The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-21

nal resolution in Council to have q DOR
ton of the streets of Roanoke maca-
damized, and yet this work has made
small Roadway, and that portion which
has been dono is by no means giving
satisfaction.
When the resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Skinker to lay macadam six
inches below sub-grade, except on
streets where the street car lines OK
tended, it was not acted on immediat ely
by Council, but was referred to the
street committee, where it remained
for some time. Finally, on the 10th of
September, the committee made the
following report to Council. which was
adopted by that body:
STREET COMMITTEES REPORT
"Yourt street committee would re-
spectfully report as follows in reference
to the resolution OF Mr.. Skinker referred
to said committee:
"They have carefully examined the
map Of the city, and believe chat it is
important that certain leading streets
should be at this time improved, even
though it may not be practicable to
charge the cost of the improvements
back upon the aqutting propertyhold
ers. In case it is decided by the Coun-
Gil in the future that any proportion of
the street improvement shall be borne
by tho city proper, the work herein
recommended could be considered as
the ctty's proportion.
Tho recommendations Of your COM
mittee are that the following streets
shall be improved by the use of six
inches of mcadam, limestone or lime
stone with Stag base rolled to hard
smooth surface, with cobblestone gut
and curb:
jefferson street from Campbell to
Marion streets. Norfolk avenue from
Nelson to Nicholas streets. Holiday
street, Third avenue and Kimball street
to Lynchburg road. Center from Com
merce 10 Park, and Park to Norman
road, and Norman road to Eleventh
street n. w. Campbell from Park to A
street. Franklin road from Com
merce street to the river. Robert
son from Jefferson to Holiday streets.
Robertson from Jefferson to Commerce
streets. Holiday from Robertson to
Tazewell streets. Tazewell from Holli.
day street to the cemetery. South APP
proach to Roanoke street bridge. Ap-
proaches to Park and Henry street
bridges. Holiday from Third avenue
to Commonwealth avenue. Common
wealth avenue from Holiday to Ruther-
ford street. Park from Salem avenue
to Center street. Salem avenue from
Park to WEIGH streets. Rutherford to
Kimball, to Commonwealth avenues.
Church from Commerce to Park streets
Nelson from Market House Square to
TaZewell street. Park from Salem ave-
nue. to Church street. Fifth avenue H.
W. from Commonwealth avenue to
Fourth street. Fourth street II. w. to
Fourth avenue"
BID RECEIVED.
Bids were advertised for for thirty
days; nine contractors as firms an
swered the adver tisement, and on Mon
day evening October 19, 1901, the bids
we're opened in Council. w. T.. Patter-
son, of Kenova, w. Va, was the lowest,
he agreeing to do the entire work for
the following prices:
For all solid rock excavation depos-
tied within 1000 feet, 81 per cubic yard.
For all sha}e excavation deposited
within 1000 feet, 33 cents per cubic
yard.
For all earth excavation deposited
within 1000 feet, 25 cents per cubic
yard.
For all filling in soft places. IS cents
per cubic yard
For all gutter paving. including sand,
| 40 cents per cubic yard.
For all 6-inch macadam (complete),
80 cents per cubic yard.
For all 12-inch macadam (complete),
67 cents per cubic yard.
THB CONTRACT AWARDED.
| The bids were referred to the street
committee, and in few days report
was made to Council recommending
that the whole contract be awarded to
Mr.. Patterson, which was done. He
was required to furnish bond of S25,-
600 for the faithful performance of his
contract, under the terms of which he
was given 100 working days after the
2nd day OF November in which to COM
plete the work. The standard for a
working day was "any day which, in
the judgmet of the city engineer, Or
assistant, was suitable for preparing his
ing of material on such sub-grade' 81
This, gave the contractor fully six
months to complete the work.
! Under the contract Mr.. Patterson was
allowed to use other stone than the
| sample he submitted with his bid, pro-
vided the quarry from which be OK
| pectedsto get this stone, which was un-
developed and untried, should prove in
sufficient or unavailable.
For each and every day over the 1oO
working days Mr.. Patterson will be re-
| quired to pay forfeiture OF $40 per day.
He is to be paid on the 18th day of each
month, upon estimate OF the city en-
gineer, for work done the preceding
month, with 10 per cent. to be retained
each month. Fifteen days after the con.
tract is completed the contractor will be
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