Indiana daily times., 1921-06-03
CITY PROPOSES
4 IMPORTANT
STREET JOBS

Resolutions for four important street
repaving projects were adopted, contracts
for two others awarded and bids received
for the Fifty-Si street and Westf1eld
road storm sewer, as well as a number
Of street and sidewalk improvements, by
the board of public works today.
The resolutions were for the permanent
Improvement of Georgia street, from Hi
nois to Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
to Delaware streets, and resurfacing Of
Eleventh street from Illinois to Meridian
and Meridian to Pennsylvania street
The resolutions upon Georgia street call
for permanent Improvement, although the
street now is pa ged, for the reason that
the base in some parts is badly worn.
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR RESURFACING.
Contracts were awarded for the re-
surfaeing Of East street from Washing
ton to Ohio streets to the Union Asphalt
Construction Company on its bid of $3.50
per nneal foot, total $1l, ,275.03 and for
sidewalks, curbs and graded lawns in
Buckingham Drive from Boulevard place
to Sunset avenue to w. Z. Halstead on
his bid of SOS per llneaI foot, total, ST.
O6S6S.
r.. L. McGaughey, 1902 South Belmont
avenue, and Herbert E. Pedlow were ap-
pointed office junior aids in the city
civil engineering department, and Oliver
J. Covert, S24 East Minnesota street.
was named as truck driver IN the street
commissioners department
Plans were ordered for the vacation Of
Healing avenue from st. Clair street to
the Belt railroad
Bids for Fifty-Sixth street and West
field road main drain. extending from
Sunset to College avenues, were as fol-
lows:
sheehan oCnstructiop Company, Amco
| block, S1050 per Hneal foot; Ferguson
1 block. S10.47 and reinforced concrete
pipe, S105s.
block, S10.71 per lineal foot; Independent
Concrete Pipe Company's concrete pipe,
Sl071 and Ferguson segment block con-
struction, SO 80.
Bunting Construction Company, mono
lithic concrete and tile sewers, manholes
and appurtenances as shown, S10.55.
Columbia Construction Company, Fer
guson block. S1067 per hneal foot and
concrete pipe, s1o1.
Peter Frandsen, Independent concrete
pipe, s1066 per nneal foot
Other bids were received as follows
Permanent Improvement Of Berkley
road from Illinois to Boulevard place.
j. n. Morgan & Son, asphalt, S11.10 per
lineal foot, and bituminous concrete,
asphalt, S11.12, and bituminous concrete,
S1049.
Permanent improvement Of first alley
west OF Northwestern avenue from Eu-
gene to Thirtieth streets. Columbia Con-
struction Company, concrete, S2T5 per
rueal foot; G. H. Harries, two-course con-
crete. S316; Krebay Concrete and Paw
ing Company. two course concrete, ST.
Permanent improvement Of the first al
ley west of Illinois street from Georgia
-
inch brick, 1915 per lineal foot three
inch brick. $50. and two-course concrete.
1899: j. ". and W. G. Martin, two
course concrete. $3.50: Columbia Con
struction Company, seeond-grade brick,
$370.
Permanent improvement Of the first
alley east 9i Ashland avenue from
Twenty Fourth to Twenty Fifth streets
A. D. Bowen, four-inch brick, S5.25 per
! lineal foot, three-inch brick, S475, and
two-course concretee, 81; ]. W. and w.
| c. Martin, twc.eourse concrete 81 Co
| lumbia Construction Company, concrete
s4.20.
Cement sidewalks In Finley avenue
from Bloyd to Walker avenues. J. w.
and w. c. Martin. $1.s9A per lineal foot
Todd & Reid, S175; Abel Brothers, S179.
ORDERS EXTENSION
| OF GAS MAINS.
No bids were received for the grading
OF the first alley west OF Meridian street
] from Kelly TO Tabor streets and for grad
| ing and grsveling Of boulevard place
from Fail Creek boulevard north drive to
Twenty Fifth street
! The Citizens Gas Company was ordered
to extend gas mains IN Garfield avenue
from Walnut 10 Pratt streets and in
oFrty Seventh street from Pennsylvania
street to Central avenue and the Indian
apoiis Water Company was ordered 10
extend water mains In Forty Seven tn
street from Pennsylvania street TO Cen
trail avenue in Dearborn street from a
point 600 feeS north Of Twenty Fifth to
Twenty eighth streets and in Eleventh
street from Healing avenue to a point
200 feet east. The gas company also
was ordered to extend the main in North
warman avenue from ST. Clair to Tenth
treets.