The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-04-27
BUSINESS
to by the City Council.
Tuesday Evening.

The City Council met Tuesday even
ing, all members and officers being
present.
The Finance Committee reported the
bids received for the bonds for the diff
ferent street improvements and recon-
mended the bid of Rudolph Kleybolte
& Co., of Cincinnati, be accepted. The
aggregate amount of the bids was
S29, 718. 40 and by unanimous vote the
Council accepted the bids of this firm,
and awarded them the bonds.
An ordinance was passed requiring
the construction of stone or cement
sidewalks on the West side of Powers
street, between Columbus and Chilli
cothe avenues.
Engineer James c. Wonders report
ed that from an investigation of bids
received Tuesday for the paving of
West Columbus avenue, from Main
street to c. G. c. & St. L. railway
tracks that the bid of Charles Hail &
Son of Findlay was the lowest for
brick, and the Barker Asphalt Com
pany were the only bidders fol asphalt.
The bid of C. Hall & Son, $40, 839. 76,
using Hallwood brick and stone curb,
was accepted on motion of Mr.. Short
and the work was awarded to that firm.
Engineer Wonders reported that c..
B. Hall & Son were the lowest bid ders
on the north Main street paving i'm
provement which extends from Colum-
bus to Sandusky avenue. This bid is
for brick and Mr.. Irwin made motion
that the bid of Mr.. Hall be accepted.
| When remarks were called for DIR.
w. w. Hamer said the residents of
that street wanted asphalt paving and
wished the Council to accept the bid
for asphalt paving, although it is 1880
higher than the brick paving.
Mr.. A. Lesourd agreed with DR..
Hamer, and Mr.. Irwin withdrew his
motion, and the matter was laid over
till the next meeting, all voting in
favor of the motion to lay over except
Mr.. Petit.
Engineer Wonders read the bids re-
ceived for the grade, gravel, curb and
gutter improvement OF Plum Valley
street and reported the bid of W. T. G
Snyder 1924 lower than that of Chas.
Shank, the only other bidder. A mo-
tion to accept the bid of Mr.. Shank,
Notwithstanding it was not the lowest,
was made but lost by vote of 5 to g.
A motion to accept Mr.. Spyder's bid
carried by vote of 6 to 2.
There was only one bidder on Can't.
well avenue gravel improvement, c. c.
Shank, S2O7.46, and this bid was &C
cepted.
Only one bid was received on Carter
avenue gravel improvement and that
was c. c. Shank's at S396.80, and was
accepted.
| The bid of Charles Shank for the
north Main street gravel improvement
from Rush avenue north was the lowest
and was accepted.
The cutting of hill on Eastern ave-
nue. near the Shanghai was referred to
the Street Committee.
Contractor G. B. Hall, who was
awarded the contract for putting in
the west Columbus brick paving, asked
the Council for privilege to begin at
once the work of laying the sewers un-
der the work. Granted.
Petition asking for the opening of an
alley from Plum Valley to Everett be-
tween Columbus and Chillicothe, placed
on file and referred to Street Commit
tee.
Solicitor Miller asked the Council to
adjourn for one week that the people ot
north Main street might in that time
decide about the use of either brick OF
asphalt. He and Engineer Wonders
were both of the opinion that brick
paving should be used for this improve
ment. President Petit surrendered
the chair to Mr.. Blair and took the
floor in the defense of brick for this inn
Iprovement.
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