Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-05-14
WILDWOOD

I'D S
the bids for repaving the streets Of
Wild wood, but Mayor Smith being
away the matter was laid over until
Saturday morning, May 8. at which
time all members of the Commission
were present. Clarence Miller report
ing on band stand said he could not
carry his project through, as the prop
erty owners would not sign releases.
The bids for street paving were then
taken up and discussed. The follow
ing bids for re%surfscing, ETC., as per
specifications, were rs follows:
ORDINANCE NO. AZ
Stanley M. Kalbach-7ske. square
yard resurfacing all avenue specified,
$1.00 square yard laying base and btu
minous top. SOC square yard construct
ing concrete cutters, 26c lin. foot lay
ing 4 inch sewer laterals, 60c lin. foot
laying I inch water pipe and $l.Oo lin.
footl building concrete culverts II de-
sired by Commissioners.
Newton Paving Co.-77c square
yard Restricting ell avenues specified,
SOC square yard laying base and btu
minous top, zoe square yard construct
ing concrete cutters, 62c lin. foot lay
4 inch sewer laterals, 90c lin. foot
laying Z inch water pipe and zoe lin.
foot building concrete culverts If de-
sired by Commissioners. Newton Paw
ing Co., was low bidder under this
ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 49
Newton Paving Co.-77c square yard
resurfacing specified, soc square
yard constructing concrete cutters, SIC
lin. foot furnishing and laying A inch
sewer laterals and soc lin. foot furnish
ing and laying Z inch water pipes.
Stanley NJ. Kalbach-774c square
yard resurfacing avenues specified, soc
square yard constructing concrete gut
tiers, 26c lin. foot furnishing and laying
4 inch sewer laterals and soc lin. foot
furnishing and laying I inch water
pipes. Mr. Kalbach was low bidder
under this ordinance.
The Newton Paving Co. is q con-
tracing drm from Trenton 1snaNtr
Kalbach is from Wildwood.
The Newton company commended
that the specifications were not COM
plete and that they were entitled to the
full contract under the specifications,
claiming that they knew nothing of
laying pipes 10 lots and houses on all
avenues, this matter being brought to
their attention for the first time on
Saturday after they had put in their
bid and further stated that their COM
petitor had not filed a certificate as in
structed under the ordinances which
they held invalidated Mr.. Kalbach's
bid. The Newton company said they
did not care for the work of laying
pipes to lots and residences not served
and suggested farming same out to a
local plumber or competitive plumbers.
Mr.. Kalbach said he had a habit of
reading his specifications and sub.
mitted his bid accordingly. Mr.. New
ton replied hat ''that was one id
good habit of his Mr.. Kalbach)-this
in a spirit of fun. The Commissioners
said that they thought the contracts
should be awarded separately to the
lowest bidder, thus Newton Co. the
contract under Ordinance No. AZ and
Kalbach the contract under Ordinance
No 49, as they were each separate and
distinct bids. Mr.. Kalbach said that
he could not afford to bring his materl-
ais here for only N contract and
would withdraw, but was informed
by Mayor Smith II he withdrew he
would forfeit his certified check and
that stopped any inclinations in that
direction. Mr.. Kalbach addressed the
Commissioners at some length in refer
ence to his bid and questions were ask
ed AMI answered between the bidding
parties. Mayor Smith said he was
strongly opposed to granting the
contract as a whole TO either party on
the ground that the bid for the sewer
and water pipes to be laid was entirely
too high by at least one-half and
guaranteed he could have 1t done as he
suggested or pay the difference out of
his pocket and proposed that these bids
be returned and anne ~re-advertised,
claiming he could save the property
owners hundreds of dollars. This lat
ter was objected to and no action was
taken along those lines. AS no definite
conclusion could be arrived at, Com
missioner Ryan moved that the award
ing of the contracts be laid over until
next Thursday. May 10, during which
time all parties concerned will go over
the ground'specified.
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