Evening journal., 1921-07-12

Street WORK
Directors Award McCue
Electric Co. Contract
for Motors
INSPECTOR MCKAY
MAKES REPORT

George S. Charles ana son Wero
awarded the contract for repaving
Washington street between Twenty
sixth and Twenty-ninth streets, for
sss7. by the directors OF the Street
and Sewer Department this morn
ing.
other bidders were: Reed and
Brother. s46e; ]. f. McNabb. s515;
John Lafferty. sSs5. for two sec
tions. no bid on third; and w. Kirk
simmons. se56.56 for brick and
$s79.2O for cement
The Mccue Electric Company. sos
shipley street, was awarded the con-
tract to furnish a 80 horsepower
Westinghouse motor for the depart
ment's stone crusher at the new
piant. The bid was s797 less 10 per
cent. making the net cost S717.3o.
This company also bid on a 40 power
motor for $3.50 less 10 per cent.
only on 30 and 4O-horsepower motors.
As the department requested bids
on a s5-horepower motor and as
such is rarely built. the bidders bid
Only one other bid was received,
that from the General Electric Com
pany. whose bid on a 40-horsepower
motor was ss46, and for line switch
and circuit, ss2.70. making a total
of ssss.7o.
Edward p. Mckay, plumbing and
gas inspector, submitted the follow
ing report to the directors:
Fifty-nine plans for construction,
connection and extension work were
filed and approved in June.
One hundred and forty-four
plumbing and gas inspections were
made during the past month, and
only two jobs turned down.
The application of the Whining
ton Gas Company TO open Eighth
street, which has just been repaved
between Jefferson and Madison
streets. to install a new service tC
property at 619 West Eighth street
= and to repair leak in service to prop.
! erty at 61O West Eighth street, wal
referred to Street Commissionei
= Frank w. Pierson. Mr.. Pierson
; who is treasurer OF the National Or
I phans' Home of the Jr. o. u. A NJ
9 and who has been attending the Ma
4 tional Council informed the direc
a tors by telegram this morning tina
he would return today.
n It was decided this morning to Gu
?. the pay for team hire. owners o
+ double teams have been receiving s
an hour but on the new scale Wi
/. receive IS cents, and owners of sin
gle teams who have been receivin
65 cents an hour. will receive 5
cents an hour under the new scal'
The payrolls amounting to IS
757.69 for labor and S234O.6O fc
cart and team hire, was ordered pat
4 President johnson said when askt
I concerning the probability Of en-
ploying more men. I'VE are filled
capacity and will only be able
care for applicants, as the old me
leave the department. We now haN
over 500 men employed and startir
ID any new projects will not requii
n any additional employees"
At II was stated this morning th'
a the directors were only awaiting II
TO completion OF track work by n
a. wilmington and Philadelphia Tra'
~ ton Company to begin operation
~ on Market street. in BrandywiI
village, and the selling of the bon'
&c ordered by Council for the KiT
street improvement to begin the NJ
derground work on that street. III
tracks will be removed from IN
ba street from Front to Ninth stre'
re according to plans OF the depar
at ment
AZ II is the intention OF the directo
nj to allow the tracks on King street
20 remain from Ninth to Eleven
CO street For the accommodation Of L
IS courts in having prisoners trar
M ported to and from the Workhoui
~ track will be laid on Eleven
street to connect with the Sou
Market street line.
a A petition requesting the repavi
oh Of 9th street from Market TO TatI
an, street was received and filed.
40 The matter of procuring one OF I
ne Automatic Street Cleaners and A
COLLECTORS from the Automatic C1
veyer Company. Philadelphia Is
be referred to the city solicitor.
will be requested to draw an agr
ment to be signed by the direct
and the company. It will proba
be ready next week. The direct
have practically decided to give
cleaner a trial
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