The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
IRON Tile srr.coNrnAcro.s.

Mr.. w. +. Patterson,
MY DEAR SIR: | beg leave to ac-
knowledge receipt Of estimate No. 3 on
my street work under your contract with
the city OF Roanoke, and after careful
examination Of the same ain compelled
to say that the estimate is anything but
satisfactory am advised that | am
entitled under my contract 10 an esti-
mate upon the full amount of work
done by me less ten per cent. thereof.
The two estimates that have heretofore
been furnished me are not only grossly
insufficient as to tho amount Of yardage
allowed me, but are so badly mado uL
as to furnish me no data by which the
work can be checked up and inaccuracies
shown.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ESTIMATES.
desire to call your special attention
to the differences between estimates
Nos. and . and estimate No. 3. By
estimates Nos. and tho yardago of
earth moved on Page street, allowed me
is 644 cubic yards by estimate No. 3
the total amount of earth up to Feb
ruary ., 1882, is 400 cubic yards. The
total yardage of shale allowed mo by
estimates Nos and is 760 cubic
yards. BY estimate No. 3 1t is 1913
cubic yards. OF rock, by estimates Nos.
l and allowed $50 cubic yards. Esti-
mate No allows of rock 500 cubic
yards. A total yardago by estimates
Nos. and = of 1878 cubic yards. by
estimate No, 3 l,T52 cubic yards. And
this Notwithstanding the fact that be-
tween the dates of those two estimates
l did considerable work not less as
believe, than between 200 and 300 cubic
yards.
MORE DISCREPANCIES.
On kimbail avenue discrepancies APP
pear. By estimates Nos. and = am
allowed so cubic yards of earth moved,
and by estimate No. G24 cubic yards.
OF shale 7i0 cubic yards by estimates
Nos and ?, and on estimate No. 3
am allowed Of shale G07 cubic
yards. OF rock estimates Nos. and
= allows $40 on Kimtall avenue, while
estimate No. allows no cubic yards a
total yardage on estimates Nos. i and
OF LOGO cubic yards, while estimate No.
3 gives total yardage of 2,U9i cubic
yards. allowing me only l2l yards to q
months work, and this in view of tho
fact that have had a large pumb Der of
the hands employed there in addition
to steam drill, and am satisfied that
have moved great deal more than the
amount named.
On RutheI ford street estimates No. /
and allow 6b0 cubic yards of earth
moved, while estimate No. allows a
total yardage dncludina earth, shale
and rock of only 1850 cubic yards, al
lowing me for my months work at that
point only 800 yards, whereas it is GER
tain that have done great deal more
work than allowed for.
AS to the amount allowed on Harrison
street on estimate No. / am not pro
pared at this time TO say whether it is
correct or not. | ses no allowance
whatever made for "a "borrow cut" to
finish fjlling on Pas @ street. which con-
tained not less than i6D yards of rock by
MIR Halls own measurement
MISTAKES IN CUTIE ENG ESTIMATES.
In regard To tho guttering have also
to call your attention To the fact that by
estimates Nos. and . was allowed
2,172 square yards. whereas by estimate
No 3 the amount of quit ring given for
the whole amount OF work on Page
street is t,O3i square yards. Tho gut
tering allowed NE On Kimball avenue is
2io square yards; That on Rutherford
street is Ia square yards
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