Arizona republican., 1905-01-06
FUEL OIL FOR DAN
Bids Opened Yesterday at Office of
Reclamation Service.

Bids for fuel oil to be used at the
cement mill and for other purposes in
the construction of the Roosevelt dam,
were opened yesterday in the Phoenix
offices of the reclamation service.
There We're present representing the
government, L. c. HILL constructing
engineer, and w. H. Sanders and
George Y. Wisner, consulting engineers
who arrived yesterday morning from
Los Angeles.
The bids were asked for on seven
different propositions, none of the bid
ders presenting estimates on all of the
propositions but only on such as ap-
pealed to them. Eleven bids entered
in the competition the only one being
rejected consideration being faulty in
that no certified check accompanied it
as provided for in the advertisement.
The bids primarily are for the fur
nishing of $4,000 barrels of oil but the
question of transportation between the
supply point and the dam necessitated
the various propositions which were as
follows: Oil per barrel at supply
point; oil per barrel delivered at Mesa
City, the end of the Roosevelt wagon
road; oil delivered at Roosevelt; haul
ing oil per barrel, Mesa to Roosevelt;
hauling freight per ton, Mesa to
welt; hauling freight per ton, Globe to
Roosevelt.
In the awarding of contracts there
must be considered the cost Of oil at
the various supply points; the railroad
freight to either Globe or Mesa, when
paid by the government; and the cost
of hauling from either Mesa or Globe
to Roosevelt. Against these figures
whatever they may be, must be con-
sidered the bids for oil delivered at
Roosevelt. The bids will be forwarded
to Washington where the contracts
will be awarded after due considera-
ton. Mr. Hin and Mr.. Sanders both
left for washington last night, and
though they did not announce their
business they will naturally be on the
ground if their chief desires any fur
Their information concerning condi-
tons.
In respect of the wagon haul how
ever it is noted that the bid of Wolf
Sachs of Tempe for hauling oil from
Mesa 10 Roosevelt, 'S2.24H per barrel
is tho lowest. the next in order being
that of JOHN Tuttle who bid a quarter
of a cent per barrel higher. The bids
for oil at supply point run from nine
teen and nine tenths cents per barrel
to twenty-seYen and a half cents per
barrel. Taking Mr.. Sachs bid for
hauling and the lower bid at supply
point, would make the oil cost S2.44 Is
per barrel plus the railroad freight
from Bakersfield as against S3.4S, the
lowest hid for oil delivered at Roose-
welt. Or taking the bid of $1.25 for
oil delivered at Mesa and adding to it
Mr.. Sachs freight haul of $224A
makes a total cost at Roosevelt of
: , ~, III g z 4 20,
oil delivered at Roosevelt. An out
slider therefore must conclude that
much depends on what it viii cost the
government to buy in the field and pay
the railroad freight itself.
Following are the bids submitted
for oil at supply point: Associated OF!
Co. OF San Francisco, 25c per barrel
at Oil City, Cal; Union OIL Co. of Los
Angeles, 10 9-10c per barrel at Bakers
field; William S. Miller of San Fran
cisco. PC per barrel at Wait, Kern
county, Cal; E 3. & a. L. Stone Co
% Oakland. p 1-2c per barrel at East
Consolidated Spur, Kern oil field.
There was one bid for oil delivered
at Mesa, that of 1925 per barrel, by
the Associated Oil Co. of San Fran
cisco
For oil delivered at Roosevelt the
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Edward Malley of San Francisco bid
S4.49: ard c. r. Eager & Co. of Los
Angeles bid $3.A8 per barrel.
The freighting bids are as follows:
Hauling OF Mesa to Roosevelt: Wolf
Sachs of Tempe. $2.24A per barrel
John Tuttle. 1924 per barrel; Ed
Cox of San Francisco, 1926 per barrel
or $3.50 per ton; E. B. & A. L. Stone
& co. of Oakland, S2.49 per barrel; o,
S. Stapley & Co. of Mesa, $3.50 per
barrel; Edward Malley of San Fran
cisco. 1922 per barrel.
Hauling o. from Globe to Roosevelt:
Oil Dominion Commercial Co. Of Globe,
S2.43 per barrel.
Hauling freight from Globe to
Roosevelt: Old Dominion Commercial
Co, $1,000 per ton.
Hauling freight from Mesa: Wolf
Sachs. S13.6O per ton; c. r. Eager e
Co of Los Angeles, $14.4O per ton; @.
S. Stapley & Co. of Mesa, $500 per
ton; John Tuttlo, same figure. $500
per ton; Ed Cox, San Francisco, $17.00
per ton; E. 3. e A. L. Stone Co. of
Oakland, $500 per ton; Edward NAL
ley of San Francisco, $3.50 per ton.
A car of New York apple cider just
received at Melczers. Customers re-
quested to ask for It.