Evening journal., 1911-08-09
Street Directors Decide
Upon That After Re-
jecting Contractor s.
Bids.
FIND CITY CAN DO
WORK CHEAPER

At a conference this morning the
Street and Sewer Directors rejected all
the bids for street paving opened yes
terday. Tn directors adopted a resolu-
tion setting forth that the department
puts down streets at a less cost than
the bids received.
Now that the bids have been rejected
and it has been found that the Depart
ment itself can build streets cheaper
than the contractors offer, the Di-
rectors will arrange to have the com
prehensive raving of city streets don
by its own workmen and under its own
supervision.
This was decided upon In the con-
ference at which the directors decided
to reject bids. and was admitted by
the Directors after the conference. The
resolution adopted by the directors is
as follows:
Resolution Adopted.
Whereas, The Board Of Directors
of the Street and Sewer Department.
on August s, 1911, did receive bids
for the paving of certain streets with
street asphalt, bitulithic, vitrihed
brick, granite block, wood block
amiesite, bituminous macadam, Ber-
mudez asphaltic concrete, and on ce-
ment concrete. foundation, old founda-
ton and old brick or granite founda-
ton
"And Whereas, The comparison of
said bids with the cost of similar
work by this department, shows that
the department does lay such pave
ment at less cost than the bids re-
ceived as aforesaid;
granite block and wood block paving
is prohibitive for any considerable
yardage to be laid with the present
funds;
And, Whereas. It will be impos-
sible to complete any considerable
part of the proposed work before
freezing weather sets in because Of
the fact that there is still considerable
underground work uncompleted by
the several departments and COM
panies having pipes and conduits in
| the public streets, which fact would
necessitate a small yardage basis and
necessarily the higher priced bid,
therefore.
BE It Resolved, That It is the opin-
ion of the Board of Directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department that il
is not practicable to do such paving
/ by contract on competitive bidding at
this time.
BE It Further Resolved, That all
bids received August s, 1911. for
street paving be and the same are
hereby rejected and the certified
checks ordered returned"
The contractors who submitted bids
yesterday afternoon we're the Horri-
gan Contracting Company. of Will
4 mington, the Standard BitulithiC
Company, of New York; Filbert Paw
ing and Construction Company, OF
Philadelphia; Continental Public
Work Company, of New York; Barker
Asphalt Paving Company. Of Philadel.
phia. and Newton Paving Company OF
Trenton, n. J.
Streets TO be Paved.
Following is a list Of the streets uc
be paved under the present project:
Orange street, Second to Sixth
Willing. Fifth to Sixth; French
Front to Third; Second. French tc
Lombard; New Castle avenue. +
street TO city line; Third, Madison to
Adams; Fifth, Madison to Adams
Adams, Second to Linden; Parish
Sixth. jefferson to Adams: Sixth
King to Church; French, Third To
Church: French, Third to Sixth
Spruce. Fourth 10 Sixth; Walnut
Third to Sixth: Bayard avenue. Sixth
to Seventh; Sixth, Springer to Bay
ard; Sixth, Jefferson to Broome;
Sixth. King to Poplar; French. Sixth
to Sixteenth; Walnut, Sixth TO Ninth
Tatnall, Twelfth to Fourteenth
Scott, Delaware to Gilpin; Delaware
avenue, Union to Grant; Harrison
Delaware to Shallcross; Riverviev
avenue, Pennsylvania to Willard
, Brinkle avenue, Delaware avenue Il
Eighteenth; Thirteenth. Lincoln tC
/ dupont; Union, Fourteenth to Seven
teenth; Rodney. Pennsylvania tc
Tenth; Williamson. Scott to Lincoln
Sixteenth. Woodlawn to Greenhill
Spruce, Sixth to Eleventh; Sixth
Poplar to Railroad: Guyer avenue;
Claymont. Twelfth to Vandever ave
nue.; Lammotte, Vandever avenue tC
Twenty-second Twenty-third. Mar.
ket to Concord avenue; Tatnall. Con
I cord avenue to Twenty-fifth; Wash
ington, Twenty-third to Twenty
, ninth; Twentieth, jefferson to Var
D Buren; Twenty-second, Market t
) Carter; Jefferson. Eighteenth L
} Twenty-second; Jackson, Front Il
. Linden; Franklin, Chestnut to Lin
t den; Third. Adams to Franklin
Sixth. Adams TO Franklin; Fifth
Jackson to Van Buren,; Oak. FRANKLIN
to Broome: Brown. Oak to Eight
/ avenue; Franklin, Cedar to Maryland
t avenue: Maple, Van Buren Il
3 Broome; Beech, Harrison TO Frank
/ lin; Warner, Beech to Oak; Columbii
. avenue, Van Buren TO Harrison; Syca
more, Harrison to Franklin; Harri
s son, Maple to Beech; Franklin, Lin
= den to Oak; Franklin, Chestnut Z,
q Linden; Fifth, Broome TO Rodney
Fulton, Front to Second; Sixth
Franklin to Broome; Clayton, Fourtl
to Sixth; Union, Front to Sixth
Bayard avenue, Fifth to Sixth; Fifth
Springer to Bayard; Lincoln, SeconC
) to Fourth; Scott. Front TO Fourtl
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