Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-28
REJECTED ALL BIDS
City Council Decides Bids
for Refloorinf Bridge
are Too HiRh

A regular adjourned meeting of the
city council was held Monday evening
with all the aldermen present, to.
gether with County Comm issioners
Delphise Recheleau ssand Martin Vie.
chcrek who were present to act in con
junction with the council in passing
on bids for the Broadway bridge
matter.
J. W. Butler. representing J. W,
Butler & Bros. of st. Paul, and
Thomas E. Woolley of Lacrosse, Wis
were in attendance and together with
the General Contracting Co., of Mime
apolis presented bids for the creosote
blocking of the bridge. The first
named however withdrew his bid just
before the city fathers were called to
order stating that he had made a big
error in his figures ana asking that the
bios be not opened until ne coulu
rectify the error. He was given a
little time to Go so. as the council
also awaited message from Engineer
Cl"neIen, and pending the opening of
the bids the city fathers set to work
Or other matters coming before them
at this time.
Paul Hopka was granted permit to
repair the stairway on the west side
OF his building at corner OF Broad
way and Kidder street southeast and
the klewel Brewing company a
permit to repair the balcony on the
rear of the building on Broadway
east occupied by Dell LaBlanc.
I. G0ttstien was granted q liquor
license.
An executive session was called for,
all spectators, reporters ETC., being ex-
cluded from the council cham bers,
which we understand was to examine
some figures on creosote blocking just
received.
After the executive session the bids
the corrected one of J. W.
Butler were opened. They were:
General Contracting company. All the
old timbers, rails, nuts, etc., to be-.
come the property of the contractor,
using Norway pine timbers, standard
blocks ~, 428; Norway Pine timbers,
719 inch blocks, l-2 inch thick,
b. 756; using iir timber, standard size
3. 266; FIR timber from coast 7x0 in
ches ana 3 IL inch thick blocks, @. 598 ;
tir timber from Minnesota transfer,
standard blocks 8, 7s9; fir timber
from Ainneoota tfaustes, 7x0x3 l.2
inch blocks, %. 126. US to be added
20 above price, IL rails, spices, nuts
etc., remain property Of city andce190
70 BE- addsd IT old timber remains pro-
p6fty ot city @.,.., :.<,: " ::
Ths company agreed to have ths
work completed in forty days.
j.. W. Butler q Bros. of St. Paul
according to plans and specifications
all the old timbers, rails. etc.. to be-
come the property OF contractor
b, 204 old lumber to become property
of contractor and rails, spices, nuts,
etc., property of city, $3.50; old lum-
her rails, etc., to remain property of
city, s.. 46S. work to be completed in
forty days The figures on the bid
which he withdrew were a, 929, a. 996
and IS, 103 respectively. For standard
size blocks instead of 7x9x3 IL inches.
the sized blocks specified in the con-
tract, a deduction of $40 would be
made from these contractors figures.
Thos. e. Woolley of Lacrosse, Wis. !,
according t0plans and specifications,
all old timber, rails, etc., to become
property Of contractor, 81. 594: old
timber to become property of contrac.
tor and rails, etc., to remain property
of CITY,. E,7l7; old timber, rails
etc, to remain property of city,
81, 7T. &c agreed to complete the
work in 20 days.
In his bid be made another PROPOSE:
tion that if he was allowed to us<
blocks 3 inches thick instead of 31.S
inches, he would put in q: Sand cush
ion. sar.coal covering and I'LL cracks
with tar felt, for 81. 344.
Engineer Schultz of st. Cloud SPOKE
favorable to the latter proposition IL
behalf Of MIR. Woolley.
After considering the bids, ane
comparing them with figures they hae
on the st. Cloud bridge, allowing
literally for difference in materia
used, etc. the council and commits
si0ners decided to reject all bids OF
the grounds that they were all to'
high, all with the exception of Alder
man Lane voting for rejection O
same.