The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-07-08
PAVING BIDS
WERE OPENED
CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT CON-
SIDERED PROPOSALS FOR A
NORTH MAIN DISTRICT
Prices Of Material and Labor Jump
and Figures now Higher-Other
Work Of the Council

WOTA VI LILO COUuCu
Bids were presented by the Wash
ington paving company of Seattle ant
the Standard asphalt paving company
of Spokane. Both companies hae
personal representatives present. I'm
der the bids submitted last night the
Standard asphalt paving company was
the lowest. The cost of trimmings in
the district showed an increase while
the cost of paving was also increased
The bid of the Washington paving
company on trimmings totalled $7453-
.72, while the bid of the Standard as
phalt paving company was $66O4.58
The maintenance charge of both firms
was 81 for five years The following
is the respective bids;
Washington paving Ncompany-Four
inch concrete base 1 IL inch top, $1.47
per square yard, $11,907; four inch
concrete base 2 inch top, $1.60 per
square yard, $12,960; five inch con-
crete base inch top, SLIP per square
yard, $13,932; four inch black bitumi-
nous base inch top, $12,393.
Standard asphalt paving company
Four inch concrete base l inch top,
SLAP per square yard, $11,5O2; four
inch concrete base 2 inch top, $1.58
per square yard, $12,798; five inch
concrete base, 2 inch top, $1.69 per
square yard, $13,6S9; four inch bitum-
inous black base, 2 inch top, $1.46 per
square yard, $11,826.
The work in the district comprises
81O0 square yards of paving.
G.. D. Ayers addressed the council
last night in support of the petition
of property owners abutting on d
street between Van Buren, and Polk
streets seeking to secure quit claim
deed from the city to D street which
is declared has never been opened.
The council took the matter under ad-
visement
The city council last night instruct
ed the city attorney to draw the prop
er ordinances for the paving of the
alley in the rear of the federal build
ing, the property owners having ac-
quiesced.
The council last night designated the
Star-Mirror as the official newspaper
of the city of Moscow and awarded it
the contract for publishing the legal
notices of the city.
The street commissioner was in
structed to place enc inch of clay on
the road now being graveled on East
Third. A contract was awarded Mr..
Peasley to supply 167 yards of sand
at $1.25 per yard for use on this road.
D. H. Sawyer, an engineer Of Spo-
kane, appeared before the council and
submitted a figure of $40O for engi-
neering and planning the improve
ments in the septic tank.
The advanced cost of paving mater
ial and equipment and the uncertain
ty of labor conditions entered into city
affairs last night when bids were
opened by the city council last night
for the North Main paving district,
showing marked increase in cost
over the contract price under which
present work is being performed. The
bids represented an increase of 15 to
20 per cent over past figures and af-
ter much discussion by the mayor and
members of the council the bids were
tabled and will again be considered
by the council next Tuesday night.
Mayor Olson stated that if the major
ity of the property owners were sat
isfied with the bids that the council
might consider them favorably, other
wise they will be rejected and new
bids called for. City Engineer Smith
expressed the view that under the
present conditions there were no in
1ications that the work could be done
or less