The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
STREET WORK BIDS.
And the Contract Awarded to The
Successful Bidder.

Successful Bidder.
At the request of Alderman c. G..
Mcdonald. The Times-Nisitor publish
es below the bids for street eXcayd-
tons and the contract with the sue
cessful bidder.
BIDS.
July Sth, 1899.
Mr.. John c. Drewry, Chairman, Raj
eigh, y. c.:
Dear Sir: | will eXcavate, grade
and haul the dirt for 37Isc. per cubic
yard. Haul not TO be over 10000 feet;
all hauls over 1000 feet 1c per cubic
yard for every 800 feet.
Yours truly.
WILL ROBBINS.
July {. 1899.
Mr.. John c. Drewry, Chairman Street
Committee:
Dear Sir: VIII make YOU an offer
for the eXcavating, moving dirt and
grading streets according to your adj
vertisement for bids, for 24hc. per
cubic yard, distance of hauling not
to be over 900 feet; all dirt hauled
over 900 feet will add Sc. per cubic
yard extra. Should ! be required to
haul a distance of 1000 feet will add
+ Toe. per cubic yard extra. The bid /
have made is very close. | simply
mention the distance of hauling so
would not lose any money should | be
required to haul such distances. [
do not think there will rarely ever be
a necessity of hauling as far as 1000
feet. as you know | am well acquainted
with the work as ! have had charge of
it, for the past fifteen months during
that time have hauled very little dire
as far as 900 feet.
| am, very respectfully.
w. b. GOODWIN.
CONTRACT.
NORTH CAROLINA-Wake County.
This contract made this. the 18th
day of July. 1899. by and between the
City of Raleigh of the first part. and
w. b. Goodwin. of Raleigh. y. c.. of
the second part,
WITNESSETH: That whereas. the
City of Raleigh through the Chair
man of its Street iCOmmitte advertis.
ed for sealed bids for eNcavating.
moving and grading dirt upon its
streets for public improvements, IN
the following terms:
STREET EXCAVATIONS.
Sealed proposals will be received
until noon Saturday, July 8, 1899, for
grading, eXcavating and moving the
dirt from the streets, necessary for
improvements contemplated upon the
streets. This dirt is to be moved UNI
der the direction of the Street Com
missioner. in accordance with the in
structions received from the Street
Committee.
We ask for proposal for moving dirt
per cubic yard.
The right is reserved by the City to
reject any and all bids. Only bids
from responsible parties will be con
sidered. who are able to give bond for
the faithful compliance of contract.
BY instructions of the Street Com
mittee JOHN {. DREWRY,
Chairman.
And whereas. the bids were opened
in accordance with the above adver-
tisement by the Street Committee,
and the bid of Mr.. Goodwin, of the
second part, being the lowest:
NOW. THEREFORE,. in considera-
ton of the premises and the further
consideration of the mutual promises
and conditions herein contained. the
party of the first part hereby awards
TIE contract lOI tNCiNdtlilS, uIONlHS
and grading the dirt upon its streets
in the work of public improvements,
and for removing trees, stone walls,
and other Instructions as may be ne
cessary in prosecuting said work on
the streets of the City of Raleigh.
1t is hereby specified that the above
contract Includes only such eXcavat
ing. grading and removal of dirt, the
removal of trees, stone walls. and
other Instructions. as the City of Raj
eigh is bound by law to do:
Upon the following terms and CON
ditionS. to-wit:
/. The City of Raleigh promises to
pay to the said W. b. Goodwin for
all dirt eXcavated. graded and moved.
where the distance hauled is not over
LOCO feet. 241a cents per cubic yard:
where the distance hauled is over l.
600 feet and not over 1000 feet, an
extra allowance of 5 cents per cubic
yard: where the distance hauled IS
over 1000 feet, an extra allowance of
10 cents per cubic yard. but in no
case will Il greater amount than 34He
cents per cubic yard be paid.
,. For the removal of trees. stone
walls. and other distractions a rea-
sonable amount is to be paid. which
amount in each ease is to be agreed
upon by the Street Commissioner and
the said w. b. Goodwin: should they
fail to agree, the Chairman of the
Street Committee is to act as umpire.
and their decision shall be the red
SOnable amount to be paid.