The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
STREETS TO BE SPRINKLED
Once More the Office of the Board of
Public Works Is Crowded with People.i
About What We're Expected-Business of
the Board Of Public Safety.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
PIenty of Contractors Bid on Street Sprin
hpg-Tenders Opened.

P1enty of Contractors Bid Street Sprin k
hrg-Tenders Opened.
Yesterday morning the Office of the Board
Of Public Works was crowded with con-
tractors. Bids were submitted for the
spTinkling of the streets of the city by dis
tricts. There were about ten distinct bid
from one to four.
The street-springkling specifications di-
vide the city into twenty-one districts.
which include altogether between 700 and
500 parts of streets. In most cases the streets
are to be sprinkled but three times daily,
but in few instances bids were asked on
four sprinklings daily. The prices named
In the bids are not for the entire district.
but for each 10000 square feet in the same.
The bids were as follows:
:, First District-F. NJ. Mitchell. three sprink-
nngs, $40; four sprinklings, 49,; National Tram
way sprinkling Company. S7o Charles Girton d
SRI 5 5aree sbrig S61oo -four sprnkngs
S47; four sprinklings. $is.
second District-Henry Perry, three sprink-
Iings, S76 four sprinklings, S9l; National Tram
ers three sprinklings. gil; four sprinkings, sac.
Third District. ID. Hoss & Co., $50; National
Tramway sprinkling Company. go; G. L.
Shower. S5l; Fuehring Brothers, S38.
Fifth Distrtct-National Tramvay Sprinkiing
Company. SO; Fuehring Brotherss$44.
Sixth District-NatiOnal Tramway Sprinkling
Company, so; Charles Jones, $40; Isaac r.
Breeder, 500.
Seventh District-Nolting Brothers. $50;
Henry Perry, S77; National Tramway Sprinkling
Company, $40; b. Porter d Co., 500.
Eighth District-National Tramway Sprinkling
Company. $40; Noting Brothers, three sprink-
hngs, SIS; four sprinklings, $50; LII. NJ. Network
man, three sprinklings. $40; four sprinkings.
sos: Charles 4. Lee, three sprinklings. $40; four
sprInklings 500.
Ninth District-Nolting Brothers 800; National
Tramway Sprinkling Company, $40; James a.
McHaifey. S67; FueLring Brothers. $50.
Tenth District-National Tramway sprirkling
Eleventh District-NOlting Brothers, ST.; Ma
tional Tramway Sprinkling Company, so.
Fourteenth ENTHUSIASTICALLY mway sprink-
ling Company, $40; Fuehring Brothers, three
sprlDklings, $l7; four sprinkiings. S4S.
Fifteenth District-Na tional Tramway eprink-
ling Company, $40; Christian, Lehr, Baur d Co.,
seventeenth District-Rehlng & Repke. three
sprinklings. $72; four sprinkings, sos; National
Brothers. three sprinklings, $45; four sprink-
Hngs. S47.
Eighteenth District Christian Miller, SIS;
National Tramway Sprinkling Company, so.
Nineteenth National Tramwsy Sprink-
ling Company, SO; l.. A. Fulmer, three sprink-
lings. SIS; four sprinklings, $64: Fuchring
Brothers, three sprinklings, S44; four sprink'
Twenty first District-Christ Ellenkamp, three
eprinklings, $50; four sprinkling5, $50; National
TTamway Sprinkling Company so; L. A. Full.
mer. three sprinklinGs, $4S; four sprInkngs,
$64; Fuehring Brothers, three sprinklings, $50;
tour sprinklings. $40.
No contracts were awarded, but the bids
were all referred to City Engineer Man g.
field. who will tabulate them and ascertain
who is the lowest bidder on each district.
Mr.. Defrees figured out that taking the
lowest bid for basis. a sixty-foOt roadway
would cost about IA cents q front foot.
As will be noticed, there is a wide ran &c
of difference between the various bids sub
mitted.
The board yesterday adopted an addi-
tional resolution for sprinklIng Shelby
street from the first alley south of COburn
to the first alley south of Jeck street. Petit
tions were filed for the sprinkllng of Roy
street between Meridian and Chestnut and
Pleasant between Dillon and Linden
streets.
remonstrance was filed against sprink
ling Market street from Missouri to West
streets. and VIM. Ii. English demonstrated
against sprinklins English avenue.
After ascertaining just what 1t Will cost
Co sprinkle all the streets the board may
decide to leave ont some of those included
in tho resolutions already adopted.