Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-10
CUNNINGHAM PLAN
SAVES STATE CASH
Gets Lower Prices Than Ever For
Furnishing Automobile Tags
to Commonwealth

A saving of more than $4,000 to
the State was effected to-day when the
bids were opened for furnishing auto
mobile plates to the State Highway De-
partment for the coming year. The
Brillian Manufacturing Company of
| 1885 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia,
Chester P. Day, president VINO had the
contract last year for license plates,
bid under the new specifications this
year and were the low bidders.
| They agreed to furnish sets of plates
according to the Departments specih
plates for motorcycles and other We
hicles requiring only one plate at
prices varying from II to .06A per
plate. This bid is $S5,456.S3 less
than the amount expended by the
State Highway Department last year
for automobile plates.
Other bidders for plates were the
New York Metal Ceiling Co., of New
| York, at .1S% per set and IL to 10
per plate. The Federal Stamped Metal
and Enameling Co., of New York, at
IA to .16 per set and .S5 to 10 per
IT AS per set and .0s to .0s per plate.
| Drivers Badges
| The low bidder for furnishing the
drivers badges to the Automobile Di-
vision of the State Highway Depart
ment for the coming year was Deighes
& Clust, 1011 Chestnut ST.. Phila-
delphia, who contracted to furnish 35,-
900 badges, &x2h inches at .03 a
badge.
Other bidders were Pannier Broth
ers Stamping Co. Pittsburgh. OAK
Iper badge; L. T. Cramrnas. Allentown,
.0s74 badge; Schwab Stamp & Seal
Co., Milwaukee, Wis, .06 per badge
William S. Tunis, Harrisburg, .04A
lper badge; Thomas F. Leonard, Scran-
ton, 05 Weber Erickson Bunting
-
lthews, Pittsburgh, .O4 4 Abbott Stamp
Co., Detroit, Mich, .06 7s ]. F. w.
Dorman Co., Baltimore, Nd .05 Is
Federal Stamped Metal and Enamel
ing Co., New York. .O3%.
First Road Contracts
Bids were also opened by the State
Highway Commissioner this morning
for three pieces of State-aid construc-
ton. The first one opened was for
road in Monroe county, through
Stroudsburg borough on which the
low bidder was the Franklin Con-
ing, New York City. at S45,6z5.54. The
piece of highway is for 1871 lineal
feet, varying from % to 81 feet in
width. The State Highway Depart
ment pays but one-half OF the cost of
a 16-foot highway the balance being
paid by the borough OF strouds-
burg.
The second bid opened was for a
road running through the borough of
Muncy, in Lycoming county, on which
the low bidder was Eyer & Co., 1924
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. whose
bid of $41.s77.O7 won them the award.
: This bid was for 5S43 feet, 16 feet
wide.
The third bid was for the construc-
ton of 1910 lineal feet, 16 feet wide,
in Milton borough, northumberland
county, on which the low bidder was
Fogel & Company. Hollidaysburg, Pa,
other Bidders
, The unsuccessful bidders on the
Milton contract were:
Dwyer &c Co.. Philadelphia, Pa,
s29, $3.50; VIM. C. Evans, Amber,
|, Co., Altoona, Pa, $50, 2,630.S2; McNer-
ney Construction Co., Canton, Pa,
s34,54S.S5: Curwensville Construction
lCo., Curwensville, Pa, S30,O49.14;
Bush & Stewart, Inc, Williamsport,
Pa, S33,722.6S; South Shore Con-
NJ. Bennett & Sons Indiana, Pa, $751;
337.31; W. H. Lyon, Sunbury, Pa,
Ils31,57S.02; P. NJ. Breing. Mahonoy City
Pa, S3O,999.76; Belle-Bockel Co.. Inc,
Altoona, Pa, SS0,519.25; B. G. Coon
Construction Co.. Luzerne, Pa, $3O,-
004.62: Fisk & Christiana, Shamokin,
Dam, Pa, $32, ,S07.83; E. H. Brua, Hol-
lidaysburg. Pa, S2S,910.55; G. w. En-
lsign, Inc, Harrisburg. Pa, s47,513.22
The unsuccessful bidders for the
Muncy borough work were;
Bush & Stewart, Williamsport, Pa,
s44, ,256.44; Fisk hrlsti a a &.
Shamokin Dam, Pa, $47,32Z.So; VIM.
C. Evans. Amber, Pa, 46,77S.50; Nc
Nerney Construction Co., Canton, Pa.
$50, ,521.50: Curwensville Construction
Co, Curwensville, Pa, S44,711.30;
South Shore Construction Co, Erie,
Pa, S44,S55.29; w. H. Lyon, sunbury,
Pa. s43.792.5s; R. B. Taylor, Belle
fonte, Pa. s47,145.4o; E. H. Brua, Hol-
! lidaysburg, Pa, $4S,116.syz; Belle
Bockel Co.. Inc, Altoona, Pa, S43,-
942.70; E. c. Williams, Williamsport,
Pa, S45,412.20; B. H. Coryell. VIII
Transport, Pa, s42,60S.23; G: w. En-
, sign, Inc, Harrisburg. Pa, 64,745.16.
The bid of D. ]. Rogers. or Danville,
, Pa, was not read because no certified
check accompanied it as required by
law.
The unsuccessful bidders for the
Stroudsburg contract were:
Neff. Horn Co., Slatington, Pa, $751;
05s.63: Philadelphia Paving Company
Philadelphia, s47,669.OS; Mainwarine
/ & Cummings, Philadelphia. Pa, S53,-
1852: G. w Ensign, Inc, Harrisburg
Pa. s70,327.04: South Shore Con
! struction Co., Erie, Pa, s54,S22.S4i
Frank P. Meckus, Long Pond, Pa.
: s47.795.s7; Juniata Company. Phila.
! deiphia, Pa, s54,46s.22; NJ. Bennett s
Sons. Indiana, Pa, $51,31s.02; B. G
Coon. Luzerne, Pa, S54,13479; Port
: Jervis Construction Co, Port Jervis
n. Y. s52.91S,16; Dwyer & Co.. Phila'
delphia, Pa, s4s,7s3.20; Jacob Stem
Z Stroudsburg, Pa, S49, 9,464.s4; JOSEPH
Banks Construction Co, Wilkes-Barre
Pa, $50.s72.s1.
BILL FOR CHURCH BRICK WORK
Suit for the recovery of a bill o1
s65994 claimed to be due on a con
tract for bricks for the Methodist
Church in Wiconisco was filed this af-
ternoon by Charles c. Crawford
against Charles Batdorf.