The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
A ONE-YEAR GUARANTY
WORKS BOARD SATISFIED WITH
THAT IN ASPHALT REPAIRS.
The "SiIica" Company Given the Con-
tract-GermO-Kentuc Company
Fails to Break the COmbine.

The United States Silica Company was
the lowest bidder on the contract for re-
pairing all asphalt and vulcanite pavements
on which the guaranty term has expired
and was awarded the contract by the Board
of Public Works yesterday morning. bid
submitted by this company on the Ken
tucky-avcnue Improvement last Monday
was rejected because the company would
not guarantee the work for nine years
The contract awarded yesterday provides
for a one-year guaranty. The company is
to receive s. cents square yard for inch
to inch-and-a-half coating S110 for resur-
facing to foundation and $3.50 for resur-
facing and new concrete foundation. The
officers of the Western Paving and Supply
Company constitute the United States Silica
Company, and S. Fl. Sherer is the local rep
resentatives of both companies. The bid
of the Western Paving and Supply Com
pany was a little higher than that of the
Silica Company, the former proposing to
charge 81 a square yard for skim coat, $13O
for resurfacing and 1925 for resurfacing and
new foundation.
over a month ago the Germo- Kentucky
Asphalt Company was the lowest bidder for
this work. but, owing to some defect in
the specifications, the contract was not
awarded. The bid of the Germo- Kentucky
Asphalt Company was lower yesterday than
month ago. but the Silica Company undet-
bid it. The bid of the Germo- Kentucky
Company Yesterday was; Skim coat 70
cents; resurfacinag, $L2O, and new surface
Last Monday there was considerable OBJ
lection raised by the asphalt contractors
when Bart art Parker clerk OF the board, per- 5
mitted w. l.. Taylor to withdraw a bid
and submit a different one after 10 o'clock
the hour advertised for receiving bids. 1t
has been the custom to permit this in the
past. Monday the board made a formal or
der to the effect that bids would not be
received nor allowed to be withdrawn after
~ o'clock without permission of the board.
This order created some disturbance yes
terday. Henry Seyfried and John Moore,
both with bids on the Eugene-street i'm
provement, come a few minutes late. AL
though the board had not yet met Mr..
Parker refused to receive the bids without
the consent of the board w. H. Albeit and
w. f. Gansberg objected to any variation
from the order, but as both Moore and
Seyf1ied informed the board that they had
not heard of the new order, an exception
was made in their cases, but the board an
nounced that hereafter the rule will be
strictly enforced
o. O. Myers forfeited his certified check
for $100 several days ago when he refused to
enter into a contract for cement walks and
gravel roadway on Eugene street from
Northwestern avenue to the Big Four
tracks, claiming that he had neglected to
count the cost of gravel in figuring his bid.
Yesterday twelve new bids were opened,
but the award of the contract was delayed.
The contract for asphalting the roadway
of Kentucky avenue from Missouri street
to the river was awarded to the Warren
Scharf Asphalt Company, which made the
lowest bid when proposals were received
last Monday The company is to receive
1882 q foot for the work.
RESULT OF BOARDS DALLIANCE.
When demands are made by property
owners for certain kinds Of improvements
the Board of Public Works is somewhat
tractabe this year. owing to the fact that
not much support is given by the Democrat
ic majority in the Common Council Early
in the year resolutions We're adopted for
an asphalt roadway on New Jersey street
from Thirteenth to Sixteenth and Sixteenth
to Nineteenth street twenty-seven feet wide.
There was serious objection to this resolu-
ton. Property owners said the roadway
need not be more than twenty-four feet
wide They urged that the specifications
be modified. promising that there would be
no remonstranceS if this were done. After
wards the board changed the specifica lions
on the section between Sixteenth and Nine
teenth streets, and intends to do so with
the other section. The original resolution
was rescinded yesterday. 1t now appears,
however, that the promises given the board
were not authorized and that a rather for
midable remonstrance will be entered
against any Improvement.