The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-04
MAY THROW OUT STAMFORD AVE.
 STRUCTURE BIDS
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(ContirSed from Page One.) and Strauss type the H. P. Converse Co.,, of Boston appeared lowest but the low figures on the approaches
 made by the Empire Construction Co.,. of New York appears to bring their bid down as the lowest. Members of the bridge commission are inclined to give the work to a con- tractor who will build the entire struc- ture with approaches, but they are not satisfied with the figures sumnitted and think they are still too high. state aid for the bridge. The com mission after reading the bids ad- ] journed to meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Engineer Griener is fgur- ing the bids this afternoon and eX- poets to have them compiled and in shape to present to each memoer or the commission by tonight The bids follow
 Empire Construction Co.,, New York, Strauss type bascule movable span, S1O9, 9,264.7O; sub-structure, S259,-
 3S1.45; fixed span $53,287; Strauss type design B. $1o6, ,264; Scherzer type ba scule, $131,000; operators and com fort station, s137o9; removal of old structure, sS,70o; total for Strauss type bascuIe, $441, 41,34435-Scherzer type, $468, 8,080.15; for the approaches, $27,- 354.85. The company agrees to begin work within 10 days after getting con- tract and to finish bridge complete by DecembeH 31, 1916.
 H. R. Converse & Co.,, Boston: For the superstructure S251, 664; for fixed span 64984; for the Scherzer type bascu1e span, $9S,245; for Strauss type $13T, 1928; operators and comfort sta ton, $15,708; removal of old struc- ture, ss,250; total price on bridge for Sherzer type design A $439, S51; design A Strauss type, $47S,5z9; for design B of the Strauss type $340, 6O6; for approaches $31, ,632. The company agrees to begin construction within 10 days and to complete by December IS. 1916.
 The Yang Construction Co.,, Cum berland, Md; Design A, BascuIe lift span with timber piers instead of concrete design A $3e5.891; fixed span $50, ,Ss2; operators and comfort stations $1s,5eo; removal of old struc- ture $27,672; approaches $31, ,896. De sign B superstructure $242,891; fixed span $50,892; operators and comfort stations $18,500; removal of old bridge $27,672; approaches $31, ,S96. On both designs the company agrees to begin work within 10 days of sign ing of contract and on design A to finish the work by Sept. i, 5917 and design B by April l. 1911:
 Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins, Inc, Boston Mass. Substructure bid only, S42,00O; with bascule $319,o0O; approaches, s33,0oo; fixed span. $54,- 900; operators and comfort stations, $15,o00. Removal of old structure, $s,000. Agree to begin work 10 days after signing of contract and complete work October 31. 1916.
 Toole & Sunderlin, Co.,, Bridgeport, for sub-structure s27e, ,52s; fixed span $5o,626, Scherzer type bascule De- sign A, IA foot span $91,75S; Design B, 91o2,19ss Design c, $g6,S1g. On the Strauss type bascule design A, $127.S2O; operators and comfort sta tiois s16, 300; removal of old bridge $7,690. The specifications call for 146 foot span. The engineers who fig ured for TooIe g. Sunderlin claim that expansion of bearings of ths type of bridge will take up 8 foot on each side. If, however, the commission insists upon figures according to spe- cifications, the company will add to the Scherzer type bid $2,50O, on de- sign A. $2,42e on design B and $2,220 on design c. The total bid on the Scherzer type for the bridge com plete IS s436,927; for the Strauss type SA73,o94: for the approaches $31,- e43. The company agrees to begin work within 10 days and. to finish bridge by March 1, 1917.
 The Penn Bridge Company. Beaver Falls, Pa. bid on a Strauss type bas- cule roller lift, alone $11O.0oo; to be- gin work within ten days after con tract is awarded and have structure finished within 150 days.
 The StrobeI Steel Construction Co.,, bid on the drawbridge alone, on the Ran type $95,S00 If timber side walks are instead of concrete, deduct S3,200. If wooden beams are used instead of steel for the supports of the bridge, deduct $500. If hand locks are used instead of power, de- duct $500.