Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-11
COMMITTEE
On PAVING.
Gives Contract TO Barber
Asphalt Company
.B|TUL|THIC RECOMMENDED

Bids We're received yesterday after
noon at the Valley bank at I O'clock
and five firms made estimates on the
work. The executive committee en-
powered with authority by the associa-
! ton TO reject any or all bids. CT to Sc
| lect the one that seemed suitable, pro-
vided such a bid should be made. and
having also the assurance that the city
council would act on their recon-
mendatiOn, gave the bids submitted
careful consideration. and decided that
the offer of the Barber Asphalt COM
pany was the best and most reasonable
of the five
only three of the firms represented
accompanied their bids by certified
checks, as was required in the chart
Of instructions prepared by the COM
mittee, and the amount per yard and
foot for paving. curbing. gutter and
| drainage pipe as estimated by the two
firms failing to send certified checks
was not announced. The five firms
making bids Yesterday Were:
The Barber Asphalt Paving company
of Los Angeles.
Worswyck Street Paving company of
Fresno. California
Texas Bitulithic company of FL Paso.
Texas
Arizona Paving company Of Phoenix,
whose representative stated that Fair
child. Gilmore. and Wilton of Los An
geles were associated with them
The Federal Construction company Of
San Francisco.
The bids Of the Worswyck Street
Paving company, and the Federal con-
struction company were not accom-
panied by checks, which was made
obligatory in the chart Of instruction
The three companies sending checks.
and the amounts OF their bids follow:
First-The Barber Asphalt Paving
company:
Bltulithic paving, per square yard.
including excavation and grad
ing ........ ........ ...........S s. 90
Sheet asphalt. per square Yard,
including excavation and grad
lhS ----.---. $500. .---.....-.. ia
Gutter. per lineal foot............. so
Curb, per lineal foot ............ p
Twenty four-inch drainage pipe.
per lineal foot ................. $50
Eighteen-inch drainage pipe. per
Hneal foot .-...... ....-..-.... 100
Second-The Arizona Paving Com
panv:
Sheet asphalt. per square yard. in
Guiding excavation and grading s1.sS
Gutter, per lineal foot .......... so
Curb. per lineal foot ............ go
Twenty inch drainage pipe.
per lneal foot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1885
Eighteen-inch drainage pipe, per
Hhedl 1901 --.-.--. .-...--.--.. 10
Third-The Texas Bitulithic Paving
COMPANY
Bltuhthic paving, per square yard.
including excavation and grad
Gutter. per lineal foot ........... So
curb. per lineal foot ... 80
Twenty-inch drainage piper, per
Hneal loot .---..... .......... 100
Eighteen-inch drainage pipe per
lineal foot OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS
After careful tabulation of all bids.
which will be published later. the COM
mittee decided that the bid Of the Bar
Der Asphalt company was most favor
able 10 the citizens Of Phoenix and
voted TO approve it,
The bid for bitulithc paving was the
one accepted. Bitulithic paving has
been used with good result in many
American cities, among them being
Baltimore. Maryland; Chicago, Illinois;
Norfolk. Virginia; Providence. Rhode
Island: and FL Paso. Texas where
nineteen miles Of this kind of paving
is laid.
Mr.. Reese. representing the Warren
Of VI IN hnl
Bitulithic paving. stated to the com
mittee, on behalf of the Barber Asphalt
company. that they would have an in
spectOr on the ground during the time
required for the city paving. and would
see that the high standard of the War
rem Bros. company was maintained
here, as the committee has ascertained
it has been sustained elsewhere where
work was done under their direction.
The pavement approved by the COM
mittee under the specifications adopt
ed will consist of a five inch concrete
base covered with a two inch Btu
lithic wearing surface. which will give
1t great lasting quality, and the nee
essary resilency. Bitulithic wearing
surface consists of a two inch Warren
Bros. mixture. practically 80 per cent
OF which is made of finely crushed hard
rock the remaining 10 per cent being
asphaltum. Mixed with the asphaltum
the rock forms hard wearing surface,
forming a pavement which the COM
mittee believe will be eminently de-
sirable for this city. Mr. Reese has ex-
amined rock suitable for Bitulithic fur
nished from available quarries, and
stated yesterday that he considered it
the finest possible material for the
purpose
Further matters taken up by the
committee relative to the contracts
which shall be secured from property
owners to discharge the expense of the
paving; the rules under which the bids
Of the contractors were submitted, and
the obligation of the contractor. whose
bid was accepted. to carry out his part
of the contract. are detailed in the in
5tructions issued by the executive COM