New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
ASPHALT on GLENMORE-ATE.
THE ALcATRAz COMPANY THE LOWEST
BIDDER FOR THE MIDDLE SECTION
OF THIS IMPORTANT M
pDnNEMENT
PROVEMENT.

bids were opene, vest erday In the Offices OF the
Park Department in the Litch1ed Mansion, In
Prospect Park for the asphalt section OF the
Gienmore-ave. improvement. This coveTs the part
OF Glenmore-ave. between Alabama ave and Ash
ford-st Besides the laying OF the asphalt. the
contract calls for the removal OF the unused car
tracks which put down there several years
ago The avenue here is paved with Belgian blocks.
and the asphalt will be placed directly on the pres
ent pavement.
Shortly after u O'Clock the four BIDS which had
been sen, IN were opened by Deputy Park Commits
sioner Palmer. IN the absence OF Commissioner
Woodruff The bidders and their bids were as
follows: The Fruin- Bambrick Company. s25.So6; j
p Crawford q co.. So. 53; the Eastern Bermudez
Asphalt Paving Company. s22.532; the Brooklyn Al
catraz Asphalt Company. Ss.55. These were the re-
suits as hastily figured out by the Deputy Comfhis-
s!oner
The Alcatraz Company is the same concern that
recentlv nut in BIDS for asphalt on a number OF
streets In Brooklyn az 81 yard for the aspnalt
stirface-the loves, price ever known IN the CITY
and # IS scarcely surprising that II IS the lowest
bidder for the Glenmore-ave. work Its Did lor
asphal, surface In this case g 81 10 yard those OF
the o,her bidders being Bermuiez Company 81 80
Crawford 81 80: Fruin- Bam5rick Company 81 o.
For the rernova! OF the cartracks NE Acatraz Com
pany thinks 500 fa!r price: TWO OF the o'"e'
bidder, nut down this item at 500. and the third al
s2N
certain that the cOntract VIII De d"at"ei
70 th, loves, bidder and the question may not be
decided for a day or Two. l. is Of the utmost I'M
portance In the opinion OF Commissioner woodruff
that the work be done promptly. in view OF the
great demand that exists FOR we'll paved ROADWAY
% the eastern limits of the city This Is wanted
not only by bcycle-s but by people who drive ana
who are weary OF always going over the ocean
PARKWAY which Is the only decent drive WITHIN
their reach with the exception OF Eighteenth-aVe
The contractor IS to have sixty days within which
10 complete the asphalt pavement on diehmore-
ave II the Alcatraz COMPANY undertakes TO 90
large amount OF work under contracts AWARDED
bv the department OF city Works. II may
ho the Judgment OF Mr. Woodruff that
to resources will not be sufficient 10 en-
ahle 1, to take another large contract with
a rem sonable prospect OF competing II In the'
and I'm that case he may think IL wise 10 pay
larger sum in order TO insure prompt work IL
remains this company to convince MN that
here will be no tedious delay before 1t can OBTAIN
the contract -, .,,,,,, =.
Yesterday the contractor being Thomas r. byrhes
the second lowest bidder. Cody brothers me Iowes
hitders who thought they should get the Joo, nave
M, vet given any indication OF procuring the IN
Junction which they threatened. Byrnes Is 10 nave
ninety iays from yesterday in which 10 nnisn MS
work ..-..... 49,
has been so much talk. should be open for the use
OF yhcclmen and drivers. when the me roaus OF
Queens County will be made easily accessloie from
Ilrooklyn for the first time.