Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1906 — JORDAN STONE ROAD CONTRACT LET. [ARTICLE]

JORDAN STONE ROAD CONTRACT LET.

The county commissioners held a special session Monday for the purpose of letting contract for the construction of the Jordan tp., stone road. Bids were filed, as follows: A. G. King A Co., of BlufTton $12,537 Kellinberger A Dahling, of Reynold*. 13,400 Wolcott Construction Co., of Wolcott. 13,337 Gotachall A North 14,000 Hawkins A Allman, of Remington 12,770 H. H. Stewart A Sons, of Kokomo 13,000 King & Co., were awarded the contract, being the lowest bidders, and they sold and assigned their contract to Levi Hawkins and J. D. Allman of Remington, whose bid was about $250 higher than the King bid. The estimated cost of this road was $15,000. In addition to letting said contract C. H. Sternberg & Son were allowed $1,879.10 on construction of the Iroquois ditch; Gundrum & Taylor $731.45 on the Moffitt ditch and John Hack & Son $1,635 81 on the Evers ditch. Inspectors were appointed as follows for the Marion-Rensselaer stone road election to be held April 28: Precinct No. 1, Wm. Greenfield; No. 3, George Morgan No. 4, dames A. Burnham.