The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-18
CONTRACTS
FOR PAVING
Awarded by Public Service
Board.
WORK WILL Be RUSHED
M,,af a1l ha Hn,anIafad hxy
Must all be Completed by
December 20.
Contractors Notified to Push the
Work of Laying Sidewalks and
Street Crossings.

streets and for the construction OF
several sanitary sewers aL a regu-
lar meeting OF the Board Of Public
Service held last night. A multitude
of minor matters was also given
attention by the board.
A petition was received from
majority OF the residents of Mary
Istreet, asking that their thorough
fare be paved with Metropolitan brick
and was placed on file. The contract
Twas awarded to p. Drake and Sons
who will pave the street with Metro
Ipoltan brick, using Murphy grout
filler. The firms bid was $6,452.7O.
THE bond was fixed at $4,000 and the
work will be completed by December
I20.
Hofstetter and Dawson were award
ed the contract for the paving of
Elm street with Twentieth Century
brick and Murphy grout filler on a
bid of $5,419.22. The contractors
will give bond in the sum Of $2S00
and will complete the work by De-
lcember 90
On their bid of $2,414 33, Uncapher
and Scott were awarded the contract
for the paving of George street.
Athens block with grout filler viii
be used in the work. The bond of
the contractor was made $1,000 and
the work is to be finished by Decem-
ber 20.
Joseph Murphy secured the con-
tracts for the construction of sani-
itary sewers on Her street for
$777 rs; on Bellevue avenue for
$65l 4S; on Avondale street for
1889 25 and on an alley between
Prospect and Oak streets for $612.
p. Drake and Sons secured the
Halne street sewer on a bid OF
1895. so and Hofstetter and Dawson,
the Superior street sewer for $576 80.
A. j. Brady, the contractor, was
lower than the estimates of the ones
accepted in several cases but his
proposals were not made in the
Irregular form and he did not accom-
pany his estimates with certified
check for which rec sons his bids
were not considered
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the widening OF
Court street and the widening of the
first alley east of the court house.
Both thoroughfares are to be ma ie
four feet wider. The stone tagging
about the court house will be re-
moved, the curbings moved back and
the pavement extended a distance OF
-four feet which will relieve the con-
gested traffic condi ions to great
extent. The bids will be opened
October /.
The bond and contract of w. s.
Staley, for the construction of a
pavilion In Lincoln park and a band
stand in Garfield park were received
and accepted by the board.
The board received and accented
the bond and contract of John Kins-
Ter who will construct sandstone
sidewalks on Avondale, Farming,
Niles, Seffner, Garfield Medlam, SUM-
mitt, Tully and Prospect streets. The
BOND and contract of Joe Murphy
Ifor the construction of a water drain
on Grand avenue from George street
to the south line OF the Big -Four
railroad, was received and accepted.
A request that the board take up
the question OF paving South Pros
pect street from the corporation line
10 the south limit of Mckinley park
was received from the council The
members stated that they were no,
sure that city board has power to
lorder pavements consh ucted in the
country even though property own.
ers along the route agree TO pay their
part OF the cost of construction. IL
was decided 10 refer the question to
the city solicitor for an opinion.
petition for sanitary sewer and
cellar drain on Bennett street was
read by the clerk. IL was decided 10
return the petition to the property
owners who will draw another one in
the proper form. In the meantime
the city engineer will look over the
ground and advise the property own
ers as TO the best point of outlet for
the sewer.
A number of estimates for the con-
struotion of sanitary sewer into the
North school building were received
iby the board and were -eferred to the
members OF the schoo. board.
The members want the contractors
10 rush work on the sidewalks which
nave beet ordered. as school children
are compelled in many cases to wade
through mud almost knee deep in
order to get to school. This Is par
tlcularly true in the neighborhood OF
the Olney avenue building. The
street commissioner was iD9tructed 10
lay several alley walks in order to
make 1t unnecessary for children "a
go several SQUARES out OF their way