Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-04-22
CONTRACT IS GIVEN TO
WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO.
Will Cost Property Owners $80OO0-Main Bus
iness Street of Grants Pass Will Be the
Most Beautiful Thoroughfare in
the State of Oregon

On eaten DdSlHS WOlhe ulu Af'VV,
Leonard $4,000.
On inlets Woke bid $14.1O, Leon
nard $500.
With the exception of the catch
basins and inlets, the successful bid
der was found to be a little below
the original estimates of the city
engineer, upon which the property
assessment, as advertised, are based.
The total estimated cost of the
Sixth street improvement, as COM
piled by City Engineer Hobson, is
$60,171.42, with A per cent added
for engineering and advertising;
while the total bid for the same
street is $56.1S3.52.
Estimated cost of G street is $11,-
SS0.36; bid, $11,66S.22.
Estimated cost Of F street is 3d.
10S.O2; bid, $3,1SS.23.
The citizens committee and the
council are of the opinion that the
bid accepted is very favorable one
under the conditions Also, from the
fact that the entire contract is given
to one concern, will be an item OF
considerable saving to the city Of
ficials in charge of the work.
The only thing which will change
in any way the cost Of the improve
ment will be the items Of excavation
and fill, which may, when the final
cross section work is completed, be a
little more or less than the estimate,
as these items have been calculated
only from a rough preliminary pro-
file of the streets. The city engin-
eer will proceed with the field work
at once. so that as soon as the con-
tractors are ready to begin their
work there will be no delay. For all
that the streets OF Grants Pass are
already on a natural grade, from
outward appearances, yet the engin-
eering end Of the work Is of great
Importance, from the fact this work
must be done with an eye to the
future extension of the established
grades and lines made permanent at
this time.
BY the awarding of contracts for
the three classes of improvements
provided for by ordinances 376 and
$50 is actually marked new epoch
in the affairs of Grants Pass.
Several years ago, when was
framed the charter for the incorpora-
tion OF the town of Grants Pass, no
thought was given to matters beyond
the requirements of an ordinary viii
lage. Now that conditions have so
greatly changed that the municipal
demands are for improvements OF
such magnitude as are being under
taken by this street Improvement,
the old village charter is so far from
what Is required for the expeditions
and economic building Of "The City
Beautiful" that much valuable time
and labor have been given to bring
the work up to this point in absolute
compliance with the charter and or
dinances Of the city, together with
the laws OF the state.
That the procedure thus far has
been carefully worked out step by
step by the city council, in conjunc-
ton with the citizens committee, Is
evidenced by an examination Of the
numerous reports and recommends
tlons made by the officers and com
mittees detailed to perform the vari'
Gus parts Of the legal and technical
end Of the undertaking With these
things accomplished, the remainder
Of the work Is simply matter OF
applying modern methods Of engin'
eering and construction.
without an exception the various
classes OF the work have beer
awarded to men who have attained
for themselves an envlable position