Arizona republican., 1907-12-03

cept by reproducing also in expland- ton, a large part of the printed docu- ment known as the specifications, a presidents message. In the bidding there are three schedules, each con- taining fourteen items. Each of the bidders have submitted figures on the items in one or more schedules and some on all three schedules. As thir- teen bids were submitted it is evident to the reader that some hundreds of must be made on respect i've items and of the totals resulting from the individual comparisons be- fore anybody can arrive at an intelli- gent result.
 In order to do this in systematic way. Superintendent Craig ruled a large cardboard similar in style to an election tally sheet. with a separate column for each item. the first column showing the names of the bidders. IL is with this large schedule now that the council must struggle. Some bid ders may be low on one item and high on another and only an estimate of the totals will indicate which is the lower on the entire work for which the ap- plicants bid.
 There were two other bids that have not yet been given consideration. one was the bid of the Pittsburg Manufac- turing company on material The cer- tified check required under the rules, was not enclosed and the bid was laid aside for the present. Whether the lnnttnRfl .v-flf inc in cnnCid T. ering it or not. has not been indicat- ed, but no action to do so was taken yesterday. The other bid referred to is that of the Chapman Valve Co. It was delivered by mail carrier, while the council was still in session, but after the other bids had been opened and most of the representatives of the bidders had departed. It was decided therefore that to open the bid/at that late hour would be technically and perhaps legally unfair. At least the fear of it on the part of some members of the council led to the laying aside of the bid. though there was natural curiosity as to what was inside of it.
 Of the thirteen bidders two only were on the entire job. that is the furnishing of all the material and the construction. One of the bid ders is F. c. Mortimer & Co, of Chicago. and the other is T. c. Brooks bid seems to be the lower one. though the totals have not been figurd up.
 The other bidders were as follows: United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co. of Birmingham Ala. on pipe and specials: Dimmick Pipe Co. of Birmingham, pipe and specials; Colo rado Fuel & Iron Co.,. pipe and spec ials; A. M. Ozburn. representing the Sheffield Foundry Co.,, pipe and spec ials; American Cast Iron Pipe Co.. pipe and specials. This latter com- pany also seems to have the lowest bid, but again the totals have not been figured up. Each company bids on the different sized pipe required. Some make no distinctions, some give a flat rate for pipe of any size. and some are much higher on pipe of one size than Of another size. The quan- tity required of each size will there fore have much to do with figuring the cost. J. B. Ciob & Sons, of Chicago. bid on valves and hydrants; The Lud- low Valve Manufacturing Co. also bid on valves and hydrants; The Merkle Manufacturing Co, bid on valves only; R. D. Wood & Co. of Chicago. bid on valves. pipe, specialties and in fact, all material; Chick & White of Berke- ley. Cal, bid only on construction, as did J. B. Girand of Prescott. The lat ter seemed to be the lower and yet it will require calculation to determine that as the construction work is divid- ed into separate items and each is the lowest on some things. with a wide diff ference on others.
 In a conversation with some of the representatives of the bidders last evening. concerning the bids as a whole, and without any special refer ence to individual bidders, the state ment was made that the bids for pipe were remarkably low, one bid in fact. being lower than has been submitted for two years on any job the gentle men were familiar with. or since pig iron lost it's weight and density and began flying high. The bids on hy- drants, valves etc, as whole, are considered about fifteen per cent cheaper than the average of similar bids anywhere else, recently submit ted. But on the contrary, the bids for trenching for the laying of the pipe lines, were phenomenally high.