Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-06-16
CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY WATER BOARD.
Commissioners Give Out Seven Different Jobs at
Their Meeting Last Night--Three Sec
tons of Pipe Line and Addition to
Pumping Station

With seven firms in the field, the
Grouse Construction Company, of this
city, was awarded tho contract for
laying two of the three sections of
the twenty -four-inch water main for
which bids were received by the
Board of Water Commissioners last
night. Both sections are on the otht +
side of the river. The contract for
laying the section on this side OF the
river was awarded to the MEG overn
Construction Company, of N ewark.
The three stretches of pipe, with
the distance and the number of work
ing days allowed for each, are rs fol-
lows: Section /, about 1900 feet,
from the pumping station to connect
with the present unfinished main near
the standpipc; 1870 days. Section B,
about 6,700 feet, from the 24.inch
main in Bridge street, Sayreville
township, to connect with the sub
merged main ut Marsh Point; 100
days. Section 5, about 4 700 feet,
from the submerged main at the foot
of Sheridan street, this city, to con-
meet with the 20 inch main i'll Now
Brunswick avonue; 80 days.
The bidders, with their prices per
foot and the total cost per section,
follow:
h McGovern Construction Co.,
Newark section /, SO 30 per foot,
500, 48O; section 3, $3.65 per foot,
$23, 1856; section 5, $3. 40 per foot,
$Ib, $50. Additional feet for samv
figures.
Henry A. Miller, Wilmington, Del
section /, So. Sc per foot, GAG, 800.
Delaware River Quarry and Con-
struction Co., Jersey City, section /,
So 63 per foot, $43, $50: section 5,
SO. 95 per foot, $l8, go.
u L.. ID. Richardson & Co., Oswego,
N. Y, section /, $3. 81 per foot, $l6,-
ESQ.,
Grouse Construction Co., this city,
section 1, $3 80 per foot. $3S, 76o;
section 3, $3 81 por foot, $23. 5S4; sec
tion 8, $3 81 per foot, $1S, 1S9.
Holmes & Oogan, Jersey City, SOC
tiou !, So, 80 per foot, $40, 800, section
8, $5 50 per foot, $35, S45; section 3,
$l.20 per foot, $l9,740.
Harrison Construction Go. Newark
section l.. $3. 90 pei foot, $43, 2Uo.
The board then took recess to
consider the bids, and, upon recon-
vening, announced tho awards.
They also awarded the contract fer
building tho forty foot addition to the
pump houso at Runyon to Henderson
Brothers, OF this ci y, their bid being
2,O97, Tho Grouse Company was
the only other bidder its figure being
$2,1l5.
The contract for supplying special
supplies was awarded to Kelly d Nc
Alinden They bid 81 70 per 100
pounds,
The contract for tools and supplies
was awarded to the Elizabeth Hard
ware Company, whose total bid as
500. 40 w. II. Mccormick was the
only other bidder
The clerk reported that the plans
for the trestle and siding ut Runyon
h I'd boon approve d by the persons
whose laI the tracks will traverse,
and the board accepted proposition
of the Pennsylvania railroad to doSthe
work for $3 SIG.
1t was reported that So, 612 so was
due to Holmes g. Cogan, of Jersey
City, of work completed on the Wash
iugton street pipe line, and a warrant
was ordered drawn for that amount.
Mems $l2 fine worsted suits, $S.75, at
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