The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-23
CONTRACT FOR PAVING BARNUM
 AVENUE LET

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 The Paving and Sewer Commission at it's meeting last evening awarded the contract for the furnishing of the wood block for the paving of Barnum avenue to the United States Wood Preserving Co.,, who submitted a bid for doing the work at S3.17 per square yard The same company laid the block in Main street last year, their figures then being s3.15 per square yard.
 The bids as opened were: Wyckoff and Co.,, $1.84 per yard without guarantee, $1.84 per yard with five years guarantee, s34.05 per 1000 without guarantee, $34.24 per 1000 with guarantee for five years.
 Silliman and Godfrey, s1.S6 per yard without guarantee, $1.86 per yard with guarantee.
 U. s. Wood Preserving Co.,, $1.84 per yard without guarantee, $1.S4 per yard with the guarantee, $34.0S per 1000 without guarantee, s34.08 per 1000 with the guarantee. Warren Bros. on the bithulithic pavement, s2.6O per yard with six inch foundation, SPAS per yard with fiVe-inch foundation. This bid to in- clude the work complete. Barber Asphalt Co.,, S1.85 per yard without guarantee, $1.85 per yard with the five years guarantee, $34.25 per 1000 without the guarantee, $34.25 per 1000 with the guarantee.
 The following were the bids for the construction work, or of laying the blocks under the specifications: Richard Lamb Representing the Wyckoff Co.) $1.43 per yard. Silliman and Godfrey, s1.53 per yard.
 Nicholas Biaford, s1.58 per yard. w. H. Arthur, $1.33 per yard. Burns Co.,, $1.69 per yard. B. D. Pierce, IT,, Co.,, s1.44 1-3 per yard.
 It will be noted that the bids of the United States Wood Preserving Co.,. and the Wyckoff Go. are the same. Representatives of both companies ar- gued the good qualities of their blocks, work by the other. On the motion of Commissioner Lasher, the contract was awarded the U. $. Co.
 The bid of Warren Bros. makers of the bithulithio pavement, was not con- sidered. This pavement is an inno- vation and will probably be laid on some other street of the city as an ex- pertinent However, had this com pany been given the Barnum avenue contract it would have represented a saving of over $4,5O0 to the city. On motion of Commission Staples the board asked for bids for the paw ing of State street from Park avenue to the junction with Fairfield avenue. The bids will be opened on June 5.
 The commission had six contracts for sewers to award. The B. D. Pierce Go. were awarded two con- tracts; Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, one; Burns Co.,, one; p. T. Doolittle, and Steul & Puckhafer, one. The bids submitted on the various sewer con- structions follow:
 I Following are the sewer bids:
 Sewer on State street, from Fair field avenue to Mountain Grove street: |. Pierce Manufa curing Co.,, s1.27 per foot; s7.50 per square yard of rock:
 B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co.,, $1.7S per foot; $6 per yard Of rock.
 Burns Co.,, $1.30 per foot; $15 per yard of rock; $14 for catch-basins.
 Steuli and Puckhafer, 91 cents per foot; $1 per square yard of rock
 E. T. Doolittle, s1.19 per foot; $S:75 manholes; $4 per yard of rock This missioners made inquiries as to the capabilities of the lowest bidder to do the work The commission is of the opinion that the concern is not able to do the work for the price and do not want to be held up on the work. MT.
  alton also, he having withdrawn.
 Short sewer on Iranistan avenue east, short distance of less than 15O feet:
 Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, .e3 per foot; s3.75 for manholes.
 B. D. Pierce, IT,. Co.,, s1S3 per foot; s3.75 for manholes.
 B, T. Doolittle, 75 cents per foot; $35O per manhole; $2.50 for rock ex- cavation.
 Burns O., s1 per foot; s4 for man holes; S5 for rock excavation. The contract for this sewer was awarded to MT. Doolittle. It was the only one that he said that he would stand by.
 Sewer on Norman street, east, 122 feet:
 Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, 7S cents per foot; s3 for rock excavation.
 B. D. Pierce, IT,, Co.,, 70 cents per foot; sS.7O for manholes; sS5 for catch-basins; s5 for rock excavation.
 E. T. Doolittle, 73 cents per foot; s3.50 manholes; $2.50 for rock ex- cavationS.
 Burns Co.,, s1 per foot; s4 for man. holes; S5 for rock excavations The contract for this work was awarded to the B. D. Pierce, IT,, Co.,, to be com pleted in 15 working days.
 Sewer on State street, from Wordin street to Clinton avenue, 565 feet:
 Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, $1.60 per foot; $35 for wells; $3.75 for man. holes
 Burns Co.,, s2 per foot; s4 for man. holes; $5 for rock.
 E. T. Doolittle. s1,o5 per foot; sSs5O for manholes.
 B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co., $1.63 per foot; $310 for manholes; $6 for rock. This contract was awarded to the Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, to be completed in 25 working days.
 Sewer on State street, from Bost- wick to Howard avenues, 265 feet:
 Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, $1.10 per foot; S4 for rock.
 foot; $37O for manholes; $5 for rock
 Burns Co.,, $1 per foot; $4 for man holes; $5 for rock. This contract was awarded to Bruns Co.,, to be completed in 25 working days.
 Sewer from Hancock avenue to But Ter street, 190 feet:
 Pierce Manufacturing Co.,, SS cents per foot; s4 for manholes.
 B. D. Pierce, IT,, Co.,, 79 cents per foot; s9.70 manholes; s6 for rock.
 E. T. Doolittle, 73 cents per foot; $2.50 for rock. This contract was awarded to the B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co.,, work to be done within 15 days
 The request of the Connecticut Go. to use Mack brick for the repairing of East Main street, north of the viaduct, was granted.
 In regard to the repairing on South Main street, which had been hanging fire since last summer, it was agreed that the Connecticut company be or dered to do it, and on their failure | the city will do it and charge the same to the company.