The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
MUNICIPAL ROUTINE.
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Bids Opened.
Bids were opened by the Board of Public
works yesterday for a number of important
improvements. The city engineer did not
nave the bids properly classified and no
awards of contracts We're made. The con-
Tracts viii probably be let Wednesday
-Four bids We're submitted for the i'm
proVement with creosoted wooden blocks OF
ware TO Alabama. The bidders We're the
Hoosier Construction Company w. H. Abb
petit 4 Co.. Capital Paving and Construc-
ton Company and Browder q Shower. The
bids ranged from $3.22 a foot each side to
S4,s5 according to, material used. The low
est bid was that of the Hoosier Construction
curb ~. =
For paving with creosoted block Pratt
street, from Alabama street to Fort Wayne
Hoosier Construction Company, the Capital
PPaVlng and Construction Company and
BroWder d Shower. The bids ranged from
for hemlock block and cement curbng, to
Ihe same co1npany's bid of $3.50 for long
IT, 11oW pine olock ana c SII SurplIiS'
way of Tenth street. from Illinois street to
Senate avenue, the bidders were the Capt.
tai Paving and Construction Company, w.
n. Albeit 4 Co., Browder & Shower and
the Hoosler Construction Company. The
lowest bid was that of the Hoosier Con-
block and cement curbing. The highest bid
was for long-leaf yellow pine, stratified or
comDlnSd curb and gutter at $5Ol by w.
For paving with creosoted block Tenth
street, from Meridian to Illinois, the Capt.
sh nG gn 6e ooer oS
struction Company submitted bids. The
Hoosier Construction Company was again
and cement curb being $27S Browder &
Shower We're the highest bidders.
For asphalting the roadway of Eleventh
street, from Capitol to Senate avenue, the
Western Paving and Supply Company, the
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company
and the Indiana Bermudez Asphalt Com
company offered to do the work for 1892 a
lineal foot, using Parkhurst combined curb
limestone curbing. The highest bid was
&O5, using cement chrbing and gutter, by
the Indiana Bermudez Company.
For asphating Thirteenth street, from
We're the 9 bidderg the Ries ranging siightIy
the lowest bidder, it's bid for stratified lime
stone curb being $SS3. alfoot
For, asphalting Thirteenth street, from
Meridian to Illinois, the bidders were the
same companies. The Western Paving and
g sn GGmpany c was She i9yest Its bid
For asphaIting thirteenth street from
Delaware to Central avenue, the bids, by
the same companies, ranged from $3.41, by
the Indiana BermudeZ Company, to 1882, by
the Western Paving and Supply Company.
The former bid was for stone curbing.
For asphalting Thirteenth street, from
were higher. The Indiana BermudeZ Com
pany submitted the lowest bid at 1913, STRAIT
flied or oolitic curb to be used. The same
companies as given above were the bidders.
For creoSoted block roadway on South
eastern avenue, from, Washington street to
Foley, w. H Albeit & Co, the Capital
Paving and Construction Company and the
Hoosier ConstructieRo Company We're the
bidders. The bid of tbs. Hoosier Construc-
COmnanV hemlOck block.
was the lowest. The highest was the bid of
w II. Albeit & Co. of $644 for long-leaf
For asphaltng the roadway of Washing
ton street, from Rural street to the Belt
Railroad the WarrenSScharf Asphalt Paw
ing Company bid $78, stratitied limestone
curb to be used, and it was the lowest bid
der. The other bidders we're the Indiana
Bermudez Company and the Western Paw
ing and IS Supply Company the highest bid
For asphaiting New Jersey street, from
Sixteenth to Nineteenth streets the Indiana
&.75 per lineal foot. The highest bid was
Final Action Taken.
The Board took final action on the fol-
For paving with brick the first alley
west of West street. from Washington to
For gravelng the first alley east of Ham
ilton avenue from Pratt to Tenth street.
Action Deferred.
"Reminiscences having been filed against
the following resolutions, the resolutions
and remonstrancesp were referred to the
For crawling the first alley south of
Palmer street, fromn Fenneman street to
Chestnut street. ,.
For graveling the first alley east of Chest
nut street, from the first alley south of
Palmer street TO Minnesota street.
Petitions Filed.
Petitions were filed as follows
For improving the first alley east of Park
avenue from Fourteenth to Fifteenth street.
For gravel roadway, brick cutters, stone
curbng and cement sidewalks on Twenty
eighth street from Senate avenue to Barnes
avenue.
For gravel roadway, curbing and cement
sidewalks on Pawpaw street from Bloyd
avenue to Lawrence street.
For paving with brick the roadway OF SUI
nerior street from, North street to Pratt
street.
For gravel roadway, curbing and cement
sidewalks on Mclean Place from Illinois
street to Meridian.cooa
Papers Ordered.
Specifications were ordered from the city
engineer for the following improvements:
For wooden block roadway, cement side
walk and curbing in Eleventh street from
College avenue to Ash street
For the opening of an alley between kap-
pes street and Hyatt street from Lambert,
street to Howard street.
For a local sewer in LaSalle street from
washington street to Moore avenue.
For paving with Erick the hrst alley west
of College avenue from Eleventh 10 IWen-
ty-tirst street. O-sf Sd.
For local sewer in Eleventh street from
Brookside avenue to the first alley east.
For sidewalks in Noble street from Mich
igan street to Massachusetts avenue.
For cement sidewalks and curbing on the
west side of Oriental street from Michigan
to Tenth street.
For cement sidewalks, curbing and grad
ing the cutters of Twentieth street from
Capitol avenue to Senate avenue.
For paving with brick the first alley east
of East street from Massachusetts avenue
to ST. Clair street.
For paving with brick the first alley north
of ST. Clair street from East street TO
Broadway. ----~-~
For grading and graveing the first alley
north of Tenth street from Hamilton 10 JET
ferson avenue.
For cement sidewalks curbing and brick
cutters in Hamilton avenue from Pratt to
For paving with brick the first alley East
OF Meridian street from Michigan TO North
street. va.
For a local sewer in Court street from
California to Blackboard street.
For brick roadway in Gelsendor1 street
from Washington to New York street.
For paving with brick the first alley east
of Alabama street from Iehth street 10
Morrison Place.
For brick roadway in Court street from
California to BTackford street.
Petitions Rejected.
The following petitions on recommended
ton of the city engineer were denied:
For cement walks in Washington street
from California TO Blackboard street.
For bricking the first alley east or Black
ford street from Washington 10 Market