The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-20
SOME SEWER CONTRACTS LET
BY CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT

MoscOw's sewer system is to be ex-
tended and septic tank put in al-
most mile below the present out
let of the sewer, and work will begin
as soon as possible. An adjourned
meeting of the council held last night
until a very late hour. went over the
bids which were opened last night,
and let two contracts. Other con-
tracts will probably be let in the near
future and it is hoped to have work
begin in April.
Witter-Fisher, a local plumbing
firm. were the lowest bidders on
sewer pipes, but three bids were so
close together that every item had to
be added in order to ascertain which
is the lowest. Witter & Fishers bid
totalled S14,044.65; the American Fire
Clay &c Pipe company, of Spokane, to-
tailed $14,102.36, and the Washington
Brick. Lime e Sewer Pipe company
of Spokane. submitted bids totalling
$14,173.97.
Another bid, submitted by &c. H.
Bullen, Secretary" but giving no name
of the firm nor its location, was for
concrete sewer manufactured in Mos
COW under the supervision of the city's
inspector, for a total of $10,660.10, or
about $4,000 below the lowest bid for
regulation burnt sewer pipe. This
bid is being investigated and action
on it will be taken after the council
men become better acquainted with
the proposition.
The contract for a septic tank was
let to the Pacific Flush Tank company
of Portland, who offer to furnish a
complete apparatus for S5246, at
Quincy, Illinois. The freight rate
from there is $2.1S per hundred
pounds, plus war tax, and the appar-
atus weighs $4,000 pounds, :,
The other contract let was for 27
man holes, at $14 each, to the Clear
water Foundry G Machine Shop COM
pany of Lewiston. LIS
Many other bids for all or portions
of the work and for portions of ma
terial were submitted and studied but
no action was taken on them. Witter
& Fisher offered to take the entire
contract for all of the work and fur
nish all material according to the spe-
cifications of the city engineer for
500 900, theirs being the only bid for
the entire contract. A Spokane firm
offered to furnish washed sand for
70 cents per cubic yard, f. o. b. Fort
Wright; and coarse gravel for rs
cents and pea gravel for 65 cents per
cubic yard. Newton OFT bid on the
excavation work at the following
rates: Depth of one foot, five cents
per foot; two feet, 10 cents; three
feet. IA cents; four feet, 22 cents; six
feet, 40 cents; seven feet, 50 cents;
eight feet. 81 cents; nine feet, IS
cents; 10 feet, $1.05. This is for a
foot of sewer. c. E. Witter,
Of the Witter & Fisher company, Of
fered to supervise the construction
work for five per cent of the cost.
The council voted to employ ]. G.
of Moscow to extend the
assessment rolls. and arrange plan
'or fixing the assessment for the sew
er cost. AS the whole city is to be
benefited by the extension it will
De in one district and all property will
De liable. 1t was voted to take one
lalf from the assessment rolls of La
ah county and Mr.. Vennigerholz will
work out a plan for charging the 9TH
sr one-half to the property area OF
each tract in the district, which, in
his case. comprises the incorporated
limits of the city p
1t is estimated that the entire work
will cost between 100000 and $780,
100 and that at least half of the prop
rty owners will pay cash. Bonds, ex-
ending for 10 years, will be issued
or the remainder. The bonds have
een contracted to a Spokane firm for
a cents on the dollar. They will be
ssued as the work is completed.
The council will meet again tonight
0 complete its work and it is likely
he contract for the sewer will be
ct. or at least the contract for the
ipe. 1t is not decided yet whether
he work will be done by the city
-hich will employ the men by the day
} work under a superintendent or
yhether the contract for the work will
e let.
One thing however, is assured and
lat is that Moscow is to have septic
Ink and the sewer is to be extended
most a mile beyond the present out
1t. The work is to be started as soon
5 possible and it will furnish en-
oyment to a large number of men.
The proposal to try an experiment
18th a new kind of sewer pipe made
cement, even though the initial cost
slightly less, has already aroused
uch opposition Moscow property
vners cannot forget their experience
18th cheap paving and the word
has been heard offender
day than in many months