Arizona republican., 1911-04-06
BID OF s2.25 50. YARD
Royalty Agreement on Btu
lithic Agreement Is to Be
Filed With Recorder to
Make Competitive Bid
ding Possible.

Definite progress toward paving the
city's streets was made at an adjourned
meeting of the council last evening. y
bid submitted by the Arizona Bitulithic
company proved that pavement of the
character contemplated can be laid for
s2.25 a square yard and positive assur-
ance was given by w. ]. Rand, repre-
senting both the A b company and
Warren Bros. that royalty agreement
for the use OF bitulithic patents will be
| filed with the city recorder. making
possible competitive bids on that type
| of paving.
AS was the case at Monday nights
meeting. only two bids were submitted,
and both were by the 4. b. company.
Representatives of the Barber Asphalt
Paving company and the Federal Con-
struction company said after the A. b.
bids had been turned down Monday
evening that they would be ready to
submit figures last night. In the mean
| time however, they got cold feet. Mr..
Rand was the only paving man present
and he did not arrive until after his
bids had been opened
One of the bids was for 1925 u square
yard. including a concrete base and the
necessary excavating. The other bid
was 81 a square yard with rock base.
Previous to the opening of the bids
the council had accepted n report OF
the general committee, including
resolution passed at a meeting held
yesterday morning in the Valley bank.
This resolution was to the effect that
before any contract be awarded an
engineer be employed to prepare plans
and profiles of the district to be paved.
At the meeting of the paving COM
mittee the following members were
present:
Eugene Hackett and Charles Stauffer
Of the council; H. J. McClung. Dwight
b. Heard p. A Tharaldson and Aaron
Goldberg; also Dan McDermott of the
council. Judge Kibbey, another mem
Der of the committee, was out of town,
and Roy S. Goodrich was too i'll to at
tend the meeting.
After a conference of the committee
the various representatives of the paw
ing companies who were here, were
asked to attend in a body. These gem
tlemen were Mr.. Rand, representing the
Arizona Bitulithic company and War
rem Bros, who control the patent on
this type of pavement; Messrs. Hanra-
han and Darling. representing the Fed
eral Construction company. and Mr..
Conway, representing the Barber AS
phalt company.
There seemed to be considerable I'M
certainty i'm the minds of the contract
ors as to the present status of the paw
ing situation and the ability to enter
into contract satisfactory both to the
property owners and the contractor un-
der chapter 50 of the session laws %
the twenty-fi fifth legislature, which pro-
vides for public improvements of this
character. After full discussion of
the situation and the presentation of
his views by the representatives OF all
the contractors, the paving committee
held an executive session at which the
following resolution was unanimously
passed
Resolved, That the matter of OBJ
tanning bids for city paving under chap
ter 80 of the session laws of the TWEEN
ty-fifth legislature. be referred to our
attorney for advice on the understand
ing that if we can satisfactorily operate
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paving. including the cross sections, that
we favor such action without delay.
BE 1t Further Resolved, That in
order to get satisfactory competition
and at the same time place the con-
tractors in a position to intelligently
make their best bids on paving. that a
competent engineer be employed by this
committee to prepare complete plans
and profiles of the definite district
which it is proposed to pave The
grades in such district to be furnished
by the city engineer at the expense of
the city.
BE Ii Further Resolved. That if on
the advice of our attorney, we find that
paving can be done in this city salts
factorily and with justice TO all prop
erty owners, under act No. so, and that
the per cent petitions for paving pro-
vided for in said act be at once secured
and that as RAPIDLY as possible such
further action to secure paving. in strict
compliance with the provisions of said
act. be taken"
mittee is following in this matter. will
probably return to Phoenix tomorrow.
and the legal phases of the matter will
be at once taken up with him. In the
meantime members of the committee
and other property owners interested
in securing early paving and in secur-
ing competitive bids, are raising a fund