The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-22

IS S$II3.505

ening let the contract of building the
new Chaves county courthouse to Ly
on e. Axtell, the well known contrac-
tors of Roswell. Santa Fe and Pueb
10, the contract price of the court
house and Jail to be $113,505.09. with
out plumbing. lighting, heating or fur
nisning. The successful contractors
expect to begin work excavating for
the foundation next Monday morning.
The contract allows them one year
after the completion of the founda
tion in which to erect the new build
ing.
There were three bidders for the
Job. in reality only two. for the third
lid not accompany his bid with a GER
tilted check There were no strictly
local bidders. The winning bidders
are semi-local. for Mr.. Axtell. of the
firm OF Lyon & Axtell, mas resided
here with his family for more than a
year.
In letting the contract six PROPOSE
tions were submitted on the court
house and four on the Jail. Proposi-
tion No l was the most expensive in
botn cases aud in each succeeding
proposition something was cut out to
make the cost less. Lyon & Axtell's
bids on the court house ran from
sI17,952.96 down to $94.62eS7 On
the jail their bids ran from s1s.005. 90
down to $13,505.o9. Lyon & Axtelrs
original bid on proposition No. of
tae court house was $102 ,990.06, but
II was cut to an even 100000 and
this proposition and proposition No.
ON the Jail were accepted. making
the total bid of s113,505.09.
Smith. Work g. Company. of Ell Pa
so, filed only one bid and that was on
propositions No. l on both courthouse
and Jail. totaling s1S4.952. II. was
their bid which was unaccompanied f!
ny a certified check.
The Mutual Construction Company
of Louisville. Ky. was the other real |
bidder. On the six court house prop
osftions. their bids ran from S137, ,309 |
to S111 .o40. On proposition No. their |
bid was $123.340 and thus they were
s23.340 higher ON tle court house than |
Lyon & Axtell On the Jail their bids
ran from s23,467 to $l6.6O2. the lat |
ter being the bid on proposition No. |
1. Thus they were s3.O96.91 higher
tnan Lyon L. Axtell on tae Jail build |
ing. or total of s26.436a1 higher
than the successful bidders From tiis |
difference should be subtracted, how
ever, the sum of s2.99O.O6, which was |
taken off the Lyon & Axtell bid on /
proposition No. when the ornamen-
tai piastering of the ceiling of the |
court room was cut ont This leaves /
net difference of s22.446.S5. To Jail |
proposition No. 4. the one accepted, |
was added an iron stairway from the |
jailer's Office to the Jail.
The building will be constructed |
OF pressed brick. Bedford, Indiana. |
cut stone and galvanized iron. 1t will |
be as nearly fire proof as any build |
ing can be constructed. The columns |
will be of cut Bedford stone. The |
brick will be either buff or gray. "It |
viii be a handso-ner building than the |
New Mexico capitol building at San |
Ia Fe." says the architect. |. H. Rapp. |
The cost of putting in the plumbing. |
lighting 0wiri1g) and heating plant |
together with the architects commits |
sion, will run the cost of the build |
ing up to 100000, which is practical |
ly the amount realized on the SIPS |
900 bonds. On top of that will come |
the furnishing and yard Improvement |
The bonds were voted for the con |
struction of the court house and the |
commissioners felt they had no right |
to spend the money for furniture and |
on the grounds, after considering the
subject
Mr.. Lyon will move at once to Ros |
we'll His firm will be strong bidder
FOR the new High School building.
the new First National Bank build |
ing and otner ST. uctures. Mr.. Elmer
Axtell. a brother of the contractor
will he their superintendent of con
strIction on the court house. TIE
county has not vet made arrange
nents for its superintendent. The firm
Of Lyon & Axtell will now move all
:ts equipment to Roswell and becomes