Arizona republican., 1913-09-18
$134.554.33
Total


 With bids submitted on three dis tinct paving contracts by two com ranieS, the common council last eve Ling made awards for street paving amounting exactly to $134,554.33. or this amount the Barber Asphalt Paw .nS company was awarded contracts for paving amounting to $100,2l1.5S, while the Arizona Asphalt Paving company received the award of a contract for $34,33G.75 worth of pav- ing.
 The bids were opened as soon as the common council was called to or der. but it required more than two hours work on the part of the city engineers force to tabulate the bids of the two competing concerns and bring down the sum total of each bid. It is probable that the council last evening made record for the amount of awards for paving at any one meeting.
 The first bids to be opened wete those for the paving of Adams street and one block each of the four ave rues leading south to Washington street In bidding for the work the Barber people presented q figure of Sj2, ,551.06 as opposed to that of the Arizona company of $53. .467.55. Tn the bids for Jefferson street and the avenues leading north, the Barber people asked $47,666.52 for the work N nile the figure of the Arizona con cern was $4S.79O.27. The Arizona company bid $34,336.75 for the First avenue. Fillmore and Mckinley street work. while the Barber people pre- sented a bid of s35.325.07 for the same work.
 There was little or no discussion of the bids when they were submitted, each being in due form and accom- panied by the necessary assurances Of good faith. The awards were made strictly in accordance with the custom of giving the work to the lowest responsible bidder The work is to begin a the earliest possible moment and be completed within reasonable time.
 Petitions were presented asking for arc lights at Eleventh and Taylor streets and at Fifteenth avenue and Van Buren- Referred to the light committee.
 The Arizona corporation commis- sion asked the council to furnish fur ther information relative to the in- t"ntion of the Phoenix Street Rail- way company in the matter of the construction of a loop on Monroe street connecting First street with the Second avenue line T H Bell, employed to audit the books of former Building Inspector T M. Creighton. presented report and the council directed that the bend Of MT. Creighton be released and the bond Of the incumbent, How ard E. Claflin. in the sum of 1000 be accepted.
 Permission was granted J. R. E. Shideler to have an auto stand in front of B South Central avenue
 The petition of J. R. Bordoni for a family liquor license for his building at South Seventh street and Jackson street was not granted.
 The bond of Lovett and Villa. lumbers, was accepted.
 The city recorder was instructed to purchase three directories each from the Phoenix Directory company and the Arizona Directory company for use in the offices of the city hall Having learned that the grand lodge forbids the Elks from partici- fating in a business enterprise such as that of conducting a carnival, the permit granted the local Bills for the holding of carnival in Phoenix dur ing fair week was returned with thanks.
 Building Inspector Claflin called the attention of the council to the lack of regulations regarding the use of the space under the sidewalks in front of business houses for cohduits and other municipal purposes. The city attorney was instructed to pre- pare such ordinances as the situation seemed to require and the building Continued on Page Six.)