Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-29
MANY STREET CONTRACTS.

The Differences Between the Members oi
the Board of Awards settled-some
Readvertisements-wh Two Contracts
Were Held Over.
The difference of opinion between Chic
Bigelow and the other three members of the
Board of Awards, which occurred at the
meeting last Monday, was settled yesterday
afternoon. In the forenoon Chief Bigelow
called on Mayor McCailin, President of the
board, and requested him to call special
meeting for the afternoon. This was done
and the meeting took place at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Bigelow took the lead in all the mo-
tions and his ideas were supported by the
other members Of the board. Booth &
Finn were awarded the following contracts,
for which bids were opened at the meeting
Of two weeks ago.
For repaving Penn avenue. from Fifth ave-
nue. to the city line, with asphalt No. 2: repay
ing Liberty street. from Smithield to Twelfth
streets. with block stone No. 2; repaving Butler
street. from Forty-ninth to Fifty-irst Streets
with block stone No. 1, repaving Sixth avenue
with block stone No. 2; repaving First avenue.
from Smithfield to Grant streets. with block
stone No. 2; repaving Eighth street. from Penn
avenue TO Liberty street. with asphalt No. 2;
Liberty street, with block stone No. /: repaving
Garrison alley, from Liberty to Fayette streets,
with block stone No. 2; repavIng Barkers alley
SS block No L snd
avenues, with asphalt No. 2; grading, paving
and curling Halket street. from Fifth avenne
to Wilmot street, with asphalt No. 2; grading,
paving and curbing Stanton avenue, from
No.2
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow the sewer con-
tracts recently awarded to James Mcknight
and from which Councils released him, on
account of his contracts at Johnstown, were
ordered to be readvertised Mr.. Blgelow
also moved that the contracts for paving
Forbes street, Cherry alley, State, Church
and Strawberry alleys, be readvertised for.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Brown and
carried.
Mr.. Bigelow stated that the reason for the
change is that the lowest bids on the streets
named were for No. 1 asphalt, but as No.
asphalt pavements were laid on the n.y.
drauiic concrete base, and the broken stone
base used in the No. Q asphalt pavement
was better for the streets Of this city, he
thought it would be best to readyerEise for
bids with prospect of getting lower figures
and better pavement.
The contracts for paving Atwood and
Boquet streets were not let, because the
Squirrel Hill Railway Company has not
yet accepted the terms of the ordinance
allowing it to lay line on these streets.
The requirements are that the railway COM
pany shall pave between the tracks and one
foot on each side. Unless the company
agrees to this by Monday or Tuesday next,
the contract for paving the two streets will
be let and the work go on regardless OF the
railway.
The specifications on which contractors
bid on all the above streets were for No. 1
and No. asphalt, and No. 1, No. 2 and No.
block stone pavements. The Pittsburg
streets have been paved with but one kind
of block stone. The difference lies in the
broken stone or concrete bottom, and the
use of melted tar for filing between the
blocks,