The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-28
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We publish today the complete re
port on the chickasha paving mad'
By Robert Goodnow, secretary of th'
Kansas city board Of public works
after thorough investigation.
Mr. Coodnow was employed by q
committee consisting Of three mem
bers Of TIE council and three of the
citizens who called FOR an inyestga
ton. We assume that man who
was thus selected is competent au-
thority.
Much Of the report Is technical and
therefore means little 10 the average
reader but its general conclusions are
clear to anyone. Every citizen should
scrutinize # carcfuiiy
Considered as a whole, II must be
conceded that The report Is compliment
tary 10 city Engineer Colby and to
Air. Heman, the contractor out Of
all Tho eight miles or more Of paving
done under the Contract, only two
places are subjected to reverse crlti-
cisnr and considering the amount Of
paving involved, il is rather remark
able that less faulty work escaped the
inspectors. On the geenral points at
issue the use Of the red sandstone
IN the base the quality and proper
tions Of material, etc Ar Colby IS
sustained at every point
Accepting the former report Of PROT
Debarr which was in striking contrast
with that Of Mr. Goodnow large
number Of excellent citizens believed
the paving faulty. and according to
their wishes. the council ordered the
investigation, which was eminently
proper and right under the circum-
stances. The city engineer himself
suggested the same course. The OUT
come justiiles the confidence which
Mr. Colby expressed in offering to sub
nit his work to expert investigation.
Since. according to the opinion Of
the expert, the quality Of our paving
III the main is first class, II Is inter
esting to inquire as to how well the
city engineer and council protected
the taxpayers in the matter of price
The price paid to the Cleveland
Trinidad company for the original
Chickasha avenue paving was $500
cash, six inch base. On the second
contract tKansas avenue) let to this
company, the price was $3.50 cash, six
inch base, the contract being let to
the lowest bidder in both Of these
cases.
On the last contract, 12S blocks the
bid Of G A. Heman was $l.9S. six inch
base. and $i9S. five inch base, pay
able IN street Improvement bonds. On
the same VI ". Thornburgh bid S2o7,
six inch base, and $500, five inch
base The WarnerQuinlan, the Bar
her Asphalt company and the cleve-
iard-Trindad company also filed bids
on this work but after failing to per-
suade NE council 10 order the eng,-
neer's estimates raised to $2.S5 for six
inch base and S225 for five inch base,
Withdrew their bids prior to the let
ting Il is fair 70 assume that their
bids were either above the estimate or
they expected that these would be no
letting The parker-Washlngton com
pany was active in ihe effort 10 have
the engineers estimate raised and
upon failing in this did not bid al
all.
The Heman contract called FOR the
lowest price ever secured In the state
up to The time It was let for natura'
lake asphalt on six inch concrete base
tjp 70 that time the price ranged from
$2.l0 70 $3.50 Since that time sew
erai contracts have been let close 4
the figures for chickasha. but none a.
low. considering avaliblity Of material
freight rates, etc The price paid a
Enid was s22o and at FL Repo $3.50
1t Is fair 10 consider these fact
when forming an opinion as 10 how
well ihe paving proposition has beer
handled IN Chiekasha
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