The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-26

mum is $24O938 The question of main
I tenance by the city after five years
also should be considered in determine
| ing the question The amount asked
by the lowest bidders on the Dollar
way pavement for maintaining the
same for five years is $4,000, or $500
per year. On the Asphaltic Concrete
the same bid is $4,000 os 5000 per
year. The Dollarway, SO we are in
formed, can be repaired by the regu-
lar city force without any plant be-
ing required, the only cost being for
are told, requires quite plant for this
purpose Either pavement will be
maintained for the city for the five
year period. At the end of that time
| the people interested in this paving
will save $12,O4690 in interest alone
| if the Dollarway pavement is selected,
besides the difference in first cost
$40, 156.29-a totol of $52,19719. II
the people are dissatisfied with the
DOllarway pavement at the end of
the fiue-year period and wish at that
crete, it can be done easily and will
give them a new pavement at that
time. The cost of this work in Spo-
kane today If IS cents per yard. Count
ing the amount of our work at this fig
ure the additional cost to us five years
from date of the completion of the
Dollarway pavement will be 44,88017
Taking this from the present differ
ence in cost and the saving of inter-
est effected, $52,19719, will effect
saving to our people of $7317.02 in
money. In addition to this we will
have had the use of new Dollarway
pavement for five years, and will have
a new Asphaltic Concrete pavement
from the start with five years of wear
on it at the end of five years if the bid
for that pavement is accepted at this
time. For these considerations we
would recommend the acceptance of
the Dollarway pavement for the city at
this time.
Superintendent.
The main thing the city is buying
in most of this contract is concrete
work. We have recommended some
slight changes in the specifications
for this work. After contracts are
and signed tho question as
to whether the city will get a good
lob or not rests with the superintend-
snce of the work. The work in this
inc may be divided into two classes:
That on which there is a five-year
guarantee, and that on
which there is none. 1t is essential
hat the authorities should supervise
vi concrete mixtures, including test
ng of cement, grading and testing of
and and stone mixtures, keeping
rack of the proportions of these in
,redients going into each batch Of
oncrete mixed, and the time as men
toned heretofore; but we think it is
aore essential, if possible. that these
oints should be guarded in that con-
rete going into work that is not guar
nteed in any way than in that portion
n which the contractor has a MAIN
snance guarantee. Respectfully sub
lifted,
GEORGE w. STEWART,
w. L. PAYNE,
M. E. LEWIS,
Committee.
This official report of the citizens
which was adopted by the
0uncil but not made public until to-
ay, eliminates several of the types OF
aving. Upon those it considered,
lie lowest bids, according to the city
lgineer's schedule of BIDS were
!, follows:
Sheet asphalt, $157 ,6O9.44, less main
nance, 81, $751;, 60S.44.
Bitulithic on five-inch concrete base,
77,229.58; less maintenance, $26O0;
74,62925.
Bitu-Mass on concrete base, $780,
7.25; less maintenance, $500; 1885,
7.25.
Hassamite, $127,O27.05 less main
nance, 1854; 1922, 393.05.
on five-inch concrete base,
27,O2704; less maintenance, $4634;
90, 393.O4.
Asphaltic Concrete, $162, 426.O1; less
1920; $751;, 226O1.
1922 ,26972; less main
nance, $4,000; $12O.26972.