Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17
MANY BIDS ARE
D N HAND FOR
STATE BUILDING
Commission Opens II Proposals
for Structure for State Lii.
brary, Supreme Court,
Historical Society.

MontpclIcr, Feb. 13.--Thc bids Of .
construction and contracting compan-
les on the building to he erected in
this city for the use of the state Ii
hrary. supreme court. and Historical
two o'clock by the secretary Of tho
building Commi sson, Horace Z Ora
ham. Levi =. Smith. representing his
father &. r. Smith. and cX-Gov. w. w.
Stickuey of Ludlow were the only other
members of tho commission present
OF the y bids submitted for tho build
ing complete. including allowance for
providing and setting granite facing
and all other allowances. hut emitting
wanscot work extra finish work. eX-
ira marble. and terrazzo work, that Of
George r. Kelly, Yonkcrs, ~ Y, $3.50
ass, was the lowest.
The next lowest bidder on tho main
contract was the f. ]. Abbott Const rue
tion Co, New York city. with a pro-
posal of $4,000. The other bids were
from $4,000 in round figures to SILL
$40. the majority being in tho vicinity
of $4,000
All proposals were made I'm eight
separate items. the first covering the
building complete and the others with
the exception of one being bids on spe-
cial work. The eighth item required
the bidders to give the number of cal
endar days they would require to com.
plete the work.
Bids on the electric wiring and on
the steamfttinE were advertised for
and received aside from the main con
bn ma :
of Boston was the lowest on the cleo
trio work with n bid of s3,99o.
lssac Coffin CO., Boston, submitted the
lowest proposal on the plumbing work,
s. o69.
The commission simply opened the bids
and read them to the representatives Of
the contracting firms present and took the
matter under considerations The commits
sion reserves the right to reject any and
all bids and It Is probable that such ac-
ton Will be taken inasmuch as the appro-
pfiation is limited to $1,000 and the COM
mission has announced it's desire of erect
ing the building for $1,000 lee wing $4,000
to be used for furnishings The present
bids aggregate in round figures $4,000 not
allowing anything for extras and the
architects, Densmore q l.cclear
There Wcrc eight bidders on the electric
contract and 10 submitted bids on the
steamfittinG work. three of tho firms be-
ing Vermont companies, In addition 10
the BlodEetl bid there We're proposal 3
from Peck Brothers. Montpelier 20. 49,,
and NJ. McCarty & Sors, Poultney, sll,-
4A5.
The Kelley company al Yonkers which
had the lowest price for the work COM
piete gave 300 days as the time in which
tho work could he completed
James +" eastman of Burlington sent
in bid for sl55,52i79. the work to be
done In 315 days. The l<ieslich tonstruc-
ton company Of Burlington bid sl52,N2;
.. y Nichols. Essex Junction, sli9'o@'
John Nelson Construction GO. of Mont
peller slia's52; Vermont Construction CO.,
burlington, Sl5l 800: w. shelton swallow
'o'' winch recently completed the Union
station at Burlington and the motel at
hafre, Sl4a,i1 The T.. IL. iloWes con-
S'rn'ton Co of Boston, which butt the
| ttaito and Union bocNs In Montpelier,
| bid $4,000
w y Non tWOrth CO.. Boston, had Inc
| lowest Md on the item Cor setting the
granite facing. $3.50 The kclly concern
| had bid of $3.50 on this tom so mat
| u inc hlds We're divided with the Boston
company doing The granite setting S2oU
might be saved,