Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-08

from the council and from citizens
generally during the time elapsing be
fore the ueNt council meeting.
The American Light and Water
company Of Kansas city, a contract
ing firm with extensive connections
and doing a large business In muni-
cipal contract construction present
ed to the council last night a COM
munication offering to build the sewer
system. cithcr upon the basis of the
1gib miles called for In the estimate
submitted by Engineer Gray, or the
completed system covering the entire
city. mt actual cost of material and
labor with an added 12i4 per cent
upon such actual cost as the profit to
he taken by the construction COM
pany In addition the offer guaran-
tees at least ono bid for the city's
bonds at AZ per cent, up to $4,000
thus guaranteeing the sale of AZ
per cent sewer bond up to that
amount. Aside from the statement to
the council Of Mr. Bullock, represent
ing the Kansas city contractors, the
matter was not discussed at length
before the council last night. such
expressions as were ncord showed
plainly the interest Of the members
and city officers in the proposal, al
though 1t was suggested that the
1etS per cent additional on cost OF
construction was large and that SINH
lar contracts ordinarily call for ten
per cent. and that the maximum guar
antce of S22000O Is also higher than
might be expected The proposal was
referred to the sewer committee at
ter the council had heard Mr.. Bul-
locks statement and It was suggested
by Alderman Wroth, the chairman of
the sewer committee, that an entire
session of the council should be given
to discussion OF the forthcoming re-
port Of the sewer committee and th'
recommendations before the council
In this connection Dr. Wroth pre-
scnted a report from the sewer conn
mlttee which was adopted, stating ~
substance that since there was "a sen
tlment among the people which seem
ed TO call for the construction oi a
complete sewer system covering the
entire city, instead of the ola miles
called for In the Gray estimate, that
the committee had directed the city
engineer to prepare estimates of cost
for the construction Of the remain
der Of the system, not estimated by
Mr. Gray. ana showing the additional
cost above the Gray estimate ana
that pending the completion Of su'h
estimate by the city engineer the
committee recommended postpone-
mcnt of its final report This VIII
urobably bring up the sewer con-
struction question in definite form at
the noNt regular meeting Of the city
council on December 2lst
Text of Sewer Offer.
Following Is the text cf the pro-
posal of the American Light ana Wat
cr company, as read before the coun-
Gil:
Albuaucraue. \. NJ, Dec. 3, 1908.
Honorable Mayor and city Council
Albuquerque. n. NJ,
Gentlemen. We propose 10 furnish
an materials. tools. labor ana equip
mcnt and everything of Whatsoever
Kind necessary for the construction or
your sewer system and as per pans
and specifications prepared or hereai-
ter To be prepared, including outth'
sewer from the river 10 Trumbcll ave-
nue 22.730 feet cf sewer In the east
side district. the electric pumping
plant ana equipment. hydraulic rJcc-
tors. 200 concrete manholos, 30 Hush-
tanks and everything OF whatsoever
ki ind necessary to complete said plant
ana covered by the estimate prepared
for and fled with you by 5. NJ. Gray
conrulting engineer, YOU to pay us tof
said materials and CON
said work complete actual
cost plus t2a per cent.
This proposal contemplate the fur.
nishing of the material set forth ana
provided for by said estimate OF :. NJ
GRAY and the sizes Of pipe, depths ot
trench. etc. referred to IN said 's-
innate II contemplatcs the complete
construction Of the work referred 10
In said estimate ready FOR use.
We hereby guarantee that th" total
,ost OF constructing said plant to inc
.ity. including 1926 per cent above
actual cost that you are 10 pay VIII
not exceed the amount said $. NJ Gray
estimated same To cost. viz. Sl9h.9bo'
and we viii agree that the total con-
struction OF said sewers will not cost
The city including our l-is per cent
more than the above amount
We further agree that should YOU
desire us 10 do so we will construct
anN additional lateral sewers you mag
requirc and charge YOU therefor act
nal cost plus 1875 per cent and we
guarantee that the total cost OF un"s'