The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-22
COUNCIL HOLDS
IMPORTANT MEET
Moines Firm for Inspection Of Paw
ing-Awards Electrical Contract

Enters Into Contract With Des
Moines Firm for Inspection Of Paw
ing-Awards Electrical Contract
BUYS A CAR OF WATER PIPE
Accepts Work Of G. M. McAhren,
Builder Of Three Different Lines
Of Sewer-To Meet Monday
The city council held an important
meeting on Monday night, at which
time number of contracts for materi-
al and work in connection with the
proposed paving were entered into. All
members of the council were present
at the meeting and the work was car
ried through with rush, principally
because the various matters had been
thrashed out in the committee rooms
prior to the meeting. A number of
representatives of different electrical
firms were present and made bids for
the electrical business of the city. The
McGraw Co., of Omaha, hald the con-
tract for furnishing meters, trans
formers, motors and fans during the
past year. furnishing Westinghouse
meters. The firm was represented on
Monday evening by Mr.. Egan, who ex-
pressed desire to continue the pres.
ent contract in force another year. His
opponents were the General Electric
and the Electrical Appliance Co. The
contracts submitted were as follows:
The McGraw Co., meters $6.06 and
2 per cent off.
E1oct 81 0E ~
and 2 per cent off. y
The Electrical Appliance Co., meters
s6.16 and 2 per cent on.
On the transformers all were about
the same, making discounts of 30, 10.
10 and per cent from list prices.
The contract was awarded the Nc
Graw Co. Last year the city paid this
company something like s125O00 for
meters and about the same amount for
transformers. The business had been
given very good attention and tho
council was not inclined to make
change.
The question of securing competent
inspection for the paving proposition
came in for considerable discussion. 1t
is understood that the resident en-
gineer, f. Woolston, will have charge
of the general engineering work, and
in case brick or concrete is decided
upon as the kind of paving, he will al
so do the inspecting. If, however, the
paving should be OF bitulithic, asphalt
or asphalt concrete, competent III !
spectors will be required in order thai
chemical analysis be made. the cOrretO
amounts of the different material
used, etc. In this work two men
necessary, one at the plant and one
the place of paving to keep record
etc.
For inspection of this work there
were three bidders present, the Mon
arch Testing Laboratories of Des
Moines; v. c. Dobson, of Des Moines,
and Renfro & Lewis, of Denison. The
bids on the work were as follows:
Monarch Testing Laboratories, ~.
cents per square yard.
v. c. Dobson, Ia cents per square
yard.
Renfro & Lewis, 5000 plus S cents
per square yard.
After due consideration the contract
went to the Monarch people. The con-
tract STIMULATES that the firm is to as
sist in the plans and specifications,
do the inspection, pass on materials,
etc. AS there are about $4,000 yards
of paving the inspection will amount
to about $l25O.00, $500 OF which is to
be paid when so per cent Of the work
is done, and the remainder paid upon
the issuance of the paving bonds.
The Monarch concern is a most rep
utable one and has done work all over
the state, just completing the Carroll
and Harlan jobs. They own their lab
oratories and make chemical exam
nation OF the materials used each day.
Mr.. Dobson, the lowest bidder, had
no laboratory, although he claimed &C
cess to one, and he wished to do all
the inspection himself. This the coun-
Gil deemed unwise, as it would be I'M
possible to be at the plant and on the
dump at the same time.
At the Monday night meeting the
council took advantage of the prevail
ing price of iron pipe and purchased
a car load from the Crane people, the
price being little over 500 ton. The
price was submitted few days ago,
and at the time purchase was made
iron pipe had advanced 80 cents per
ton, and is still going up.
The council was pleased to receive
a visit from Engineer ]. G. Thorne.
the engineer in charge of the deep
we'll. Mr.. Thorne came in from Clin-
ton Monday morning and spent most
of the day at the we'll. He was much
pleased at the progress being made and
says unless something unexpected hap
pens the we'll will he completed the
latter part OF January. The hole is
down 1890 feet and the drill still in
solid rock. 1t is expected depth OF
1900 or possibly 1000 feet will be
reached before sufficient quantity OF
water will be found.
G. NJ. McAhren made report OF the
Of his sewer contracts. and
upon recommendation of engineer the
work was accepted and notice OF as
sessment for cost will soon appear.
The fact that a man covers up his
automobile motor with blanket III
cold weather because it goes better II
kept warm does not mean that he will
remember to blanket his horse.