The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24


of George H. Sethman and company
OF Denver, The bid was accompanied
BY an indemnity bond for 5000.
Three propositions were submit
ted by this company as follows:
Proposition No. Complete con-
struetion of the pipe line. using spir-
al riveted steel pipe, following all
the plans and specifications as fixed
by the engineers for the city for the
consideration Of s242.STO.
Proposition No. 2.-Complete con-
struction of the pipe line. using
straight scanned riyeted steel pipe.
following all plans and specifications
for s215.7OO.
The price of either of these con-
tracts to include everything pertain
ing to the dlverting dam. weir. set
tling tanks. etc. making the pipe line
complete in every detail and ready
for service.
Proposition No. 3.-The company
will construct and complete the dis
tributing reservoir for s61.O00.
The company agrees to take the
work under the provisions of propo-
sition No. or of No. without the
reservoir contract but will not take
the reservoir contract alone.
The bid specifies that all the work
is to be done on a cash basis or the
company will take the bonds at the
rate Of 80 cents.
The company agrees to finish the
work within eight months after the
acceptance OF the contract.
Lumsden's Bid.
The following is John J. Lums-
den's bid:
John ]. Lumsden, the local con
tractor accompanied his bid with a
certified check for $4,000.
He made the following PROPOSE
tions:
First-wm furnish all material
and construct the line and the reser-
yoir, using continuous wooden stayel
pipe for s29O,672.
Second-WiI complete the work
using No. IL guage steel riveted pipe
for S261.562.
Third-Wlll compete the work, u.s.
ing S miles OF continuous wooden
stave pipe, and lis miles of No. IL
guage rlveted steel pipe for s26S.-
zoe.
|. Fourth-Wnl compete the work,
using the National Tube pipe with
converse patent lock joints. 16-inch
pipe from intake to reservoir, for
s83s.521.
FIfth-Will CONSTRUCT and COM
plete q distributing reservoir for the
sum of $51.27O.
Mr. Lumsden offers 10 take the
bonds at 81 1-2 cents.
The contractor Will guarantee TO
complete the work in a period Of
eighteen months.
Merriell Lumber Company.
The following bids were submitted
by the Merrlen Lumber company of
Brigham City. Utah:
First-will furnish wooden slaves.
butt joints. couplings, steel bands.
and all necessary labor for laying
Appropriately 1OO.964 feet of eontInu-
GUS wooden staye pipe in accordance
with plans and specifications for
S236.S11.
This bid does not include exca-
vations nor anything but the wooden
stave pipe in place. tested and ready
for back filling.
Seeond-win do all labor requlr-
ed in constructing the proposed pipe /
line. with wooden stave pipe used /
according to plans and specifications.
for S45.65O. The city to furnish all
material and distribute same at one
half mile stations along the line and
to do all eXcavating and back FILL
ing. The contractor to furnish no
material whatever.
The contractors agree to have the
contract completed on or before Sep
tember 1, 1907.
Other Bids Hold Good.
The above were all of the new bids
submitted at the meeting last night.
Alderman Lutes asked II the old bids.
submitted at meeting of the coun-
ell two weeks ago from the Mitchell
Engineer and Construction company.
and Tiersway & Hamilton company.
still hold good. Mr.. Julius Achilles
for the first named firm. announced
that their bid was still alive.
Mr.. ACHILLES at this point asked the
council, on behalf of the steel pipe
men, what kind of joint the Seth
man people proposed to use. stating
that it was not specified in the pro-
posal from that firm. Mr.. Achilles
held that the joints, or rather the
kind used. made a large difference in
the price of the contract. The mayor
announced that the proposal simply
stated that the line would be complet-
ed as per specifications and plans.
At this point General Manager Nit
ehell of the Mitchell Engineering and