Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-19
BIpS STAGGER HOPES
 FOR NEW COURT HOUSE
CFrom Thursdays Daily.)

: HouHG III dN'l1di NtuiAy VI 1i V '''iit al cruel blow yesterday morning when the lowest bid for the construction work alone was S2l7.S64. submitted by Rogers & Ashton, of Denver ! Twenty-Five firms from every part Of the Southwest submitted bids, six oi them for general construction, and ithc remainder for the installation oi plumbing, heating, vacuum cleaners, metal doors. etc.
 Other bids on tne general construc- ton work were as follows: William l c. Reed. Twin Falls. Idaho. S249 500; ! Wurster Construction Company. San Diego. Cal. S241 S4S; National Fire Prooing Company, Los Angeles. Cal. S25S215; Soeric & VarnEm, Greeley. Colo. $239,5CO, and \. P. Olson Construction Company. Pres colt. $240000.
 The low bid of Rogers & Ashton, l IS217.S64. does not indicate that such would be the amount necessary for ] the construction of the court house and its equipment, outside of furni- ture. filing cases and other parapher- nalia. To the general construction bid must be added the following items with approximate costs: copper rooi. S4.SO0: metal windows. %.S55; metal doors and trimmings. S21,O29; plumb ing. $7.366: vacuum cleaning system, l $SC0; heating plant. SS.950; electric work. $2.675; and architects fees. S10COO If concrete instead of gran ite is used in the construction of the columns at the entrance tne Rogers & Ashton firm will make a deduction l Of Sl5.COO. Other deductions offered arc S3.N0O if concrete is used for walls instead of brick and S4.OO0 if cornices of cast cement are used ;1steaI of terra cotta.
 Counting in the deductions and ad- ditions. the total cost of the court house on the Denver firms bid would be about S25S.S39. To this a further addition Of approximately $40O0O would have to be made for furniture. bringing the total cost of construc- ton and furnishings ID to almost $3GO,O00. sum fully $50,00O more than was anticipated.
 Separate bids for the equipment ol the proposed court house were re ceived. They were:
 For plumbing: William c. Reed Company. $7,365; Chris Irving Plumb ing and Heating Company, Denver. !. SS,529; ]. D. Potter Plumbing and Heating Company. Greeley, Colo, SS.2t5; Kuhue Brothers, Prescott. S9325; City Plumbing and Heating Company. Boulder. Colo, s9,397. and Johnson & Davis Plumbing and Heat ing Company. S7,920.
 For metal windows: Henry Wcis Cornice Company, Kansas City, Mo-. $2,SS0: Mesker Brothers Iron Com pany. St. Louis. 5000; Bashford- Burmistcr Company. Prescott, $7.355: U. S.>Metal Products Company, Los Angeles. $7,237 Cif Simplex windows are useD.
 For metal doors and trim mings: Dahlstrom Metallic Door Co. Denver. S21.029; Palmer Metal Sash and Door Company. Canton. Ohio, $lS99O; Interior Metal Manu- featuring Company, Jamestown, N N.. SHAY.
 For vacuum cleaner: William c. Reed. SS50; ]. D. Potter Plumbing and Heating Company, $500; City Plumbing ard Heating Company, S7C0; Johnson & Davis Plumbing and Heating Company. S469.
 For steam heating: William c. Reed, $9,935: Chris Irving Plumbine and Heating Company. Sl0.547; ]. D. Potter Plumbing and Heating Com- pany, SS9oO; huhne Brothers, SIO,- 600; Charles P. Pfeiffer. Denver, So, 92O; City Plumbing and Heating Co.,. SlO.340; Johnson & Davis. S1O,S59.
 For electrical work: Wurster Con struction Company. $5,40O; Vyne Brothers. Prescott. S3.10O: New State Electrical Supply and Fixture Com pany, Phoenix. S2,675.
 The supervisors have not deter mined what action will be taken on the various bids. Unless some way is ! found to decrease the cost of the pro 1. posed court house, inc plan to build . ii may have 10 be abandoned.
 PLEASED INVESTOR