Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-05
NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING WILL
COST ss,OI6.
EIGHT BIDS WERE FILED
Plastic Faced Brick TO be Used
on the Front and Two
Sides.

Myrdem j. Clark, heretofore the
junior member of the firm of H. j.
Clark & Son, contractors, was award
ed the contract for the construction
OF the new city hall at the Monday
night session OF the city council.
Clarks bid OF sS,016 was 1854 un-
der the next lowest bid, that OF A. j.
Green, for the .same character OF
construction, and is nearly $4,000
under the cost at which the building
had previously been estimated.
Eight firms were represented in
the bids opened, all coming within
the prescribed limit of $4,000. Fig
ures were asked on two forms of
construction, one using common
brick, while the other provided for
plastic brick on the front and two
sides of the building. The bidders,
and their figures on the two forms of
construction, were as follows:
NJ. j. Clark-Common brick, ST.
1876; plastic brick, sS,O16.
A. j. Green Common brick, ST.
500; cement pressed brick $3.50;
plastic brick, $3.50.
Smith Brothers-Common brick,
$3.50; plastic brick, $3.50.
D. A. Fitzgerald-Common brick,
s7,SS9; plastic brick, s9,0S9.
S. j. Taylor-Common brick, S.
269; plastic brick, Ss,413
Slower, Smith & Callison-Com-
mon brick, sS,475.6O; plastic brick,
s9,6S76O.
NJ. c. H. Day-Common brick, ST.
Gal; additional for plastic brick, ST.
2O5.
Meyer & Van Natta-Common
brick, sS,SO5.
A motion was made that the lowest
bid be accepted, and contract award
ed. Councilman Stricken wanted the
motion to include the name of NJ. J..
Clark as the lowest bidder, and it
was so included, and at the sugges-
tion of Stricken the city attorney was
instructed to draw up a contract
one Of the provisions to be that no
member Of the city council be in any
way interest in said contract This
feature of the discussion was occa-
stoned by the fact that the successful
bidder NJ. J. Clark, had heretofore
been associated with his father,
Councilman H. J. Clark, in the con-
struction business.
The city charter provides that no
member of the council shall be inter
ested in any city contract, but Coun-
Gilman Clark remarked that he
thought 1t was unnecessary to in
clude that in the contract; We know
how the charter reads as we'll as any
one" The contract is also to pro-
vide for the use of No. grade plas-
tic faced brick on the front and two
sides of the building.
A building committee, to employ
a competent person to superintend
the construction work, and to have
general supervision over the mater
ials and workmanship, was appoint
ed by Mayor Smith. Councilmen
Everton, Mclean and Stricken we're
named as the committee. and they
have employed Architect Bowen,
who drew the plans and specifiCa-
tions, to superintend construction.
The committee was also authorized
to have the new building piped for
gas lighting as we'll as wired for
electricity, and to consider the plac-
ing OF two sanitary drinking foun-
tains, one in the corridor on each
floor.
representative OF the gas COM
pany, who was present, stated that
the added cost for placing the gas
piping would not be more than I4S /
to $50.
The contractor is to do all the |
work on the new building, including
excavatlng, but his figure does not
include the furnishings or the light
Ing fixtures