The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
BIDS FOR Other BRIDGE
Sixteen Companies Who Want to Build
the Spruce Street Bridge.
BIDS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
II Is Instructed to Act Quiekiy-Nnmes of
Bidders and Figures Presented-Team
and Permanent Man for William
Connell Hose Company.

Select council met in adjourned ses-
sion last night The reading of minutes
was dispensed with and the order of
business under which reading of the
bids for the construction of the super
structure of the Spruce street bridge
would come up was entered into and
CITY Clerk Lavelle began reading the
following bids
pennsylvania Steel Co.-Brldge with as
phalt floor, SS9,475; with wooden floor,
Stl,soO rms company sent in supple
mental bids ranging as follows for as
phalt flooring according to the thickness
of the asphalt and buckle bolts: $SS, $50,
$4,000 $4,000, SS7, 500, Ss6, 800, $S5 900 and $751;
/ 000.
Edge Moor Bridge Works-Bridge with
wooden floor, S66,6OO; with asphalt, $93, $50
! Other figures ranged according to the
| thickness of the asphalt and buckle bolts
as follows: S92, $50, $S9 $50, $Sl 900, 1880 and
/ $77,2OO.
/ Phoenix Bridge Co.-Bridge with wood
en- floor SGl,600; If asphalt Is desired, So
/ 7ij extra
Union Bridge Co.-Bridge with asphalt
hoor, SlO9SlS with wooden floor SO,749.
Passaic Rolling Mill Co., Patterson, n.
J.-Brldge with wooden floor, so, 17O; with
asphalt, $lOS,730
Wrought Iron Bridge Co-Bridge with
wooden h0or' S7O,3OO; with asphalt, $95,6O0.
Groton Bridge Co.-Bridge with wood
en- floor, $G6,9S5; with asphalt, s95, ,552.
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.-Bridge
with wooden floor, $4,000; with asphalt,
| $97,50O.
Massiilon Bridge Co.--Bridge with wood
en- floor, $7l, ,033; with asphalt, $102, $40
New Jersey Steel and Iron Co.-Bridge
with wooden floor, SSS34; with asphalt,
Sll5,63l.
King Iron Bridge Co.-Bridge with
wooden floor, $75,4OO; with asphalt, $lO9, 800
Youngstown Bridge Co-Brldge with
wooden floor, $72,9lS; with asphalt, 500, GOO
Horseheads Bridge Co.-Bridge with as
phalt floor $lOO,575; wood floor, $SS,6OO
Nelson Buchanan, Chambersburg -
| Bridge with asphalt floor, $ll000O with
wooden floor, $4,000.
Penn Bridge Co.-Bridge with wooden
floor, $7l,OOO; with asphalt, $9S,2OO.
Variety Iron Works, Cleveland-Brl
with wooden floor, $77,72O; with asphalt
$llO,22l.
Referred to Joint Committee.
The bids were received and by motion
ordered to be submitted to the joint
! streets and bridges committee, and un-
less the committee acts by the next
meeting the bids are to be taken from
them and passed upon by the select
branch acting as a committee of the
whole.
Council passed from the reading OF
the bids and went into the eighth order
OF business to pass on third reading the
ordinance providing for the repeal of the
plans and specifications for the grading
Of Parker street The ordinance was
hurried through to let the common coun.
ell act upon it.
Mayor Connell sent a communication
urging council to make the necessary
appropriation at an early date to allow
the street commissioner to repair tina
part of North Main avenue known as
the Providence road. The communica
tion stated that unless the repairs arc
done in a short time the road will have
to be closed up.
An opinion was received from City
Solicitor Torrey relating to an ordinance
providing for the grading of Washing
ton avenue from the intersection o
Electric avenue to the Olyphant road
Council wanted to know whether tn,
passage Of the ordinance would consti
tute the acceptance of that part of th,
road by the city. The opinion of tn,
city solicitor is that 1t would
Under the head of reports of commit
tees the fire committee recommended
the purchase of lot on West Marke
street for the erection of building fo
the Cumberland Hose company from
Martin LOTUS for the sum of $500, tn
dimensions of the lot being fifty fee
front and l42 feet deep. An accom-
panying resolution covering the repor
was passed.
Action on Ordinances.
In the order of business under whicl
ordinances are called up on first ant
second reading an ordinance providing
for the increase in the salary o
Draughtsman Saddler, assistant in tn
city engineers office, from $40 to 800
month was called up. Mr.. Williams, o
the Fourth, demurred, but the ordin
ance passed.
Ordinances that passed final reading
were: Providing for the purchase of
team of horses for the William Connel
Hose company, the cost not to eXcee'
$500, the amount to be transferre
from the appropriation for the purchas
of hose; providing for the appointment
by the mayor of permanent man fo
the above company at the salary of Sc
month"; providing for the laying O
fiagstone sidewalks on North Main ave
nue. from Pettebone street north t
Dram street; providing for the re-num
bering of houses and placing of name
of streets on corners thereof for tn
benefit of the public; providing for tn
narrowing of Mulberry street from Cla
avenue to Arthur avenue, the street
be narrowed three feet on each side an
the sidewalk to be increased from te
to thirteen feet.
Chief Simpsons report was rea
which showed that for the month enc
ing Nov 80, the sum of $l42 had bee
| collected as fines in police court an
turned over to the city treasurer.
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MR.. DEVERS LAID AT REST.