South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-08
A WARDS FOR
PAVING MADE
Material for Michigan St. and
Indiana AV. Improvements
is Chosen.

Trinid2d lake asphalt for Michigan
st. and asphaltic concrete for Indi-
ana av. we're chosen preliminary
awards by the board Of public works
Friday afternoon as the materials TO
be used on two OF the largest paving
jobs undertaken here for some time.
Wednesday April 10. at 10 o'clock.
ends the period of objection, up TO
which time a majority Of the prop
erty owners may petition for some
other kind of paving.
OF eight bidders, the Western Con-
struction Co. asked the lowest figure
for Michigan St, south from the
north line Of Iasalle av. to the south
line Of South st. The bid OF this
company was S65,3S3.3S. Indiana
av., with asphaltic concrete. went 10
the W. b. Brady Construction Co. OF
Chicago on a bid of S65.577. For
Michigan st. q, 600 square yards of
pavement are figured. and for Indi-
ana av. $4,000 square yards.
For creosote block on Michigan
St, itemizing the lowest bids in the
several kinds Of pavement called for
/ in the advertisements, the Gary Con-
struction Co. asked $4,000. For
brick with sand cushion, S64, 101 was
asked by the Williston Construction
Co. For bitulithic, the Western
| Construction Co. asked $66,S70.21
F! For brick on mortar, considered one
OF the best constructions, the Willis
ton company asked $66.755.
on the Indiana av paving lowest
/ bids on the several substances, other
than that picked by the board. were
as follows: Poston brick on gravel,
II. n. Barnes, South Bend, s54,-
47495: sheet asphalt. W. 3. Brady,
/ $50. 5000: bituHthic. Western Con-
struction Co, S63,OS4.7O.
a rather peculiar circumstance
| arose during the course of the meet
| ing. which was a postponed session
OF the boards regular Tuesday gath
ering. A committee from the trade
extension bureau Of the Chamber of
Commerce appeared with a petition
asking for the flushing Of South
Bends streets in the business sec
ton. Pres't Z. NJ Morris of the
board explained that the matter had
been gone into before and that the
expense alone had prevented action
toward alternating the discontinue
from blowing dust on windy days.
| Ill ha 4
nounced that street fiusher for use
| in the business section woul / be pur-
chased next week.
1--we have been considering this
! purchase for some time" said Mr.
/ Morris, 'but have been hampered
owing TO the cost Of operating a ma
| chine. However. following a con-
sultation with the finance committee
we fond we could care for the
husher. We have several machines
under considerable A purchase
will no doubt 5e made next week.
The petition presented by the com
merce committee was signed by
! bankers, merchants and professional
men. It had 134 signers. One bust
ness man offered TO give 800 a year
toward the upi,eep Of fiushers if the
city found it difficult to care for an
appropriation.
A resolution concerning laDOrers
under the board was passed. Day
laborers in the street department
who have been receiving Il 1-2 cents
an hour will hereafter get 20 cents
and a nine-hour day. Special work
ers viii receive % IL cents an hour
| and a nine-hour day, whereas here
tofore 20 cents an hour has been
paid.
Following the report of the exam
nations held last week for applicants
| for the Office Of assistant city cleo
| trician. Earl Ravens was appointed
| by the board. Ravens has been with
the city electrical department for
some time.