The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-13
PAVING con-
TRACT LET
The Rudolph S. Blome Paving Co.,
of Chicago,
THE LUCKY BIDDERS
AT 1875 SENTS A FOOT
This Low Bid was a Surprise to the
Other Contractors and an Advan-
tageous Bid for the City
Work Will Start at Once

Greenville will now have sidewalks
The low price at which they were bid
off on last Tuesday night no doubt
now guarantees them on every street
in the city. The fact is the price is
so low that the fellow who has down
a brick sidewalk in front Of his store
or residence and can sell his brick at
$500 athousaud can afford to tear
IT up and put down the new walk
for almost the money he would re
ceivc for his brick
The price, I25$ cents per foot, the
bid of Rudolph S. Blome Co, of Chi
cago, who got the contract was
surprise to or entire citizenship, for
those who are now putting down
their walks themselves are paying
from 10 to - cents and this was
claimed by the contractors who put
them down that it was cheap at that
price.
The difference in the price on the
work to be done in the city means
a big saving in dollars and cents to
our people Another big saving, or
one that gives money TO the home
man is the using OF gravel in the con-
struction OF the pavements instead
OF crushed stone. The contractors
nearly al agree that it will make as
good and as lasting a pavement.
The bids were submitted to the
the Council and many, as is shown
below, were in only fractions apart.
James NJ. Waugh, Charlottesville,
Ind; with stone. IS cts; with Stag
10 cts; with gravel, II cts; earth en-
bankment, O5 centes. cash discount
none; rate OF interest, 7 per cent
G. w. kitterjohn & Co, Paducah,
Ky: with stone, T4% with slag.I4H;
with gravel, 1855; earth embankment
$3.50; cash discount, per cent; rate
of interest, 7.
Schillinger Bros. Co, Chicago, Ill. {;
with stone. 70 20; with Stag, IS $40;
with gravel, 10 4-Io: earth embankI
cent; rate of interest, 7.
NlONhGLl L dNlllR 10. birmingham,
Ala; with stone, II 20; with Stag ~;
with gravel, 1914; earth embarrassment,
90 cts, cash discount, none; rate of
interest, 7.
Grasty & Thompson, Greenville,
Miss; with stone, 1917; with Stag,
1874 with gravel I4H; earth embank
mcnt. so cts. cash discount, per
cent; rate OF interest, 6.
w. NJ. Leftwich Co, Nashville
Tenn; with stone, 1871 with Stag,
I5H; with gravel, I5H earth en-
bankment, 48cts.; cash discount, ~
per cent; rate of interest. g.
Sands, Lawson * Kee, Norfolk, Va. :;
with stone, G6 o-Go; with Stag, IS o-Io;
with gravel, IS 40; earth embank-
ment, SI.oo cash discount, 3 per cent. !;
rate OF interest, !.
Southern Paving Co.. Chattanooga,
Tenn; with stone. ~; with Stag,
II; with gravel, 70; earth embank-
ment, 6octs.; cash discount, per
cent; rate of interests.
Rudolph S Blome Co, Chicago III. /;
with stone, 10 7-Io; with Stag, 10 Is;
with gravel, IL 0-Io; earth embark
ment, 3scts.; cash discount, per
cent; rate of interest. 7.
Memphis Asphalt & Paving Co.,
Memphis, Tenn; with stone, IS u
100; with Stag, IS $4,000; with gravel,
IS 43-1oo; earth embankment. 4octs. /;
cash discount, none; rate of interest,
I.
That the contract has been award
ed TO a tirst-class company and one
which will carry out its contract with
the city, giving it hrst-clas pave