Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. City of North Bend

Albert, C.

The defendant city was about to construct a system of waterworks, and, to that end, published a notice calling for sealed bids on the labor and material required for such purpose. The notice made reference to the specifications on file in the office of the city clerk, which detailed, among other things, a steam engine and duplex pump, and stated that “bids will also be received on 20 H. P. gasoline engine; also on a triplex power pump, capacity 450,000 gal. per 24 hours, to be substituted for the steam plant.” It was also stated in the notice that bids would be received until 7 P.…