Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-13
BIDDERS WITHDRAW
SEWER CONTRACT
IS POSTPONED
AWARD TO BE MADE AT
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
wo Firms Presenting Lowest
Figures Get Cold Feet and
Decline to Have Bids ConSid-
cred by the Aldermen,

owing to the unexpected with
drawal of the two firms who made
the two lowest bids on the contract
Tor the new sanitary sewer system.
the chairman OF the sewer committee
stated at the council meeting held
last night thai he was not ready Ia
report and the council Immediately
adjourned to meet again at 8 O'Clock
tonight In the Library building to
award the contract.
The two firms who last night de-
clined to have their bids considered
are the Hamilton Brothers Construc-
ton company, 100000 and Seorie
Brothers of Denver. 1928. 900. The
former gave no explicit reason for
withdrawal, but Mr.. Serie of the
Denver firm, who was present at the
meeting last night, stated to the
council that owing to hard feelings"
he wished to withdraw his PROPOSE
tion. He would not state what the
hard feelings" were. Alderman
Hanley moved thai both requests be
granted and that the certified checks
be returned to the two bidders. He
said that the engineering department
had advised in regard to both bids
that the work could not be properly
lone for the price.
The meeting was called to order
with all the aldermen present and
representatives of the contracting
firms anxious to hear the expected de-
cision of the council AS to what firm
would build the sewer system. hair
Wroth of the sewer committee
at once arose and stated that he had
Just heard unofficially that the two
lowest bidders wanted to withdraw
and before he made any report he
wanted to know where he was "at,
The clerk then read a communication
from Hamilton brothers asking that
bid be not considered and Mr..
Seeric in person made the same re- |
quest.
That being the case | am not
ready to report" said DR.. Wroth flat
ly. when the council carried Mr. Han
ley's motion that the bids be stricken
out and the bidders checks for ten
thousand dollars each be returned.
committee will absolutely have
to have further time to revise its cal
culations"
The council then carried a motion
by DR. Wroth to h effect that the
he given further time n
report at a meeting OF the council to /
be held in the same place at $ o'clock
night. Adjournment was
at once. after the council had
been in session only fifteen minutes.
II is understood thai the represen-
of Hamilton Brothers intimated
the committee Sunday that he
had underestimated the size of the
proposition, as he had figured IN dry
digging and not on the quicksands
encountered in the deep work included
IN the contract. The chairman of the
committee. however. had no in
that either firm had decided
definitely to back out until the meet
ing last night. The committee, IT is
Understood, had its report all ready
lwarding the contract to the lowest
bidder who was ready TO give the
bond and otherwise fulfill
he stipulations. and its calculations
we're thrown somewhat out of gear
the Withdrawals.
The committee after several days
md nights of %grueling work had the
lids concisely t%abulated n the whole
,roposition ready to place clearly be
ore the council for its action so that
With a little revision the report will
IL. -. a., alderman tnniOhf '
Mr.. Seerie refused To make any
statement as to the reasons
Tor his withdrawal. but it is under
;tood he was old plainly by the en-
dners that his price could not cover
he necessary work. 1t is understood
that his bid being the lowest
MS firm would have been awarded
he contract had II been wiiiing 70
the necessary guarantee.
The remaining firms whose bids
ire sttil under consideration are tho
'ollowing
r ! Shea. of New Orleans.
GLASS and Fisher of Bakersfield
al.
Dearborn and Jackson. of Cedar
Iowa.
\. l.. Patterson ~ Macon ~"
r. Nj Love OF CORY. Pa.
Thos. Sweeney and Company or
'|ittsburg. Pa.
J. II. Hanley Contracting company
# salt Lake city.
G. 4. Spicer OF Colorado Springs.
Riples and Hassleman of Pueblo.
Nunicipal construction company of
Iuskogce, Okla.
u. W. Cook and sons "i ff"tlN' S"'"
FISHER and Dempsey "t fucpi"
Lunsdrio and Gordon OF canon
'itV. colo
James Ferry and sons OF Charles
" Va