Show l ie F FETCHER FETHER C 1 AWARDED A II PIPE LINE IE CONTRACT Bj BOUNTIFUl CITY I I ILc Lc Lewis IS F Fletcher FIetcher was vas the success success- successful ful ful bidder and nd was as awarded the con con- contract contract tract to co construct the pipe line on Mill hll Creek Creeh that the city is having bUIlt to say ca save seepage water His but bid was 2839 SO 0 this being the lowest bId There were ere eight bidders in all Mullins 1 and Wheeler were ere the nc next t lowest bidd rs s their bid being 2 2 05 The other bidders and bIds are as follo follos s Austin Hoggan it t Construction Corn Com Company parry pany 8 Joseph K aston 80 Burnston Brothers 00 Pickering Brothers 00 LewIs D Young oung 70 Mr Hall of df the engineering firm of Caldwell RIchardS Richard wast was it t the meetIng of th the city council held Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday night when the bids bIde were opened and lie e a stated to the councIl that th the wor could be done for the prIce bid l Ili Mr Hall has been in the employ of th city off and on for forthe forthe forthe the past two r three years and un understands understands understands the project thoroughly The r I stated to the coun council council cil that he old vv wo o lid ld have the the work ork completed within It n twenty one days so co the city should have its quarter of a second foot of water to use during the greatest shortage s shortage of water The mayor m mi or and nd council stated to the contractor that hat he would be ex- ex expected ex expected to empl y local people as far farac faras faras as ac possible pt pt his superintendent and it is understood that they are areto areto areto to be tax ta ta paye payers s sAll All of the c contractors were pres present present ent and showe keen heen interest in the bidding f |