The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
cts pr sq yd


 Sand and filler 6S.s0 lbs. sq. yd.. 2.75 Hauling .....-.-... ....... .... z-eu Flush coat .... TOO Plant investment ............. 200
 
 The figures, as in the previous esti- mate, show labor, materials and plant investment only. They do not take into account the great expense to Warren Brothers Company on account of office, printing, advertising, can wasting, hotel expenses, entertain ments, legal services, bonds, or 'labo- ratory."
 The, only uncertainty in the above figures is as regards the prices for hauling and plant investment. The figure for hauling is estimated on a basis of two miles from the plant. The figure for plant investment of course varies with the amount of work done by the plant Whatever may be the cost of Bitulithic to Warren Broth CTS Company, there is no apparent necessity of the cost exceeding the above figures.
 If the figures above given are great ly in error, the Warren Brothers Com pany can easily disprove them by submitting a schedule showing the ac- tual amounts of each class of, mate rial used per square yard of their Bit ulithic, together with the receipted bills showing, the cost of such mate rials. Such a method would be much to civ io1 of the correctness of estimates.
 The remainder of the letter of June 12 is devoted to a summary of the actions of the writer as Superinten- dent of Streets for the City of Boston. Just what bearing these actions du- ring 1908 and 1909 have on the pres pavements is not clear. It would be of much greater public interest for Warren Brothers Company to give in- formation as to what percentage of the sum charged the city of Boston for Bitulithic pavements is on account of legal expenses and. advertising, or if a post mortem paving history is necessary, for Warren Brothers Com pany to explain why the famous of- fer of a former Superintendent of Streets in Boston, in 1903. to lay Bit ulithic for fifty cents per square yard, and the equally famous offer of the company's representative to give him hOOO, 900 square yards at that price were never incorporated into a con- tract
 What was the matter with parts of Albany Street, Massachusetts Avenue, West Newton Street, Dartmouth St.. and Copley Square, in Boston, and what has been the cost for mainten- ance? Also, Broad Street, Providence, Rhode Island; Highland Street, Wor- cester, Market Street, Newark, New Jersey and many others?
 If they would explain the various articles in the Newark Evening News, particularly the illustrated article in the issue of June 28, 1916, which shows Bitulithic being ploughed up after four years wear; and also the editorial in the same issue, stating that: .,
 "No' one familiar with the situation in Market Street will henceforth con- tend that Bitulithic can be classed as a permanent pavement on such thor oughfares."
 If they would explain the charges made in the report on the administra- tion of the State Department of Roads by the Joint Appropriation Commit tee of the New Jersey Legislature of 1914.
 If they would answer various ar ticles in The Bridgeport Farmer re- garding paving conditions in that city.
 If they would answer the articles in The Nashville Banner, regarding the relations of Warren Brothers Com pany and the Southern Bitulithic Company to the insolvency proceed ings against the city of Nashville, Tennessee.
 As regards the official acts of the writer as Superintendent of Streets, which are questioned by Warren Brothers Company, the following facts are herewith submitted:
 The statement is made that your Consulting Engineer as Superinten- dent of Streets contracted during 1908 and 1909 for sheet asphalt at a price from s22O to $2.50 per square yard, and that Bitulithic was excluded by cutting it out of the specifications. These statements are not correct. Sev- eral small streets were paved and a part of Beacon Street resurfaced with sheet asphalt during these years, in the former cases principally for req sons of sanitation. No specifications for the bituminous pavements were prepared by the city. The contracts required that the bidders submit their own specifications and Warren Broth CTS Company was informed and knew that Bithulithic would be admitted in competition with other types of bitu- minous pavement. A large part of the work was done by Warren Broth CTS Company. using standard sheet as-