The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-17
SIREET-PA
BIDS ARE OPENED
City Engineer Authorized to
Accept Lowest and Award
Contracts.
STAMPER CLAIM REJECTED
Committee Unwilling to Pay
Cost of Extra Excavation
for Sewer.
sTAMPER CLAIM REJECTED

Bids were opened last night by the
Committee on Streets for the repaving
OF Broad Street from Tenth Street
westwnrdly and referred to sub
committee for tabulation and report.
Bids were received for asphalt block.
hrst-class granite. creosoted wood
block. improved sheet asphalt, and
Warron's bitulithic. Each bidder sub
mitted his estimate on the unit system,
30 much per cubic yard for paving. so
much for excavation, ming and con
crete base. For asphalt block II APP
peared that l. J. Smith e. Co. were
the lowest bidders the only other com
pet'tor being the Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Company For first
class granite paving buds sub
mitted by /. ]. Smith G Co. Weinbrun
& Co.. and Charles Gasser. IT appear
ing that the latter was the lowest
bidder Messrs. Smith. Weinbrun and
Gasser also bid on creosotcd wood
block paving. Smith appearing to be
the lowest For improved sheet asphalt
there was bid from the Crawford
Company. and on the Warren formula
OF bitulithic paving from the Atlantic
Bitulithic Company.
Tour of Inspection.
Invitations were presented TO the
committee by the Atlantic Bitulithic
Company. and by the United States
Wood Preserving Company either for
the full committee or for II subcom-
mittee TO visit n number OF cities In
which that kind of paving has been
used. Mr.. Phaup. of the Atlantic Btu
lthio Company. especially asked the
committee and City Engineer to visit
the laboratories of the Warren Com
panS in Boston 10 see the method
under which the paving Is prepared
and witness other experiments.
The committee accepted both invita-
lions ha citIas visited tho
date and personnel OF tho inspecting
party to be determined later. The
btulith!c paving has been used extern
sively in Norfolk. and both OF the new
paving concerns have samples of their
work In Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
Bids were also opened for Hrst-class
granite paving on Main Street between
Fifth and Seventh Streets, bids being
received from Messrs. Cheatwood. Vein
brun. Barry and Smith. Mr.. Cheatwood
being apparently the lowest bidder. The
bids were referred to the City Engineer
with instructions TO award the contract
10 the lowest responsible bidder.
Stnmper Claim Rejected.
subcommittee recommended an
allowance OF $4,000 TO Stampe., Rag
land * Co. for extra excavation in the
construction OF the Virginia Avenue
sewer. but the claim was rejected 1t
was stated lnRt tHere vas no IeSal
claim against the city, the contract
having clearly specified that extra OK
cavation should b. at the cost OF the
contractor. The subcommittee based
It's report on the fact that the com
pany had been much the lowest bidder
on the contract and had stated that
II had not been profitable The claim
was rejected. to 10. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Gunsi. Kain. Don
Leavy and Nonderlehr: noes-Messrs.
Bliley, FERGUSON. Haddon, Moore Mil
Ter. Sullivan, Jones. Wiltshire. Powers
and Pollock.
John b. Minor and others appeared
in behalf of smooth paving of W.st
Avenue, to cost $4,000. and special
appropriation was recommended TO the
Council. after being amended to in
clude $1,000 FOR smooth paving Mar
shall Street from Ninth TO Tenth Street.
On motion OF Mr.. Sullivan. resolu
ton was recommended for acquisition
of the block bounded by Thirty-thIrd,
Thirty-fourth. o and p Streets. for
bchool and playground purposes. the
city now owning about one-fourth Of
the block. Mr.. Sullivan also asked for
funds to smooth pave Thirty second
Street from Broad to Grace Street, to
cost $4,000.
Would Pave Without Grading.
Messrs. Ferguson and Gunst at
ttHipteu 10 ioISc tHTouSH the PAVING OF
of West Leigh Street from Dinneen
street to the Hermitage Road. withou:
grading tho street. Mr.. Gunst explain
Ing that the grading could come later.
City Engineer Boiling protested that
the street was In wretched condition. 4
succession OF mounds and ruts, ans.
that TO pave without grading It would
not only be n violation Of all rules OF
engineering, but would result III stag
nant pools of water. lack of drainage
and most unsighty conditions. Mr.
Fergusson's motion was lost, to 1.
and the roadbed was then ordered grad
cd and paved out or the Lee Ward
funds, bids to be reported TO the next
meeting of tho committee.