The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
SMALL LET'S
HARD ROADS;
CONTRACTS
Claims Awards Save State
Over Half Million,
Dollars.

Springfield, Ill. Aug. 30.-Con-
tracts for approximately f1fty-one
miles Of cement roads were award
ed today by Governor Small at a
cost of $1,474,494.32. or an average
Of SIS, ,957 per mile. Had these con-
tracts been let last spring when he
refused to pay $4,000 per mile, the
roads would have cost the state
more than two million dollars, the
governor said.
Today's contracts were awarded
on bids received Aug. %. At that
time bids also were opened for an
additional 81 miles of paving con-
tracts which are still pending fur
ther investigation by highway Of
fcials- The greater part Of this
mileage will probably be let in a
few days, highway officials said
Investigate Lowest Bid.
The low bid received a week ago
was submitted by H K Rhodes Of
ing in Mclean county. The aver
age cost for this piece Of road will
be $25,742 per mile, it was said.
This bid, however, is included
among those which are still being
investigated by officials
The only bids formally rejected
today were those on section one in
jackson county, and section q il
Madison county.
Governor Small denied that he
has secured a reduction in road
costs by cheapening the specif1ca-
tlons.
The contracts let are all under
the 1S-foot, 1921 standard specifica-
tions and the price includes cement,
roadway complete" the governor
said. ~As a matter of fact, the 1921
specifications are more rigid than
those of 1920, and the 1S-foot road
way built under them actually
costs more. than the roadway built
under the 1920 specifications"
Contracts. awarded today follow:
Awards for New Roads.
Route Three, Green county, AIS
miles-Joseph kes1 & Son, con-
tract price $121, ,972.49; cost per
mile, S29,l80.
Route Five, Winnebago-S Stephen
son counties, 1859 miles-C. C.
Vanderpole & Sons; contract price
S312,69915; cost per mile $29, $50.
Route Thirteen, Williamson
county, 5.S1 miles-Keokuk Quarry
G. Construction company, con-
tractors; contract price $164, 4,955.67;
cost per mile $28,392.
Route Thirteen, section five,
Jackson counties. 4.99
Quarry & Construc-
ton company, contractors; con-
tract price $142,712.75; cost per
mile $28,62O.
DuPage counties, 6.51 miles-Wil-
son A Jaicks; contract price $177,-
1898; cost per mile $27 ,21S.
Route No. %, section /, LaSaIle
county, 6.81 miles-Ernest Berns a.
company, contract price $780,
332.89; cost per mile $29, 400.
Route No. %, section %, DeKaIb
county, 3.43 miles-Wilson A
Jacks, contract price $101 ,S06.90;
cost per mile 29,6S1.00.
Route No. 25, section 6, Clay
county, 7.49 es-Stressenruter
contract price 1926, 1884;
cost per mile, S29, 1886.
Route No. 81, section 8, Franklin
county, Ill miles-Shideler Con-
struction and Material company,
contract price s32,655-50; cost per
mile, S29,419.
Matutopon~a rantracfs
Maintenance contracts awarded
were as follows:
Route Is, sections s5, SO. Cook
county, 1.44 mfles-James A. Sack
ley company, contract price $44,-
sail; cost per mile, $3o.900-
Route 8, section C, Cook county,
o.2S mile-Farmer and Lainge,
contract price with cement, ST.
1929.
Grading and Bridge.
The following grading and bridge
contracts were awarded:
Route %, section la. LaSaIle |
county, Ernest Berns & company, |
Indianapolis; contract price $27,-
2S44o
Route Is, section ia, Kendall
Luz 41a4 II
son; contract price $5,345.35.
Route Is, section 14-a, Kendall |
county, 217 miles-Ben F. Harri- |
son; contract price SAT. .6SS-S4-
Route 8. section 23-b, 10 Daviess- !
counties, bridges-W. |
H. Shons; contract price s12,25s.15.
Route Is, section 13-b, Kendall !
county, bridges-Frandsen Con-
struction company; contract price |
s., ,437-20.
State Aid Awards.
The following state aid contracts |
were awarded:
Routes l and 8, section F, Mon
roe county Cbridges)-Ames Gull
oertson; contract cost, including |
cement, $2,160.