Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-17
MILLIONS BID
FOR STATE ROADS
Largest Offering Ever Made
Submitted Yesterday; Bids
Being Tabulated Now


Sadler yesterday aggregated more
than s6.500.000 and several days
will probably be required before
awards can be made. The State of
fered 81 contracts, covering more
than 147 miles. the largest offering
ever made in the country, 1t is be-
lfeved, but no bids were received on
nine and one contract was with
drawn.
The work is located in 2S coun-
ties, some having three sections,
notably Elk. Westmoreland. Fay
cite and others, and it Is the plan
to have work started in the spring.
The contracts on which land bids
were made were:
Allegheny county, Forward town
snip, 1O,453 feet from Elizabeth
borough: Foster-Waring Construc-
ton Co., Pittsburgh, S136.0S1.30.
Armstrong county, Kiskiminetas
township. 1850 feet: Summit Con-
struction Co., Akron, o., $11s,SS2.90.
Beaver county. North Sewickley
township. 5,443 feet from Zelienople;
/ w. S. Morrison, New Brighton, $685.
1890.
Beaver county, Daugherty and
New Sewickley townships, 1852
feet: S. B. Markley, Rochester, Pa,
S1oV, IIO.S5.
Beaver county, Daugherty and
| Daugherty townships, 12.062 feet,
from Rochester: Samuel Gamble
Co, Carnegie, s1S9.920.6O.
Beaver county, Center township, g.
200 feet, from Moraca: NJ. ]. Sean
lon, New Castle, s96,17s.S0.
Berks county. Earl and Amity,
Colebrookdale and Obey townships,
2s,1O0 feet: Weller Construction Co.,
Inc, Washington, ID. c., 1921, ,12S.35.
Berks county, Tilden and Upper
Bern townships, 1850 feet, near
Shartesville: Bennett and Randall
Lebanon, S105,S52.1S.
Butler county, Fairview township,
Castle, s221,016.4O.
Butler county, Conoquessing town.
ship, 1858 feet: C. E. Walter, But
Ter, 1915, 6,042.30.
Carbon county, Lehigh township,
23,420 feet: Osborne Morgan,
Wilkes-Barre, $232,6O7.2S.
Centre county, Bellefonte borough,
1920 feet: Frank Murphy, Altoona,
$SS,7S3.9s.
Centre county. State College bor-
ough, 5,S26 feet: Leo M. Kelley,
Brooklyn, n. Y. S154, ,S7S.45.
Chester county, London and Bri-
Neilh tpn 1Bo@ ASNb
from Franklin and London-Britian
township. line: Winston & Co.,
Pottstown, S94.S92.40.
Clearfield county, Wallaceton bor-
ough, Boggs and Bradford town
ships, 39,9l1 feet: Warren Broth
ers Co.. Boston, Mass, S415, ,450.90.
Delaware county, Thornbury town.
ship, 10,700 feet from Cheney to
Thornton: Sutton & Corson, Ocean
City, n. j., $92,S29.1O.
Elk county, Ridgway township, T.
54S feet: Miller Construction Co.,
Punxsutawney, $95,964.25.
Elk county. st. Mary's borough,
S,169 feet: C. A. Mcdonald, Du-
Bois, 42,620.SS.
Elk county, Horton and Ridgway
townships, 1858 feet: Warren
Brothers Co., Boston, Mass, $685.
721.15.
Erie county, Mill Creek township,
10000 feet: Charles H. Frey Con-
struction Co., Erie, $70,527.43.
Erie county, Girard township and
Flatea borough, 21,26S feet: Charles
H. Fry Construction Co., Erie, $164,-
270.31.
Erie county, Greene township, 21,-
109 feet: Summit Construction Co.,
Akron, o., s193,399.14.
Fayette county, Fayette City, $50
feet: Lawrence Schultz & Son, F're-
donia, n. Y, $14,751.75.
Fayette county. Henry Clay town.
ship, 5,475 feet from National Pike
to Markleysburg borough: Petriello
Brothers Co., South Brownsville,
S66,072.20.
Fayette county, German township,
1889 feet: Petriello Brothers Co.,
South Brownsville, $54, ,105.60.
Fayette county, Perry township,
1928 feet: Thomas Arrigo, Charl-
eroi, $161, ,60S,30
Green county, Center township,
1851 feet: e. E. Morris and j.
Riley Hoffman, Waynesburg, $2O1,-
GOALS.
Lawrence county. Scott township.
1851 feet: Aronberg & Mcdonald,
New Castle, $135, ,000.40. 9.
Lawrence county, North Beaver
township. 1885 feet: M ]. Scanlon,
New Castle, S124.956.97.
Montgomery county, Hatfield and
Towamencin townships, 1856 feet
near Lansdale: Fish Rutherford,
Inc, Philadelphia, S73,007.95.
Northampton county. Palmer
township, 5000 feet from Easton to
Tatamy: Smith Mccormick Co. &
McInerney & McNeal, Inc, Easton,
S165, 5,526.20.
Northampton county, 31,2OO feet
from Bath to Northampton borough:
Arthur McMullen Co., Philadelphia,
$231 $500.
Northumberland county, Ralpho
township, 1910 feet from Elysburg
to Paxinos: Fiss & Christiano, Sha-
mokin Dam, $171,630.90.
Potter county, Shingle House town.
ship, 1858 feet: Chenango Con-
struction Co., Syracuse, N. Y, $S9,-
S94.02.
Somerset county, Jenner township.
$500 feet: Frank II. Zeigler, Som
erset, $4S,447.70.
Susquehanna county, oakland bor-
ough, S,S44 feet: Michael Barber,
Binghamton, n. Y, s3S,352.20.
Tioga county, Westfield borough,
$3.50 feet: N. ]. DeLong, Williams
Fort, $7S.017.20.
Warren county, Warren borough.
2.0S0 feet: James p. Morrissey,
Dunkirk, n. Y, S39,656.50.
Westmoreland county, Salem and
Unity township. 9,184 feet: Nc
Grady Brothers Co., Braddock, $780,
1855.
Westmoreland county. Derry town.
ship, 32.047 feet: McGrady Broth
ers Co., Braddock, $413,866.50.
Westmoreland county, Belmont
borough, Hempfield, Salem and
Washington townships, 57,6SS feet:
Warren Brothers Co., Boston, Mass,
$66S,9S5.s7.
Armstrong county, Parks and Gil
pin Townships: Farris Engineering
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