- Dates
- 1977-08-12 – 1977-08-29
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Mormon Print Shop
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageconstructiongovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that two bids for the Print Shop Post Office addition—$13,450 and $18,078—were rejected against an expected first phase cost of $7,500–$9,000. The Historical Society revised the plans, began excavation and foundation work, and debated a time-and-materials crew versus a new bid request.
Evidence and limits
This is a progress report, not evidence of final funding, contractor completion, wiring, insulation, or final cost.
Sources
- Reports two rejected bids of $13,450 and $18,078 against an expected $7,500–$9,000 first-phase cost; revised plans; a decision to proceed on time and materials; Bill Welke’s excavation, Dick Burris’s foundation work, and an August 29 vote to hire a crew, while noting that a second bid request remained possible. It does not establish final funding, contractor completion, wiring, insulation, or final cost. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the project report and cost figures.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society revises and begins the Print Shop Post Office addition, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-post-office-addition-project-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1977, “News of the Beaver Island Historical Society.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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