Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-07-24
DELAY IN COUNCIL
NETS OWNERS $500
p;ds Accepted by Council for District
No. t6 Much Lower Than Those
Rejected Two Weeks Ago

tho action of the city council two
weeks ago in rejecting all bids for
the paving of the streets in that dis
t,;et A second call for bids was
made and Tuesday night the contract
for the paving of the 10, 46S square
Yards included in the district was let
at a figure that much lower than the
lowest bid received two weeks ago
would have figured. The district in
cludes Maiden Lane and abutting
streets.
Bids were also opened Tuesday
for the improvement of district No.
II, which includes 1929 square
Yards on Opal, Garfield, Havana,
California, b. A. Ruby and Monroe
streets and Linden avenue. Upon
the recommendation of City Engin-
eer Edwards, the city council, after
going into executive session to CON
slider the estimates, split each of the
two contracts, designating bitnuthic
paving for approximately 5000
square yards in District | + and $500
square yards in District II, and
awarding the contract to the War
rem Construction company at $2.01
per square yard for pinch top ard
Az inch concrete base on part of
District 16, and $40 per square
yard for IL Inch top and 3 p inch
stone base for all of the paved por-
ton of District II and the remainder
oil the paved portion of District 1G.
w. G. Milligan & Co. of Spokane
were awarded the contract for $500
square yards of bituminous macadam
in District No. l6 and 5000 square
yards in District IT, at 81 cents per
square yard, or Ii cents per square
yard lower than the lowest bid on
that character of macadam submit
ted for District 6 two weeks ago.
The bid of the Warren company vas
approximately the same as the one
submitted formerly.
Five different firms submitted
bids for the Improvement each Civ
ing figures on both the hard surface
paving and the bituminous ma
cadam. c. G. Belts of Spokane
offered to lay aspha1tic concrete ~
Ing, with 4 Il inch concrete founda-
'lon' at $l.64 per square yard but
MS lid on bitumiuous maoadam was
sl'zo per square yard. With a
lower bid on the latter he would
PROBABLY have been awarded both
contracts. Other bidders were the
inland Empire Hassam Co. of Spo-
Kane and the Spokane Bitu-Mass Co.
onder the bids as accepted the APP
proXlmate cost to the property own
CTS OF improving District No. 16 will
W 10000, while District No. II will
'oS' approximately $4,000.
Inc bid of the Warren Construc-
Noh company on both districts was
fl''V per square yard for bitulithio
paving, Y Inch top and 3 p Inch
stone base, and SPOT for bituIithic
paving with Pinch top and 4 y Inch
''Acrete base, which viii be neces-
'ary Tor Maiden Lane, where the
ueiiic will be heavy and the founda-
''oh loose. This company will lay
'"e concrete curb and gutter on that
part OF the districts on which it was
awarded the contract at 81 cents per
4ueal foot, the concrete curb at "a
h's' catch basins at $40 each. s.
,non Vltrified sewer pipe in place at
" cents per lineal foot, earth exca-
'a'ioh at 60 cents per cubic yard and
Yard. '0'
ine w. &. Milligan company CON
"acted to lay the bituminous ma
V@uam on both districts at "a cents
rei square yard, but their figures %
W other requirements varied con-
1'ueraoly, in favor of District No. Il.
district No. 16 they will receive
- cents per lineal foot for concrete
"oS and cutters, while in District
w ~ their price is so cents. On
soncrete curbs they will receive Sc
u'S per lineal foot in District / 6
' 90 cents in District II. Their
rive Tor the S-inch vitrified sev Ell
r'pe' IN place, varies 10 cents per
edi loot, being 50 cents in District
:, aha 90 cents in District II. while
Will receive Sc cents per cubic
1siu Tor earth excavation in District
ana 80 cents in District IT. Their
- I've on rock excavation in District
-. Is ~ per cubic yard and in the
s'Her district there Will be no rock
work.