The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-14
THE COMPETITION HEAVY
4 Number of Firms Contend for the
South.Side Brick Paving Contracts.
No Attention Is Paid to Councilman 0lsen's
Ordinance-Tilt Between the Board and
Water Company-Minor Affairs.

Despite the fact that Councilman Olsen,
who lives on Fletcher avenue. aud wants
it improved with asphalt. introduced an
ordinance in theCounnil few weeks ago
to have the proceedings on the resolutions
for improving South street and Fletcher
avenue with brick delayed until City At
torney Bailey examined into and reported
on some legal phases. bids on these streets
were received and opened yesterday morn
ing by the Board of Public Works. An
other curious thing. also, IS that, notwIth-
standing Olsen's assertion that contractors
would have hesitancy about bidding on
these streets after the board had changed
its order from asphalt to brick, before the
time required to advertise o resolution
had expired there were ten bidders on the
work. This is certainly competition with
q vengeance. and more of IL than there
ever has been before. The bids were all
referred TO City Engineer Mansfield. to be
tabulated. in order to ascertain who the
lowest bidder is. After that, of course,
before the contracts are finally awarded,
the usual farce of making o test of the
various samples of brick will be gone
through with. When the contracts are
awarded the work will proceed until the
contractors are enjolned, as they probably
will be. by Councilman Olsen. The fact
that this year such a large per cent of the
contracts let for permanent improvements
has been for brick has caused number OF
local contractors to form companies to bid
on the work. II is understood that brick
can lie secured this year more readily and
for q less price than last year. The bids
received yesterday morning were as fol-
lows:
SOUTH STREET, FROM VIRGINIA AVENUE TO
NOBLE STREET.
Browder & Shower. Wabash-clay brick, $5.43
IS. AS, according TO curb.
Hines & Jenkins. Canton shale. 1923.
Frank Whitney, Hallwood block, $3.50.
Robert Remington, IS rs to $40.
1910.
Hadley Porter. "a. "a to s5.4s.
J. W. Cooper. 1918 TO 1886.
Capital Paving and Construction Company,
81. 81 70 $5.1s.
Fnmer sei6ers e TO
Daniel Foley, $3.50 TO $40
FLETCHER AVENUE. FROM DILLON TO PINE.
Gansberg. Roney Il Hudson, 1892, oolitic,
strstined, Berea or Parkhurst curb
Capital Paving and Construction Company.
s5.0S to s6o5; Canton standard. $3.50 to $500;
$3.50, Wabash PAYERS, $3.50 to $3.50; Grape
Frank Whitley Hallwood block. sss7.
standard or John Porter.
Browder & Shower, wabash-ciay brick. Sc. 33.
$s.46; rcpressed, SD. SIS; Bncyfns, $500.
Minnehaba Granite Company, 1888 to $6.0s,
eight kinds of brick, any curb.
Fulmer & Seibert %. 81 to 1918, any curb up
on Buckeye repressed, Wabash clay Canton re-
pressed. standard Indiana Paving Company.
Daniel Foley, $40 to S7.S5, Canton shale, re-
pressed, shalc repressed.
Hines II Jenkins, Canton shale, $6.47.
FLETCHER AVENUE. FROM PINE TO NOBLE.
Browder & Shower, 1924 to 1929. stratified or
oolitic curb.
Hines & jenkins, Centon shale. S6.47.
Frank Whitley, HallwOod block, $6.46.
Hadley & Porter. 1915 to 1928.
Gansberg, Roney & Hudson, repressed Can
ton, $6.57.
j. w, Cooper. Indiana. 1918; Canton stand
ard, Sc. rs; represed. S6.s5; Bucyrus $500.
Capital Paving and Construction Company,
1856 to 1924, eight kinds Of birck and four Of
curb.
Fuimer & seibert, SO to se.14, according to
brick and curb
Daniel Foley $40 to S7.s5.
Minnehaha Granite Company, 1898 to S6.2S,
eight kinds OF brick, any curb.
City Engineer MaDsfeld's. tabulated report
will b. submitted to the board Monday
morning. The contract for q cement side
walk on Pennsylvania street. near New
York, was awarded to Snyder 81 Buthe. at
$3.50 q lineal foot.