Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-04
REDUCED BIDS
ON STATE ROAD
WORK RECEIVED
Four Sections May Be Con-
structed for Less Than
Estimates.

Low bids on four sections of road, Fed
eral aid projects of the State highway
commission, which were opened today
amounted to S543, 1O5, a total of S140,9G6
less than the estimates of the highway
engineers.
Bids were on sections as follows.
Federal aid project No. G, Section 3,
part of the National road in Clay and
Putnam Counties 5.26 miles in length.
Brazil to Reelsville cut off.
National road in Putnam County,
Pleasant Garden to Putnamville, SO
miles. Federal aid project No. 6, section
B and c.
Dixie Bee Line in Vanderburg and
Gibson Counties, InglefieId to Fit. Branch,
ten miles. Federal aid project No. IS.
Lincoln highway in Porter County,
from west line to Valparaiso, &c miles.
The total miles of paving for which
contracts are to be let for which cement
bids have been received is twenty nine.
No bids were received on Federal aid
project No. % in sections as had been
asked iOr but all bids were made to in
clude both sections, which are said to be
one continuous road.
Kerr and Murphy, contractors, Bloom
ington, were low bidders on two sections.
Their bid on the Brazil to Reelsville cutoff
was S109, S56. The highest bid on that
section was $124,916 and the engineers
estimate was $130,S10.
On the Pleasant Garden to Putnam
willie section of the National road, their
bid was $9O,5G6 as against the highest bid
which was $123.575 The engineers es-
innate was S107 259.
S. Il. Adams Construction Company
had the lowest bid on the Inglefeld to
Ft Branch section of the Dixie Bee Line
project It's bid was S1S5,6S1 as COM
pared with the high bid OF $249,511 and
the engineers estimate S260,S17.
Shea and Company of Hammond, had
the lowest bid on the section CT the Lin
coin Highway. 1t was $751; 36. The
high bid was S256,366 and the engineer Q
estimate S194 ,239.
Among the bidders on the State high
way projects was the company of former
Senator Nejdl of Gary, which bid on the
Lincoln Highway section.
Bids were opened this afternoon on the
! following bridge projects;
Hazelton Bridge in Knox County over
White River, 1900 feet long and to cost
! approximately 100000
Spencer County Two tWenty-IOot
I bridges. south of Dale. near Lincoln
! City, to cost $1,000 each; two twenty
/ four-foot bridges same road, 1000 EACH
| one twenty-six foot bridge, same road, to
cost $4,000; all bridges over drainage
| bitches.
Dubois County - One seventy foot
/ bridge, between French Lick and Hays
! vile, on French Lick trail, over ditch,
/ to cost $4,000.
| Porter County - Twenty-foot bridge.
! Lincoln Highway, between Valparaiso
and the Illinois State line, Salt Creek,
| $25.0
The cost figures are gross and in.
| formal estimates Bids were. opened
| for the following bridges to be built
/ solely by the State:
! Grant County-Hummel creek bridge,
/ Noble County - Thirty-foot bridge,
! Lincoln highway, between FIT. Wayne and
| Ligonier, ditch. $1,000.
| Knox County-Sixty-foo bridge, Vim
! cennes Louisville road, between Vim
! cenues and Washington, ditch, $4,000;
| twenty-foot bridge, same road, ditch,
Sullivan County-sixty- foot bridge.
Dixie Bee line, south of ShelbyYille,
Ripley County-Forty foot bridge,
Michigan road. between Versailles and
/ Madison, creek, $4,000
! Jennings County Twenty bridge,
! between Madison and North Vernon,
Dearborn County-Fifty- foot fridge.
| indianapolis Cincinnati road, between
Brookville and Ohio State line, creek,
] s. eco
! Franklin County-Fifty-foot bridge,
Indianapolis Cincinnati road, between
Brookville and Ohio State line, creek,
/ 81 600
Switzerland County - Eighty fve-foot
/ bridge. Madison Cincinnati read. between
! Madison AMI Vevay, creek. S15. 900; forty
/ foot bridge, same road, $4,000.
/ The cost figures given were gross and
informal estimates.