The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-09
GOODMAN Low BIDDER
ON THIRD STREET PAVING
Work Will Probably Be Started Next
Week-Changes To Be Made In
City Hall.


street from Bemidji to Minnesota
avenues at the council meeting last
night. His bid was the lowest of
the four submitted. Work will be
started as soon as the contract
has been signed and the first of
next week should see the excavation
for the sub base begun.
The bids received by the council
we're as follows:
Nels Loitved, $1.21H per square
yard for cement; soc per cubic yard
for removing surface earth.
J. H. Crouch, $1.21H per square
yard for cement; SOC per cubic
yard for removing surface earth.
John Goodman, $1.20 per square
yard for cement; 27c per cubic yard
for removing surface earth.
McAdam, Preston & Co. of Du.
luth, 1888 per square yard fol
cement; 40c per cubic yard for re-
moving earth. 49,
This bid will make the cost a
little over $4,000 for each block.
The city engineers estimate for the
two blocks was $4,000. 1t is possible
that the gravel for the work may be
found near the city, although the
figures are understood to have beer
based on hauling it from Lake
Superior.
Bid on Bonds Tabled.
The Commercial Investment com
pany, of Duluth, submitted bid or
the $4,000 bonds which the city
wishes to market. The company
agreed to buy at par and interest
but wanted about 800 for attorneys
fees for examining the bonds. The
bid was tabled as it was illegal, No
check accompanying it.
The matter will be taken up with
the local banks again and an effort
made to have them float the issue.
The city has enough money to buy
half of the bonds and the banks will
be asked to guarantee to take up the
other half next spring when they will
be needed. This will save the city
paying interest all winter on money
lying idle. -~
M. A. Schmidt's bid on the ditch
of the swamp road west of town on
Fourth street was accepted. He
will get $50 for clearing and 800 for
putting it on the road. The work
will begin at once and should be
finished within a week or ten days.
F. A. Barude's bid was zoe per yard
for Ga yards.
City Hall To Be Changed.
Mayor Parker and Frank Miller
reported on the city hall and pre-
ented rough plans showing the
proposed changes. Miller was
instructed to prepare plans and
specification for the changes and
they are to be presented at the
council meeting next Monday
night. Bids will then be advertis-
ed for and all contractors given an
equal chance.
The changes proposed will make
the hall good for another ten years
and give the use of a lot of room
that is now being wasted. The
entire lower floor will be- given
over to the firemen, with the ex-
ceptlon of the room where they
are now quartered. That room
will be remodeled for municipal
court room.
The fire horses are to be stationed
along the rear wall and will face
Minnesota avenue. The presen,
front door is to be cut away anc
leveled for street entrance. Above
the municipal court will be sleeping
rooms for the fremen, connected
with the flower floor by brass pole
A locker room is also provided fol
their extra clothing.
On the second floor, the city clerl
will have an Office, the council will
have large chamber and also .
small retiring room. The main bal
will be about fifty feet long. A,
outdoor stair will reach the secont
story.
Jail Plan. to Be Made.