Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-21

Only Two bids We're received on con-
crete paving by the city council Non
day night and the lowest of these was
SleS per yard. both bids having been
submitted by brick contractors who
We're bidding on the brick paving Four
ing the day 10 bid on the concrete
failed 10 bid and q representative of K.
S. Blome & Co. patentees of granitoid
was in the city all day Monday doing
what he could to block the deal. The
four who backed out complain of GER
tain onerous and prof1ibitive details in
the specifications but there was a sus-
picious meeting of various bidders held
in he afternoon and some of the coun-
cilmen are afraid Of "frame-up
was accomplished and all of the bids
or at least all on concrete are likely
10 be thrown out.
The bids were all referred to the
streets and alleys committee. together
with the mayor and city attorney, 10
report at an adjourned meeting 10 be
held tonight
Low Concrete Bid S1.6S.
/ The low bid on the concrete work.
and the contract is one that any con-
tractor should be anxious To get under
ordinarily favora BILE conditions. was
s1.6s. filed by the Stevens Coastruc-
ton Company of Chicago. The Stew
ems company also bid on the small
brick contract. The other bid was
filed by the Cedar Rapids Construc-
ton Company another of the brick
bidders and was al s1.75. The Stevens
company was also lower than the Cedar
Rapids company on the curbing. bid
ding IS cents a against 81
Low Brick Bid is S1.e5.
The low bid on The brick was fled
by NJ. Ford Of Cedar Rapids. a 1896.
Three other brick bids were filed, the
/ O'FarreIl Contracting Company. Of Du-
buque bidding $40. the Stevens COM
pany 1912. and the Cedar Rapids Con-
struction Company s2.01i2.
A comparative list Of the bids on
both concrete and brick, in the accom-
panying table, gives more compre-
hensive idea of the bids.
Don't Like Specifications.
The four concrete men who we're
! here 70 bid and refused. complain that
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| large number of details. Among these
was a representative Of Dearborn &
/ Jackson who a few DAYS go received
| the contract for concrete paving in
Osa ge. Iowa. at s1.39. The price of
cement. lime rock and labor We're the
same with sand slightly cheaper in
/ Marshalltown than in Usage, Members
! Of the council also do not like the idea
Of the brick bidders getting together
/ in meeting and then having the only
/ two bids filed on the concrete from
/ brick bidders, with the concrete men
STAYING out.
Error May Cause Trouble.
1t is not al all improbable that an
error in filing out the bid Of NJ. Ford.
! the low bidder on the brick may cause
some trouble or at least delay. and
! that the error might prove a loophole
thru which some property owner who
did not want the paving even az sl.95
might take advantage. Mr.. F'ord's bid
/ had the figures for the curling and
grading and the paving transposed. and
while the error was plain on its face
thu bid stands technically a 40 cents
for paving and 1915 for curbs. 1t may
/ he necessary for Il legal opinion on the
question before he bid can be accepted
and the paving ordered. and even then
there might be an opportunity for legal
argument. Al any rate this is point
that the council will have 70 deal with
: at the meeting his evening.