The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-01-19
COMMISSIONERS

The county Commissioners met
January 10 at 10 o'clock, all men,
bers being present. Bids for the
sale of $52,500 bridge bonds were
received and discussed during the
| forenoon session.
Upon the petition of the residents
of Whitefish judicial township it
was ordered that Ben Hotter be ap-
pointed constable for that township
and that he file bold in the sum
of $4,000 with the county clerk.
The board then proceeded to
open the bridge bonds, which were
as follows: Ham Trust and Savings
bank, Chicago, premium $1538.25;
Walls & Dickey company, Minnea-
polls, S per cent, with premium Of
$10S2; John Miveen & company of
Chicago, per cent, with a premium
Of $3.50; Woodin, McNeer & Moon,
Chicago, per cent with prem
iam of 5000; Seasongood & Meyer
Chicago, s per cent with a premium
of $1,000; N. w. Halsey & company,
Chicago. S per cent, premium 1859
=. H. Rollins Brothers, Denver, 5
per cent, premium $12e9; A. B.
Leach & company, Chicago, per
cent premium $1613; c. H. Coffin,
S. A. Kean & company and Robert
4. Kean, all of Chicago submitted
bias, but there being no checks at
tached, bids were not considered.
It appearing to the board that the
bid of N. w. Halsey & company was
best, it was accepted and the bonds
were awarded to that company
The board proceeded to open bids
for the construction of three steel
bridges as advertised, which were
As follows:
Central States Bridge company,
indianapolis; Columbia Falls bridge,
$31 900; saltwater river bridge,
$1,000; Swan river bridge, $1,000;
timber app: oches $3.50 per foot;
taking down old bridge $275O.
Hewitt Bridge company, Mime
apolis. Mimi; Columbia Falls bridge
with approaches on tubes, $2S, 400;
Same with concrete "tirs and ends
$4,000; saltwater bridge on tubes,
$11 900; same with concrete piers
and ends, S13,4OO; Swan river
bridge on tubes, $500; same with
concrete ends $4,000.
A. Y. Bayne & company, Mime.
apolis, Mimi; Swan river bridge
$4,000; Saltwater bridge, $500;
Columbia Falls bridge, $24,875;
. same different plans) s2s,4OO; al
wood approaches and single floor
SIS. rs per foot; taking down ole
bridge $4,000.
Security Bridge company, Mime
apolis, Mimi; Columbia Falls bridg,
$4,000; for all wood approaches
IS. rs per foot; taking down ole
bridge $4,000: Saltwater bridge
$500; Swan river bridge, $4,000.
Northwest Bridge company, Taco
ma, Wash; Columbia Falls bridge
tubular piers, $25, 500; same con
crete, 500, 500; Saltwater bridge
tubular piers. $500; Swan rive
bridge, concrete, $1,000; removing O
bridge at Columbia Falls, $25OO.
Continental Bridge company, Chi
cago; Columbia Falls bridge, $25,
$50; Swan river bridge, $G995; Still
: water bridge, $S725; approaches TO
all bridges, IS. SO per foot; takin
\ down old bridge at Columbia Falls
s2475.
Robert billings & Company, Min
neapolis, Mimi; Columbia Fall
bridge, without approaches, $40, 00(
Saltwater bridge without approach
es, $500; Swan river bridge with
out approaches $S725; approach
es for all bridges, $50 per foot
taking down old Columbia Fall
bridge $4,000.
There being no certified check al
tached to the bids of either the Ce1
trail States Bridge company Or tn
bids were not considered.
7 The county treasurer was author
ICED to transfer the sum of $500
from the general fund to the poe
fund; and to transfer the sum
S17O from the general fund to til
funding bond fund; to transfer tn
sum of $170 from the funding bon
fund to the road fund. The boar
adjourned.
January 13, 1911.
The board of county commission
ers met at two O'Clock, all member
being present. The report of tn
county surveyor on the bids for tn
construction of three steel bridge
for which bids were opened Jan,
= airy 10 was received and considere,
and the bid of A. " Hayne e. con