Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-26
BIDS RECEIVED FOR
NEW WASHINGTON
| STREET BRIDGE
Proposals Submitted by Several
Concerns at Meeting of the
Commission Today.
RESULT NOT YET KNOWN

The Washington Street Bridge Com
mission met In the Levy Court room today
Tor the rurpose of opening bids for the
removal iof the existing steel bridge
across TIE Brandywine at Washington
street, th1 removal of the existing stone
masonry hnd the construction of a new
bridge OF reinforced concrete and stone.
which frlll be called the Washington
Memorial Bridge.
All the commissioners were present. and
John Rossell presided. Representatives
OF bridge builders thronged the room.
For the construction of the proposed
bridge unit bios were submitted by the
Walsh Cofstrlction Company of Daven-
port, la, Snare d Triest of New York and
Philadelphia, the Arundie Corporation of
Wilmingtdh and Bush. Roberts Il
Schoeffer d New York and Chicago. The
proposal 81 the last named bidder was
contingent on acceptance in 10 davs.
Stewart &j Donohue of Wilmington sent a
communication, saying they would not
bid owinglto the unsettled condition of
labor and the material markets. Mr.
Rossell stated the units would be extended
and the ctmmission would meet at the
call OF thd chairman and announce the
totals OF 4he proposals as soon as they
are ascerttlned. The commission then
would decide on the acceptance of any bid
or the rejettlon OF all. Representative Of
bridge builders hastily calculated that
the proposals for constructing the proposed
bridge app1oximated the following amounts
Walsh CONSTRUCTION Company, $500. 600:
Snare d 1Irlest, SslS, ,523; Arun die Cor
poration, kS30, 900; Bush. Roberts q
Schoeffer. $4,000 or SS14,OoO (cal-
culations if the last bid differed.
Calculatori expressed the opinion that ali /
the bids would be rejected They said /
an all-store facing would cost al least /
s50OOO0 More.
The Legislature authorized an expendi- |
ture of but $500, 900 on the bridge.
Other bids were as follows:
Walsh Construction Company-taking
down the old bridge, 100000; excavating
dirt, 81 pei cubic yard: removing rock. /
= per cubic yard; removing dredged
material, 81 per cubic yard: removing
s. per cubid yard: offered for old material.
Sl3, 900; old bridge TO remain 90 dauys
after complEtion of new bridge.
days alter execution of contract.
Snare & Tr:est-Taking down the old
oridge S40p0O; excavation of dirt. $50
per cubic y3rd; removal of rock, $50 per
cubic yard; removal of dredged material,
50 per cubiclyard; offered for old material,
nothing; old bridge to remain 60 days
after execution OF contract
i, Arundse Corporatlon-Tak down
tne Old bridge, $4,000; excavation of
iirt, 30 per cubic yard removal of rock,
sI2-5t' per cubic yard, removal of dreged
material, s6.70 per cubic yard offered
or old material $1,000: old. bridge 20
'emain 10 days after execution Of con- Z
ract.
Bush, Roberts e Sclloeffer-Taking !
'own the old bridge, s42, ,9s4: excavation {
4 dirt, IS per cubic yard; removal of !
ock, Si2 per cubic yard; removal of !
redged material, So; offered for old !
aaterlal, IS; old bridge to remain Is '
ays after execution OF contract. (
After adjournment the commissioners !
'ent 10 the Hotel du Pont for luncheo4 G