating apparatus alone c. B. La rimer, Denver, $1s,sOO; Wm. F. Por- ter, Minneapolis, $22.5OO; E. D. Hough, Los Angeles. $2l. 15O; Earl and Cook, New York, $22, ,s92; C. J. Riley, Denver, $2O.O97.
 Wiring Electrical Supply Co.,, Den yer, $5,975; Prescott Electric Co.,, $7,2s5; Bdrren Construction Company, s4,935; F. E. Newoerry < Co.,, St. Louis, $+ 200; II. s. little, San Fran cisco, $3,ss3.