The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-11
FIRM
TO BUILD! i D Y NJ c. A.
Walkup Submits Lowest Bid on
Railroad Building and Will
Probably Get Contract.
MRS. MYRTLE HOLDING ON.
Refuses to Surrender and Walls
Veil BE Erected All Around
Her Store.

Bids were opened yesterday for the
construction Of the new Railroad \. M.
CA. Building at Seventeenth and Main
Streets for which specifications were
issued some time ago. SIX contractors
figured on the work, four being Rich
imond firms and two representing Phil
aaelphia concerns. The lowest bid
presented was that of A NJ, Walkup, OF
Richmond. his figure being $4,000. In
the Specifications which were furntsh-
ed the committee Is to supply the
cement, plaster and certain other sup-
plies. so that the figure given by the
contractor does not include the whole
cost of the structure. There are GER
tain extra. expenses IN connection with
excavations etc, which will have to
be figured out before the contract can.
be let. The executive committee, Of
which Mr. Charles Lorraine is chair-
man. will meet within the next day
or two to consider the list Of sub
contractors and other preliminaries, and
to award the contract.
Will Probably Get 1t.
Though the committee has the right
to reject any or all bids, 1t seems
most probable that Mr.. Walkup will
get the-contract, RS in several matters
his offer is a most favorable one.
For instance the Walkup bid pro-
poses to complete the building in 100
working days. which under ordinary
weather conditions would be from SIX
| to eight months. Forla q, building of
this character, with It's heavy construc-
ton, this Is regarded as a record
time. and the committee Will be much
gratified il this provision can be COM
piled with. Eai
The bids of the Richmond contrac-
| o,,r ~ "a pc~1,r rIo
ranging from Mr.. Walkup's figure. $751;
900 to about $4,000. The highest
bid put in was that Of a Philadelphia
firm, Daugherty & Co., whose figure
was upwards of $4,000. All tho bids
specify that work shall begin prompt
| ly on securing the contract, and
though the corner store on the site
has not yet been vacated, excavations
and foundations can be laid all around
i this house.
build All Around 1t.
| When the three stores on the corner
of Main and Old Market Slip In the
block just beyond Main Street Station
Z! We're purchased some months ago 70,
the Railroad ". M. C. a.. possession
was secured at once Of the stores ! s a
and 1916 East Main, and these two havt
been torn down to make way for the
new Y, M G. a. structure.
Possession was also secured withou,
dlfflculty to some ramshacgle build.
ings facing on the market slip, whicl
have also gone down. giyingi'the Y
NJ. G. A.. the lot back to the alley
Mrs L. A. Myrtle, who conducts /
grocery and liquor store on the corner
No. 1913 East Main, and who hold,
a lease until some time in the fall
has declined to give up possession
even on favorable terms, the Y. Nj
GA. having offered to secure her al
equally eligible location and pay tn,
expenses of moving Since she refuse
to sell out, and in order not to della,
the building operations, the eXcava
| tions will be made all around her build
Ing and the walls will go on ur
leaving the corder to be filled In la tel
Contractors say that this method o
construction will not delay them Ii
the, slightest end that the building
will be pushed Just as rapidly as
the whole foundation We're laid at once