Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-22
PART Of HIGHWAY
CONTRACTS MADE
NEARLY sleo.e0o WORTH or WORK
kW iRDED ~ COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

Contracts covering portions ~ the
work ~ constructing Potter countys
hard.furfaced road system. aggrognting
yni. $50. were let by the county com.
nissioncrs yesterday morning. and bids
covering other portions of the work
were rejected as being too high Tho
bids that were rejected covered the
grayeling and suriaring of - miles 81
highway. There were only two bid.
dcrs an that portion of the work. They
were the Smithfirnhnm Construction
company NJ Augusta. knns.. aud Iicaly
Mccullon. Of Fort Worth. The hill
Of Smith a Graham was si2S. 1879.
while that of Hcaly 4 McCullon was
Sl9G.ai7.3l.
The contract Tor the grading 81 High.
way No. We. awarded to y. +. Keller
a Son. uf Ration. " NJ. Tor f2O.774.g1.
Austin Bros bridge company. ~ Dial.
lar was the successful bidder for the
contract for the construction of steel
span across Amarillo creek and the
building NJ concrete culverts on High.
way No. Z. The contract price was
il1.si 90. The bridge span was esti.
| mated ~ fas9oN0. and IN" culyerts AZ
s7ss3.S6.
Hauling of the gravel and clay for
! highways Nos. ~ and - was let Ia \.
| H. Emo, If hayclock. Iowa. The gravel
was estimated IN his hid ~ 65 cents n
| cubic yard and clay at ~ cents. The
total contract price was s5e.s33.0l.
u III provided IN the contracts award.
ID that work shall begin within 30
| DAYS. !. 4. wit and !. &. Maggie. req.
rrsenting the Maggie Witt.Hollins I'm.
cheering company. of Dallas. county
| engineers. were present and acted I'm
in advisory capacity with the boar l.
\ r Dickcy. resident engineer. T.. T.
| Sexton. an engineer representing the
federal government and Leo Ehlingcr.
division engineer Tor the state highway
department. alsc were present. Repre-.
scntatiyes IT eleven different bidding
concerns remained over a. hear the
final decision of the board.
Following adjournment of the boari
Engineer VIII said no delay In tn.
Rad worl; would result, from the re-.
| lection nf the lids covering gravcling
aud surfaCing. The reason. n. snld
~ that u would not Justify contra.
| iur To- move the machinery necessary
To- ral;" IA" asphalt here ana tart IN
work this fail. Tor he would have Ia
shut down for rolC weather 30 DAYS
after starring and the overhead ~
l"nso would osi az profits before
ming. u viii not - practical o. st
~ and h'gin operation 1T an asphalt
plant before March in tim. Ca read.
'eiii'r ana award ,ontra'ti before that
time. Meantime work ~ grading. gnv
cling. culver and bridge building let
'udry. can proceed. 10 stated.
The ste bridge To- be constructed
| 'rTos Amarillo creek. r.ngine"; W.T.
| snNs viii not iltrtf-r" with pr-s.n,
| tiaffi" 40 al. dnce u IL % be- located
| = hail mile north of III" nr"sent hridgs.
| Vh' ihic" cputrar.s ;.i are well with.
IN the estimate oi the engineers. u
war after a close Analysis ~ tn. costs
that the lid, IT the Smith Graham
CONSTITUTION Company and the iiealy
Acullum Cunstruvtior Company
were rejected. After considering III.
lal"r cost. time. investment and every.
thing that enters into the east of PRO.
du,ing the asphalt aud putting Il down.
the profit, the engineers believed wa.
too great. and the hoard decided Ia
make another call FOR bids.