Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-17
BIDS OPENED.
Dean & Hoffman Expect to get
Contract for Track Laying.


week-FOur bids on Track Laying
One bid not yet in FOR Power House.
The regular weekly me citing OF the
Morgantown Electric and Traction
Company was held Tuesday evening
in the office of the superintendent
Bids were opened for the laying OF
track for the Electric street railway
and for the grading to be done in
fourth ward. 1t was expected that
the contracts would be let tor all
this work, but though there were
four bids received. none OF them
was exactly satisfactory to the board
OF directors. The contract will be
let some time this week by the exc
cutive committee.
Dean q Hoffman of this place were
bidders on the work, and it is I'M
derstood that their bid was the low
est, and Mr. lean expects TO get
the contract, although the temporary
secretary of the company nor the
superintendent is either authority
for this statement Nothing would
he given out by them as to the bids
received, or as to the probability of
who will get the contract. Some
minor notifications were desired in
the bid that wasconsidered the best.
Mr. Dean says he has the contract,
SO it is presumed that be is willing
to make the notifications desired.
The other three bidders are out
side parties. one from Pittsburg,
one from eastern parties, and one
other there was wide divergence in
prices bid on the track laying, which
is to be done by the lineal foot.
The specifications call for exca
waiting and grading in fourth ward
and for laying four miles of track
including sidings.
Mr.. Dean says he will begin the
work soon after the holidays, and
hopes to Get the grading, excavating
and filling done in fourth ward and
the track laid in the loup from
Beechurst Avenue to Beverly Ave
nue. this winter. He will try TO
have the tracks completed and ready
for the rolling stock by June LIST
1903.
The well known ability of Dean q
Hoffman for hustling and getting
things done inclines the public to
believe that he will get the work
done by the time stated He will
employ from 100 to $50 men soon as
the weather is in state to permit
steady work. When this group of
men, well organized gets down to
work something Wi / be done.
The price per foot at whica any of
the bids were made is not given out,
but it is estimated that the total
cost of exeavating, grading sewer
ing and tracklay ing OF railway will
be nearly 10000. This means the
expenditure OF very large amount
OF money for labor and material,
right here in the community.
The bids for erection OF power
house were not opened as they were
not all in. Another one will be re-
ceiyed this week
In connection with the rapid de-
yelopment of this electric railway and
electric light system, it may not be
out OF place to call attention to the
remarkable success achieved by the
management in bnshing the work at
time when everything else is being
delayed. and nothing else but delay of
many months was expected.
Probably few people have taken
note OF the fact that it is only about
five months since Prof. Walter L.
Webb began work on the preliminary
survey for the street railway, and
hardly two months since Mr.. Sweitzer
was employed to superintend the work
and let contracts for materials and
construction. 1t was not expected by
the most sanguine friends OF the en-
terprisc that steel rails could be gotten
within six months from the time
they were ordered.
And yet in two short months the
rails are brought and delivered here
AMI contracts let for laying track.
All this was accomplished in the face
Of an embargo, which delayed the ma.
terial on the B. & O. road for ten
days.
This rapid progress made in the
work reflects great credit upon the
engineer Mr.. Webb and the super
intendent, Mr.. Sweitzer, as well as
upon the business ability and push OF
the directors of the enterprise.
The awarding OF the track laying
contract TO Dean and Hoffman an
other firm of hustlers, indicates that
street cars will be running in Morgan
town over the entire Ioup, nearly four
m ilfs, within twelve months from
the time preliminary work was begun
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