Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-01
STREETS AND SEWERS.
A Long List of Bids and Several
Contracts Awarded.

Contracts Awarded
The regular weekly meeting OF the Board
of Directors OF Streets and Sewers met
last evening The weekly payroll OF
s477.7s, monthly, $2S5 SO and the Chief
Engineers, S2OS.33. were approved and
passed. Permission was granted to f. +.
Kane to tap the Lombard st. sewer to
drain Nos 11l6 and Ills of that street. and
to the Postal Telegraph Company to erect a
pole on Market St., above 4th. Elijah
williams was ordered to pave the street in
front of his property, 9th and Morrow
Ste.
Bids were opened as follows: Louis Des-
taflni-Curb stone, 80 cents per lineal foot;
crossing stone, 80 cents; gutter stone, 20
cents; centre stones, 50 each. Richard
Walksr-Curb, SO Cents: crossing, "a cents;
gutter. 20 cents; centre stones, SO each.
John NcKendrick-C Curb, 43 cents; crossing,
3S cents; gutter, % cents; centre stones, 81
each. George Cochrsn-CuFb, 35 cents;
crossing, 2s cents; gutter. IS cents; centre
stones. S2.75 each. Sewer pipe-Dslaware
Terra Gotta Works, IS per cent. discount
and per cent. for cash In ten days of reg
ulsr price list. A GAwthrop, same bid;
Allan Speakman, Is per cent. and per
cent. For hauling Riley, one
horse cart per load, 40 cents; two-horse
cart, 90 cents; one-horse cart per day,
S225; two-horse cart, $3.45; Wilmington
Transfer Company. one horse cart, 80 cents
per load; two-horse. 80 cents; one horse
per day, SO 50; two-horse cart per day. "a;
Harry McKenna, oHe-horse per day, 81 %;
two-horse per day, $3.50; Neal Duffy, one
horse per day, s24O; two-horse, s3.45;
William Dougherty, onehorse per day,
SO 80; two-horse, "a. John B. Keowan,
one-horse cart, per load, IS cents; two
horse, IS cents; one-horse cart per day,
50 25; two-horss, SO 40; Edward Crumlish
offered to furnish and haul 1000 loads OF
bank sand 90 cents for onehorse cart per
load and 81 per load for twohorse cart
load.
For paving cutters along curb, William
Simmons. 90 csnts per tquare yard, cross
ing. Al cents; setting curb, 10 cents pei
foot Davis & Bro-north Of 9th St.
| paving along curb. 9215 cents per sqnar'
yard: crossing, 4O1S cents setting curb. II
cents per foot: south of 9th st., paving
: cutters, "a cents crossings, 4215 cents
setting curb. 10 cents per foot. For stone
Martin Ksogh-Two men stone, $l29 pol
perch; building atone, $l.2a per perch; rub
BILE, 1884 cents per cubic yard. DaviC
Connell-Broken stone, 81 o5 per load o
1900 pounds, or S213 per cubic yard
George Cochran-Two men stone, sl4
b per perch; building stone, SIPS. DAME
g Dougherty-Rubble stone, S216 cents pc
IS square yard; building Sl.35 per perch
u AsphRltum bIocks-Portland Paving Com
It pany, $225 for square yard laid
r Gutter plate--Pickels Foundry Company
b 2.01 cents per pound; ]. Ell Crozier, u les
D per cent. cents per pound; Belts Machin
Company, 40 cents per pound. Grave
If and sand, David Cornell, gravel, 81 20 pc
lie load; bank sand, Sl.03 to 81 10 per load
!, Robert McCaulley. sand per load, 30 cent
y Ane ssnd, 81 O5; to be delivered east {
Market street, IS cents TO 81 Is per load,
D. !. Derrickson, Sl.l5 per load, to be d.
De liVered west OF Market street; F.
n Bradley, 81 to sl.15 per load; Joseph Ia
=, nall, 95 cents to 81 Il psr load; scree
ye sand, 81 o5 to 81 Is per load. Combs Coz
at and Lumber Company, S1.l5 per load; c
a ment, Portland, S270; Rosendale, SIP
ir Carsons, "a; Wrightsville, .S3; David 2
or For grading Eighth street between ClaytC
and DUPONT streets-Daniel Patton, 81
cents per cubic yard; Martin Keogh, 49,
cents. Pennsylvania Avenue, Daniel Pa
ton. SIS cents per cubis yard; James A. NJ
n Caulley, 361s cents; z. Cnrberry, 80 cen
per cubic yard. Twenty third street ne
a Tatnall, P. Carberry, IS cents cubic var
y Daniel Patton, "a cents.
Contracts were awarded as follow
" Daniel Patton. grading on West sth st.,
- 37l1 cents per cubic yard; Pennsylvan
- Ave. to P. Carberry for 80 cents; Twent
- third st. to Daniel Patton for "a cents. I
~ contract for castings was awarded to {
NJ Pickles Foundry Company.
- The board adjourned until Thursd
a. evening.