Truesdale aldermen agreed to spend $10,140 for engineering services related to a water line project.The approval came after the board rejected another bid that was more than $8,000 higher.The engineering contract was unanimously awarded to Lewis-Bade, Inc., of Warrenton, at the June 10 board of aldermen meeting. The company will provide service related to extending the North Water Street water line. According to Administrator/City Clerk Mary Lou Rainwater, the project will eliminate a dead-end line.The higher bid of $18,950 was submitted by HRD Inc. All four aldermen voted to reject the firm’s bid.“We want to use the city’s money wisely,” Rainwater said.She added that it appeared HRD’s quote included using Lewis-Bade for some contracted work.In other news• Aldermen voted 4-0 to allow a real estate company to place two signs on the city’s property near the entrance of the Heritage Hills subdivision. The request was made by Cindy Wiest, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway. She said the signs sat too far from the highway and could not been seen. The board will review its decision in 90 days.• The city will spend $1.45 per gallon for propane for the following year. The propane will be purchased from Service and Supply Cooperative, Inc., of Bellflower. The city had spent $1.90 in the past year.• The city will cover the expense for setting up a site for water sampling at a new home under construction in the Heritage Hills subdivision.• The board approved a request from the Warren County Fair Board to close portions of Highway M and Pinckney for the parade, which is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 28.City of Truesdale