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engagements.”From an examination of this order it will be seen, that the commissioners instead of enter icg upon the discharge of their duties agreeably to the requirements ol the Jaw under which tho hoard were created, and in which their duties were plainly marked out, boldly assumed the power of purchasing materials, employing’ mechanics and laborers, and proceeding m the construction of the buildings on their own account. The acting commissioner in the month c-f May, 1837, commenced operations at Madison, having previously eng-a-ged a number of mechanics, purchased provisions, c. 'The construction of the work was continued try him until the month of September following, when a notice for proposals was issued for the first time, and bids were received from the following named persons:Will la m A. Kellogg,----$36,800 00Cornelius Van Buren andothers,------------- 47,670 45William Payne,------- 42,500 00Neither of the foregoing bids were accepted by the commissioners, and the work was continued by them until April 25th, 1838, In the mean time, however, the commissioners had made a report to the legislature, while in session at Burlington, and in obedience to a resolution of that body, they sometime in March last, advertised for proposals to complete the build-iiiffslfrorn the basement story. Under the * »last mentioned notice, bids were received from the following named persons, and the contract was let to James Morrison, for the sum of 826,200 00.John. P. A reman,_____$125,000 00William O.Waters,--------24,450 00James Morrison______________26,200 00Oliver S.Truesdeli,.. __ 35,672 00A. Keefer,----------- 26,350 00
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Apr 09, 1839
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