The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-04
FOUR PROPOSALS
Barber Company is the Lowest
Bidder.
Its Figures are $1.93 Per Square
Yard, and the Total Cost Per Lot
Will be $3.50.

opened Dy Gue Uodlo VI PuOAAo "oAS
this afternoon and were as low as ex-
pected, the Barber Asphalt Co. under
bidding its competitors. -Four bids
were submitted, and we're as follows
Barber Asphalt Paving Go. OF Chi
cago. Trinidad lake asphalt pave
ment, 81. SO per square yard cement
curb and gutter, 30 cents per lineal
foot; stone curb. ga cents per lineal
foot ;..resetting stone curb, 10 cents Ter
lineal foot.
Western Paving and Supply Go. of
Indianapolis. Trinidad lake asphalt
pavement, $1.95 per square yard
cement curb and gutter, 60 cents per
lineal foot; stone curb, 65 cents per
lineal foot; resetting stone curb, 10
cents per ineal foot.
I. Bermudez Asphalt Paving Co. of
Chicago. -Bermudez lake asdhalt pave
ment, SO. 08 per square yard; cement
curb and gutter. SO cents per lineal
foot stone curb, "a cents per lineal
foot; resetting stone curb, 10 cents per
lineal foot.
Western Construction Co. of La
fayette, Ind. Trinidad asphalt pave
ment, 80. IS per square yard; cement
curb and gutter, 60 cents per lineal
foot stone curb, II cents per lineal
foot; resetting stone curb, 16 cents
per lineal foot.
President Porter stated that owing
to the order of the court the board
could not proceed further in the mat
ter, and suggested that the board
adjourn subject to the call of the pres
ident, as it was impossible to say
what day the court would render its
decision or whether the injunction
would be perpetual.
The board adjourned subject to the
call of the president.
Among those present when the bids
were opened were Attorneys Flittie
and J. w. Schmitt, and Aid. Taylor.
The width of the driveway from
curb to curb is TO be thirty feet
Deducting an eighteen inch gutter
of cement on each side, and there is
81 feet of asphalt paving, or three
yards. The cost of the paving per sc
foot lot would be, under the lowest
bid, s191 or, and the cost of the
cement curb and gutter would be
$39. "a per lot, making the total cost of
the improvement $23O.O1 per lot, in
case the city pays for the street inter
sections, as is proposed,
In case the stone curb is used, the
asphalt pavement will extend from
curb to curb, and the cost of the pave
| ment per sc foot lot would be 1912. 19,
and the stone curb S42.24 total of
1884. 43 per lot. This would mean an
additional cost of $24. AZ per lot were
stone curb to be used.
Mr., Carpenter states that, allowing
! for cheaper stone and cement in Man
kato, the lowest bids equal 81. 10 to
So. IS per square yard for pavement
elsewhere.
The Barber company laid the Mason
City, Iowa, pavement last year at
| 81. SO per square yard, with seven
year guarantee. Considering the ten
year guarantee required in this city,
the price is really lower here.
Engineer Thompson's estimate on
the pavement was 41.90 per square
yard, and on the cement curb and
gutter 60 cents per lineal foot: The
lowest hid averages up very close to
this.
The bids of the Bermudez Asphalt
| Paving Co. and the Western Construc-
ton Co. came by mail, while represen-
tatives of the other two companies
personally submitted bids.