The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-08
BIDS LOWER THAN ESTIMATES
PROPOSALS. FOR GRADING SEW
ERAL STREETS FALL BELOW
&NGNEER'S FIGURES
Board of Public Works VIII Inspect
Work in Resurfacing by the War
ren-Schnrff Paving Company
Bid for Lighting Approved.

The board of public works will this
morning inspect the work recently Gone
by the Warren-Scharf Paving company
in the resurfacing of $500 square yards OF
the asphalt paving on Nina, WESTERN
Kent and Arundel streets. Under the
contract with the company 1t was pro-
vided that at the end of ten years the
pavement should be put In as good condi-
ton as when laid, wear and tear<o travel
alone excepted. The board OF public
works was to be the sole judge as to
the condition Of the pavement. and the
work was to be done to It's satisfaction
before the pavement was accepted, and
part Of the amount retained ordered
paid.
The board insisted that $500 square
yards be resurfaced, while the company
was Of the opinion that only about one
third Of this surface should be relaid.
The board held to it's point, however, and
the company yielded and did the work.
After the inspection the board will ac-
cept the pavement and then be ready to
take up the proposition Of the company
as to releasing 1t from the repairs which,
under the contract, are to be paid for at
the rate of cents per square yard for the
coming ten years. Under the contract
the city would have to pay about 5000 per
year for the next ten years, whether any
repairs were made or not, and 1t is a
question not yet decided by the board as
to which would be for the best interests
of the city, to pay the company the
amount each year or release it from the
contract The property owners will be
called in by the board at an early date
to assist in solving the question.
John A. Stees, the owner of lot to be
taken for the enlargement of Iris park
on University avenue, yesterday notified
the board that the lot was worth 81, 00O
and he would only allow it to go at this
figure providing other property owned by
him in the immediate vicinity was not
assessed for benefits for the park The
board had. in making up the assessment,
allowed Mr.. Stees $500 for his lot, and in
tended to assess benefits against other
property owned by Mr.. Stees. The hear
Ing on the completion of the assessment
for the enlargement of the park Will be
taken up Aug. 10.
Bills for gas and electric lighting for
July were approved by the board yester-
day. The total amount was 1929 So, of
which $4,961.55 was for gas lamps. 81. 862 70
for electric lights and sos for ten lights
IN the small parks. In response to bids
tor grading Anita street, from Concord to
Congress, and for partial grade of the
street from Robe to Concord, Thomas
Linnan was the lowest bidder, at $3.50
The estimate Of the city engineer was
$3.50.
For the construction of a sewer on
Beech street from Cypress to point 300
feet. east, g. A Allen was the lowest
bidder, at $780, The estimate of the citv
engineer was $340. G. A Allen was also
the lowest bidder for the construction of
sewer on jerks street, from Edgerton
to Jessie. His bid was $3.50, while the CITY
engineer estimated the expense at $500
Allen was the lowest bidder for a sewer
on Minnehaha street, from Cypress to a
point 100 feet east. his figures being $179.
All the bids were taken under advise
ment by that board The board, acting
on the order for the paving of Summit
avenue as returned by the council. will
send In final orders for the paving of the
avenue between st. Peter and Rice
street with brick, and for the paving be-
tween Rice and Sixth street with asphalt.