The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31


Der, at the council rooms, at o'clock
p. m. of said day, for the purpose of
receiving bids on contracts and for
any other business that should come
before the council, Mayor or prss:d-
ing and all the aldermen being pres
ent on roll call except Alderman An
nable, Alderman Mccormick and
Alderman Swanson.
Reports Of Committees.
From the Street Committee and
City Engineer.
To the President of the City Council:i
Your street committee and city en-
gineer beg to report that we have
received the following bids for grad
ing and macadamizing the alley of
block 200 from the west line of Thir>
teenth street to the east line of Four
teenth street:
Cameron & McManus, 1856 So.
McManus & Tucker, SS69.35.
Taat Cameron & McManus, whose
bid is $S56.35, is the lowest and best
bidder for said work. and we recon-
mend that their bid be accepted, and
the mayor, on behalf of the city of
Keokuk, la. be authorized and d.
rected to enter into contract with
them for the said work.
r. J. HICKEY.
j. R. ROBERTS.
ALBERT KIEFER,
JOHN DE YONG,
j. ROSS ROBERTSON,
City Engineer.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Butler. Christy. De Yong
Hickey, Johnson, Kiefer, Lindstrand,
Roberts, Tigue Total, 3.
Nays-None.
Absent-Annable, Mccormick. Swan
son--Total, 8.
CHARLES OFF,
Attest: Mayor.
H. T. MOORE, Clerk of the Council.
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
From the Sidewalk Committee
and City Engineer.
To the President of the City Council
Your sidewalk committee and CITY
engineer beg to report that we have
received the following bids for the
construction of six-foot permanent ce-
ment sidewalk in front of lots I, s,
and 8. block 90. Leigaton's addition;
lot Z, block 81. Leighton's addition.
lots 5, 8, 10, IL, Il, and il. block %,
Leighton's addition: lot i. block %.
Leightons addition; lot 1. block 81.
Leighton's addition; and alongside
the front 100 feet OF lot /. block SO;
lot 6, block rs, Leighton's addition,
and lot /, block "a. Leightons addi-
ton.
Cameron & McManus, sS4S.90.
j. C. McManus, S7S5.70
That J. C. McManus, whose bid is
sTS5.7 20, is the lowest and best bidder
for said work. and we recommend that
his bid be accepted and the mayor, on
behalf OF the city of Keokuk. Iowa, be
authorized and directed to enter into
contract with him for the said work.
CHARLES OFF, Mayor,
E. LINDSTRAND,
Sidewalk Committee
j. ROSS ROBERTSON.
City Engineer.
Adopted By the following vote:
Yeas Butler, Christy, De Yong,
Hickey, johnson, Kiefer, Lindstrand,
Roberts. Tigue-Total. 8.
y
Nays-None.
Absent Annable. Mccormick, Swan.
son-Total. 8.
CHARLES OFF.
Attest: Mayor.
H. T. MOORE, Clerk of the Council,
City of Keokuk. Iowa.
From the Sewer Committee and
City Engineer.
To the President OF the City Council:
Your sewer committee and city en-
gineer beg to report that we have re-
ceived the following bids for the CON
struction of an eigat-inch tile sanitary
sewer commencing at connection
with the sewer in the alley of block
1877, thence westerly in the alley be
tween Main and Blondeau street to
the easterly side of Fourteenth street:
Cameron 6 McManus, s669.95.
Elite & PRAISE, s5O6.65.
That Elite & Prasse, whose bid is
s506.65, is the lowest and best bidder
for said work, and we recommend
that their bid be accepted and tbs
mayor, on behalf of the city of Keo
! kuk, Iowa, be authorized and directed
| to enter into contract with them fol
/ the said work
PATRICK TIGUE. JR.,
JOHN P. JOHNSON,
j. ROSS ROBERTSON,
City Engineer.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Butler, Christy, De Yong
Hickey, Johnson, Kiefer, Lindstrand
Roberts, Tigue-T Total, 9.
Nays-None.
Absent-Annable, Mccormick. swan
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