Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-03-13
NEW BOND issue
IS NECESSARY
Funds On Hand Not Sufficient to
Build New Schoolhouse.

If Willmar is to have the projected
new school building, new bond Issue
Of $4,000 will be required. The low
est bids received by the Board of Edu-
cation last Monday exceeded the amount
Of money on hand in the building fund
by that amount. To save time in get
ting the building under way. the Board
awarded contracts subject to the ap-
proval Of new bonds by the district. AN
election will be called to decide the
matter at the earliest possible date.
There were a large number Of bidders
and material men present at the open
ing of bids at the city hall. Monday
afternoon. The bids received were as
follows: General contract-J. H. Olsen &
Co., $95,500; Madsen Construction Co.,
$95,7S9; Lawrence Construction Co.,
$95,940; James Peterson $4,000; A. H.
Heinback $97,333; Karlquist and Son,
$3.50 J. and w. A. Elliott $105.875.
Among the alternate estimates submit
ted by each bidder, those that w.re con-
sidered as being to the advantage of the
District and so were considered, amount
ed to sums, which deducted from each
Of the four low competitors gave the
final amount of contracts as follows: J.
H. Olsen and Co., $S4,634; James Peter
son, $84,519; Lawrence Construction Co.,
ss4,25s; Madsen Construction Co.. $780,
532.
Combined Heating, Plumbing and Ven-
tilation: American Engineering and Con-
struction Co. $685.; Ben Benson $37,-
800; J. P. Adamson, 42,377; Healy
Plumbing and Heating Co., 42,432. At
| ter alternate estimates were considered,
the American Engineering and Con-
struction Co. bid was $33,476 and Ben
Benson's was $34,679.
Electrical Installation: Sterling Elec-
trio Co., $6,436: Minneapolis Electric
Equipment Co., $6.740; Northern Electric
Co., $7,7OO; Herman Andrews, $500; L.
M. Curse, $8,600; Minneapolis Electric
and Construction Co., $s.e1s: Pierson
Wilcox Electric Co.. $500. Alternates
reduced the low bid to 6,288.
Fans, Motors and Ventilating Heater:
Healy-Ruff Co., 3,450; Bishop-Babcock-
Becker Co., $s,725; B. F. sturtevant, 3d.
754; Morgan Gerrish Co., $3,757; Buf-
falo Forge Co., $s,975.
The following bids received for the
Vacuum Valve and Pump Control Equip
ment: Morgan-Gerrish Co.,. $1,100;
Healy-Ruff Co., $1,000; Illinois Engineer
ing Co., 1870.
Temperature Control: Bishop-Bab-
cock Becker Co., $3.50; Johnson serv-
ice Co., $3.25O.
Sheet Metal Work: Healy-Plumbing
| and Heating Co., s$8,720; ]. P. Adamson
$500; J.H. Virgins $500; w. c. Bach
man, $4,000.
Messrs. lyric and Chapman, the arch
| itects and Mr.. Meyer, the engineer, were
| present. After the bids were read, an
adjournment was taken to give the ar
| chitects an opportunity to tabulate the
f. bids and make their reports on the alter
nate bids. Tuesday morning, tho Board
met again and after hearing the report
I re = h rn1,{ ntc ND cixrer
ber of details awarded the general con-
tract to Madsen Construction Co. of Min
! neapolis at $84,258, the heating, plumb
ing and ventilation to Ben Benson OF
Willmar at $34,679, and the electrical
contract to Sterling Electric Co., at $6,-
2s8, subject to the approval Of the peo.
pie at q special bond election.
The matter of the erection Of this
building is one Of the greatest import
ance to the welfare Of the City schools
| The bids received ran remarkably close
| showing that the bidders were anxious
to get work and figured closely. Thu
contracts conditionally awarded are be-
yond doubt as advantageous to the DIS
trict as anything that can be secured
/ for long time to come, and the Boart
of Education will strongly urge that the
people, of the district come to the rescue
! so that the work can go on without de-
lay when the building season opens.
Il =. p. 3. MEETING.
The Young Peoples Society of Vinj
Lutheran church will meet next Monday
evening, March 1S, at the church par
lors.
A good program will be rendered ant
refreshments will be served by tn
young people In the Edw. Bfedeson, Ott'
Johnson and Anton Lueken families.
II Everyone welcome.