Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-22
BI7ULI7HIC Wins
BEFORE COUNCIL
FORM OF PAVEMENT NOW Sc.
LECTED-LEGAL STEPS WILL
BE TAKEN TO ENTER INTO
CONTRACT WITH COMPANY.

| The council last night selected
bitulithic pavement for Lewision's
pavement after canvass of the vote
| OF the property owners showed IS OF
| the 1923 votes in favor of this mate
rial The proposed district includes
about 145 property owners, and the
canvass for the expression relative
to choice of pavement has been in
! the hands of Fire Chief Martenson
for the past several days. A num-
Der of the property owners could not
be solicited, and some refused to ex-
press a choice, but the expression Of
the 1923 last night was regarded as
sufficient to warrant the council in
proceeding with the paving plans.
The vote favorable to the bitulithic
pavement represented a majority of
all of the property owners of the
pl opposed district. The vote was d.
vided as follows: Bitulithic, IS;
three-inch wood block, 23; four-inch
wood block. 10; brick, It; asphalt, !.
The motion to adopt bitulithic
was made by Councilman Bollinger
and seconded by Councilman Booth
In seconding the motion Mr.. Booth
stated he was seconding the motion
knowing the city was being placed
az the mercy of the Warren Con-
struction company, but the people
had expressed a preference for this
pavement and he believed In giving
them what they wanted, even II they
were getting an inferior article and
paying more for 1t.
Councilman Phillips believed steps
should be taken to adopt specifica-
tions before the kind of pavement
was selected. Councilman Booth
said this was unnecessary, as the bit
u!ithic company would furnish their
own specifications. Councilman EN-
cry believed the first procedure
would be to reject all bids now before
the council. A suggestion was again
made that the Warren Construction
company could submit any bid they
desired. and Attorney G. w. Tanna-
hill. In behalf of the company. stated
he was authorized to direct the city
to retain the $4,000 certified check
offered with their bid and the same
might be cashed and appropriated
by the council IL the company's bid
exceeded $3.50 per square yard. :.
The motion Of Bollinger adopting
the bitulithic pavement was carried
by unanimous vote. but the matter
Of further procedure received further
consideration. Mayor Heitfeld stat
cd the real legitimate way to pro-
coed with the paving matter was to
give the property owners q day at
which time they viii be furnished
with an estimate Of the Individual
cost Of paving, after which the bids
will be called for and before the bids
are accepted the property owners
will be given day to demonstrate
against the paving II they desire.
Mayor Heitfeld stated he had dis
cussed the matter Of procedure with
E. A. Cox, who was city attorney at
the time, and Mr.. Cox had informed
him the bids recently received were
but preliminary to the legal bids and
that new bids would be necessary be-
fore the transaction could be legal.
The mayor believed that now mate
rial had been selected the council
should proceed in a legal manner.
The question of adopting new
specifications for the bitulithic pave
ment was again suggested and Coun-
Gilman Booth stated the council had
already adopted specifications for
this pavement. Councilman Phillips
stated the council was again at the
place of beginning SO far as the
pavement proceedings were concern
ed. and Booth stated they were in a
worse position than at the place Of
beginning, as 1t was now a question
of whether the Warren Construction
company or the council would run
the city. Bollinger believed new
specifications were necessary.
You were party to the adoption
OF the former specifications" said
booth to Bollinger, "and you will i
stand pat on that action. l hope"
Councilman Salsberg, who had not
heretofore INDUCED in the discussion, |
here offered a motion to the effect |
that the clerk be authorized to ad
vertise for bids for bituminous ma
cadam. 1T is Just the same as btu. |
lithic," said Mr.. Salsberg, "but the
Warren Construction company has
given 1t the new name. I believe
this action should be taken to make
the proceedings legal. and believe
the Warren Construction company
would favor such action. The adop-
ton Of material where a competi-
tive bid cannot be secured as is the
case with bitulithic. is illegal and
to the terms of the charter.
and any property owner, who desires
tn block the pavement can do 1t
through the courts"
The motion was not seconded.
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