The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-12-06
PAVING BID ACCEPTED.
Lemon dno Water Streets Will
Now Be Paved With Vitri-
fled Brick.

AT last Lemon street, Palatka' Is
principal business thoroughfare, is
to be paVed-and with vitrified brick.
And so also is Water street for a
considerable distance either side of
Lemon.
This important matter was settled
at special meeting of the board of
bond trustees on Tuesday afternoon,
the 3d inst, the day on which it had
been advertised bids for paving
would be received and opensd.
There were present at the meeting
on the part of the city, DR.. E. S..
Grill, president of the board, Mr..
Geo. E. Gay, secretary and Mr.. L..
9. Canova, and in addition Hon. S.
j. Hilburn, city attorney and j. E.
Craig, city engineer.
A number of sealed bids were re-
ceived with samples of brick for the
proposed paving, and before receiv-
ing or opening the bids, the board
allowed representatives of the firms
bidding to appear and make such
statements as they desired. Repre-
sentatives of all the other concerns
bidding raised objections to the BID
of the Georgia Engineering Co. of
sample bricks were not in accordance
with the specifications, they being of
Il smaller depth than called for.
the board that if this bid was re.
ceived they would insist on their
bids being returned to them without
opening.
Owing to this objection the board
went into executive session and
passed a resolution to the effect that
"this board will consider all bids
submitted, but in considering, the
depth of the brick would be consid-
cred in awarding contract, and due
credit will be given brick having a
greater depth than other brick sub
mitted."
This resolution proved satisfactory
to all parties, and the following bids
were received and opened:
Graves Shale Paving Brick Go. of
Birmingham, Ala.-For grading and
paving with vitrified brick, 81 "a per
square yard; granite curb, plain, 40c
per lineal foot: concrete steel pro-
tected curb and gutter, plain, 59c per
lineal foot; circular, 69c per lineal |
foot This bid was accompanied |
with a certified check for $4,000.
James B. Chambers, Youngstown,
Ohio-FOr grading and paving with
vitrified brick, 81 49 per square yard;
granite curb, plain, 47c per lineal |
foot; concrete steel protected curb |
and gutter, 6919c per lineal foot; con-
crete circular curb and gutter. 52c
per lineal foot; for any excavations
exceeding engineers estimate, sos
per square yard. A certified check
for 81 900 was attached.
Southern Paving and Construction
Co For grading and paving with
vitrified brick, $l.58 per square yard;
granite curb plain, 4lc per lineal foot;
concrete curb and gutter steel pro-
tected, 72c per lineal foot. Certified
check for $1,000 attached.
Georgia Engineering Co For gra-
ding and paving with vitrif1ed brick,
Sl.6l per square yard granite curb
plain, 4Oc per lineal foot; Concrete
steel protected curb and gutter, 80
cents per lineal foot;) concrete cir
cular curb and gutter, $1.10 per lin
cal foot. Certified check for $1,000
w. f. Bowe, Augusta, Ga For
grading and paving with vitrffied
brick $1.521a per square yard; for
granite curb, plain, Gle cents per
lineal foot; concrete steel protected
curb and gutter, 79c per lineal foot;
concrete circular curb and gutter,
53c per lineal foot. No check at
tached.
The bid of the Graves Shale Paw
ing Brick Co. of Birmingham, Ala,
was on motion accepted, and the cir
titled check accompanying all re-
jected bids returned.