Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-15

posal plant for the Asylum and we
are putting this in at the present time
and along with the sanitary sewer
We are putting in storm sewer tc,
carry off the storm water. The dis /
posaI plant and sanitary sewer is be
ing put in according to plans and |
specifications made by ". c. Kirch- /
offer, Civil Engineer, OF Madison,
Wisconsin. The disposal plant with
the storm and sanitary sewer viii
cost Us when completed, in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
The improved land on the asylum
farm was rented this year on shares,
the County's share of this amounted
to s34224 after marketing the pro-
duce and this amount has been plac-
ed in the bank to the credit of the
Asylum fund
Attached tothisreportyou will find
an itemized statement showing the
proceeds from the rental of the farm
The total aggregate OF contracts
| let for the building, including the gen
eraI contract, roofing contract, cleo
trio wiring contract, heating and vent
lating contract, and the plumbing
| contract amount to a total of S135 600
Add to this the cost of the farm it
self amounting to So, 900 and the-cost
of the excavating, of the sinking the
W II, cost of the disposal plant and
the salary Of the superintendent and
some sundries, which will amount
to Sc 500 in ALL and you have a grand
total of approximately $174,OOO. The
total amount of bids issued being
s18O,OOO. This will leave in round
numbers $4,000 to start the plant
with
When we advertised for bids for
the plumbing work etc, for the asy-
lum David Ahern & Son Co., of Fond
du Lac put in bid on this work of
$6,969O0 their bid being accompanied
by a certified check amounting to
$4,000 Their bid was received on
the 31st day of May and on the 9Th
day Of June their bid was accepted
and advice sent to them, that We
were ready to enter into contract.
They refused to do this however and
on the same day we received a no
tice som them to the effect that they
withdrew their bid We sent them
contract to be signed and they re-
fused to execute the same. The con-
tract for this same work was subse-
quently let to the next lowest bidder
the CentraIia Hardware Co., for 49,
$4,000 an increase, you will note over
the bid Of David Ahern & Son Co.,
of $2,281.OO David Ahern & Son Co.
afterwards demanded the return of
their certified check amounting to
$4,000 This the Committee refus-
, ed to do, and the money was deposit
ed in the American National Bank in
the Asylum fund. We report this mat
ter as We want the County Board to
be aware of the facts and att the same
time take action they may deem nee
essary in the matter. Your Commit
tee is of the opinion that the check
amounting to $4,000 by right is for
feited to the County as David Ahern
& Son Co., failed to enter into the
contract as agreed upon and on ac-
count Of this we were forced to con-
tract at a much higher price. On
this plumbing work we had five bids
from 5000 90 to $1O,5 $4,000 and as
stated before the contract was final
ly let for $9,250.O0.
At the present time we have insUr
ance to the amount of $25, 100000 on tn
building and expect as soon as the
roof is on to put on at least $50, OO0,-
90 more insurance.
Your Committee figures that with
no bad luck, the building will be readF
for occupancy not later than the first
of June, 1911. We expect to have
it completed before that but we fig
ure surely with all delays considered
that we will have DIT finished by the
first of June and ready to turn over
to the County.
Ito be continued.)