The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-05-05
Council Let Park Contract to
Wood Bros. at S192 More
Than E. Houses Offer.
F. w. KELLER AWARDED
FREDERICK ST. PAVING
New Fire Bond Election Is Set
For May 23-Other News
of Council.

lower, the members of the City Coun-
ell last night voted to give a contract
for hauling dirt to the baseball dia-
mond at Fairgrounds park to Wood
Brothers, whose price was 1712 cents
a cubic yard, or S1223.25 for the $500
cubic yards which it is estimated will
have to be hauled.
The lower offer was made by
Everett House, a grading contractor
living at Jackson. His bid was at the
rate of 14s4 cents per cubic yard, and
in his bid he declared the engineers
estimate would govern the amount of
work he would do and be paid for.
Houses bid was the lowest bid
made, six men competing for the Job.
When the motion was made that the
Job be given to Wood Brothers, Coun-
Gilman Bowman suggested that there
vas a lower bidder.
1--WE want to give this to someone
Tho pays taxes in the Cape" Council
nan Kaess said. The matter was put
o a vote and carried unanimously.
Basing the size Of the Job on the
engineers estimate OF $500 cubic
Yards of dirt to be hauled. House
would have done the work for S192.25
ess than Wood Brothers.
The other bids were: Grimes-Brun-
le Company, 10 cents a cubic yard;
Jonas Seabaugh, 2012 cents; r. B.
Estes, % cents; F. A. Brand, 1914
cents.
The dirt is to be used in filing in
The western side of the baseball field
md is to be taken from a hill on the
northwest corner of the park.
The contract for the pavement of
North Frederick street from Broad
vay to Normal avenue, also was let
asst night by the Council. This Job
was given to T. ". Keller. whose bid
vas the same as that Of Herman Lcef-
'el, 80 cents a cubic yard on 575 yards
If excavation. and % cents square
yard for 5313 square yards Of con-
crete paving.
J. H. Rouse bid S4644.54 on the Job.
he others being total of $44S4.77
each.
A petition to have Broadway from
he Boulevard west to the city limits
improved with a broad driveway hav-
ing a parkway running down the cen
ter and paved drives on either side,
vas submitted to the Council. It was
signed by Major James A. Brooks.
Mrs. Florence +. Brooks and the
Southeast Realty Company (by f. J.
DeaD.
The proposed driveway will make
he western end Of Broadway one Of
he most beautiful streets in South
east Missouri. The City Park will be
IN one side all the way and it is
planned to erect an arch at the en-
trance into the city
The Council also received a letter
rom Walter S. Albert in which Mr..
Albert and his relatives set forth their
desire to convey to the city land in the
West End needed by the city in cut
ing through unfinished streets there.
A resolution to build Il sidewalk on
street near Frederick also
was passed.
A resolution signed by w. D. Med
ey nullified the action of the Council
IN granting the concession rights Of
the dance pavilion at the City park TO
Rudolph Crosnoe and left the city
in a position TO dispose of
hat in some other manner.
Mr.. Crosnoe was given the dance
nall concession on a bid of $40 a
month. He wanted to have it during
Fair week. Differences Of opinion as
o the meaning Of the bid and the con-
ract the city offered to give led to
| rupture and now it is said the city
will keep the dance pavilion vacant. |
Jrosnoe asked the Council to make |
'ut any form of contract to grant him
he pavilion, but the Council refused |
o do so.
Park Keeper Prescott last night was
'oted policeman's powers. Mayor Ka-
re was authorized to buy horse and .
wagon for use at the park in doing
UGH hauling as will be necessary in
the place. The Mayor F.
lso was authorized to obtain 500
ence posts for park use.
A bill authorizing the pavement of
'orth Fountain street from Washing
on to Olive was passed unanimously.
A motion made by Charles Arm
ardt 70 have the CITY Engineer make