, 1923-03-15

II. f1tlIleT, WeIl klOWhI
contractor OF Boise, Idaho, has been
awarded the contract for the con
struction Of the 80 miles Of water
system from Sage Springs into Raw
Inns.
The acceptance of the Boise mans
bid came last Saturday night after
a lengthy meeting of the Board of
Trustees at the City Hall.
The contract awarded Helmer
calls for completion of the work by
January list, 1924 and provides that
the contractor furnish all material
and labor. Some idea of the magni-
tude of the work to be performed be-
fore the first Of the coming year
is shown in the following specifica-
tons:
"a reinforced concrete collection
boxes and app~urtenance5; 1000
lineal feet of 6 inch vitrified tile
collection pipe line; 1881 lineal
feet of four inch creosoted fir ma
chine banded wood stave pipe; 1891
lineal feet of five incl creosoted fir
machine banded wood stave pipe;
6,4S1 Hneal feet of eight inch creo-
soted fir machine banded wood staye
pipe; 5,91S lineal feet of 10 incn
creosoted fir machine banded wood
stave pipe; 1913 lineal feet of IL
inch creosoted fir machine banded
wood stave pipe; 26,92S lineal feet
OF IA inch continuous wood stave
pipe; 1852 lineal feet of 16 inch
wood stave pipe, 202.624 lineal feet
OF trench excavation; all cast iron
specials, valves, air valves, valve
boxes and other appurtenances, $3.50
lineal feet of IL inch cast iron or
Matheson Joint pipe; $3.50 llneal
t feet of ten inch cast iron or Matheson
Joint pipe; $500 lineal feet of six
inch cast iron or Matheson Joint
D pipe; 1850 lineal feet of trench ex-
cavation; so fire hydrants together
with cast iron specials and valve
Z required to properly lay said pipe:
one 10 inch pressure regulator and
{ concrete box.
l Immediately following the award
{ Ing of the contract Helmer wired en-
ployees at Boise to begin loading the
t%renching machines. They are ex-
pected to arrive in Rawlins within
: the next few days.
Mr.. Helmer will employ approx
: mately 100 men. the great majority
Of whom he expects to be able to
obtain in this city.
Before awarding the contract last
Saturday evening Mayor Kell, the
Board of Trustees, Attorneys Arm
strong and Roster, and Engineer A.
A. Weiland went into the matter
thoroughly before making n decision.
An advisory committee composed of
members OF the Rawlins Board of
Trade, the Rawlins LIONS Club and
the Rawlins Rotary Club, after dis
cussing the bids at great length. sub
mitted the following recommended
. ton:
T the Mayor and Board of Trus-
tees OF the City OF Rawlins:
we. the undersigned. your COM
mittee. do hereby recommend that
your Hnorable Board accept the bid
of Chas II. Helmer. of Boise, Idaho,
for the construction of the proposed
water system from Sage Creek
Springs. and do further recommend
that your Honorable Board authorize
the proper officers OF the city of
Rawlins to enter into a contract with
said Chas. II. Helmer for the con-
struction OF said water system"
Signed
c. A. Brimmer,
f. NJ. Tierney.
j. G. Martinez.
w. s. Anderson.
Frank NJ. Johnston.
Shortly after the report OF the
advisory committee Trustee Larsen
moved the adoption OF the following
resolutions:
BE It resolved by the Board of
Trustees OF the City OF Rawlins that
the bid and proposal of Chas. H.
Helmer. OF Boise. Idaho. Is the low
est and best reasonable bid for the
construction of said water works
system for the City of Rawllns. and
be 1t further resolved that all other
bids heretofore submitted for the
construction OF said water works
system be and the same are hereby
rejected.
Now therefore. be Il further re-
solved by tho Board of Trustees that
tho said bid and proposal to con-
struct said water works system for
the said system OF Ruwlins MS bid
for in the proposal OF the said Chns.
II. Helmer. DO and the same is here
by accepted pursuant to the terms
and conditions OF tho said bid on
file with the City Clerk OF tho city
OF Rawlins. And the surety bond so
filed by the said Charles II. Hclmer
for the faithful performance. by tho
said Charles ". Hclmer.( OF the said
water works system pursuant to the
terms and conditions OF said bid and
proposal. be and the same hereby
is accepted.
BE II further resolved that II.
Larsen, President Of the Board Of