Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-26
A SPECIAL SESSION.
The Council Considers the Bids on
Street Paving-AeiiOn Deferred.


The mayor called the council e
order at $50.
Present, Councilmen Gray, John
son, Brown, Moores and Dafore.
Absent, Lamoreaux. Hutton and
Murphy.
There was a large attendance OF
taxpayers, contractors and persons
interested one way or another in
paving.
THE BIDS
were now taken up, read and placed
before the council.
Bays, Jeffries & Gondhue, gravel
with cement CUTTERS, Ss6, 1882
gravel aud stone block gutter. and
curbs, SlO2, ,327.11. The other two
bids for work were Sl35, 5,555.75, and
Sis, ,755 20. The two latter bids
made no difference between stone
and concrete curbs and cutters.
THE REPORT
If the committee on ordinances was
read. 1t was In effect that only
those parts ofState and Court streets
between Church and Commercial
and that part Of Commercial be-
tween Trade and Marion streets be
ordered paved at cost of Sal Alb.
The report was adopted.
The mayor invited citizens to
speak on the subject of paving.
Mr.. Goodhue spoke for his firm
aud stated that his company after
examination concluded that with
present foundations and gravel up to
grade, well rolled, a good street
could be made. The company were
willing to make Il contract to do ali
work at cost in proportion to ex-
pense OF whole. Ifthe people want
ed bituminous rock pavement they
would put il on. He gave figures as
to cost of gravel and bitumen. Ac-
cording TO plans and specifications
a block with gravel would cost
$2406. 10; of bituminous rOckI$4345.35,
warranted five years; as amended
without removing subway for about
$500. Gravel bad to be continu-
ously replaced. For bitumen there
h ad to be three-inch course of con-
crete on nearly all the streets. A
gravel pavement for seven years
would cost as much as biLuminous
pavement warranted for ten years.
Mr.. Albert showed that "a bitumin-
Gus rock pavement would save
building crosswalks and cutters.
No contractors could complain OF
uufairness IL we allowed this firm,
that had already bid on hitumen,
To test from three to five blocks OF
bitumen. Business mcnand prop
erty owners almost unanimously
agreed that improvements be made.
Leo Willis spoke earnestly in
favor of gravel pavement to cost
about $1,000 a block. 1t would make
a good, substantial street, infinitely
preferable to bitumen.
Alderman Gray argued that a
three-inch gravel pavement could
not be rolled solid. 1t required q
broken rock foundation to hold
gravel in place. Bitumen WAS fal
cheaper, and better from health
standpoint. He favored bringing
streets to grade, and If only one
block was built let It be made per.
nanent.
John G. Wright, VIM. England
S ID. Fry, Eugene Breyman and T.
McF. Patton spoke.
Alderman Moores said the coun
ell could afford 10 take time to dis
cuss the subject Of paving. If II
took two years to get il, he wanted
improvements to be permanent.
Alderman Gray moved that fur
ther consideration of the matter be
postponed until the next regular
meeting, week from Tuesday.
Carried.
Mr., Gray further moved that the
contractors bid on four blocks, three
on Commercial and one on State
including intersections, of bitumin'
Gus rock paving. Carried,
SEWER BID.
Mr. Gray submitted a bid Of A. b.
Smith g. Co. for sewer through
block 62, of Sass. Accepted.
SIDEWALK BIDS
advertised for by street commission
er were also opened and read aud
contract for l50 feet on Leslie street
was awarded To Horace Mann at 81 I
cents per lineal foot. The city attor-
ney was requested to prepare an
ordinance for this purpose.
CROsswALKs.
Bids of Joshua Smith for cross
walks at S24 each was accepted.
SPECIAL POLICE.
The bill of Marshal Minto for ser.
vice of special police, of S7s,45, wat
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