The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-23

adjournment, with all members pres
ent.
The receiving of bids for the erection
OF the new Jail, for plumbing and heat.
ing, n electric wiring, and Tor steel
jail fixtures was declared closed.
Pursuant to advertisement, bius were
received as follows:
For the construction of new county
Bidders Amount Ct BID
old dail 1900
Net bid ................. s97,586
johnson Construction Co, FAR
Allowing for the salvage Of old
Jail ....T..s..s.......s..'.. 1'44o
Net hid ............. $3.50
Stewart wilson, Fargo, N. D. . $69,4S9
Allowing for the salvage of old
jail OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. oVV
Net bid ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. S68,989
Tom power; 4 CO., Fargo, N. D., $4,000
Allowing for the salvage of old. -o
Jail .........,.......'..''-' 1,toV
Net bid acknowledgement. $6s,760
For thu the CONSTRUCTION and installing
Of steel Jail fixtures.
st. Paul Foundry Co, st. Paul,
crown VI Iron Works CO., lMiinneap-
Louis, Mo. 1883
natl, O! 1884
For plumbing, heating, ventilating
and wiring, for new Jail.
McDermott & Greenshields,. a
chsa ham dl & Manson, Fargo. N. '-'0's
D. " " Sus SUU
Ed. Madison, Fargo, N. D. 800. 10000
T. P. Riley, Fargo, n. p. - ~19,S7s
Fargo Plumbing & Heating Co.
The board spent the balance of the
afternoon figuring and checking over
the different bids above specified and
nesday, April Is at 8 o'clock, a. m, all
members voting aye on call Of the roll.
Tuesday, April 10, 1913.
Board met at 8 o'clock a. m, pursu-
ant to adjournment, with all members
present.
The morning was spent looking owe
the various devices of jail fixtures for
the new jail submitted by bidders for
journed to meet at 2 o'clock. p. M, all
members voting aye on call of the roll.
Afternoon Session, April Is.
Board met at 2 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment, with all members pres
The following resolution was intro
duced by commissioner Heath, who
moved its adoption, seconded by Com
missioner Lakey:
Resolved: That the bid of Tom
Powers Co. for. new Jail and sheriff's
residence. in the amount of SOS, $50, be-
ing the lowest and best bid, be and The
same is hereby accepted; n be 1t
further
Resolved: That proper officers be
and the same are hereby instructed to
enter. into contract with said Tom
Powers Co. for said work.
Which resolution was adopted on call
of the roll, Martini Landblom, Heath
and Lakey voting aye; .Rusch voting no
and explaining his vote as follows: ."On
the ground of insufficient funds, there
being only $41,500 available for the
building OF the new Jail. and owing to
the fact that no further levy can be
made until at the july meeting, and
that in my opinion, as the cost Of said
building is more than twice the amount
of available funds now on hand, I be-
lieve this question should be put to the
voters of CasS county to say whether
the commissioners shall. proceed with
the building of this new jail, according
to the laws of the state, or at least
defer action until after the July meet
ing, when another levy can be made"
The following. resolution was pre-
sented by Commissions Landblom who
moved it's adoption, seconded by Com
missioner Lakey: ,. .. a.,
Resolved: That the bid of the Stew
art Iron Works Co. for Jail steel Ak
lures, in the amount of $13,354, being
the lowest and best bid, be and the
same is hereby accepted; and be it
further
Resolved: That proper Officers be,
and the same. are hereby, instructed. to
enter into contract with said Stewart
Iron Works Co. for said work. =
Which resolution was adopted on. call
Of the roll, Martin, Lakey, Landblom
and Heath voting aye; Rpsch voting
| nO ~" "+"e 70.
The following resolution: was intro
lduced by Commissioner Lakey who
moved its adoption, seconded by Com
Resolved: That the bid of the Far
go Plumbing & Heating Co. for plumb
ing, heating, wiring and ventilatipg. of
Cass county jail and sheriffs residence,
in he amount of $1S,66O, being the low
est and best bid, be, and the same is
hereby accepted, and be it further
Resolved: That proper officers be,
enter into contract with said Fargo
Plumbing & Heating Co. for said
work.
Which resolution was adopted on
call of the roll, Heath; Lakey, Martin
and Landblom voting aye; Rusch vot-
ing no.
The following bills were allowed, and
on motion the auditor was instructed 10
draw warrants in p~ayment~of same, all
members voting ave.:
Aug. Landblom, commissioner
services 49,. $500
Henry Heath, commissioner
services ........:.:.......... $3.50
John Martin, commissioner serv-
ices ......s... .....A .,.y.ss.. . $3.50
VIM. Lakey, commissioner sery-
ices ....,..........,..::...... 1900
Sam. +. Crabbe, preparing plans
n specifications for new jail
and residence 800. $50. 3,O22.92
1t was moved and seconded that the
auditor be instructed to return ali
checks and bonds of unsuccessful bid
ders in connection with the new Jail
building. 49,. -
1t was moved and seconded that the
county furnish Sheriff Ross with. res
idence until such time as the new
sheriff's residence is completed, all
members voting aye on call of the roll.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet IN Tuesday, Mays lat 9 o'clock,
a. M, all members voting aye on cali
of the roll.
Attest ADDISON LEIGH,
County Auditor,
april 23, 1879
NEVER HAD THEM ON,