The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-10
COUNCIL AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR
100000 WORTH Of PAVING
PAVING WILL BE LAID ON CON-
CRETE BASE RESTING ON
SAND CUSHION.
Old Brick Taken Up viii Be Available
for Paving Other Streets
ood AlleyS,

CITY council last evening AWARDED
contracts for tn" paving of sixteenth
street from NcColloCh street to the cas'
Inc of Chapl'nc. Eoff street from Thlr-
ry-third to Thlrty-ninth. and North Hu-
ron street from Zan" 10 Bridge stree
Tho cost Of tho work and material Tor
tho thrcn contracts totals Sl0GNi+hN.
with approximately $1,000 for expert
inencction of the brick to- h" used III
tho work. and cost Of approximately
g" 500 for inspection of the cohStruc-
ton.
S,ringcr & Springer secured tn" con-
tract for paving Sixteenth street ut
their bid Of $%G.@o6.S2; The c. &. Kim
berry Company for paving E"ff street
NJ tho bid Of s@l. S96.26. and Jacov"tu
e. Savage for tho North huron street
paving al tho figure of S"5,6SS.S5.
Tho paving Will hc laid on n flv"-lnch
concrete and Cn"-inCh sand cushion.
Tho contractors bids include tho cost
Of removing old paving. making cXca-
VatlCns. rCS"ttIEG CurblnE where ncc"S-
sary. furnishing the concrete base ma
, tcrial and sand. laying tho base and
concrete header curb next 10 street car
tracks. and laying tho brick on the
concrete base and sand cushion. Their
bid does not include the purchase price
Of new brick.
1t is estimated that the cost Of brick
will be as follows: For Sixteenth
street. $ln.$6O.iS: for Eoff street. 81
4S5.01: for North Huron street. So
@57.3S. This will make the work on
each street total: For sixteenth street.
$43.567.2o: for Eoff street. S29.SSl.21:
for North Huron street. s34.S9S.23.
! The Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories.
which submitted bids for inspecting the
brick 10 be used al the factory rang
ing from So. to 42s cents per yard, was
accepted. tho city manager 10 arrange
the price with the laboratories.
/ The paving will he done with money
: available from the fund secured by the
city from Ohio county from the sale
of Pewiky railroad stock. City Man
ager Ephlin submitted Il report show
ing that thcro is now available in this
fund the sum of $ll064125. Interest
will become duo on the money October
l. amounting to $2.1o0. making a total
Of Sll274125 available for this work
on October ..
Under a resolution adopted by coun-
Gil last night. tho old brick 10 be taken
up on these three sections of streets
Will pc aNalIdnle LOT paving OF streets
and alleys in tho wards where the new
work is 10 be done. provided property
owners ask for the brick in three
months.
In this connection. II was stated last
night that enough property owners
have already potitioned for paving with
, the old brick. agreeing TO pay cash upon
the completion Of the work. to use up
all Of the old brick.
Notices will so out from the office
Of City Manager Ephlin this morning.
notifying property owners on the
streets to be rcpavcd to replace their
gas and water service lines. At the
same time notice will be served on the
Wheeling Traction and West Virginia
Traction & Electric companies that the
work is to be done and that they VIII
Nc expect cd TO pave their share OF tho
streets. Under the ordinance. twenty
days notice is allowed property owners
and thirty days notice to the public
utilities corporations. City Manager
Enhlin will ask officials of the raction
companies to waiv" their right to tho
last ten Of their thirty days notice.
and if this can be arranged the street
improvements can be started in twenty
days.
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