The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
MANY CONTRACTS
AWARDED BY BOARD.
Gas Works Supplies, Street and
Sewer Work and Electric
Lights Ordered.
CHARGE OF COLLISION MADE
I. S. Nicholas Furnishes Certified
Check for Bid OF His APP
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Contracts were awarded by the Ad-
ininistrative Board yesterday ~ fol-
lows:
Javi Perkins Construction Company.
eranolithic work in Washington
square.
Nicholas & Henley, sranolithic work
in Joseph Bryin Park
}. c. welnbrunn. rubble wall. Joseph
Bryan Park.
a. G. Billings granoiithln curb and
gutter. FLOYD Avenue. Elm Street to
Davis Avenue.
". p. vcitch. grading Cary Street,
Allen Avenue 10 the Boulevard.
L. w. Bates. grading Park Avenue
and Leonard street. between the
Boulevard and West Street. ana Shep-
pard Street, between Park and Leon
ard
National Construction Company. SOW
or in TAYLOR Street, Temple Street to
allen Avenue.
Nicholas & Henley. sewer in Wal
lace street, Richie street to Allen
Avenue.
William Kelley, Jr.. sewer in Nine
Streets.
T. Il. Elmore & Company. sewer in
Elm street between Cary Street and
alley south OF Main Street.
Maryc & Saville. sewer in alley
north OF Jefferson Park Road,
William Kelley, Jr., sewer IN Floyd
Avenue. Sycamore to addison Streets.
Baker Street
T. L. Gilmore & Company. sewer In
o street from Twenty nineth TO Thir-
tieth Streets.
Nicholas & Henley, sewer in Dance
Street. from Allen Avenue to Row
land Street.
Smith Courtney Company, metal fit
tiugs and supplies for Eas works.
Hunter Il. Frischkorn, pig lead and
brass httings for gas works
Hunter B. Trischkorn, lead pipe for
Gas Works,
WYATT Coal Company. gas coal for
Gas Works. ut $3.50 per ton.
West Virginia Coal Company, steam
coal for Gas Works. at s2.75 per ton.
o G. McGee Son. cast iron stop
boxes
Glamorgan Pipe and Foundry Com
pany. east iron gate valves, and three
and fourinch cast iron pipe.
Hunter e. Frischkorn. six to ten
inch cast iron pipe.
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all sizes.
Low Price Gus Meters.
IT was stated that the price on gas
meters was the lowest the city has
ever obtained. All bids on steam coal
were at the same price-S2.75 per ton
the city having heretofore bought
this grade of coal in carload lots for
use at the Gas Works Ut $40 per ton.
The contract was awarded TO the West
Virginia Coal Company on it's guar
antee of high percentage of heat units,
samples 10 be analysed from time to
time by the City Chemist
Bids for cutting and filling, paving
and repavinG over gas pipe trenches
were rejected, There We're two bid
ders. II. l. Driscoll and Nicholas x
Henley. Messrs. Beck and Hirschbcre.
two whom the bids had been referred
for tabulation and report. recommend
cd rejection. as there seemed to be a
community of Interest" amounting TO
collision between the bidders. Both
bids appeared to have been filled out
hy the same person. and j. s. Nicholas
furnished certified checks to accom-
pany both. The contract will amount
TO about $4,000 in the course of the
year. The work being paid for on the
unit system - ordered and measured.
Messrs. Bcck. AND Tisfschberg reported
that there seemed. TO be some sort OF
understanding between the two bid
dcrs hy which they would divide the
work DriscoN bidding low on the paw
ing and Nicholas s. Henley on the cut
ting aud rcullinE of trenches.
More street Lights.
Additional street lights were ordered
erected according TO a list furnished
by superintendent 'rraford. the cost
amounting to about $4,000 Superin-
tendent Trafford was authorized 10 en-
ploy an export mechanic to balance
The turbines at the CITY Electric Plant
= letter was received from George
W stevens, president OF the Chcsa-
peakc and Ohio Railway Company
stating that the road could not consent
10 surrender its rights in the old and
almost unused Church HIN tunnel. The
hoard had proposed the hllinE in Of
the raNine through which the tunnel
tracks run i'm order TO prevent further
slides In Chimborazo Park President
stevens wrote that the company found
Il necessary 10 utilize its tunnel CON
nections in addition TO newer overhead
tracks
on motion Of Captain Mccarthy. the
Superintendent OF the Water Works
was Instructed 10 notify both the own
ers ana occupants Of houses where il
appears that water is Doing wasted OF
is leaking. No rebates are 10 be al
lowed after such notice is given