The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
CONTRACT FOR STREET PAVE
MEKT IS LET BY COUNCIL
Central Paving Company of Rochester
Was Lowest Bidder Work Will be
Completed in June.

The contract for paving Caro-,
Washington, and Michigan stree
and two alleys, with brick pavement,
was let by the City Council Monday
evening. Eleven bidders contested foi
the contract for laying the pavement
and curbing. After comparing the bids
the council finally awarded the entire
contract to The Central Paving Com
pany of Rochester Fred Huffman,
president OF the company, was pres
ent at the meeting OF the council
Each of the eleven bids was repre-
sented by a member of its respective
firm. The other bidders were: Grant
Hanes, for curbing only. John Flos-
inzier. Herman and Co., curbing only,
H. B. Holman, Jerry Kern, William
O'Keefe curbing only, c. W. Palmer
& Co., w. w. Hatch & Son, NJ.
Burke, The Central Paving Co., Fred
S. Appleman curbing only, and Geo
T. Miller.
Bids Ranged Widely.
The bids for the curbing ranged
from 12 cents per lineal foot, to %.
For laying the brick pavement, a
range of from 96 cents per square
yard, to $120 for sand base, and
from SIPS to $1.70 per So yd. with
concrete foundation The successful
bid, of the Central Paving Co., OF
Rochester, is as follows: Caro- street,
curb 10 cents per Eneal yard Paving,
sand foundation, Postum block, 500
per So. yd. With Indiana block 500
Concrete filler 1-2 cents Concrete
foundation, 80 cents per SO. yd. Al
ieys-Paving with Postum block, $96
Indiana block 500 Curb 12eents. Fill
ler 1-2 Concrete foundation 80
cents per SO. yd North Michigan
and Washington street. same as Gar
TO street.
Will Use Part Concrete.
Most OF the pavement will be laid
with sand foundation. Sections tka,
are low or soft, will be reinforced by
concrete foundation.
The total amount OF pavemen,
which will be laid this spr.ng, will be
IA blocks, of which 12 blocks will be
ON streets and two blocks on alleys.
The streets to be paved are CAIRO
street, from Water street, west TO the
Lake Erie and Western tracks, six
blocks. Washington street, from Mich
igan street west to Plum, three blocks
and Michigan street, from the north
end of the pavement, north TO the
first street north OF North street,
| three blocks. The alleys are those
back of Lots 1, 9 and 3, and back of
Lots 40. Al and AZ, being one block
long, each These alleys rre the
ones directly east, and west OF Mich
igan street, and will extend from
LaPorte to Caro- streets.
Will Finish in June.
Fred Huffman of Rochester, presi-
dent of the Central Paving Co., when
Interviewed concerning the laying OF
the pavement in this city this spring
said that the work of unloading brick
would begin within a week or ter
days. The actual work of laying the
pavement, would be begun as soon As
the weather would permit, and prob.
ably would be about the first or mid
die OF May. The force of men en-
ployed would depend on the speed
with which the city, conducted the
work OF excavation, but gang o;
30 to 30 men. at least would be EN-
ployed Ii the proper start is mad
in May, the entire work of paving
| rhe fourteen blocks, should be com
| pleted by the middle OF June.
Other Council Business.
All members OF the council were
present at the regular meeting OF that
body Monday evening.
Permission was given n. F. Rock
hill to tap the Water street sewer
J. w Thayer petit;oned the council
for permission to lay curb on Eas;
Jackson street, and lso TO be allow
ed to lay sidewalk next to the curb.
Petition was referred to the commit
tee on streets and alley to repor,
at the next meeting OF the council
The report OF the city treasures
and street commissioner. were each
read and placed on tlle The conn.,
n&ttee on accounts and stationery re-
ported bills to the amount of Stages
which were allowed as follows:
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