Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-15
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR STATE ROAD
State Highway Department An
nounces Figures on Six
Sections

Bids were opened at the State High
way Department this morning for six
sections of highway construction in
the southeastern part of Pennsylvania
-Four of these sections are one the old
Baltimore Pike. These sections are
being constructed by the State High
way Department and a portion of the
FUNDS to pay for them was collected by
committee of citizens in Chester and
Delaware counties, headed by A. p. Ir-
win, of Chadds Ford Junction. The
successful and unsuccessful bidders
would be notified the latter part of this
week.
The bids for the section in Aston
and Concord townships. Delaware
county. called for reinforced cement
concrete pavement 1928 feet, or
S.54 miles. The bids: Dwyer & Co..
Philadelphia, 6S,535.21: Neff Horn &,
Co, Slatington, $79,275.40; The Juni-
alta Paving Company, Philadelphia,
$S1, ,440.41.
The bids for the section in Birming-
ham township, Delaware count, called
for the construction ia reinforced
cement concrete, or bituminous and
reinforced concrete pavement, 1885
teet' or 2.75 miles. The bids: New
ton Paving Company, Philadelphia,
SOL, ,90S.27; Charles 4. Eastburn Co.,
Inc, Yardley. $50, 1851; William c.
Evans, Amber SCI, ,60S.72; b. f. Wick
ersham, Kennett Square, $56,667.S3:
The Juniata Paving Company, Phila-
delphia. $50,192.61; Eastern Paving
I Company Philadelphia. S64,093.34.
The bids for the section in Penns-
bury and Kennett townships, Chester
county. called for reinforced cement
concrete, or bituminous and reinforced
cement concrete pavement 17,795 feet
or 3.37 miles. The bids: Charles It.
Eastburn Co, Inc, Yardley, $74,432.3S;
Newton Paving Company, Philadel-
phia, 64,30O.6S; Eastern Paving Com
pany, Philadelphia, $76,S51.54; The
Juniata Paving Company, Philadel-
phia, $64,743.13; The Corcoran Con
struction Company. West Chester $62,-
492.54; William c. Evans, Amber,
$6S,057.52.
On the section in London Grove and
Penn townships. Chseter county, the
bids called for a reinforced cement
concrete, or bituminous and reinforced
cement pavement 10,344 feet, or 1876
miles. The bids: Charles T. East
burn Co., Ltd, Yardley, $54,325.66;
Parson Construction Company, Inc,
Brownsville, $55,494; d. e. O'Connell
& Cons. Avondale, $44,255.73; The
Juniata Paving Company. Philadel-
phia, S47,69S.75; Eastern Paving Com
pany, Philadelphia, $50, 1890; r. b.
Taylor, Bellefonte, S45,744.71; William
c. Evans, Amber, $51, ,441.72.
Tie bids on State-aid in White
marsh township, Montgomery county,
called for the construction of 1890
feet, or .S3 miles of bituminous con
struction. The bidders were privileged
to select either class "a" sheet as
phalt; "B" Filbertine; &C" Warrenite,
or ID" Amiesite. The bids: Paul j.
Snyder & Co, Philadelphia, class d."
Philadelphia, class "a" s16,112.39; Dwy
&C." S17,954.05 Charles T. Eastburn Co.
Inc, Yardley, class "D," S16,5S6. so;
Eastern Paving Company, Philadei-
phia, class "a" s17.S77.59; William G.
Evans, Amber, Glass "B," s17,2S9. so;
j: f. Shanley Company, Philadelphia
Glass %" S1S,521.S6; Parson Construc-
S19.296.02.
On State-aid in Neither Providence
township, Delaware county, a Vitrified
brick block pavement $3.50 feet, or OS
miles, is feet widS, was specified. The
bids: Dwyer & Co, Philadelphia, s21,-
6S6.52; Gillespie & Co, Oakview, $24
217.35; Parson Construction Co,
Brownville. $2S,209.S1 Gibbons and
| Buckley, Lansdowne, Pa, S26,3011O;
l\ul J. Snyder Company, Philadelphia
.6,915.SS; Charles 7. Eastburn Co,
Inc, Yardley, S26,153.10; ]. F. Stanley
Company, Philadelphia, $19,401.41 Field,
Barker and Underwood. Philadelphia,
S27, ,469.02.