Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-24
HAS LOW BID,
But DOESN'T GET
COUNTY WORK
Price Such a Big Cut That
Freeholders Want to
investigate.

Although submitting the lowest bid
for the paving of Lyons avenue, 1rv-
ington, the Glenfield Construction
Company, of this city, was not award
ed the contract at meeting of the
road committee of the Board of Free
holders yesterday afternoon. The
companys bid was $5S,061 20, which
County Engineer Frederick A. Reimer
said was so low that an investiga-
tion should be made before the con-
tract is awarded
Mr.. Reimer pointed out that in bid
ding on various parts of the work
the Glenfield Construction Company
had offered to do the excavation at
1S cents a square yard. This price
was II cents lower than three other
offers, while one bidder named 40
cents a yard as his price. The other
bids on general construction for lay
ing the bithulithic pavement We're:
Standard Bithulithic Company, S63.-
464; Newark Paving Company, $o4,-
769; Van Keuren & Son, $65,S11, and
John Dorer, s69674.
Upon recommendation by the en-
gineer the committee decided to leave
the matter open until the board meet
ing next Thursday. Before the meet
ing the engineer will consult with the
contractors to ascertain if an error
was made In the estimate on excava-
ton work
$4,000 to Improve Laurel Avenue.
The finance committee of the board
will be asked to appropriate 100000
to pay for improvements ON Laurel
avenue, which the county has decided
to acquire. The avenue starts at
Mount Pleasant avenue, Livingston,
and continues through Roseland and
West Orange to Eagle Rock avenue,
in the latter town. F'reeholder Amos
w. Harrison presented the resolution
requesting the finance committee to
take action.
Arlington Russell, representing
West Caldwell offered the county
strip of land at the point of Bloom
field and Clinton avenues, West Caid-
well. He explained that two pieces
OF property were bequeathed to the
township by the late Mrs. Julia a.
Potman A library is being erected
on the site at Bloomfield and Clinton
the road, so that dangerous curve
is formed. The committee, for which
Russell acted as spokesman, asked
that the county take over the prop
erty and cut off a strip SO as to elimi-
nate the Objectionable curve. The
matter was placed with the chairman,
Freeholder William CardWell, and the
engineer for investigation.
Two applications for bridge repairs
were referred to district bridge COM
mittees. 1t was requested the free
holders repair the bridge at Derwent
avenue, Verona, and at Joyce street
and Valley road, West Orange. The
committee will consider the sugges
ton that two bridges on Brookdale
avenue, Verona, be combined.
Engineer Reimer advised the ex-
tension of q contract for paving on
Springfield avenue, Millburn. The
Franklin Construction Company,
working on a contract which includes
repairs from Holmes street to Spring
street, Millburn, has the road almost
completed. The engineer reported the
work done by this concern to be quite
satisfactory and advised extending
the improvements to meet the Morris
turnpike, that town. The extra work
according to the engineer, would cost
about $4,000.
Chairman Cardwell and the engineer
were appointed members of COM
mittee to determine If the recommen-
dation should be carried out. IL
favorable report Is made the freehold
ers will ask State aid in continuing
the work. In the event of this appeal
being denied the county may then
issue bonds to raise the $20,000