The Detroit times., 1912-10-07
NEARLY $2,OOO,OOO
SPENT FOR PAVING
ID. p. w. Establishes Record for
Amount of Work Done
in Season


by the department of public works
for paving operations before the close
OF the season, breaking all records
for the amount OF work done by the
department In a single season. The
department spends approximately $4,-
100000 In year, the expenditures for
all other work combined only equal.
ling that for paving. The season for
paving this year opened later than
usual on account OF the weather and
. trouble was encountered at the out
set in obtaining sufficient material
owing to car congestion. The depart
ment expects TO continue the work
to Dec. /. and the figure given above
represents expenditures contracted
for up TO that time.
The nav paving and repaving are
done by contractors under competi-
tive bids, but the resurfacing, which
called for the largest single item OF
expense, Is done by the employees OF
the department. Eighty per cent OF
the appropriation for the present fis-
cal year for paving. which appropria-
tion became available July and Is
TO be expended by July /. 1913, when
the new appropriation falls due, has
been used, leaving 20 per cent OF the
paving operations for the fiscal year
to be concluded next sprinG
An itemized list of new paving laid
this season, or In the process of con-
struction, follows:
Boston blvd. Brush to Oakland. mac
adam. ss,244.I3; Hale-st., Dequindre TO
Mitchell, cedar. $1e,393.39: Lothrop-
ave, Linwood to Wildemere, cedar,
$11,326.e5: Lawndale-ave., Wabash r.
r TO Ferndale. cedar, $2s.094.10; Law
ton-ave., McGraw to Grand blvd. cedar.
Grand River, cedar. $11.6sS. 70; stanley
ave, Maybury to TWENTY third, cedar
$7.556.06; Toledo-ave.. Twenty fourth to
Scotten. cedar. $1t,161s7 Theodore-st..
De9uindre to Mitchell. cedar. t1s.53s. .ss;
Seyburn-ave., Goethe to Mack. cedar,
$5,170.2S; Vanilla-aye., Edlie to Jeffer-
son. brick, $7.576.37; Military-ave, Bu-
ehanan to Ironsides, cedar, s15,24o.lS;
Warren-aye.. McGraw to Pere Mar
quette r. r.. cedar. $1s.90s39: Newland-
ave. Gratiot to Medbury. cedar, $3,-
l6b,0S: Norton-ave., Junction to Wes-
McGraw. cedar, s6,7ls; Lillibridge-st,,
Jefferson TO Edlie. cedar. $5.979.52;
waterloo-st.. Canton to Helen. cedar
s2.0s166; Lillibridge-st.. Kercheval TO
TO Michigan, cedar. s5.7O3.15; Kales-st,
Beecher to Isabella. cedar, $2,lS702: !:
Theodore-ave., Mitchell to McDougaIl
cedar s2,iS5.22; waterman-ave., JEFF
ferson to Fort, cedar $21.990.63; Wat
erman-ave., Fort to Ferndale, cedar.
3i,099.23; John R.-st. Mt. Vernon to
Holbrook, cedar, $4,S3770; Lathrop-
sss ss Wlide%ere sd M,s, to Dexter cedar
Fourteenth. cedar. $s.904.53; Milwau-
kee-ave., Fourteenth TO Ferry field.
cedar, n7746,71 Caniff ff-ave.. Oakland
to ID. @. III. NJ r. r.. cedar. s13.-
EiQhaF-aVn II m
levoix, cedar, Sf2,391.S5; Martins St.
Michigan to Horatio. $7.697.9O;
Sheridan-ave.. Mack to Gratiot. cedar,
s2s.ss543: Milwaukee-ave. Grand blvd.
to Mt Elliott. cedar, s15.s7s.ls: Lafay-
ette-blvd., Clark to McKinstry asphalt.
S3,0el.72i Harmon-ave.. Brush to Oak
land. asphalt G,ss4.7s; Hazelwood.sve.
cedar. ,s.ss745; wIills- ave. chene to
McDougali, cedar, ss,966.04; Campbell
e sst1 ossaG 20 r. r. Fort fedar ia rail-
road. cedar. se.35s57: Paims-ave.. Dix
10 Toledo. cedar. ss,545.2s; Chippewa
ave: Gratiot to Duncan, cedar. s15,-
city limits. asphalt, $30.654.2S; Seyburn-
ave-, Waterloo to Goethe, cedar, SILL
742.26; Sycamore-st:, National TO Wab-
ash, ash, cedar, sdas ,.s'7sss7i IL;othrop-aye;'
s2.s0sS7; Grand River-ave, end OF city
paving TO city limits, cedar. sl5,s36,95.
Following Is list OF the streets,
material and cost for the repaving
work: Buchanan-st.. railroad to Scot
ten. brick, $25.219.93: Antietam- St. De-
ouindre TO Chene brick. S13.7272S;
Jay-st Gratiot TO Dequindre. creosote,
s7.92613; Lincoln ave, Putnam TO Mil
waukee. asphalt, s34,2237o: Muiiet-st..
Jos. Campau to Elmwood. asphalt. 81
a7521 Abbott-st., Michigan 10 Trum-
bull. brick, 81 .007 "a; Elliott-st.. Beau
bien to Russell. brick, $17,613.64: Put
nam-st.. Woodward to Cass. asphalt,
s5.71S.56; Selden-ave.. Second to Lin
coin. asphalt. s19.7s5.23: Seventeenth
ST., Fourth TO Baker, brick, SIS. .204.l0;
Brooklyn-ave.. Grand River to Alexan-
drine. creosote. s25.S4044; Clinton ave.
ST Auhin- 10 Dubois, asphalt s4,2S5.11:
Elliot ST. Johh r.. to Beaubien. asphalt.
s7,795S0; Merrick ave. Lincoln to
Twelfth. asphalt. s12401s1; Garfield
ave-. Woodward to Brush Farm, as
phalt $SI7S.17: Twenty-second-s Fort
to Baker. brick. s1a,336,90; Twentieth
St. Baker to Standish. granite block.
s10a6275: Farnsworth- ave. Woodward
TO John r. asphalt, s5.4S7.55: Garfield
St. Fort to Greenwood, asphalt, A,-
at7a4; Forest-ave., TruIhbull TIA
twelfth. asphalt. si3.oo8.15; Fifth-st..
Fort TO Lafayette. brick, $2,27350;
Eifth-st, Lacrosse to Michigan brick.
s2696SS: Vinewocd-ave.. subway TO
buchanan, brick. s10.Si1.41: wukins.st.,
Rivard TO Russell brick. s2.972 So; Ro-
wena-st.. John r. to Brush. creosote.
S2.75991: Leland-st.. Beaubien to Rus.
sell, brick. s17.156.02; West Jefferson
ave-. Twelfth to Traver granite, $24,-