The daily tribune., 1908-04-07
HENRY FOX TAKES FALL
OUT OF commissioners

On the 3lst, day of March A D..
1908. at Canon City. Colorado. the
Board Of County Commissioners of
Fremont and Teller counties, met In
joint session to consider and act upon
bids heretofore submitted. for n
bridge ACROSS Four Mile.
The two boards sat in joint session
for the reason that the two counties
are interested in what was the toll
road to Cripple Greek, some years
ago. new bridge across Four
Mile, where the same crosses said
toll road. became necessary to keep
said road in good repair. By agree.
ment between the respective boards
of said counties. each county was to
bear certain proportion of the ex-
pense thereof.
An advertisement, by the author
ity of the Board of County Commits.
sioners WAS published. asking for
bids for the construction of said
bridge.
Pursuant thereto. the Pueblo Bridge
company and myself submitted bids
for said bridge according to plans and
specifications prepared and furnished
by the board of county commissioners
therefore.
1t seems that the Pueblo Bridge
company had theretofore prepared
certain bridge for the street railroad
then in construction at Canon City to
the top of the Royal Gorge; that said
bridge WAS not used by said street
railway company and the Pueblo
Bridge company offered the same to
the boards OF county commissioners
for said Four Mile creek; and the
plans submitted by the board of coun.
ty commissioners we're the plans that
had heretofore been submitted by
said Pueblo Bridge company to said
street railroad company.
figured on said bridge and sub
mitted bid therefore to the board of
county comm 1 issioners OF Fremont
county for the sum of t775.OO.
was notified by the county clerk
that was the lowest bidder on said
bridge and WAS asked by him to be
present at the meeting of the board
held rs aforesaid. attended said
meeting. Same was held at O'Clock.
At that time the board Of county
commissioners asked that we submit
bid for the bridge with steel abut.
ments. instead of wood. AS shown by
the original plans and specifications.
Thereupon, l figured ON this change
and added $50. 90 to my bid. which
would be the actual cost necessary to
make the change requested by the
board.
At that time I was excused by the
board and told that they wished to
talk the matter over among them.
selves / WAS thereafter called In and
Informed that the contract had been
awarded. during the time i was out,
to the Pueblo Bridge 90. for the sum
Of $3.50 which was the bid of the said
bridge company. as first submitted.
Mr.. Fred Bullen. who was the rep
resentative OF the Pueblo Bridge com.
pany. and who was present Mt said
meeting, having found out that his
bid was not tho lowest, instead Of
adding anything whatever to his bid
for the change requested by the boards
Of county commissioners, agree to put
In the steel abutmeuts and not to In.
crease his bid therefor.
II will be seen however, tina t not.
witlistanding the fact that his bid
WAS not Increased. that my bid for
said work WAS still t25 lower than
his, and Il seems to mo that un.
der the circumstances l WAS entitled
to the contract.
offered - give a good bond for
tho faithful performance Of the
work. according to plans and speci.
doation and to finish the same within
tho time TO be agreed upon. but did
not got the contract.
After being informed by tho board
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