The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-12
LAYS It ON CITY ENGINEER
Street Committee Says Wrong
Specifications We're Figured
ROSE STREET PAVING MATTER IS Up
CHAIRMAN GLASFORD ADMITS
Mr.. eosE WAS RIGHT IN THE
MATTER OF BIDS.
ROSE STREET PAVING MATTER IS UP

The contention made by c. c. Gose,
at a meeting of the council two weeks
ago that the bid of the Warren Con-
struction company for paving District
No. "a insofar as the foundation was
concerned. was incorrect according to
specifications adopted by the council,
was admitted by Chairman Glasford Of
the street committee last night and
revised figures were submitted together
with the estimated bids Of the War
rem company and the Barber Asphalt
company for paving districts Nos. 26,
81, %, 20 and 80.
In, explaining the manner in which
the former bids had been figured
Chairman Glasford said two speeifica-
tons were under consideration at the
time. one for four inch base and an
other for a base ranging from two to
six inches in depth In making up
the figures the chairman said the city
engineer got the wrong specifications
which accounted for the difference as
contended by Mr.. Gose.
Chairman Glasford said it was mere
ly a mistake in the engineer making
up his figures from the wrong speci-
fications. 1t seems that the pave
ment was figured on three-inch base
when it should have been figured on a
four-inch base. The difference in cost
to the property owners would be 10
cents an inch per square yard, which
in itself, the chairman afterward said
would amount to quite a sum.
Objects to Interment.
After the revised estimates were
submitted to the council, Kirkman
made motion that the whole matter
be referred to the finance committee
for investigation. Chairman Glasford
said the figures prepared by the city
engineer were at variance with those
of w. S. Archenbeau, who contended
that the Warren companys bid on
District No. "a was lower than was
shown by the city engineer.
Councilman Tausick entered a de-
cided objection to the matter being re-
ferred to the finance committee unless
the chairman would promise that the
figures be filed with the city clerk and
be left open for inspection. 1t was
decided to take the bids up next
Tuesday night and Chairman Mexican
of the finance committee promised
to have the figures ready for Council
man Tausicks inspection by Monday.
The figures submitted by Chairman
Glasford of the street committee were
as follows:
Bids of Companies.
District No. "a, Rose Street-Warren
Construction company. bitulithic, $780,
977,61; asphalt. s2S,69S49 Barber AS
phalt company, asphalt. $34,456.43; BIZ
| luminous macadam, $32,396.S1; btu
| minous macadam on crushed rock base,
s26,736.2
District No. 26, North Second street
Warren Company, bitulithic $24,-
90S.91; Barber Company. asphalt, $685.
1885; bituminous macadam, $685.
1884; bituminous macadam on
crushed rock base, 22,3O977.
| District No. 81. First street-Warren
company, bitulithic. sS,O59.42; Barber
Asphalt Company. asphalt. $9,21336;
bituminous macadam, $S.543.59; btu
minous macadam crusher rock base
s7,1OO.
District No. %, Second street-War-
rem company. bitulithic, $46,02615;
Barber Asphalt company, asphalt, $751;.
92O.03; bituminous macadam, $4S,457..
SO; bituminous macadam crushed rocl
base, s4O,154.11.
District No. 20, Third street-War.
rem company bitulithic, $5,S38.S3
Barber Asphalt company, asphalt