The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-29
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR BUILDING OF
HICKORY PIPE LINE
SHERMAN MACHINE AND
IRON WORKS GIVEN WA
TER EXTENSION JOB.
MI |N|M UN $282 900
Only $2s5,00 Available and Con-
tract Made Last Night Does Not
Inclue Cost of Construction OF
Dam-Bids Itemized.

The mayor and city commission
ers, at their regular meeting last
night, let the contract Tor the con-
struction of pipe line from the city
water plant to Hickory creek, to
the Sherman Machine and Iron
Works, for minimum OF $2S2,OO0
A minimum is named because this
does not include the excavation OF
rock, this being an unknown guam
tity which could not be figured in
the total. There were two bids.
That of the Sherman company and
the other from Tom Ellis. Both
bids were itemized, as follows:
Tom Ellis bid, for universal pipe,
$4.lS per lineal foot; for Glass B,
standard pipe, $3.50 per lineal foot |;
for hauling and laying old pipe, Sl.l5
per lineal foot; for clearing land,
1920 per acre; for excavating loose
rock, $375 per cubic yard; for ex-
cavting solid rock, SO per cubic
yard.
The Sherman Machine and Iron
Works bid, for universal pipe, $4.lO
per lneal foot; for standard pipe,
$3.50 per lineal foot; for hauling
and laying old pipe. 81 per hneal
foot; for clearing land, $500 per
acre; for excavating loose rock, IS
per cubic yard; for excavating solid
rock, IS per cubic yard.
The consulting engineers esti-
mates were: For universal pipe,
S4.25 per lineal loot; for standard
pipe, $4.65 per lineal foot; for haul
ing and laying old pipe, 81 per lin
cal foot; for clearing land, $3.50 per
acre; for loose rock excavation,
$3.50 per cubic yard; for solid rock
excavating, $3.50 per cubic yard.
Leading up to the awarding OF
the contract there was long argu-
ment and delay. When the bids were
opened it was found that Tom Ellis
had deposited check for Sl5,Ooo
and the Sherman company one Tor
$4,000. Neither was certified. Both
parties later had their checks certi-
fled. A lengthy argument over the
legality of the bids, by reason OF the
checks not being certified, was end
ed by the men returning with the
checks properly certified.
Bids for this work were adver-
tised for several days ago. The ad-
vertisement ran three days in The
Ardmoreite when it was ordered by
the mayor to be Withdrawn. At
recess meeting Monday night,
resolution was passed instructins
the clerk to advertise for bids. This
advertisement had appeared one
time only. Commissioner Fraley
said they should wait for responses
to that advertisement. The mayor
said they had been advised that
they need not advertise for bids. An
advertisement had been published
two weeks ago and on this the men
were present with their bids, he
said the city attorney and other
lawyers had given an opinion to the
effect that there is no power 10
force the city to advertise tor bids
the mayor stated, and he thought
that was good judgment. War CON
ditions are such that they were lia-
bic to lose much by delay and 1t is
up to the commissioners to get busy,
he said. He had letter from the
to the effect that all
improvements must
cease. The mayor does not think
they would stop the procurement OF
water, but the commission could
lake no chances. Il am not look
ing after any humans business ex-
cept my own and the city's, he said.
Whether it is good Judgment to
20 ahead or put this oft another
week, don't know. We have spent
OTIS of time and are little closer 10
1 than when we started. 1 don't be-
ieve we are going to get any water
n that well and we have just enough
water to last another month. We
ire Just killing time and the peo-
lie are going to suffer. We are
over technicalities and the
,eople are getting out of water. We
re up against it, Il
Debate Over Action.
Commissioner Fraley insisted
Ieither bid was good, as the checks
we're not certified.
The mayor announced that let
er from the government recited
hat hereafter the price OF pipe ,
sould be fixed from day to day as {;
he pipe was shipped, but pipe form
rly purchased would not be affect .
d and they had done well in Sc t
uring the pipe.
Commissioner Gardner, declared I
e wanted the commission to do {
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