The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-02
BIDS OF GOoDMA.<
and LO|TvEO ARE
LOWEST SUBMITTED
Sewer and Water Main Extension
Contracts Let Below Engi-
neer's Estimate.
PAVING IS LET AT TWO
CENTS ABOVE ESTIMATE
Lake Shore Road and Bridge Matter
Again Considered; Special
Meeting Monday.

meeting MONDAY.
Goodman & Loitved, Bemidji con-
tractors, outbid large field of con-
tractors from other cities, and were
awarded the contracts for the con-
strhction of storm sewer, sanitary
sewer, water extension and paving
at the meeting of the city council last
evening"
All the bids, with the exception of
paving bid, were below the city engi-
neer's estimate The paving bid was
about two cents above the estimate,
but since the estimate was made the
cost of cement has increased Is cents
barrel.
A large number of citizens and con-
tractors attended the meeting of the
council to witness the opening of the
bids.
Storm Sewer $2,OO4.5O.
For storm sewer on Bemidji av-
enue from Fourth street to Seventh
street and on Beltrami avenue from
Tenth street to Eleventh street,
Goodman & Loitved were awarded the
contract at $2,0O4.5O. Their bid
was as follows: For 15-inch pipe, 80
cents a foot; 12-inch pipe, 65 cents
foot; 10-inch pipe, 60 cents foot;
15x10 US at $2.1O; 12x1O US at
$1.8O; one-quarter bends at $1.4O;
manholes at $3S and inlets at SIG.
Other firms bidding on this work
were the Robinson, Vanalstein Co.,,
of Grand Forks and the Pastoret Con-
struction company of Duluth. The
latter firm bid $4,000 and the former
bid was higher.
Sanitary Sewer $8,130.68.
Goodman & Loitved were awarded
the contract for the construction Of
a sanitary sewer from Sixth to Thir-
teenth streets on America avenue to
Beltrami avenue on Thirteenth street,
on Beltrami avenue from Twelfth to
Fourteenth streets and on Mime
sofa avenue from Ninth to Thirteenth
streets. Their bid was $8,130.68.
The engineers estimate was $8,4O0.
Goodman & Loitved bid $1.38 for
eight-inch pipe, SIS per manhole and
$1O7 for flush tanks. Other bids for
this contract were submitted by
Kircher Bros, of st. Paul, Grand
Forks Construction company, H. F..
Bosworth of Ada, Pastoret Construc-
tion company Of Duluth, John Nc
Donald of Duluth, Robinson, Vanal-
stein Co., of Grand Forks and William
c. Frazer of St. Paul.
Water Mains 81 $4,000.
Goodman & Loitved were awarded
the contract for the extending of wa
ter mains on America avenue to the
corner of the St. Hilaire Lumber COM
pany property to the Koors Bros. new
building. Their bid was $1,269.6O.
The William G. Frazer company of
st. Paul submitted bid of $1,310.
The Goodman & Loitved bid was as
follows: Four-inch pipe, $1.48;
hydrants, $58; gate valve, $14; spe-
cials, six cents pound.
Paving Contract $1,000.
Goodman & Loitved were awarded
the contract for paving on Beltram1
avenue from Tenth to Thirteenth
street and on Bemidji avenue from
Fourth to Seventh streets on a bid
amounting to about $1,000. Their
bid was as follows: 1922 pei
square yard of paving, 40 cents pei
lineal foot of curb, so cents per cubic
yard for removing surplus earth. The
engineer estimated that there would
be about 5000 square yards OF paw
ing, 1900 lineal feet of curb and l.
900 cubic yards of surplus earth
Others bidding for this contract were
George E. Kreatz of Bemidji, Farm
ham Bros. company of Minneapolis
and Robinson, Vanastein company Of
Grand Forks.
Get Cement Contract.
Goodman & Loitved were awarded
the contract for cement work in thu
city for 1916. There were no othel
bids submitted. Their bid was nine
cents per square foot for sidewalk, 2s
cents per lineal foot for curbing ant
IA cents per square foot for stree
and alley crossings. They had thu
contract last year at the same fig
ures. - ~ ~
On the motion of Alderman Lah'
at the meeting last evening the elec
tric lights in the city hall will b.
placed on a meter.
A petition signed by residents TO-