Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-13


per square foot ..................si2 81, 1855
q, 4ss.5 linear feet curbing at 4oc
per linear foot .................... $3.50
Engineering to date .......-........ 2i0.l5
Engineer and superintendent of
construction completion .,....... 10000
Total ...,..,...,..,.. ........... .S23. i.s2
To this amount shah be added all other
expenses such as the printing OF bonds
ordinances, notices. etc.
Respectfully
ROY +, GOODMAN.
City Engineer
The following petition signed by some
l26 individuals and firms of Durango was
read and ordered placed on file.
To the Honorable Mayor and city coun-
ell. of the city Of Durango;
Gentlemen: We, iaborIng men, residents
and taxpayers of the city OF Durango
respectfully request your honorable body
to award no contracts on city work which
do not specify that local labor shall be
employed AT local prices to tho excursion
of outside labor which is proposed To be
shipped IN for the purpose of reducing
wages, unless the number OF aborcrs in
local rate of pay to be in force.
Upon motion of Alderman Turner the
petition was ordered placed on file.
Upon request of the mayor the clerk
read tho different bids for construction OF
cement sidewalk and eurbing in improve
ment district No l. The bids were MS
follows: The Phoenix Paving and Side
walk company. 10 cents per square foot
for sidewalks. and a cents per linear foot
for curbs. The Fisher Dempsey Cons. CO.
Il cents per squart foot for sidewalks and
20 cents Per linear foot for curbs The
Independent Hardware and L. Emsley
Co, Is cents per square foot FOR side
walks and 80 cents per linear foot for
curbs The Pueblo Construction Co, l6k
I, cents per square foot for sidewalks and
so cents per linear foot for curbing.
The mayor requested the city attorney
to pass upon the different bids.
The first bid considered by the attor
ney was that of the Fisher Dempsey Cons
Co He called attention to "a number of
technical errors in the bid but the one
which he considered the most serious and
which in his opinion made It impossible
for the council to consider the bid was
the fact that the county clerks records
do not show any affidavit of partnership.
or any record of any such corporation as
the Fisher Dempsey Cons. Co He added
that there was nothing in the signature
to show the liability of the firm.
Tho bid OF the Independent Hardware
company was next considered. This the
attorney stated did not contain a copy
of the ordinance. nor was the number OF
the ordinance given, but these errors
were not of sufficient importance to keep
the council from considering the bid.
As the bid of the Pueblo Construction
company was filed seven minutes late, the
attorney stated that the council was not
Obliged TO consider it. The ordinance was
not attached to this bid.
Tie attorney stated that the bid of the
Phoenix Paving and Sidewalk company
was exceptional in form, every detail be-
ing complete and was open to the full
consideration OF the council,
Alderman Smith moved that as the low
est hid was that OF the Fisher Dempsey
Cons, Co. was considered faulty that the
contract be awarded the next lowest bid
der, the Phoenix Paving and Sidewalk
company
City Attorney Ellis suggested as there
were many legal points involved. that this
would better be done by resolution pre-
pared In due form. The mayor request
ed the attorney to prepare the resolu-
ton. The attorney replied that such a
resolution had been prepared. Mr.. Smith
withdrew his motion and Alderman Tur-
ner introduced the prepared resolution,
which reads as follows;
Resolved by the City Council OF the
city Of Durango. that the city Council
hereby finds;
l. That notice Of coll for bids for the
contract for construction of cement CON
crete sidewalks and curbs In sidewalk
Improvement district No. 1 in the city OF
Durango. in due form OF law, and duly
signed by the city clerk OF said city.
has been duly published in the Durango
Herald. a daily newspaper published in
Durango, La Plata county. Colorado. has
been duly published for more than ten
days us required by ordinance in that
behalf, and that proof of the pubica-
tion thereof in due form OF law has
been filed in the office of the said city
clerk.
9. Tint sundry bids for the contract
for construction ~ aforesaid have been
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council having now met and canvassed
and considered said several bids. finds
that the Phenix Cement Sidewalk com
pany. n partnership and voluntary ASSOC
citation OF persons composed OF Gust Fors-
gren. Victor Forsgren and Edwin Fors-
gren. is the lowest responsible and reiia-