Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-11

Paving Foundations to Re Made nj
GrAvel. Not broken Stone.

Paving Foundations to Re Made OF
GrAvei. Not broken ssene.
The tirpt man to appear before the
board AZ pubic works yesterday was A.
s. White. lie represented the residents
Of Logan street, Who wished the board
a. leave their siieu ALAS two feet above
tbs grade line a. there IL q cut Of four
or NJ. feet in that street The matter
MAS laid on the table for further action.
The iisiiwood block people offered 10
repair Monroe street At their own ex-
pense il the awards q contracts were
made % the lowest bidders on Hallwsod
blocks. They agreed to make the re-
pairs at night, 40 as not 10 interfere with
day traffic. Placed on tile.
Leoaard Schneider appeared before
tie board and stated that " hen be bid
on the improvement Of South lonla
str-et he thought be would he allowed
a. use the old material in the street.
The property owners. he said. objected
n hin taking the cobhlestone. and il he
could not have them he would throw up
the contract. City Attorney Taylor was
called in ana advised that Mr.. Schneider
proceed With his contract. using the ma.
t~giai in THE street and the city would
stand behind him.
The contractors on Scribncr street
complained that plumbers are making
coanectioas With the water meins IN the
street aud have opes trenches across the
street n such shape that they have TO
draw TIE gravel long distance around
Az plumbers will he notified that they
must CT; tkr consent 0f the contractor
on a street before they wui be allowed
to tear up the stseet.
Schoi.cld. Schusman 81 Tesyle asked
that water mains re extended to their
plant for de protection Placed on iile.
scsldents AMI property owners on
Court street asked that screened gravel
be used To make the concrete Instead of
broken stone. All bids on concrete
foundation streets were withheld and
gravel will be substituted in the specifi.
cations in place of broken stone.
Nr. HailwOcd appeared tc.ore the
beard and made soFae statements re-
gasdir.. his paving material and asked
ths, he le not barred out 81 the city.
lie said he had material on The way 10
repair Monroe street though Ee did not
think any street wocid stand IL the
SIDES wete supported on a firm founda-
tiSu and the center on yielding founda-
ton.
The following contracts were let:
Ion,s street sewer from Eleventh avenue
10 Hall street. 10 Joel Collins. for sI.s,.
sewer IN Iona streef from Stevens To
Han street. To kloote a Herschof. for
si..oo: sewer In Quarry street. To James
Ovens. Tor s5is: sewer in Turner street.
10 joel Collins Tor $1,000; sewer in
Home Avenue. 10 joel Collins. for si25;
sewer IN Barclay street. To klootc &
Herschof. FOR s5,j. West Leonard street
Improvement. 10 j. p. Hoey, for
se.5st3s: West Leonard street improve
mebt from West street to Greenwood
street. 70 A. prange. ,or s3900; Eureka
avcrue improvement. to Rens. 4 Wander
Veen. for si.Saa
The engineer submitted the following
estimates: Olive street improvement.
slsEsi. Le.eilicr street Improvement.
f.sii. Quarry street sewer $50.
Elizabeth street sewer. s.isl.6o, improve
meut u the alley between Bo-iwiek
street and Division street. 5000;
Straight street improvement s2.les:
Chubb street improvement tsss; Earl
street T., is3O