The record-union., 1898-02-11
SAN PEDRO HARBOR
IMPROVEMENT.
Bids for Constructing the Proposed
BreakWater Opened.
Proposals TO Do the Work Received From
Seventeen Contracting Firms.
United States Engineer Davis, Who
Canvassed the Figures, Will
Recommend That the Lowest
Bidder be Awarded the Con-
tract, but the Secretary of War
Will Pass Finally Upon the
Sufhciency of the Bonds.

Suuc1e0cy or the Bonds.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-At noon
to-day the bids for contracts for the
improvement OF San Pedro harbor were
opened at the office of Major Davis Of
the United States Engineer Corps. in
the Flood building The room was
crowded with contractors, who. note
books and pencils in hand, anxiously
recorded the figures read out by Major
Davis and carefully recorded by his
assistants
In all seventeen bids were preseffI-
ed, there being represented some of the
largest and most prominent contract
ing firms in this country.
The work to be done. as called for in
the specifications, is the building of a
Jetty or breakwater. The contractors
We're allowed the privilege of furnish
ing their own material, procured from
any source they saw fit, or of bidding
on rock to be taken from the San CIe-
mente quarry, a Government reserva-
ton. Most of the bids included both
propositions, it being noticeable that in
each instance there was quite a marked
reduction where the rock was to be
taken from the San Clemente quarry.
one or two of the contractors bid only
on the San Clemente quarry, others
preferred to furnish their own material
In explanation OF the bids, it may be
added that four classifications were re-
CURED, as follows: The foundation
course, the substructure, the super
structure and the concrete work Three
of the courses are required 10 be built
of rock, the only difference being in
the dimensions of the respective strata,
the foundation, of course being wider
than the substructure, and the sub
structure in turn not quite so wide as
the superstructure. The concrete is a
classification by itself
1t is generally supposed in this in
stance that, following the usual Gus
tom, the contract will be let out to the
lowest bidder. However, the final dis
position Of the matter will depend upon
the sufficiency of the bond offered by
the successful bidder. Major Davis
will recommend that the firm whose bid
is the lowest be awarded the contract
He will determine this point, but the
rest will depend upon the decision of
the Secretary of War.
The lowest bid was that of Heldmeyer
& New of Chicago. They offered to do
the work for 81 6S5219 80 The high
est bid was that of the National Con-
tracing Company of New York, which
offered to do the work for 81 ,595,516.
To determine the total amount bid
in each instance it was necessary to
multiply the bid per ton for foundation
by 136,02O the bid on the substructure
by 1888 SOB. the bid on the super
structure by 221 ,025 and the bid on the
concrete by 2,310. The concrete is
computed in cubic yards, the other
courses by the long ton
The total amounts of the various de-
tails of the proposed improvements
called for by the specifications We're as
follows: Foundation, 136026 tons;
substructure, 1888. 603 tons; super
structure. 221, ,625 tons; concrete, 2,310
cubic yards.
The lids in detail We're:
Knapp e Gillen, Racine, Wis.-Foun-
dation, 81 01 per ton; sub structure,
81 o.; super structure, So; concrete,
per cubic yard, So.
Kingston & Sylvester. Buffalo, N. Y.
Own rock: Foundation, roc; sub
structure, sic; super structure, ST 90;
concrete 81 80. With San Clemente
rock: Foundation, 65c; sub structure
4Gc; super structure, 81 TO; concrete,
81 80
Heldmeier & New, Chicago-Own
rock: Foundation. 63c; sub structure
63c: super structure, 81 &c; concrete,
So 80. San Clemente rock: Founda-
ton, 5412c; sub structure, 5411hc; super
-
Smith &, Mallory, Sherrytown. Ia
Foundation, 79c: sub structure, 73c;
super structure. 81 10; concrete, 81.
Rudolph Axman & Co, San Pedro
Foundation, 64c: sub structure, zoe;
super structure. ST SO; concrete, $S.
California Construction Company,
San Francisco-Own rock: Foundation,
95c: sub structure, 95c; super struc-
ture,- 81 %; concrete, 50 60. San Gle
mente rock: Foundation, Sic; sub
structure, Soc; super structure, s. 80;
concrete, So 90.
National Contracting Company, New
Yorktown rock: Foundation, 50; sub
structure, 50: super structure, 50; con-
crete ST. San Clemente rock: Founda-
ton. 971ac: sub structure. 9Thc; super
structure, a71mc: concrete, Sc.
Griftiths & McDermott.r Chicago-Own
rock: Foundation, SIC; sub structure,
TSc: super structure, 81 80; concrete,
ST 30. San Clemente rock: Founda-
ton, 73c; sub structure, re; super
structure, 81 20; concrete. SIS 30.
Grattan & Jennings. New Yorktown
rock: Foundation, 92c: sub structure
92c; super structure, 81; concrete, So
San Clemente rock: Foundation, 90c:
sub structure. 90c; super structure
81 75: concrete, So.
Hale, Abbott, O'Meary & Gamble ST.
Louis-Own rock: Foundation, SIC;
sub structure, SIC: super structure,
So 16; concrete. SIS. San Clemente
rock: Foundation, 7Sc; sub structure,
SIC; super structure, 81 -; concrete.
Sc
Jacob Friday & Sons, Pittsburg-Own
rock. Foundation, ST 1917; sub struc-
ture. 81 1917: super structure. 81 1919;
concrete, So. San Clemente rock:
Foundation. 81 0Sia; sub structure.
81 0Sls: super structure. 81 OS115; con-
crete, s..
Mcdonald, Kilibrew & Co., st. Louis
Own rock: Foundation. SOC; sub
structure. soc; super structure, 81 40;