The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-10
THEY PICKED UP TWO
Bermudez Asphalt People Secure
Couple of Contracts.
The New Company Will Pave New Jer-
sey and Wabash Streets-0ther
Municipal Matters.

The Indiana Bermudez Company yester-
day secured two paving contracts. and will
begin at once the erection of a plant. The
board m those interested in the
Indiana Bermudez Company to appear be-
fore it yesterday afternoon. After the
bids on the Wabash-street Improvement
were opened, and it was found that the
Bermudez company had bid l cent under
either of the Trinidad companies, a petit
ton was filed by A. Warman and A. b.
Gates asking that as the bid was only 1
cent lower the contract be let to the West
ern Paving and Supply Company. They
said they did not care to risk an expert
ment with Bermudez asphaltum for only
1 cent a foot difference. The city owns
one half of the property fronting on this
street. The board decided that il could
not legally consider such a petition, as it
was bound to let the contract to the low
est bidder. The New Jersey-street pave
ment was then taken up and the legal
points considered in connection with the
injunction suit which has been filed. The
board. on the advice of the city attorney,
decided that the contract could be let now,
and awarded it to the Indiana Bermudez
Company. The street will have a Park
hurst curb.
MI. CONDUIT stated tndt MS company
had a contract with the Bermudez asphalt
company to supply it with all of the ma
terial needed. He said the company would
also send a man here to superintend the
heating, mixing and laying of the asphalt
so as to insure a good pavement. The
company will order its plant put in at
once. and it is expected that it will be
completed within forty days. This will
hq a = Sopn % tho CfrQatc aan no fpoffop
ready for surfacing.
On the recommendation Of City Engineer
Brown the board approved the plat of
.'Snider's State-street addition to the City
of Indianapolis" A plat of "Scheele's Rur-
a~l-street subdivision was filed with the
board and referred to the city engineer
The following petitions were filed:
For the opening of Eleventh street to a
width of forty feet, from Tennessee to Illi-
nois street. The board granted the petit
ton and ordered the city. engineer to pre-
pare the necessary plats and papers.
was granted.
For the construction of cement walks
to College avenue. No action was taken.
2 The board ordered the city engineer to
CURLING With stone the sidewalks of Spring
street. from North to Walnut street.
NJ. E.. Race was granted permission to
of his lot, northwest corner of Fourteenth
and B~ellefontaine streets.
Tn board approved the following vouch-
ers for payment: Albert Thayer, excessive
assessment, Clifford-avenue sewer. $39.64;
A. lBruner. account of r.. w. and c. j.
er, $3.50: Mrs. c.. E. Hoffman. excessive as
sessment, Illinois-street aphalt, $500.
The board opened the following sealed
proposals for street improvements:
For paving with cement, to a width of
six feet, the south sidewalk of Clyde street.
Michael Flaherty, 80 cents; Acme Paving
and Contracting Company, IS cents; Peters
& Dunn. so cents; II. G. Coldwell & Co,
& Co.. 20 cents; William r. Tall & Son,
671k cents. The board awarded the contract
to William r. Tall & Son.
For paving with asphalt, to a width Of
twenty feet. the roadway of Wabash street,
from Delaware to Alabama street: War
rensselaer, Asphalt Paving Company. gran
fed, Berea or Parkhurst curb, 1894
The Western Paving and Supply Com
S3.5; stratifed. Berea or P%arkhurst curb,
Indiana Bermudez Asphalt Company, any
curb except granite, 1892.
The board awarded the contract to the
Indiana Company, with strait
fed curb.
For the construction Of a local sewer in
Andrews street and other streets and al
leys, from Fourteenth street to Fall Creek:
ACME fdNIns anu CONTRACTING company,
$3.50; Daniel Foley. SIPS: Fulmer. Seibert &
Co, $1.1S: A. Bruner, s1.15; Gansberg &
Roney, Sc cents; w. c. Allen & Co. u
cents. The board awarded the contract to
w. c. Allen & Co.
w. f. and NJ. G. Christian. Herman Lie
Der and L. NJ. Hereth fled with the board
their remonstrance against the construction
of a cedar block pavement in Alabama
street. No action was AIKEN.
The board approved contract and bond
in behalf of L. j. Faurot, for improving
st. Peter street. from Prospect street to
the c., c., c. & st. L.. railway. by grading
and graveling the roadway and sidewalks.
Bond, $500; s~ureties, George III. Cooper and
Charles T.. Barrett.