The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-23
Successful Bidders Consider
ably Under High Figures on
Previous Work.
AVERAGE COST s26,830 MILE
improvements Include Tulsa
Skiatook, Tulsa-Bixby and
Tulsa-Jenks Roads.

Contracts for hard surfacing 40. Is
miles Of Tulsa county highways, un-
Asr the special bond issue voted Is
months ago. were let Tuesday after
noon 20 three contracting companies.
low bidders on types OF roads sp-
,royed by the county commissio ne ~,
and the chamber OF commerce com
plrtec. for total consideration OF
n. s22s7.
The sections upon which contracts
ware awarded are the Tulsa b
sklatook road. the Tulsa -Bixby road
and the Tulsa jerks road
Contracts for paving sections II,
and u, repneoe ~ miles OF
road from Tulsa TO Skiatook. was
awarded to J. 7, Lantry, on the fol
lowing bids. one course concrete
roadway. IS feet wide. Section II,
u6i..6O50, section d. 3lsS.9S0. SO,
section A, S49.4S5,50.
10 Jenks, nine miles. one course con.
IN, Tulsa BiSby road, awarded J. 7.
lantry on the following bids; One
course concrete road, ls feet wide
section y, 1l26.s70. section =. SS7.-
us52
For paving sections X and l.,
Tulsa Bixby road. awarded the Mat
,hegs. Standevent 4 Vanderslice
Construction company on the follow
ing bids. Section X. 3l05,tll.s0; SEC
ton l.. il3O,056.
For paving sections s and r. Tulsa
to inks. nine miles. one course con
crete roadway, IS feet wide
awarded the Standard Paving com
pany on tho following bids: Soc
non - Il05, 1850. section X, 3l+3.-
:e025.
Bonds Must Bc Furnished.
Following tho acceptance OF the
bids by the county commissioners,
uken from the lowest for the types
or roads selected, the second low
est bidders were notified that the
checks accompanying their bids
would be held unit nhe accepted
bidders should furnish proper bond
and sign the contract for the con-
struction OF the respective sections
Of rosdways
The bids for the one course con-
crete highway as specified by the
county commissioner, were about
20 per cent lower on tho estimates
presented Tuesday, ~ compared
with similar bids for similarly con-
,stricted roads when the contracts
we're let for Che building OF the
Tulsa-Sand Springs and East Ad-
miral boulevard road, with the eI-
eepiion OF the c. O. Il Howard
Frye bid TO which firm the con-
tract was awarded. In the bidding
Tuesday. tho cont tract price per mile
WAS near the figure under which
the Frye company was awarded
their contract two months ago. 20
per cent under the next lowest bid
With the completion this year OF
approximately so miles of hard sur
faced roadways, IS miles of which
tho contract has been awarded
Tulsa county will have more than
half OF the hard surfaced road sys-
tom contemplated under the Sl.750.-
COO bond issue voted In the fall OF
lsi7
Additional Two Mil Tax.
While 80 miles OF roads were laid
out for constru ION under the issue,
the advance cost OF material and
labor will necce<<itate the constr,ic-
ton OF approximately rs miles from
funds derived II Jm an added two
mill tax levy.
Al the present cost OF road build
ing the bond issue will construct
approximately 75 miles OF the type
N roads selected by the county
commissioners. duo to the advanced
cos over estimates made In 1917.
Al that time. first class one course
cement highways built according 90
NE specifications OF the county
engineer, could be constructed AT
N average cost OF $4,000 a mile.
Advanced cost OF material and labor
mas Increased tho cost 10 s26,S30 a
mile
The letting OF this big road CON
uact Is remarkable In that II was
soch as has involved the letteing
OF similar contracts In different
paris OF the state. This ie due II
conceded to the fact that the
county commisrionen invited into
counsel the chamber OF commerce
snd citizens generally and the work
vas let with their advice and ap-
proval
County Engineer Dan w. Patton
Nn Consulting Engineer r. C.
hughes were co-operated with by
hn /. Cunningham, state highway
.tlheer, who was present at the
awarding OF the contracts