Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-27
The Asphalt Paving Contracts.
The AWARDS TO A BARBER AND II. I. CRAM
FORD.

FORD.
Saturday afternoon the Commissioners isSu,Af
the following order:
/. The 1rm OF Bailey & Fletcher NOT having
the board OF May 5th and there being no time
for further delay, the contracts for paving the
following streets not heretofore awarded ara
awarded TO A. L. Barber: 10Th ST., from II St TO
Sooit square, IL, 200 yards, al 81 %, at an estl-
matG Cost OF s25 s9s; NJ St, BET. l4th aud l6rh
sts.. 4, 500 yards, at 81 os-cost 50 S60; 18th st.
ott Pen PenHsyiyanis ave. and 81. 500 yards,
at S2.OS-Se.sIo: 10Th ST., from st. 10 psf.
circle, 3 200 yards at 81 o6-S6 5a2
To Ii. L. Cranford-2d ST. W.. from Indiana
ave. TO ST, 10 GOO square yards, at 81 0sH. es-
vania avenue TO East Capitol st 200 yards
a 81 C9-S6 6ss. they being the lowest resoon-
sioe h'cders upon the respective streets.
Tne engineer commissioner Is hereby d.
rect, 10 sdverise for proposals for 500 tons
OF cTuce asphalt, TO be delivered at the prop
erty yards at such time as mly. In his opin.
Ion, be most Advantageous TO the District.
THB BAILY a FLETCHER CONTRACTS
IL will be remembered that the bids for the
above and other streets were opened In the
early pait or May, amounting 10 20. 900 square
Yards OF concrete paving. and that the firm OF
bs Baiiey Fletcher @ were found 70 be the 10 vest
this hrm, awarding some OF tue streets 70
them, was published az that tine. II awarded
them the contract for laying asphalt pave
nents upon Rhode Island ave. from Scott
square 10 Iowa circle; Vermont ave, from Iowa
ci'cle to X ST.; 18th St, from IJwa circle TO
CorCoran ST; y ST., from Scott 81. 10 I4th st.;
20 ST. e.. from Pennsy lyania ave- TO Maryland
ave; A ST. s., from 2d ST. e. 10 81 st. @. b St g.
ftom Pennsylvania ave. 10 5Ih ST e.; the aggre-
gate beng ~ 600 square yards. more or less.
remsiDing streets Included In your Did OF the
above mentioned date, until satisfactory eyl-
oeLce Is given OF your ability 10 perform the
work. which evidence must be presented on or
before the 10Th or June, at which time you Will
be expected TO have on hand not less than six
hundred (6o0) tons or crude asphalt or the
equivalent OF that amount retuei The sam
PIE OF asphalt submitted is satisfactory. and
he asphalt furnished viii be expected 10 con-
form 10 that standard"
POSITION OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
IDe commissioners hold Jnat satisfactory
ability OF ,these contractors to produce the
requisite amount OF asphalt nor or tue quality
required by the law. The time for presentinc
this evidence has passed, and the result con-
vlnceS them that they would not be distilled In
putting more work into their asuds, as the
commissioners are determined that this work
Shall be executed to their entire Satisfaction
curing the season OF the year best suited for its
execution. and that it shall not run iato the
fail aud winter months before com pletei Pro-
posais In the meantime were advertised for the
Ies uIIac1Dg OF the old concrete streets through
out the District when such work Is nee .ssary
amounting 10 some 10000 square yards In
this work, too, Baily Fletcher proved 10 be
the lowest bidders, and this class of work was
awarded TO them-making more Than 80, 600
square ards OF surface work altogether 10 be
cone by them the present season, This com.
paDy having failed In the condirlJns required
or them, and also as 10 the necessary Ia .chin-
cry TO execute all the work, the award has
oeeD made as above. The neCommssioners state
that the work was commenced early with the
view TO having IL properly finished before the
lali ana winter months, and they are deter
mined that II shall be.
The aW ard Saturday amounts to IS OCO SQUARE
yal0s al q cost OF $.9. 036 52 They think that
MesSrs. Baily a Fletcher have as Iauch as they
VIII be able TO complete with their facilities