Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
FIRMS BID ON POLES FOR
A0UEDUCT TELEPHONE LINE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GETS
SIX TENDERS
Thousands of Big Sticks Are Needed
to Construct Transmission sys-
tenn for Owens River
Project

Bids were received by the board OF
public works yesterday for furnishing
telephone and transmission line material,
in accordance with specifications NO
Alb, for use in connection with the con-
struction of the Los Angeles aqueduct.
Consolidated Lumber company proposed
on item Z, redwood poles-Humboldt red
wood, 1900 pieces, 4x6x1S, R. and r. wv at
S25 per 1000 feet. f. o. b. Oakland. 1880;
45o0 pieces 4x6x1S, r. and R. W., at S26
per 1866 feet, i. o. b. San Pedro, s42l2.
Delivery to commence in twenty days ana
complete In sixty days.
Charles Wier & Co. proposed on item
6, cedar po,es-1120, Finch minimum top,
30 feet, round cedar poles at $4.15 each,
S464S under conditions shown in specifi-
cations; or with tops and butts sawed
square s405 each, 1885. These prices are
{. O. b. cars at Redondo. Delivery, i'm
mediate shipment from stock weight
not to exceed 100000 pounds.
Item Z, redwood poes-1500 4x6x1s.
merch, Mendocino redwood poles at san
cents each, $1267.50 This price +. o. b..
cars Oakland long wharf. Delivery OF
about 1000 poles immediate shipment from
Mendocino; balance within thirty days;
$500 4x6x1S merch Mendocino redwood
poles at IS cents each, sSs60. This price
f. o. b. cars San Pedro or Redondo, our
option Delivery of about 1000 poles i'm
mediate shipment from Mendocino, ball
ance within forty-five days. All above
prices include stakes, strips and wires
used in loading. Weight about 100000
pounds.
California Pole and Piling company
proposed on item 6. cedar poles-s6, de-
livery at once, as shown, or any point
taking same rate as San Pedro or Re-
dondo. Weight 400 pounds.
George D. Hauptman proposed on item
a, redwood poles-$3 each, at San Pedro
or any place taking that rate; one-third
delivered as fast as railroad furnishes
cars, remainder not exceeding ninety
days. Weight 1876 pounds. These are
round cedar poles and not redwood.
Northern Mercantile company, limited,
proposed-We have stock of 10000 poles
and could furnish the lot required for
your work at s5.05 each, delivered on
cars at Redondo or San Pedro as fast as
cars could be secured. Could no doubt
give immediate shipment on two to four
or five cars.
L. w. Blinn Lumber company pro-
posed on item G. cedar poles-112O 7-inch,
minimum top. thirty foot No. peeled
cedar poles at S. each $4,000; I. o. b. cars
San Pedro. CAL; delivery in from sixty
to ninety days. On this same item quote
for all rail delivery, viz: 1120 Finch,
minimum top, thirty foot No. l peeled
white cedar poles at $500 each, $72S0; i'm
mediate shipment {. o. b. cars San Pedro
or any Southern California railroad point
taking the same freight rate from San
Francisco.
Item Z, Redwood poles-45O0 4x6x1S Ro.
Merch. redwood poles from Mendocino
county, 162, 900 feet at $3.50 per 1000 feet.
s4131; f. o. b. cars San Pedro; delivery,
1000 pieces In about fifteen days and bal
ance in from four to six weeks.
Item 7, redwood poles-15O0 4x6x1S Ro.
Merch. redwood poles from Mendocipo
county, $4,000 feet at $25 per 1000 feet,
1880; f. o. b. cars Oakland long wharf;
delivery In about fifteen days.