Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-28
IMPROVING H STREET.
The City Engineer Gives Some Figure
on the Subject.

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The City Engineer Gives Some Figure,
on the Subject
As there has been q great deal of talk
about the cost of improving H street, City
Engineer Bassett has prepared the follow.
ing statement:
There seems to be considerable misappre.
hension concerning the cost of the proposed
work of improving H street. from Tenth
TO Twentieth, those who are DESTROYS Of
defeating the improvement having circu-
4 lated statements that the cost of the work
is to be much more than the facts, based
upon the estimate and the lowest bid, war
rant.
| On the basis of the lowest bid the esti-
mated cost of the work from Tenth 10
Seventeenth is 81 50 per front foot for work
on the blocks, and 62 cents per foot for
work on the intersections. From Seven
teenth 10 Twenti eth the estimated cost is
! 81 20 per front foot for work on the blocks.
and So cents per front foot for work on the
intersections. This does not include curb
ing, as most of the curbing ON the line of
| the street is already in. In front of prop
erty where there is no curbing there will
be an additional cost of Is cents per front
| lOOl. LACcO OO nOl Tie COSI
of work between the rails and tracks of
the street railroad, nor for two feet each
side thereof, as that portion of the street
has to be improved and kept in repair by
the street railroad company.
These figures compare very favorably
with the cost of work on other streets and
with work done last year, when there was
no gravel trust" as is now claimed. For
instance, the improvement OF n street
Tenth to Fifteenth, cost So per front foot
K street, Eleventh TO Twelfth, 81 63; K
street, Twelfth to Thirteenth, 81 rs; K
street, Thirteenth to Fourteenth, 81 AZ:
Twelfth street, J and X, 81 25 Twelfth
street, X and l., So AZ; intersection Twelfth
and X streets, II cents; NJ street, Fourth
and Fifth, So OF; intersection Fifth and NJ
streets, 81 OF; NJ street. Fifth and Sixth,
s. u; N street, Sixth and Seventh, So IA:
NJ street Seventh and Eighth, So 81; inter-
section Eighth and NJ streets, 90 cents; NJ
street Eighth and Ninth, So II; intersec-
ton Ninth and NJ streets, 70 cents; NJ street,
Ninth and Tenth, 81 y; Third street, l.
and Nj, 81 "a; intersection Third and NJ
streets, 60 cents; Third street, NJ and n,
81 36 intersection Third and \ streets. Sc
cents; Third street, and O., 81 ~; inter
section Third and 0 streets, 60 cents; Third
street Q and P, 81 81.
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is in some respects superior to work that
hes been done on some of the streets
named above, as for instance the cutters
are to be paved with granite blocks instead
of cobles (makes difference of about 20
cents per front FOOT and the entire surface
of the street is to be covered with fine
screenings Ia difference of about .05 10
front foot. AS to the price asked for the
gravel being high, on account of the So
called gravel trust" an examination of
the following prices, showing what has
been paid for gravel in improving various
streets in the city, will show that the
prices are considerably lower than the
average. For the grading of the blocks
the figures are comparatively high, but
Mr.. Touhey complains that the mode of
| measuring the gravel has been changed, so
that the estimate of the same figures up
about 20 per cent. less than by the old
method. The gravel was formerly meas
ured on the wagons now it is measured
in the street after it is compact and settled.
| Still Touheys bid for gravel is lower than
any received before this season. and lower
than the bids of last season, when there
was no monopoly of the gravel. 1t is,
therefore, apparent that there can be no
reason for stopping the work on the ground
that the prices charged are exorbitant, or
that they are greater than they have been
in the past or can reasonably be expected
to be in the future.
AS 10 getting gravel cheaper on the rail-
road it can be seen from an examination
of the following table that where gravel has
been obtained in that way heretofore the
cost has been considerably greater than the
bids for gravel on Il street.
The first names represent those of the
contractors, the second the kind of gravel
used, the first figures the price Of I'M
screened gravel and the second the price of
gravel screened
James Touhey, Oak Knoll, 81 20, So 20,
| H, Tenth to Seventeenth; James Touhey,
Oak Knoll. 81 So, 81 05, II, Seventeenth to
Twentieth 2. A. Miller, American river,
81 50, 81 80, Fifth, l. to n; P. A. Miller,
Oak Knoll, 81 50, 81 So, NJ. Sixth to
Seventh: P. a. Miller, Oak Knoll, 81 60,
81 Is, Twelfth. and K: 2. A. Miller,
81 so, 81 10, Twelfth, X and l. Josiah
Johnson, American river, 81 50, 81 80,
NJ. Fourth and Fifth; Josiah John
son, American river, 81 80, 81 AZ, NJ,
Third to Sixth; J. G. Plummer, Ameri-
can river 81 60, -, Second, / and NJ /;
Seventh TO Tenth; J. G. Plummer, Ameri-
can river, 81 IS, n, Eighth to Tenth VIM.
Turton, American river, 81 Ga, n, Sixth to
Eighth; VIM. Turton, American river,
81 60, L, Tenth to Eleventh; VIM Turton,
American river, So IS, L. Eleventh to FIT
teenth VIM. Turton, Oak Knoll, 81 40,
Seventh, o and 2 VIM. Turton, American
river, 81 40, Seventh, L to n; 2. L. Chat
terton, American river, 81 664, Seventh. n
and o and P and O. Jas. Touhey, Oak
Kncll, 81 80, 81 25. Eighth, L to n A
Brewer, Oak Knoll, ST. 81, 81 "a, NJ, Sec
ond to Fourth Jas. Touhey, Oak Knoll,
81 10, 50 %, Eleventh, l to l.; c. H.
Krebs bid, unknown, 81 50, s. %, Eleventh.
| to L; Jas. Touhey, Oak Knoll, ST. 80,
81 So, n, Fifth to Sixth; Jas. Touhey,
Oak Knoll, 81 60. 81 %, X, Eleventh to
Fourteenth; Jas. Touhey, Oak Knoll,
81 10, 81 so, NJ, Seventh to Eighth.