Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-16
MANY BIDDERS AT
HIGHWAY DEPT.
Rush 10 Get the Contracts For
Supplying Stone For the
Roads of the State

State Highway Commissioner Cum
ninghaln to-day opened bids for
crushed stone and for pea gravel and
stone chips to be used by the State
Highway Department forces in main
tenance work during the coming sea-
son. Twenty-six bids were submitted
and read for the crushed stone and
thirteen for the pea gravel and stone
chips. Eight bids submitted for
crushed stone were rejected because
of defects, as were also five bids for
pea gravel and stone chips.
The bids were ordered tabulated and
checked and Commissioner Cunning
ham announced that awards would
be made when this procedure had
been completed. The bids for the
crushed stone were as follows: Their
mic Coal and Supply Company, Hol-
lidaysburg; A. V. Purnell, Pittsburgh;
Clydesdale Brick and Stone Company,
Pittsburgh; Lambertville Stone Quarry
Company, Philadelphia; the General
Crushed Stone Company, Easton;
Booth and Finn, Ltd, Pittsburgh;
/. C. McSpadden, lockwood; Buffalo
Cement Company, Ltd. Buffalo, n. Y;
&. II. Ziegenfuss, Ltd, Allentown;
Hartley -Eichelberger Company, York;
Seaman. Irwin and Brenneman, Homes
dale: George Erik, Seelyville; Belle
fonte Lime Company, Bellefonte; Wa
ter Street Trap Rock Company, Water
Street; Interstate Stone Company;
DuncansviIe Lime and Limestone
Company. Duncansville; Nickle Plate
Gravel Company, Erie; Brencleton
Limestone Company, Mercer; Key
stone Trappe Rock Company, Lancas-
ter; Hillside Stone Company, Pitts
burgh; Birdsboro Stone Company,
Philadelphia; the John 7. Dyer Quarry
Co, Norristown; Mclntire and Vipond,
Altoona: Bessemer Limestone Com
pany, Youngstown, Ohio; Delaware
River Quarry and Construction Com
pany, Jersey City, n. j.; Conewago
Trap Rock Company, Williamsport.
The bids for pea gravel and stone
chips were as follows: Henry Steers
Sand and Gravel Company, Inc, New
York, \. Y: Conewago Trap Rock
Company, Williamsport; Paul J. Sny-
der Il Company, Philadelphia; the
Wilkes Barre; Delaware River Quarry
and Construction Company, Jersey
City. y. j.: ]. Joseph McHugh, Phila-
delphia; Hartley Eichelberger Com
pany, York: Lamhertville Stone
Quarry Company, Philadelphia; Mon
roe. Paving Company. Shamokin;
Rodgers Sand Company, Pittsburgh;
Pennington Trap Rock Company,
(John Coll Il Coz Philadelphia;
Birdsboro Stone Company, Philadel-
phia; the John T Dyer Quarry Com
pany, Norristown.
The following bids for crushed stone
were rejected for the reason given
in each instance; George w. Cum
bier Estate, by G. c. Cumbler. Steel
ton; no certified check accompanying
bid; hulp Lumber Company, Sha-
mokin, asserted they were not in a
position to bid; K. II. Johnson Com
pany, Wayne. not on regular blank;
Mckecfrey Company, Leetonia. Ohio.
no certified check accompanying bid:
Chemical Lime Company. Bellefone.
not on regular blank; Enterprise Lime
and Ballast Company, Hyndman, not
on regular blank; Campbell's Ledge
stone Company, Wilkes Barre, no GER
tit1ed check accompanying bid; Amer
lCdn Steel and Wire Company. Will
liamsburg, no certified check accom-
panying bid.
The following bids for pea gravel
ana stone chips We're rejected for the
reason given in each instance: Ma
uonal Limestone Company, Naginey.
no certified check accompanying bid:
United Lime and Stone Company.
HARRISBURG, no certified check ac-
companying bid: Sanatoga Quarry
Company, Norrstown, not on regular
blank; Rock Cut Stone Company.
Syracuse. y. V, not on regular blank:
the General Crushed Stone Company.
Easton, no certified check accom-
panylng bid and not on regular blank.