Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-25
LOWER PRICE
ON BRIDGE JOB
New Bid for More Work Is
Lower Than One Submitted
Before Fox Kicked.

BY Special Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, June, 25. -
Three proposals were rendered to the
Board of Freeholders at their meet
ing yesterday afternoon. for the erec-
tion of concrete slab bridge over
Ireland's brook. The contract for
the work was awarded to George
Gundrum of South Amboy, on his
bid of $3.490. Though the bridge
span four feet greater than was at
first contemplated, the successful
bidder has agreed to do the work for
$1,180 less than he proposed to erect
a smaller bridge on the bid he sub
mitted several weeks ago.
1t was on the recommendation of
County Engineer Alvin b. Fox, that
the lone bid submitted by Mr.. Gum
drum several weeks ago was re-
jected by the board. only after an
unsuccessful attempt had been made
by them to award the contract. The
contentious of the county engineer at
that time were that the bridge
should be built for $500. and that
the figures $4,670 was too high. The
price that the job was let for yester-
day $3,490 was $40 less than Engi-
neer Fox estimated.
bid. 1t was decided to readvertise the
work and an alternate scheme of
construction was adopted. Under
the original plan the bridge was
planned with an eight foot span
which would have necessitated the
building of Golfer dam to put the
footings In place. while under the al
ternate plan the span was increased
to twelve feet to eliminate the
working in water. 1t was the latter
that was finally adopted. the bidder
agreeing to do the work at a greatly
reduced cost, though more concrete
and heavier steel will be required, 1t
Is said.
Bids as presented were for both
schenies OF construction as follows:
Company, of Perth Amboy. $3.50,
for an eight foot span. and $3,S75
for a twelve foot span; Joseph
Kierst and Company. Perth Amboy,
s4.250, for the small span and $4,-
66S for the wide one, while the
Gundrum bid was as originally sub
mitted, $4,670 for the small span
and a much lower bid, $3,490. was
rendered for the larger bridge.
1t was on account of the state
ment made by Mr.. Gundrum several
weeks ago that the cost of the small
span bridge was so high on account
of it being necessary that the foot
ings be placed In the swift waters
of the stream. that the alternate
scheme was decided on.
Only one bid was received for
furnishing and carting gravel for
tion of the county. 1t being the one
70 ara6 hv CnpraA Sahnlf this
city. About 5000 cubic yards of
gravel will be required for this
work, which the bidder proposes to
furnish at the point where wanted
for 81 a cubic yard. No award was
made on the bid the matter being
referred to County Engineer Fox.
Bonds and contracts for several
successful bidders for furnishing
required by the county for
the ensuing year. were approved by
the board and ordered filed as fol-
lows; Conrad Sebolt, New Bruns-
wick, stone for road repairs: the
Buffalo o-Springfeld Roller Company
for a road scarifier: Lewis A. Board.
of this city. coal for the four county
and George Gundrum. of
South Amboy. for pipe.
A request was made by the Public
Service Gas Company for numerous
permits to open up various streets
in the county to make house con-
nections with their mains, all of
which were referred to Supervisor
of Roads Walter G. Quackenbush.
The roads on which the permits are
asked for are in Woodbridge town.
ship, in South River and along the
Old Bridge turnpike.
Crossings of the Raritan River
Railroad Company over the Gran
bury turnpike have been Temporal
rily repaired and according to a
before the board
yesterday, permanent repairs will
be made just as soon as the new
material is received.
Though the borough OF South
River is willing to bear the cost of
paving the street intersections along
Jackson street. If the county pro-
ceeds with the paving of that street
they are unwilling to take over and
Main and Ferry streets as
requested by the freeholders. This
advice as contained In a letter from
the borough mayor was referred to
the road committee.
The next meeting of the board
vii be the regular monthly session
which will be held next Thursday