The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-03
9I0S FOR PAVING
SOUTH TEMPLE
6. francisco Rival Knocks Out
s,rbsrAIcatraz Syndicate.
,oapE1ITroN FOR WORK
on PRICES FOR LUMBER WILL
NOT DETER BUILDING.

,-rv Two bids we're received by the
n hoard o., public works last night
u .tits meeting for the curoing and
~ south Temple street from
'..s .,-sst to the oregon short Line
1' cation. Contrary to all ex-
So, f5e Barber Asphalt Paving
. tss close ally Of the Alcatraz
paving company, which has
GH'. t.-sr- for paving West second
~ and Third south streets va
f5.-b.8 bv new rival I'D the helu'
Srtr street Improvement company
80 francisco. As a result what
's,-s6f may bee derived from COM
Ca In street paving VIII accrue
Fl-,. b-Iffirg property which is pay
u- tssse improvements. for. il is
rs - each paving company viii
81 do los best in anticipation or
CIV tbo favor of the municipality
S comes 90 letting contracts for
80 other streets next year ana
.ss srrregats the proposal Of the
.--..r Dor AIcatrazl company ap-
-.5 fo boz sos 7f5. while that OF the
u Street Improvement company 5p-
,..f fo be Sl0II55. or $3.50 less. NO
f.-,.r WAS awarded. as it was
-sf prudent 90 have the clerk OF
..srf make am abstract Of the
-,rrrfnut.ng to- the total amount
..-..1 brI and have 90 ready for con-
.f-- az 4u adjourned meeting to
+sfF Monday afternoon. Il is Pct
...s4 however. shat there is any
600 nj the Barber-AlCatraz syndi-
uatchiDg victory from defeat.
Prices Lower Than Last Years.
n. members of the public works
Ia and city Engineer Kelsey are
.-raed that the lower bid for paving
~ Temple street Is In the aggre-
about 8 per cent under last years
..sef price Of the AlCatraz company
i. fba work on Second and Third
~ streets. which work is now i'm
.--ssg. This viii probably result in
-rfrrfing rebate 90 the abutting
rr-rty owners.
rpsrsd with last years contract
r-s the san Francisco company
l---ses 10 do the 5000 cubic yards of
srlrg required 40 So cents a yard, as
5---st A. cents by the Alcatraz COM
r--r The prices are the same for the
& feet Of curling, 81 a linear foot.
F- the 5000 square yards Of stone
hrk pavement the former price was
N0a yard. while the new price pro-
rza3 is 9 cents "a yard less. In about
tts omc ratio the price Is less by 8
cents square yard for concrete base
g1f refined asphalt surface, at 1914 a
yard as against $40. for the $4,000
Yards Concrete EutterinE viii cost
gE running foot. which is cents
a .o1, less than last years price.
The contract for paving South Tenn
Do street win require. under a bond
o. $500. the completion Of the work
within l55 days from the date the con-
trace Is signed, which VIII be abol
N-t &C.
Utah Asphalt Not to be Used.
Tho low bidder. the city Street I'm
U0rement company. claims 20 have
aii about 15 per cent Of the street
Tavements in san Francisco. 10 viii
Use Jewett g. Rlodgetts refined as
TmIum. from Kern county, Cal. or
material which viii prove to he salts
factory 90 The public works board and
Engineer Kelsey.
There is no objection. it Is declared
by the members of the board and the
city engineer to the use of Utah as
paaitum. provided il is up to the re-
gu.rei standard of quality. But for the
reason that the Utah asphaltum beds
are not opened mp within easy reach
%. market and that there are no means
az hand by skillful operators to refine
the product for satisfactory street
laFsmeuts. &c is not believed that any
p, t1e local stuff VIII be used In having
South Temple street.
Nevertheless. it is the opinion Of the
bard members and the city engineer
mat with an expansion Of street paw
Hg improvements in the cities of the
mountain states large companies
handling such contracts as these will
undertake the development OF the as
ina.ilm deposits In eastern Utah and
pace me product on the market suit
a1.e Tor paving thus getting over the
.Ap-fmental stage and putting an end
Y. me plea 60 use home material for
" nal some persons maintain is mere
sentiment Of local pride.