The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-15
BIDS OPENED FOR
MILES OF PAVING
Board Preparing to Award Con-
tract Without Delays Known
Heretofore.
PRICES GO STEADILY UP
Increased Cost OF Labor and
Material Given as Cause
by Contractors.
IS GO STEADILY UP

Bids were opened yesterday by the
Administrative Board for about four
miles of smooth paving, an almost
equal distance of granite spall street
paving and for a large amount of
curbing and guttering, embracing the
main items of street improvements to
be accomplished this year. The speci-
fications called for 10000 square yards
of smooth paving. $4,000 square yards
of granite sDall paving. 10000 linear
feet of granite curbing, and 10000
linear feet of granolithic curbing and
gutterinS. in all sections OF the city.
There were large number of bids
for the main paving items from all
kinds OF paving concerns, the compe-
tition having been thrown open to all,
with no special type OF paving speci-
fed. Each bid is accompanied by
certified check for $1,000 as an evil
dence of good faith OF course, where
bids arc submitted OH separate types
OF paving it Is not proper TO make
comparisons based on price alone. nor
to specify who is in such a competi-
ton the lowest bidder.
Many Conditions.
Nearly every proposal was coupled
with certain conditions which modify
or add to the price. FOR instance.
some PAYERS offer Il discount If awarded
more than 10000 square yards OF work;
others specify certain conditions in
which extra charges may be made or
rebates which will he allowed if Ger
tain changes are allowed In the spcci-
locations. Subject to all of these modi-
ficationS and amendments rs stated in
the various bids, the proposals sub
mitted were AS follows:
Standard sheet capitalization Paw
ing Company, S1.9S per square yard:
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company,
Sl.90; Atlantic Bitulithic Company,
S1.95.
Warren's bitulithic formula--Atlan-
tic Bitulithic Company. Southern sales
agents. Sass.
Asphaltic concrete-Union Paving
Company. s1.a0; Cleveland Trinidad
Paving Company, So.O3; Atlantic Btu
lithic Company, $2.o4.
Topeka administration Paving
Company. sl.94; Robert G. Lassiter,
S212; Atlantic Bitulithic Company.
S2.0s.
Romantic bituminous concrete
Union Paving Company. S2.0i.
Asphaltic macadam. mixing method
Robert g. Lassiter. sl.95.
Hitunninous macadam. penetration
method--R. G.. Lassiter, $3.50; A. L.
Phillips Sons. sl.4O.
Asphalt block, on concrete-Wash-
ington Asphalt Block and Tile Com
pany. S2.S3
Asphalt block, four-inch blocks on
Tile Company. s2.3S.
Wood block: United Statos Wood
Preserving Company, s3.i?.
New granite spall paving; prices
varying according to location OF va
"ious streets TO be paved--J. c. Cheat
wood, Sl.e4 to $40: John J. CurIey.
Sl.4s to *l.50; I. a. Barry & Co. sl.ss
TO Sl.ii John c. Wcinbrunn, s135 to
sl.45: 1. J. Smith & Co, SLAB TO si5a;
Charles Gasscr, $40 TO Sl.53
New granite curbing, per linear foot
!. j. Smith e Co. o. cents: American
Stone Company. 90 cents; c. NJ. Vein
brunn. 81 cents; Albin Netherwood. s6
to 81 cents.
Bids TO lie Calculated.
on account of the great variety OF
addsnda and notifications attached TO
nearly every bid, all Of the proposals
after being read aloud were put in the
hands of Bookkccper Charles T.. Shop
herd. of the board: Chief Clerk Frank
t. Bates. of the City Engineers Office.
and First Assistant City Engineer +.
II. Taliaferro for tabulation and re
port. The sheets showing the bids in
detail will be posted in the rooms OF
the Administrative Board day for
the inspection OF bidders, and the board
viii take tho matter up on Monday.
Matters OF comment in connection
with the bid were the steadily tncreas
ing price of granite spall paving,
which has almost doubled within the
past few years, and in the increase i'll
the standard price offered for asphalt
block on sand cushion, by the Wash
ington Asphalt Block and Tile Com
pany. That company supplemented its
hid with letter stating that Cor the
past eleven years it had been doing
work In Richmond at the uniform
price OF $500 per square yard, but
that b cause of increased cost Of labor
and materials it could no longer make
this price. and its bid was submitted at
s:.3S, an increase OF IS cents per square
yard.
other Work.
Altogether the work for which bids
were invited will exceed $4,000 in
cost, even If the cheapest character
of paving offered is used. The Ad-
ministrative Board reserves the right
10 reject any and all proposals and to
award the work in whole or in part.
The superintendent Of the Water
Works reported to the board yester-
day the appointment OF j. W. Woody
as an extra laborer in place of G. r.
Riddcll resigned. r. a. Fore was al
lowed use city water for certain
houses on Maunry Street, In Chester
field County, at nonresident rates.
Bids were opened for a motorcycle
for the street Cleaning Department.
and the contract awarded TO Tompkins
at s332.5o.