The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19

the car tracks and over the ties where the col
tlnued Jar and vibration OF moving cars ma
crack the asphalt surface; giving the smooth
noiseless. and easily cleaned asphalt for driving
such "a combination covered with good guaraI
Tee we believe to be the best for this CITY,
Your committee finds that II Is easy To &c
good or bad reports on any kind of pavement
some cities prefer one and some another, AS thu
city officials for various reasons decide. Som'
cities use brick exclusively. some by voting ouL as
phalt. We take chances on any pavement tina
we may lay Cities are constantly repairing anC
relaylng their payements. Our Only safety Is II
| awarding the contract TO some competent anC
| responsible company or individual having eXpe
| rlence and means 10 do the work, and IA repula
! tion To maintain In doing the work well, and theI
| keep close watch on the construction by com
potent Inspectors, and protecting ourselves by a
! good guarantee bond for the maintenance and
| repair Of the pavement for number of years
and It's delivery 10 the city at the end of the
! guarantee period In as good condition as when
| iaid usual wear excepted.
STANLEY f. PARKILL,
JOHN s. HAGGART.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF OwossO:
Dear Sirs:-The Board of Public Works beg to
report THAT In compliance with the resolution
ana orders OF the common council In regard to
paving certain portions Of streets denominated
as the paving district of 1898. have had the mat
ter under consideration, and have caused plans
ana surveys TO be made, specifications prepared.
printed and tabulated by q. +. Riggs, engineer
The Board caused advertisements to be made
aor Sds Tor rS the both with
opened In presence of the bidders as per adver-
tisement. The Board after considering the mat
ter decided to reject all the bids. They then
asked the common council to authorize joint
committee of the council and Board of Public
Works to go and investigate and find out from
the experience of engineers and boards of public
works of various cities what is the best. The
committee performed its work, made Its report
IN favor of asphalt with brick cutters, The
board amended the specifications as regards as
phalt using brick for cutters and X. Il. tracks.
They again advertised for bids to be 0pnened
July 20, 1898 Bids were received and opened
July 20. We found the lowest bids for paving as
follows
For brick, by Lamson & Crowley Sss, 92s.ss.
For asphalt brick cutters and brick inside of
r. X. track and outside the track Is inches:--
The Assyrian Asphalt Co., S3l ,675.04.
antee, $32. 1917 70.
Making the combination bid of the w. Al
Co. less than the brick paving, SlO9l.6O
The engineer recommended as between the
Assyrlan bid and the Warren Scharf Co., with a
guarantee of eight years, that the Warren Scharf
After all the investigation made by the COM
mttee In other cities and the personal visits
made by Mr.. Charles Gale of the board. and cor
respondence had with number OF towns on the
subject of paving, a majority OF the board are OF
opinion that the combination of asphalt center
and brick cutters and inside r. K. track and is
inch outside of track, Is the best and cheapest.
We believe that the Warren Scharf Cos paving
bid, years guarantee, with a stipulation that.
with proper usage. the wear OF the asphalt sur.
exceed 25 per cent of the asphalt surface is the
most favorable for the city.
Mr.. Keller, of our board, dissents from this
opinion, as regards the kind of paving. Mr.. Keel
er is In favor of an all brick pavement and Is ops
posed to an asphalt pavement.
The engineer is Of the opinion that the prick |
paving bids are all too high. The board have |
only aimed to investigate the matter In the inter-
est of the taxpayers.
We find that all cities that pave are continual,
ly investigating and that they are always divided |
as to what Is the best pavement TO adopt.
We believe that the people who own the prop
erty and pay the tax are entitled to all the infor,
nation we have gathered, and that they should |
be consulted as tO.what kind of a pavement they |
would prefer to have in front of their property.
we nnd failures ana success IN pOsn r Km1s
on investigation hereunto attached; |
also report of Engineer c. +. Riggs. Respectful
y submitted.
To the Common Council of the City of .Owosso:
Resolved by the Board of Public Works that as
he season for paving Is so near at an end Tor
his year tina tunless work can be completed be.
ore Nov. |, '9S, paving should be postponed until
he spring.
Mr. Crowley of the firm OF Lamson & Crowley,
vas present. He stated In answer to an inquiry
hat the paving could be done this year yet with.
tut danger of injury by frost.
Aid. Walsh of the ways and means committee,
opened four bids for the construction of the
tone work for the Main street bridge over the
'hiawassee river and for the old bridge when re-
moved to lakewood avenue.
The bids were as follows.
Geo. w Smith bid s3523 Tor the stone work for
he Main street bridge and $500 for the lakewood
venue bridge
C. Shelter 4 Son bid Si595 for the Main street
ridge stone work.
Richard Smiths bid was $1,000 for sandstone
nd S3l04 for field stone work for the Main street
ridge and $3.50 for the lakewood avenue bridge
j. G. Blackstone propose to do the Main street
ridge stone work with Berea stone for 1886, or
eld stone for $2736, and the lakewood avenue
ridge work in field stone for 1921.
George Fulmer offered to remove the old
ridge to its proposed location on lakewood ave-
ue for $500.
Aid. Gould moved that the whole matter be re-
erred TO a committee consisting of Aid. Walsh, |
,opas and Palmer; motion carried.
Aid. Shaw reported that the fire department
yas in need of certain supplies. The matter was
eferred to the purchasing committee.
Upon motion council adjourned for one week.
JOHN l.. ASH. City ClerN.