The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-05
CULVERT CONTRACT
LOCAL CONCERN AWARDED THE
BULK BY COUNTY BOARD.


0skaloosa's new concrete pipe ia
tory and manufacturing compan
v the Wilson Concrete Company, W;
awarded the bulk of Mahaska cou
tvs contract for culvert pipe for Il
season of 1917, at figure of almo
$500, by the county board of supe
yisors, yesterday afternoon.
The concrete culvert pipe for tn
county viii be manufactured in o.
: kaloosa by the newly adopted Osk;
loosa concern Along with the M,
haska county job, the Wilson Coz
lcrete Company has many other Xix
contracts, to fiji for counties il
southeastern Iowa, and the pipe TO
!. these contracts will be made her,
and shipped from the local plant.
\ The action of the county superyis
ors in awarding the contract to tht
] Wilson Company, practically clinch
ed the new factory for 0skaloosa
and added another manufacturing en-
| terprise to the city.
Concrete culvert pipe is a comins
product. and since its appearance on
the markets has found a ready sale
The demand for the new pipe is enor,
nous, and Oskaloosa will profit by
being the home of the Wilson Con
crete Company.
To be exact the figure of the Viii
son concern was $5,4S7.50. The COM
pany will furnish Mahaska county
with 2500 feet of Is inch diameter
pipe, 450 feet of Is inch diameter
pipe. 800 feet of "a inch diameter
pipe, $50 feet of 80 inch diameter
pipe, and 500 feet of sc inch diam
eter pipe.
Five concerns sent in bids for fur
nishing the county supply of culvert
pipe, as follows. The Klauer Manu-
featuring Company, the Western
Boiler Manufacturing Company, the
Midland Metal Company, the Iowa
Culvert & Sheet Metal Company, and
the Wilson Concrete Company.
The Klauer Manufacturing Com
pany was given the contract to sup
ply Mahaska county with 1900 feet
of IL inch diameter corrugated iron
pipe, at total figure of $949.
Proposals were as follows:
IL inch diameter. Cast iron, Klauer
Co., car load, $1.25 per foot; less than
car load, S1.40 per foot. Western
Mfg. Co., car load, SIPS per foot; less
than car load, SLAB per foot. Corfu
gated iron, Midland, car load 75c per
foot; less than car load, 78c per foot.
Klauer-car load, 73c; less than car
load, 74c; Iowa Culvert Co., Tic; less
than car load, 72c. Concrete, Will
son Concrete Co., less car load, 75c.
IL inch diameter. Cast iron, Klauer
Co., car load, $500; less than car load
$500. Western, car load, s2,04; less
than car load, $2.2S. Corrugated
Iron, Midland, car load, s1.15; less
than car load, $119. Klauer, car
load SLIP; less than car load, S1.14.
Iowa, culvert, car load, $1.10; less
than car load, SIP. Concrete,
Co., less than car load, $1.0O.
Is inch diameter. Cast iron,
Klauer, car load, 1925; less than car
load, $3.50. Western, car oadS2.S0;
less than car load, $2.57. Corrugated
iron, Midland, car load $1.3;S less
than car load, $1.42. Klauer, car
load, $135; less than car load, $1.37.
Iowa Calvert. car load, $1.3O; less
than car load, 1872. Concrete. Will
son Co, less than car load, $l.25.
Bids for furnishing 20 inch diam
eter pipe were reached, but the 20 !
inch pipe was scratched from the
list and no contract for it's provision
was awarded.
"a inch diameter. Cast iron, Klauer,
car load. $2.95; less than car load,
$S.25. Western, car load, $3.50; less
than car load, $4.1S. Corrugated
iron, Midland, car load. $3.50; less
than car load, $1.93. Klauer, car
load, s1.S5; less than car load $1S9. |
Iowa Calvert, car load, $40; less
than car load, SLIP. Concrete, Will
son Co.. less than car load, $1.75.
80 inch diameter. Cast iron, Klauer, !
car load, $4.G0: less than car load, !
s5.25. Western, car load, $3.50; |
less than car load, $4.1S. Corrugat- |
ed iron, Midland, car load, $3.50; less
than car load, $685.. Klauer, car
load, 1925; less than car load. $3.50.
Iowa Culvert, car load, $500; lees /
than car load, $5.05. Concrete, Will /
son Co. less than car load, $3.50.
SO inch diameter. Cast iron, Klauer,
car load, $3.50; less than car load,
$500. Western, car load, $40; less
than car load, 1927. Corrugated
IRON, Midland. car load, 1895; less !
than car load, $405. Klauer, car
load, $3.50; less than car load $500.
Concrete, Wilson Co, less than car
Dad, $500.
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