Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-26
AWARD CON.
TRACTS FOR STATE CENTER
DISTRICT NO. 2.
WHAT CHEER AND TURIN
BIDDERS SECURE JOBS
What Cheer Clay Products Company
Successful Bidders on Material and
Labor CONSTRUCTION Goes to Marcus
Ariek. Of Turn--Eleven Bids Sub.
r,itted.

Contracts for the construction OF
the drainage system in state Center
district No. were let Saturday after
noon by the board OF supervisors. The
bid of the What Cheer Clay Products
Company for clay tile, amounting 10
6.O27. and that Of Marcus Amick, of
Turin. for labor Claying tile. etc.,
amounting to sS,57s.6t. were accepted.
The bids were the lowest of eleven
submitted and the total cost. for ma
terlal and construction, will be So
6C5.6i.
The work is to he commenced with
in fifteen days and must be completed
under contract, on or before Dec. l..
OF the eleven bids received some were
for material only. others on labor only
and q few were for both material ana
LABOR, Bids were submitted by the
tile manufacturers for both clay ana
concrete tile The successful bidder is
to furnish clay tile.
Wide Range in Bids.
There was q wide range in bios,
varying from the low joint bid OF
50. s05.si. submitted by the successful
bidders. and one Of $4,000 submitted
10y one firm for the job complete. with
the exception Of such railway work as
may he necessary. The Hawkeye
companies bid on clay tile was s6,l92
and on labor. si.665.
Anderson & Empie. of this city. sub
m!-ted q bid OF sl1.20O for material
and labor The bid for labor alone
was 81 1880.
\ bid of s14.4oO for material and
labor was submitted by the lngersoll-
Stlufer Engineering Company. which
agreed 10 furnish clay tile and do the
work for $4,000. with an additional
s40O for one outlet bulkhead and three
| iplets.
Four Bids on Material.
Four bids for supplying the ma
terial but not labor were received ny
the board. including that of the sue
cessful bidder The other three bids
were from the Lehigh Sewer Pipe and
| Tile Company, of Fort Dodge: the
| McHone Sand and Tile Company. and
the National Sewer Pipe Company, OF
| Webster City.
! The bid of the LehiGh Company, for
clay tile, was s6,Sl4.S4; that Of the
! McHone company, for concrete tile,
| s6.6s15?, and of the National Sewer
Pipe Company. for clay tile. $3.50.
Jens A. Jensen. of Eldora, sub
mitted a bid of s3.342.60, with an adj
/ ditional 1850 for one outlet bulkhead
! and three inlets. for labor alone. Chris
Il Haugsted. of Nevada. bid $4,000 for
l la Dor. with an additional $3.50 for one
outlet bulkhead and four inlets, and
5000 each for railroad crossings. The
! bid for labor submitted by Tom Blake
more was s4.700. with $50 per cubic
ward additional for concrete work.
Delay in River Project.
/. The establishment of the Iowa river
\ drainage district from the Marshall
! Hardin county line to this city. which
4 includes the strengthening of the Iowa
river 10 prevent overflow during spring
freshets. also was a matter of pusl-
ness before the county board Satur-
day. but the plans and specifications
to be submitted by +. r. Ingersoh, the
engineer were not fully prepared.
Ingersoll asked for more time IN
which 10 complete the plans and the
meeting was adjourned to Saturday
June Il.