Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1914 — KANKAKEE DITCH CONTRACT WAS LET [ARTICLE]

KANKAKEE DITCH CONTRACT WAS LET

Bid of R H. & G. A. McWilliams Was 5»/ 2 Cents Per Yard-Many Contractors Present The Marble k ditch contract was let this afternoon. Of the thirty or forty firms present the bid of R. H. & G. A. (McWilliams of Chicago, was the lowest. It was for 5% cents per yard, which is just one cent per yard under the estimated cost. Engineer Hobbs, who presided at the opening of the bids, went into consultation with Attorneys Halleck and Potter after the bids wers opened. It had been discussed that open bidding might follow, but this would release the bidders from their bonds and it was thought probable that the entire job would be let to the Chicago company.