Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-20
FOR BRIDGES and JAIL
Bids Opened, But No Con-
tracts Awarded.
MAY DECIDE TONIGHT
Common Council win Probably Act on
the Proposed improvements at
Once: Many PROPOSAL.
Submitted

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Submitted.
The special bridge and iail committees
yesterday broke the seals of the bids
Tor erecting two overhead crossings
one at Twenty fifth street and the
other at Twenty-fourth street-and for
new Jail and emergency hospital, but
no contracts were awarded. 4.
The COMMITTEES convened at noon in
Mayor Allan A. Moss office at the
courthouse. Besides the councilmen in
attendance representatives of the
bridge and Jail building concerns were
present.
Councilman R. J. MacKay presided at
the meeting Of the bridge committee
Messrs. ]. j. O'Donnell and A. e.
Faulkner, the other members, were
present
The bids were opened and read by
City Clerk J. A. Massie.
1t is difficult to determine who is the
lowest bidder, as the proposals were
submitted according to plans and
Germ. The committee did not prepare
report. as 1t was the sense Of the
members that all Of the bids and plans
should be examined by an expert en-
gineer in order to ascertain which are
the best bridges for the lowest sum eff
money. and the matter remains in statu
quo with the low bidders on an equal
footing. One of the lowest bidders Is
the firm of McNabe & Chapman, OF
this city. 1t Is quite certain that the
city viii have sufficient funds out of
the bond issue to pay It's portion of the
cost Of building the viaducts. One
half OF the expense must be borne by
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Com
pany- The matter will be taken up at
tontght's meeting Of the Common
Council
The bids opened were as follows:
Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Can
ton. O.. Twenty-f1fth street, SIT 500;
Thirty-fourth street. $4,000.
Horsehead Bridge Company. New
York, both bridges, s42.s65.
New Jersey Steel and Iron Company.
Trenton. N. j.. Twenty-tifth street,
$685. $50: Thirty-fourth street, $40. sss.
Walker Bros. New York. both
bridges, $44 900.
Groton Bridge and Manufacturing
Company, Groton. N. Y. both bridges.
$40. 900.
Berlin Iron Bridge Company, East
Berlin. Mass, Twenty fifth street. $22.-
500; Thlrty-fourth street. SIS. 800: same
with three spans $40, 100. 55
saS Youngstown Bridge Co, Youngs-
town; O. Twenty ifth street S21 ,Q34
-4sEhi Itsss falirth street ST., 1892 !; two for
$41,s00 If both have three spans.
n1C1NdO tSnapIlhIt, slNGWpOTl NEWS
Va. both bridges. $39. $50.
Toledo Bridge Co.. Toledo. O., Twen-
ty-ffth street. s2o.34o; Thirtyfourth
street. s15,S70.
New Columbus Bridge Company. Col
umbus, O., Twenty-flfth street. s14.370;
Thirty fourth street. sl3,227. For sin
gle trolley line, Twenty-fifth street,
s2l $50: Thirty-fourth street, $4,000.
J. E. Buddington. New Haven, Conn.,,
both bridges, $4,000.
Grant wilkins, Atlanta, Ca. both
bridges, $50. 1868.
Keepers & Thatcher. Detroit. Mich,
Twenty-flfth street, s17. 500; Thirty
fourth street, s13.3S2. This is for super
structure only.
King Bridge Co., Cleveland O.. TWEEN
ty-flfth street, s22,3l7: Thirtyfourth
street, $2l, 267.60.
Chapman Bridge Co.. Wilmington, O.,
both bridges. $44. $50. =5
Canton Bridge Company, Canton, O..
both bridges, s44,26O.
Structural Iron Co., Baltimore. Nd,
Thirty fourth street-Plan A, 1892:
"A. SIS, s92; AAA, 1882; B. sl4,a77;
BIB. s15,397; BIB. s14,897 Twenty fifth
street bridge-Pian A. $17.929 AA, S19.
ie9; AAA, $l8524; B, $16.822; BIB. ST.
912; BIB, $17,317. Lowest combined
bid S3l .219; next lowest combined bid,
s33. 31s. The latter provides for single
track over oACn DTlu6c. ID
The Bracket Bridge Co.. Cincinnati'
O.. Thirty-fourth street, s20.396; Twen-
ty-fifth street. $4,000.
F. r. Long & Co, New York, Twenty
fifth street, A, 500. 400: B. $23. 825, Tnir-
ty-fourth street. A. sl9,s0o; B, s2o.2l2.
Virginia Iron Bridge Co. Roanoke
Twenty-fifth street, SIS, 744; thirty
fourth street, sl5sss. Two bridges Iae sso gu
plicating Twenty-fi2th street, $S1 300:
Pittsburg Bridge CO.. Pittsburg. Pa,
Twenty-ffth street. s22.23s; Thirty
fourth street. s18.271.
BIDS ON THE JAIL.
The bidding for the proposed new jail
was NOT near SO lively as that for the
bridges, and the estimates We're more
The first to be read was that Of w. P.
Bosher, of Newport News. To build q
jaiI after the plans offered by the build
ing committee, his bid was $l5.250. or
he would. add another story and two
cells on the first floor for an additional
$1,000 For s19,272 he offered to build q
Jail after plans drawn up himself.
The Pau1ey Jail Building and Manu-
factuRing Company, of st. Louis, offer
ed to build the JAIL according to spec
if1cations, for; $4,000 cash. These bid
ders were willing to give bond in ths
sum OF SIS, 900 for the faithful perform
ance OF the contract.
BT1SDOrneS Sc McGuFo, OF NeWport
News, offered to build the Jail and
courtroom for s15,085.
Van Dorm Iron Works Company, of
Cleveland, o., submitted q bid Of $15,-
600. AS an evidence of good faith these
bidders forwarded a certified check for
$1,000.
Mr.. George E. Connell, architect, OF
this city, offered to superintend the con-
struction of the fail for two per cent.
Of the net cost.
Charged wsth Stealing Oyaters.
Special County Officer w. A. Price
arrived in town yesterday with Will
liam Carter, Of Smithfie1d, in custody.
who is charged with stealing oysters