Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-25
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
FOR MUCH STREET WORK
Administrative Board Authorizes I'M
provcment OF Important
ThOroughfares.
MAIN ARTERIES OF TRAVEL
New Bids Invited on Paving Road
bed OF Fourteenth Street-Work
of Widening Street Will Go For
ward ut Once.

Contracts for the Improvement of
streets i'm the Northside suburbs be-
tween the old city limits and the new
and contracts for the widening OF
Fourteenth street on its west side,
between Cary Street and the north
side OF Mayo's Bridge, were awarded
yesterday by the Administrative Board
| MI work vii. begin at once. Improve
nent OF the suburban streets will be
| PAID Tor out OF the appropria ton Of
! SiOl,oe0 contaired in the budget OF
1915. the present contracts calling for
an approximate expenditure of 500 900.
! rms work was engineered and pro-
Jccted by Comp issioncr Beck, who has
given especial attention to the needs
OF the suburban districts, provision
for which was made in the annexation
ordinance OF 1914.
The contract for the laying of bitum-
nous mncadam on Cary street, from
the old to the new city limits, OK
tending for a distance OF about 5000
feet. was let to j. j. Curlcy for $4,000
! The same material will be used in
paving the Br' nd Street Road, from
the Belt Line Bridge to the new city
limits. and the contract for this work
was let to y. L. Phillips's Sons for
s6,oVn. The Hermitage Road will be
paved with watcr-bound gravel from
the north side OF Leigh street to
point within $50 feet of Bellevue Ave-
lue. L. X. Elaci, being the successful
bidder on his estimate Of $4,000
! MANY TH0EOUGHFARES
ARE TO DE IMPROVED
The Mechan cSville Turnpike will be
paved with woter-bound gravel from
! the OLD to tho new city limits by w
P. Veitch ut contract price OF $1,000
Mr. Ncitch was also successful in
winning the contracts for paving the
| following streets with watcr-bound
gravel: The Nine-Milc Road. from
Twenty-Gfth Street to the new city
limits, at $500. the Creighton Road
city limits. at 500; Tenth Street. in
Fulton. and the Osborne Turnpike to
the new city limits ut $500 each
In addition the Administrative Board
| intends to improve the Villa msburg
Road rs far as the National Cemetery
and the city engineer was directed to
let the contract to Mr.. Vcitch on the
| same estimates as for his other work
The grading of Scott's addition and
of the Boulevard, from Broad street
to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
rotomac Railroad bridge. Is we'll un
der way. it was said yesterday, and
new work Will be started and com
| pleted as soon as possible.
The contract for the construction OF
4 retaining wall on the west side Of
Fourteenth Street. between Cary Street
and tho north side OF Mayo's Bridge,
WIS Il " W. carter 1T -
1910. which is exclusive Of cement.
NEW BIDS FOR PAVING
FOURTEENTH STREET
The contract for CurbinE on Four
teenth Street awarded to G. NJ.
Weinbrunn at - cents per lineal foot
for straight curbine, sl.2O for circular
curbing and $3.50 each for corner
curbs. There was some difference of
! opinion as TO the kind of block to be
used in the street paving, and on tho
motion of Mr.. H'rschberg the city en-
cineei was instructed to readvertise
for bids, Previously Mr.. Mccarthy had
moved that the contract be awarded
to J. J. Curlcy Mt s@.o2 n square yard,
using FortCr block. and Mr.. Beck
moved that the Clarified block Mt S2.1C
n square ward be used. provided tho
contractor would furnish samples which
would pass the test of the city engi-
neer.
The Granoli,hic work was awarde cd
to Nicholas and Henley at 10 cents n
square yard.
After Mr.. ETl-schberg had moved tina.
the city engineer be directed TO re-
advertise for bids on granite block
crossings on Baltimore and Richmond
specifications. Mr.. Beck offered as a
substitute motion that the contract bo
awarded to C. NJ. Weinbrunn at 1910
a square yard, which was adopted.
The Southern Railway Company will
he notified that ii Will be expected to
use the eEme material In paving It's
por: ion Of the street