Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-16
LOW BIDS ARE
BIC SURPRISE
Aldermen Find Figures for
Grading and Curbing Much
Lower Than Anticipated
SEE DECIDED DIFFERENCE
Contractors Are Far Apart in
Bidding on Work. May be
Able to Do More
SEE DECIDED DIFFERENCE

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struction and repair work are COM
ing back was made apparent last
night when the aldermen received
bids for the grading of five streets
and the curbing of four. The lowest
bidder, Graham S McKeon, was far
below the city engineers estimate
on eacn job, his total bids being
about SIS, 900 under the city engln-
eer'S estimate for the entire work.
Owing tc the large number of bids
received and the detailed tabula-
ton necessary the aldermen did net
award any contracts, but refer1 ed
the bids to the street committee and
city engineer for tabulation and re-
commendation.
The lump sum bids of each con-
tractor on these jobs follows:
Grove street curbing and grading,
from A,aboy avenue to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad: Graham & McKeon.
$S,760.60; East Jersey Bridge Com
pany. $9.109.60: Liddle e Pfeiffer,
$10,023.S3; Hans Peter Hansen, $l0,-
362.49; Peter Hansen, $10.490.S0;
Hans Krogh, $10,779.66; Fords Con-
Company, $13,S56.42.
Lawrence street curbing and grad
ing from Amboy avenue to Kreil
Hans Peter Hansen. $9.O7S,01: Lid
die & Pfeiffer, $9,092.S6; Hans
Krogh, $9.306.29; Peter Hansen, So
61S.10; East Jersey Bridge Com
pany. $9,941.50; Fords Construction
Company. s11.351.19.
Alpine street curbing and grading
from Amboy avenue to Pennsylva-
MIA railroad: Graham & McKeon,
$7,565.1S; Hans Peter Hansen. $9,-
398.1S; Liddle &c Pfeiffer, $9,413.79;
Peter Hansen, $9,750.80; Hans
Krogh. $9.925.14; East Jersey Bridge
Company, $10,464.
Keene street curbing and grading
from Amboy avenue to Pennsylvania
railroad: Graham &, McKeon, ST.
517,30: Hans Peter Hansen. $9,066.-
26; Liddle & Pfeiffer, $9.306.S7; Hans
Krogh. $9.S16.22; Peter Hansen, So
S5S.75; East Jersey Bridge Company.
$1O,O35.
Barclay street grading from Cor
nell street to Groom street; Graham
& McKeon. s2,360; Hans Peter Han
sen. $3,4S0; Jens l.. Mathiasen. $3,-
Pfeiffer. $4,320.
Each of the bids was accompanied
by certified check for $500. The
aldermen will make the awards
shortly at an adjourned meeting at
which time the clerk will be instruct
ed to return the checks to the unSuc-
cessful bidders.
The figures quoted by Graham &
McKeon in their bids were so low
that sufficient money will be saved
on these five projects to put through
some other street improvements this
year.
Prior to the opening of the grading
and curbing bids the aldermen pass
ed five ordinances authorizing the
various jobs being done and appro-
priating the following amounts to fin
ance the cost: $1,000 each for
Keene, Alpine and Grove streets.
SO, 900 for Lawrence street and ST.
900 for Barclay street.
First action was taken by the
board towards paving outer Amboy
avenue from curb to curb. An or
dinance was unanimously p; ssed on
first reading authorizing the issuance
Of temporary improvement bonds not
to exceed $S5. to pay the initial
cost of paving with asphalt block
Amboy avenue from Myrtle street to
a point 100 feet north of Inslee
street. This is the stretch of road
where state and county aid is anti
cipated by the city. the road at pres
ent being In dangerous condition
owing to only part of it being paved
and the location of the curbing close
to the present pavement.
An ordinance was passed upon
irst reading authorizing issuance OF
improvement bonds not
exceeding $500 for the purpose of
putting a sewer in Jeffrys street
rom Johnstone street to point 100
'eet east of Amboy avenue. Another
ordinance which was jassed author
zed issue of s3,500 worth of tenn
oorary improvement bonds to pay
'or a sewer in Cortlandt street from
he end of the present six foot
runk sewer to the northerly termi-
nus of the street.
A petition from residents and
property owners along Hall avenue
the board to pave Hall
avenue with asphalt block from
he Central railroad bridge to AM
Roy avenue. This was referred TO
he committee on streets and sewers.
An ordinance to grade Cortlandt
street from the northerly terminus
# the present pavement to the
lortherly terminus of the street was
,dSseu uDon Hisl ieuuiil6, @o'OVV III
'onds, being authorized.
The city engineer was instructed
o prepare plans and specifications
or the grading and paving of New
avenue from the end of
he present brick pavement westerly
o the city line.
A resolution was passed authoriz-
ng the city attorney to prepare an
ordinance regulating the instala-
ion of a sewer system in Lehigh