City of Seattle Records

246 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 23/83 And now in pursuance to Notice duly published the Council proceeds to open and consider all bids for the construction of a sewer in Madison Street under Ordinance No 355. Which bids are as follows: Matt Branagan $1300.00 John J Cummings & Co 949.50 William Keane and James Walsh 1296.00 Patrick Dailey and Daniel O'Brien 1260.00 S G Simpson 1440.00 And now it appearing to the Council that the bid of John J Cummings and Co is the lowest and best bid & That they are the lowest responsible bidders. It is ordered that the contract be awarded to them upon thier giving a bond with good and sufficient surities in the sum of $500.00 Miscellaneous The Clerk submits statements of the cost of grading and sidewalks on 2d, 3rd, & Intersecting Streets under Ordinance No 288. Referred to Finance Committee Ordered that the Plans drawn by Donald Mackay Architect & entitles by the Committee on Public Buildings , Property & Grounds for an Engine House on Columbia Street property be & are hereby adopted Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance authorizing the construction of an Engine House on Columbia Street Property. Ordered that the Mayor be & he is hereby requested to appoint a special Committee of 3 to be known as the Committee on Columbia Street Engine House to superintend the erection of the same. Ordered that upon the filing of specificatin for an Engine House on Columbia Street the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of the same. Such advertisement to require a bond to be filed with each bid in the sum of $1000.00 conditioned that if such bid since be accepted & a contract awarded thereon The bidder is [?] a contract and Bond for the construction of such Engine House