New Britain herald., 1917-04-18
PONTRACTS ARE LET FEY PUBLIC WORKS
lty Department Gets Ready for Outdoor Work

All, awarded a number of contracts
 Hpr work to be done during the com.
 Mng season. Chairman D. N. Huanph.
 bAy presided. Following the actiol 4H the city meeting last evening ir Harning down the Park street pave.
 eent work. the board voted to reject LII bids for tho building of the sub Hay therein. Assistant Engineer Nc
 HArthy explained that, according to
 3Ac figures of the city engineer, the 1 Hllnl of $30.000 would have been Needed, but the bids as received were j III excess of this amount.
 < & The Baker X Lasher company, Inc, Hsas the successful bidder for the lay AAg of sidewalks, re-setting of curbs, Ekc., and the board voted to grant the Nempany the work. J. P. Mcguire was 4e other bidder.
 EThe bid of R. Alfred Johnson to e3pply local sand at S1 a yard was ac- )pted, by the board. The City Coal
 Ind Wood company was given the
 ppntract for natural cement, at $1.SO barrel. The cement will be secured f6 bags. three of which are equivalent
 te barrel. and on return of the
 @1npty bags nine cents will be allowed
 11n each, making the contract price f{&QE llG JNNICrlaIS l.3O q DIFIei Clerk Emmett reported that the 8Norknen ct Shuttle Meadow lake tkave put in a demand for s3 g day
 lnsteca of SEQ. which is paid at f3rcsent. Ii was explained that the hXesSc was sought because of tho long {%AIk >t.lc workmen have, and Chair Enan Humphrey was appointed to take Bp the matter of transportation with Unme of the owners of auto trucks to Nonvey the men back and forth. ys Tie contract for furnishing crushed &tore for the season was awarded to aafe White Oak Crushed Stone com eny.
 K Business Fast Night. Edgar T. Glass and w. l.. Hatch, f&ppearad before the board iii favor fSG the petition for Q sewer in West SE6ud avenue Mr. Glass said it was
 WoMrable to have it as soon as pos tfble as he Is erecting a new home. Ea&E Hatch said the sewer was bad eay needed, and asked that it be dug
 deep enough so as to properly drain
 Hr. Glass property. Chairman
 lumphrey said that the street was 3S kn unaccepted one, to which MT. Hlatch answered that this was no
 NxuIt of the residents, as they have
 
 f&eSepted. It was voted to recommend Efhe sewer.
 The bids for curbing, laying of side
 salks, etc. received from Bicola Bel Edna, were rejected as they were not Enade out in conformity with the Fathers In the bids was found a price For excavation, this being the reason Efor the rejectment.
 But one bid was received for sup &p1ying red sand, that of R. Alfred $1 cubic yard, and the Eboard voted to lay the matter on Ethe table.
 A bid was received from Tony H&1aples for curbing, which called for
 Ythe same price for straight curbing Hns for circular and with steel nosing. &4he bidder, in the opinion of the H hoard, made a mistake when he of
 4ered to do circular. curbing and curbing with steel nosing at E&2 cents foot.
 The bid of the City Coal and Wood
 for supplying sewer and
 erbway cement at $1.53 barrel was ES laid on the table, becalise of a pro-
 syieion in the bid which made the de- livery subject to freight conditions sxrhich would make a change in the contract price.
 1t was voted to order twenty-six @ n.anhole castings from the Sessions Foundry company, the price being 4459s each for the large ones and $4O for the small ones.
 Ess The board voted acceptance of the Eabids of the Baker & Lasher company
 for the relaying of blue stone cross. < walks and curbs at IT cents linea E; foot and relaying fagwalks, cents Ia 1ineal foot. and with twelve-inct
 F base of cinders, 6 cents.
 $s Permisson was asked by the City HssService stations to place gasoline Etank at the garage on Hartford ave E nue. The permission was signed b,
 s Alderman Paonessa and the board E voted to grant permission.
 The United Electric Light &, Watel Ss r6mpany, addresses a communicatlof 5 s to the board, asking for. permission E to place poles on city property nea the sewer beds, at a yearly rental O s1OO with a 10 year privilege. Tn
 hoard voted to grant the permission E a,hiect to approval by the corpora
 ion counsel, with the proviso af!ixe' that thirty days notice will be ac ceptable to the company should re n;oyal he ordered.
 It was voted to ask the commo counciI for permission to purchas three carloads Of oil, at a price not t E exceed s1.5O0. Chairman Humphre E srpolse of the need of another moto in the engineering department Ms Thc nrice for horse hire has increased
 and i. is believed that the acquisitio
 soS n car will prove a saving. It wa |sss Essss xotsd to ask permission for the pun
 nhase. ess.ast
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