Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
PAVING CONTRACT
LET WEDNESDAY
-BUTIRR BROS. GET CONTRACT,
SUBJECT TO STATE C0MM16- =
aIONER'S APPROVAL

BUTIRR BROS. GET CONTRACT,
SUBJECT TO STATE Coh6n61s- ~
sI0NER'S APPROVAL
II. ,Bssasr Bros. Building Company OF
ct. P1aa were awarded the contract
for hard d-surfacing Minnesota Trunk
Highway No. 27 from Royalton to
Little Falls, at meeting Of the board
Of county commi missioners held for that
purpose Wednesday afternoon. Tho
eroutrast was let subject to the APPROX
sal Of the state highway department.
The bid Of Butler Bros. was unit
price for gravel concrete Of 1928 per
square yard outside Of the city Of Lit
tie Falls and $3.50 per square yard
Tor the part in this city. The total
amount Of their bid was $250,043.69,
excluding the city job, which amounted
to j29,25l.S4. State Highway Commits
,sloner Babcock, Chief Engineer Mul-
len, CONSTRUCTION Engineer O. l.. Kipp,
Division Engineers G.. c. Scales and Il.
X. Biler and Federal Engineer Nor
strom were present at the meeting.
Competition for this paving job was
have much to do with what is consit-
cred low bid. There were four
teen bidders in all, although a few Of
them hid on only parts of the work.
Tho contract as let, subject to the
approval Of the highway department,
calls for the paving Of Trunk High
way No. 81 from the Benton county
line, just below Royalton, to connect
with the First street southeast paving
in the city Of Little Falls, a distance
of 1O.6 miles plus the stretch in the
city. The total yardage on this JOB
is l1O,64486 square yards Of paving.
In addition to this there are 1858 Gu
bic yards Of fine grading, 1925 lineal
feet OF integral curb and 3 surface
drains.
Representatives of the successful
bidder, after the balloting, stated that
the company vas prepared to com
mence work at once on the preliminary
work. The company has the complete
equipment for narrow guage railway
and work on the erection OF same
would commence as soon as the equip
1nent could be shipped here. The bid
guaranteed completion Of the job By
November /, 1922.
On the job of excavating for the
grade on First street southeast in this
city the Did of-the Butler Bros. Build
ing Company was 60 cents per cubic
yard based on an lS-foot pavement,
with 3 cents extra for overhaul, total
$3,351.64. Adolph Peterson of Elm
Dale had the lowest bid on this job,
his pues being Al cents per cubic
yard with cents for overhaul, total
$1,767.77. The paving Of the stretch
in this city was not finally incorpol-
ated in the letting as some details in
regard to same are yet to be settled by
the city council and state highway de-
partment. -
Foley Bros. of st. Paul were second
lowest bidders. Their bid for gravel
concrete paving was a unit price OF
1925 per square yard and a total OF
$e54, ,101.5s. Johnson, Drake & Piper
Of Minneapolis had the lowest bid for
a crushed rock concrete paving. Their
bid WIS q unit price Of $2.43 per square
yard for either crushed rock or gravel
and a total of 27l,s4l.O0. The high
est bid was submitted by the E. W.
Gooas Company Of Hibbing, their unit
prsco being $3.50 per square yard tor
crushed rock and $2.sl for gravel, to-
tai On crushed rock 1920, ,S21 40 and
On gravel $3l5, 5,2SS.l6.
Il took all of Wednesday afternoon
to open the bids, tabulate same, and
ballot on the award. It required eight
ballots to decide. On the first ballot
johnson, Drake s. Piper received two,
Butter Bros. two and Foley Bros, one.
The second, third, fourth and fifth bal
lots were the same as the first. On the
sixth ballot Butler Bros. and Foley
Bros. each received two votes and
.IehnsoA. Drake & Piper one. The sew
onth was the same. On the elghth
Butler Bros, received three votes,
Foley Bros, two and johnson, Drake
4 Piper one. The board then accepted
the bid Of Butler Bros, subject to the
approyaI of the state highway depart
naent. and the chairman of the board
and County Auditor McNairy were
sufAorixed to enter into a contract
with said company.
Following is a list Of the bidders:
Nolew Bros. ....... st. Paul
Pappard and Fulton. Superior, Wis.
johnson, Drake and Piper. Minneapolis
Campbell Construction Company.
Minneapolis
Bates and Rogers Construction Com
pany Chicago
NcCree, Moos and Company. st. Paul
siena, Helmers and Schafner .St. Paul
n. n. Coons Company. .HlbDlng
John C.. McKusick. .Hibbing
Russell Bros. Company ....: .Deerwood
". s. Harris. .MlnneaPonS n.
Butiar Bros. Bldg. Company. st. Paul
AdOlph Peterson ........... Burtrun'
The Widell Company. ..... .Mankato
re Che state department approves TINS
contract the next procedure will 20
for the county board to proceed with
tho issuing of bonds. The board has
voted to issue 100000 bonds for this
purpose and this amount is met ny an
enual amount from the state. After
the bonds have been issued, the state
sasu1nes same, paying tho interest up
to 8 per cent and retiring the bones
"a they come due.
30 FoOT.ROADWAY
While State Highway Commissioner
Babcock was in Little Falls Wednesday
committee composed of Aldermen
Geo. Peterson and Brown, City Eng-
neer Reilly and City Treasurer Vertln
met with him for the purpose of learn
ing what the state will do in connec-
ton with the paving of First street
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