Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-22
SANE OLD STORY.
M leeesels Stow Thst ses Years
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TeD u Eaaess cossty.

Tue county cOMM1x6tOnEsg during the
eight yeArs since NY HcYolz, az audi.
tor and then treasurer, hag been pa.a-
mount 4, the county building, shoxs
that the recent letting q bids rl:aout
Inviting competitive bids by pnoIica-
lion Is BOT nev proceeding
The search ziso sb01z ,hz- she
farce u ohe member Of the s,Yf6xe
srsst 1.-THE rssgo Bridge ard 'sDs
Company, bidding against an
other member u the srssas tire Hen-
sepss Bridge Company, Ia nyasnx
Aev,
TIE search also shows that she sorra-
e named company has generally Lad
. representative present 70 bid AZ
tsAser against the Henneyin Com
pay. Tor the purpose Of sooIing the
public into the belief that there was
competition, and that. Az this part Of
the country waS assigned b. the trust
TO the Hennespin company. In not q
single instance during Mr.. Herolzs
b0ss-ship at the courthouse has any
company but the Hennepin secured q
bridge contract.
IN June 70, 1902, . bridge over Horse
head creek was letas follows, with the
following bidders:
L. H. johnson (now Hennepin
Bridge Coz .......... $3.50. 90
Fargo B. l. l. Co. ........... 1886. GO
Ost. II, 1902 Bridge on section line
between 20 and 27-l32.75-
L. H. johnson .... 1.GOO. 90
Fargo b. 4 !. Co. .......... 10000
l.. Lamb Lumber Co, COM
btnatiOn bridge ...... $4,000
No attention was paid to the bid Of
the Lamb Lumber Go.
Nov. q, 1902 Bridge over Spring
creek west Of Linton
l.. H. johnson ............ $40. 90
Fargo Ii. 4 |. Co. .......... 800. 90
July IL, lSO2-lsridge over Long
Lake creek. south Of I4ivona:
L. H. Johnson .... 1895, 90
Fargo b. z J. Go. ............ 1926 90
And now comes very peculiar trans
sction. 1t vas stated during the
hoard meeting Of July II. 1908, that
repairs were needed to Emmonsburg
bridge-a structure that, We believe.
cost $4,000. At 2 o'clock u. m. the
two antagonists" present.. II.
Johnson and the Fargo man-were In
structed to prepare sealed bids for
making such repairs. The bids" we're
opened Ut 8 p. m. There had been no
advertising. No men In the bridge
line except the two trust men present
knew that bids would be called for.
The submission at o'clock OF bids to
be opened" the same day at O'Clock
was all poppycock, AZ no one but the
two trust men were there to bid. The
bidding was as follows:
L. H. johnson ............. 81 ,A95. 90
Fargo Ii. & /. Co. ........ 1850. 90
Here we have the large sum Of 81
ass paid for repairs to $4,000 bridge
without shadow Of chance for any.
body to bid save the two trust men al
ways present, ike buzxards around
cssrion. when any bridge work Is to b.
given out.
Well, II would take too m,tch spac,
to follow through the years the eli
cumstances surrounding tho buiidin
Of the many iron bridges that hav
been built in EmmOns county. II
sufficient to say that since the b.
ginning Of Mr.. Her0lz's term Of 0ffic
~ auditor not a single bridge has bee
let 10 anybody hut l.. II. Johnson. q
his company. known an the Hennepi
Bridge Company. And the recent d
inks In the bridgc-building line ha,
been fully told Of In the columns
the Record.