Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1920 — RYAN DITCH NOT SOLD. [ARTICLE]

RYAN DITCH NOT SOLD.

The superintendent of the Ryan ditch, E. D. Nesbitt, did not reeive bids low enough for the construction of the Ryan ditch the day advertised for the letting, July 20. The lowest bid received for removing the dirt was 14.6 cents and >2.65 for the rock. The estimate on the dirt was 12 cents and on the rock, $1.25. The matter will be held open and an effort will be made to find a contractor who will take the work as provided by the report of the engineer.