National Republican., 1877-07-13
Plying JHr FTEEE7H,
Honest Contractors Givon . show to Bid
for Work

The District commissioner yesterday opened
bids Tor paving certain streets with concret,
ana bituminous pavcments. Since tho retire
ment of Gen. Kctchan, from the Columbia build
ing and as member Of the Board Of District
Commissioners, and installation Of Mr.. Thoms'
B. Bryan, both contractors and the public gen
orally seem to feel that ring sway lost Il!
power with the departure Of the ring man.
Is believed that the board, as now constituted
Will give an impartial review of the bids, an,
make fair and proper award. Another evi
dencc of the belief in the Commissioner sin
cerity can be gathered from the fact that well
known contractors who refused to bid at tn,
previous invitation, because they were salts
hcd that the work would be parceled out I,
certain iavorites in the ring, were yesterday
found competing for tho contracts for whicl
proposals had been invited.
MIR. Bryan, the new member of the board
thus far has displayed marked fitness for tn,
position, and has been exceedingly courteous
IN all his official acts. He will, of course, b,
present awards.
Inc work to be done and for which pro
posals were invited is as follows: 2,O74 square
yhrus on r, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, TO be 10 inches in thickness when com
pletcd; lO,s69 square yards of rcsurfacing on
y, between Four-and-a-half and Water streets
southwest, the surface material to be II inches
"hNh 1V,SbJ square NHrus Ol
o-ineh pavement on q, between Four-and a.
halt and Water streets southwest; 6,094 square
yarus oil stone block pavement, with gravel
ana sand foundation, at the intersection of +,
IL and streets aud along Mount Vernon square
northwest; 6,O9i square yards Of stone block
pavement, with base and hydraulic concrete.
street not designated. The bids were as fol-
lows:
JONATHAN TAYLOR. for F street. bituminous, 81 "A
ah9 s13lS per square yard, for street. resur-
iaSing g ~ cents per square yard same, new
cfSSsmSn PysIGent sIO2 ii02 Eer square yard ,,, ,
ei.So 10 s269 per square yard for q street. resur-
~ mcing from 20 cents 70 sllb per square yard.
go per square yard; for G street resurfacing,
W cents to y ~ per square yard for new pave
- ment ne from 81 TO sa3i per square yard.
D. w. BAILEY, for + street. bitimnous, e26j per
square yard; for street. rcsurfacing " cents per
square yard; for new pavement, s2f5 per square
PELrIER, for + street with bitumnous, e. So per
Gr s new paysmea SS is,rsa Gsp square
W. X DAVIES 4 Co.. for r and streets new pave
nent binminous, slsi per square yard for resur.
W. H. GRooT, for street with tiumInous, q % per
per square yard; for G street. new pavement, $50
per square yard.
For stone work the bidding was as follows
iisSar hiMBER, Seventh street, stone, N.7s and
lhosAs JOYCE, Seventh street. stone LIS and s2s5
per square yard
s2.i3 per square yard.
Brown Sfi0PKrSs, Seventh street, stone, sis7 and
ssI5 per square yard
HUGH MURRAY, Seventh street. stone, $50 and s.
. per square yard.
d. w GALLEY, Seventh street stone s. IS per square
W. IL. hoHLEI, Seventh street stone, sla3 and $40
. Der square yard
+ N. DRAsEl, Seventh street. stone with hydraulic
base, s255 pcr square yard
The bids will be scheduled and taken under
advisement by the Commissioners before the
awards are made