Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-29
Ely LOW BIDDER,
CONTRAST NOT LET
ALL BIDS FOR CONCRETE PAVING
ARE HIGH, LOWEST BEING
$1.65Ia.
BLoME COMPANY FILES
CLAIM FOR ROYALTY
Concern Holding Patents on
"Granitoid' Claims City Has In
frinsed on specifications-Demand
IS Cents Per Yard-Bidders Say Paw
ing Could Be Let at $3.50.

With all bids for concrete paving
taking the course of the sky rocket the
city council Monday night, after open
ing the four bids on the work, post
poned further action until Wednesday
night. r. A. Ely, of this city, was low
bidder, at S1.651a per square yard for
preparing the sub grade, laying foun-
dation, and wearing surface, Mr.. Ely
was also low bidder on the excavating,
overhaul, and curbing.
1t was not without more or less par
of defect in the notice to bidders, at
tention to which was called by the
T.-R. Monday evening. that the prelim-
inaries to opening the bids were dis
posed of.
Herman Would Reject All Bids.
MIR. Herman desired. as long as any
doubt had been raised. mott to open the
bids at all, and readvertise without
making the bids public. City Solicitor
Northup was not present, owing to an
other engagement, but Mayor Ingledue
gave it as MIR. Northup's word that he
did not take much stock in the ques-
ton raised, ito the effect that there
was a technicality in the notice to bid
ders, in that the exact amount of the
certified check had not been stated.
Mr.. Herman intimated that in his talk
with Mr. Norrhup. the latter had adj
mitted that there was some question.
Mr.. McCarten thought it would only
= 49,
Gil did not expect to let the paving
after opening the bids, TO call them all
off and readvertise without opening.
The different contractors present We're
heard, and all appeared willing to go
ahead and accept the chance of the
technically providing the council
really intended to let the work.
In view of the way in which the con-
tractors had lined up on the PROPOSE
ton. and appeared willing to go ahead
If the city wanted to act, Mr.. Gregory
thought the bids might as well be open
ed. They could be rejected, as the city
reserved the right. if the council con-
sidered them too high
Doesn't Like to Be Dictated To.
| Mr. Herman Went into his position
little more fully. He said the Times
Republican had come out in a full
statement of The situation as concerned
a possible defect in the notice to bid
ders; that j. L. Carney had given an
opinion on the point. and that there
fore q question had been raised before
1.-The public Il call it an auction if You
open the bids now and then find our
about the legal phases afterwards.
! don't like the T.-R. debating to US
what we shall do and what We shant.
1t always has something to say when
We're wrong, and never when We're
right"
| Mr. Herman then made a motion, 20
the effect that the bids for the paving
be opened after the city attorney had
passed on the legal points involved.
Get Mixed on Vote.
Then followed a niixup, with Clark
Herman and McCarten all voting jus:
the opposite to the way they intended
and Herman against his own motion
| The nays We're Gregory. Good, Herman
and Hull, and the ayes, Clark and Nc
Carten.
Bids Are Opened.
With Hernan's motion lost the bids
We're opened and read, as follows:
| R. A. Ely, Northumberland
ing, 40 cents per cubic yard; additional
| ilaul over IA 900 feet for each additiona
200 feet, !. cents; curbing, per Inca
foot, 80 cents; preparing sub-grade
and laying concrete foundation anG
wearing surface. 1852 per squar;
yard.
Rudolph S. Blome & Co. Chicago
Excavating, per cubic yard, 60 cents;
overhaul, cents; curling, Sc cents
paving, s1.9S.
Faulkes. Forbes Company, Terrt
Haute. Misunderstanding. 80 cents
overhaul, 8 cents; curbing, AZ cents
street paving. s1.69; alley paving, s1.79
NJ. Ford, Cedar Rapids-Excavating
| 50 cents; overhaul, cents; curling
IS cents; paving, 5000 on Blome con
struction: $3.50 on city specifications.
Each bid was accompanied by
certified check for $1,000
Moves Rejection; Fails for Second.
Mr.. Herman Immediately moved tina
all bids be rejected, and that new bid
be advertised for. There was a paus
for want of a second, when HERNIA
announced: 'If my motion does not ge
a second there will be no paving. Yo
need my vote There is no use t
waste time on these bids"
Mr.. Good moved that the bids be re
ferred to the council as a whole an
the city solicitor, to report at tie mex
J meeting of the city council. Thi
carried. all voting aye with the excep
ton of Herman. The consideration wa
set for " " ediIlestiay night.
Sinnek Claims Infringement.
| oc %La
took occasion to take the council t
task for a sp-called infringement {
Blome patents Nos. 343S4s and 46023
and announced that he had served tn
city, thru the city clerk, that Afternoon
with written notice in the effect thu
certain claim would be made in tn
!: event his company was not awarde
the contract.
This claim Is for % cents per squal
yard as royalty to the Blome CON
pany on the patents they claim Q
granitoid, and the use by the city {
the specifications which Sinnek claim
: are Blome specifications slightly a
tered.
Mr.. Sinnek said that his compar
had invented a pavement" that w;
satisfactory to both heavy and ligl
traffic, and had patented the idea
He said that this city had rtrinmt
little points here and there and no
rpaaiSoo{;ap. ~.