Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-06
HICKSVlLLE I'RESTLE.
BARRY & co. THE LOWEST BIDDERS
FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION.
A Question as to Whether a Cheap
Structure VIII be the Most Desir-
able in the End.

AT yesterdays session of the Board
of Supervisors communication was
received from Mrs. Mary A. Hensley
claiming damages in the sum of 500 fol
the use of her land on Andrus Island in
Road District No. Is.
1t appears that during the winter, when
the road was overlooked, residents of that
vicinity travelled across Mrs. Hensley's
land. The communication was placed on
file.
1t is likely the Board will allow the lady
something for the use of her land.
On motion of Mr.. Black the sum Of
$50 80 was ordered transferred from the
general road fund to Road District No. 81
to pay the cost of repairing bridge in
| that district.
Road Overseer Houston, of District No.
20, asked permission to expend $50 in re-
pairing bridge near Benson's Ferry on
the Mokelumne river.
| On motion of Mr.. Tebbets, the matter
was referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
! AT the afternoon session the Board took
up the matter of the letting of a contract
for the construction of 600 feet of trestle-
work on the Upper Stockton road in the
vicinity of Hicksville, on the Hicksville
grade. At the last meeting of the Board
the Committee ON Roads and Bridges filed
with the County Clerk plans and specifica-
| tons therefor, believing that to be the
proper way of procedure.
A number of bidders were present at
yesterdays session, when the bids were to
be opened
| Bids for the work were received as fol-
lows:
Healy, Tibbitts & Co., of San francisco,
So. 375; if second-class Oregon pine be used
| 1929 less.
San Francisco Bridge Company, So ,2S7.
Darby Layton, of San Francisco, S., ITO.
McKinnon & Tumelty, of Stockto 3d.
$50.
Silas Garlic, of Sacramento, $3,197.
| B. Mcmahon & Son, of San Francisco,
| S., 450; if butts be changed twenty feet from
center of structure, 50 $50.
California Bridge Company, of San Fran
cisco, So. 724.
J. G. Plummer, of Sacramento, 50, $50.
R. W. Parker, of Sacramento, So, $50.
George B. Dean, of Sacramento, S. "a
per lineal foot with piers ten feet apart;
81 9S with piers fifteen feet apart, and 81 At
| n. Harvey, of Sacramento, $1,000.
| E. E. Barry & Co., of Elk Grove. 50 1879,
and 81, 494 on improvements submitted by
them.
The same firm submitted plans of their
own, with separate bids.
On motion of Mr.. Bates, the bids were
referred to the Committee on contracts.
| One of the defeated contractors stated to
| the Board that he was satisfied the county
was getting good work at figure so low
| that he was certain there could be no job
| in it.
| Barry & Co. were the lowest bidders, and
being experienced, we'll known and re-
sponsible contractors, will doubtless re-
ceive the contract for the work. Mr.. Barry,
however, called the attention of the Board
| to imperfections in the plans on which the
bids were made. These called for a 16-foot
structure, whereas itshould be, he thought,
| at least twenty feet wide, so that teams
could pass thereon at night. Further, the
plans called for but three rows of piles,
| whereas, in his opinion, there should be
| four. Under the specifications, any quality
| of lumber could be used, instead of only
that of the frst-class being called for.
He also pointed out other instances in
| which the specifications were wanting, and
advised the Board to have better work
done than the plans and specifications
called for.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the committee, which will to-day
visit the locality and determine what class
of work should be done there.