Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1916 — MONEYHUN GIVEN ROAD CONTRACT [ARTICLE]

MONEYHUN GIVEN ROAD CONTRACT

I. W. Moneyhun, of Monticello, Successful Bidder On Road to Be Built in Union Township. The contract for the Wood stone road in Union township was let this Tuesday afternoon at the county commissioners’ room in the court house. The lowest bidder was I. W. Moneyhun, of Monticello. His £id was as follows: Section No. 1 $17,426; Section No. 2 $5,399.75; Section 3, $13,204.00; Section 4, $1,345.00; Section 5, $12,149.00; or for the whole system, $48,524.35. . Other bids received were as follows: S. A. Brusnaham, of Union township, Section 4, $1,485; Firman Thompson, Section 3, $13,697; Mel Guild, of Medaryville, Section 5, $12,649; Thomas Callahan, Section 2, $6,003; Section 3, $13,810; Section 4, $1,485; Section 5, $12,303, or the entire system $51,494. Oris Salrin, of Walker township, bid as follows: Section 1, $17,994.50; Section 5, $12,290.80. The contract- provides for twentyfour miles of stone road in Union township. The road was voted on at an election held several weeks ago. The people of the community have long felt the need of a good road in this section and when finished all should be greatly benefited therefrom, as it is on the direct route from Chicago. The bid on this road was below the estimated cost and was very gratifying to the taxpayers of Union township. The estimated cost was in the neighborhood of $52,000.