The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-01
CITY TO TAKE
FINANCE BIDS
HERE JUNE II
Will Offer For Sale $475,OOO
of Warrants and $225,OOO
of Water Works Bonds
CONTRACTS ARE LET
Three Let, Some Others De-
cided - Definite Policy in
Water Matter Settled
CONTRACTS ARE LET

The city commission, moving speed
lily toward decision on all problems
involved in the water works matter,
today had done these things:
Authorized advertisement for bids
for sale of $475, 900 of special assess
ment warrants bearing 6 percent in
terest and 1925, 900 of S percent
bonds, bids to be received June IL at
3 p. m. Money to be used either IN
building new water works system or
in purchase and improvement of pri-
vately owned system.
Resolution adopted instructins city
engineer to present report to city
commission next Monday night OF
value of present plant, this value to
be arrived at by applying unit prices
In BIDS on construction of new piant
to present plant, and figuring depre-
citation.
Decided to make definite offer for
purchase of old plant on basis of this
valuation.
Let three contracts and will decide
two others, probably today.
Decided that whole matter must be
definitely settled as far as city is
concerned, as quickly as possible.
In Long Session
The commission met yesterday af-
ternOon in executive session with lie
city commission and city engineer
from p. m. to 6 p. M, and is meet
ing again this afternoon. Bidders on
some OF the units in the construction
a nj
merits OF their equipment and bids.
The most important action of the
DAY was the decision to sell bonds
authorized in recent election and
warrants. With $475,0OO warrants to
be sold and $225,O0O bonds the city
would have 100000 to finance buiid.
ing of new plant, or purchase of
the present plant and improvement.
The warrants could bear maximum
OF per"cn', but it IS believed by t.-
commission hat they can be sold IL
premium ut percent interes+.
The city commission itself will
make a definite offer to the Bismarck
water supply Company for it's plant,
and because of the necessity of sett!-
ing matters with contractors who
nave bid on new plant, it is stated
there will be no long drawn out nsRo.
tiations.
Let Three Contracts.
The commission formally "let con-
tracts Nos. 3. 4 and S, which work
would be additions to the present
plant or would be included in new
plant. They are: Contract No. S,
filtration plant building, to Wood
rich Construction Co., MINNEAPOLIS.
low bidder, $l0S,292.0O; contract No.
=, heating system in filtration plant
building, F. G. Grambs, Bismarck,
$7,2s2.OO, only bidder; contract No.
D. filter equipment, Mcfarland En-
glneering Co., Kansas City, Mo-, $24,-
$4,000.
The last named bidder was higher
than the Bacharach company, Kansas
City, by less than $1OO, according to
city engineers. 1t was said by COM
mlssloners that the contract was let
to the Mcfarland company because
their bid provided for use of Simplex
values, favored for use by L. P.
Wolff, consulting engineer for the
city.
AUsu Open contracts
Contracts No. l and have been
decided as to bidders, the American
Cast Iron Pipe Company on the firsr
and the DeGraff- Wolff company on
the second. The first is for furnish
ing pipe and hydrants and the second
for laying it. Contract No. 7. for
building reservoirs, will be let to the
Woodrich Construction Co for RAT
93l 90.
The commission has yet to settle
Nos. 6, for pumping equipment, and
NO. Z, for reservoir building.
kilograms were sent to bidders on
contracts Nos. l, 2, 6 and z asking
them to hold open their bids until
June IL, the day after bonds and war
rants are to be sold. 1t is expected
that on that date the city commits
sion will be able t. give them defi-
mite answer on their contracts. Bid
ders have given verbal assurance
they will do this, it is stated.
With these decisions the policy OF
the commission is definitely settled.
in most respects.
A telegram in reply was received
today from the Woodrich company.
stating it was shipping material to
begin work on the filtration plant,
and would hold open its bid on son.
tract No. 2 for 80 days if necessary.