The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-24
Estimated Cost
Of Hard Streets
Council Presents Figures For
Citizens To Consider. Their
Opinions Wanted

Keasbey & Sparks, County Engi-
neers, have sent the following to the
Street Committee of Penns Grove
Borough Council:
Alfred Gillison, Jere H. Long, Albert
Sailor, Committee.
Dear Sirs:-
We have at last succeeded in get
ting quotations and making up an
estimate on your work.
We have been able to secure a very
attractive price on trap rock, deliver
ed by water, from a Baltimore firm.
We do not know whether their prod
uct will comply with our specifications
and we have asked them to send
samples to the SGate chemist for test.
While the State has nothing to do
with your work, they have always ex-
tended to us the courtesy of testing
materials for road work. If the ma
terial proves satisfactory, we would
undoubtedly use it on the Penns Neck
Causeway, where construction similar
to yours is planned.
Calculating on trap rock to be ship
ped by train, labor at S 80 per hour
and teams at S so per hour, 1870 for
contingencies, and 1870 profit, we find
that the foundation, 5 inches thick,
should cost $1.41 per So. yd., and the
bituminous macadam surface, 8 inches
thick should cost $1.10 per So.
yd., making a total of $2.51 per So.
yd. This includes excavation.
If the stone from Baltimore can be
used, and using the above, the founda-
ton should cost $1.15 and the surface
S 90 e so. yd., making a total of
$2.11 per So. yd.
This would make the total cost of
the work approximately that shown
on the attached sheet.
Hoping that this will give you the
desired information, we remain
Very truly yours,
Keasbey G. Sparks.
P. S. Since preparing the above
calculations we have received a new
quotation on stone to be delivered by
rail. This will reduce the estimated
cost of 5 inch foundation by S .01 per
so. yd. and of 8 inch surface by $ .O3
per SO. yd., making a total of $2.47
per so. yd., instead of the $2.51 stated
above. This will make a reduction in
the total cost in the first list Of
$733.48. X. & s.
STAB. a55x15 f., es7 So
yds, q s2.51 i,674.l7
It. 4Iio 50. yds.. q s2.5i,. 1O.s91.4o
Pitman st. IN. Broad to Del
1902 sq. yds., a s2.5i. 1O.O45.O2
Delaware Ave. CIV. Main to
2S56 50. yds.. a $2.51.. 7~.16s.56
Penn st. CIV. Main to Pitman6
a s2.51 - 5,1s7.97
Franklin s.; (W Main to Pite
s saen Vas. "a a s2.5f ....o 4,S84.26
Beach Ave. Is. Broad to state
Sd2.. a $2.51 2%,s14.22
So. yds.. a S2.5f ....,.... 2.151.O7
Sack Ave. Is. Broad to State
Yds.. a sS2S.55ip .,"...., 2,8O9.2O
Total cost ...A........... $46.O25.s7
Oak St. CW. Main to Railroad
a sS.iii .!...@s..9s...s 1,4O7.s7
r. 44fo So yds., "a $2.i1.. S,7S5.4O
Pitman st, IN, Broad to Del
aSO2 50. yds,, a $2.1i.~..' S,444.22
Delawre Ave. CIV. Main to
2 aGSia so. yds., a Sill. s,O26.1s
Penn st. CIV. Main to Pit
So. yds., q s2,1f -. 4,s1s.17
Franklin st. CIV. Main to Pit
mani. 10s3.45x16 fe, 1926
so. yds, a s2.11 ......... 4,063.S6
Beach Ave. (S. Broad to State
ST., 51S.S5x16 fe., 922 so.
yds.. a $2.11 ........., l,945.42
Naylor Ave. (W. Main to r.
r. Ave.). 4S2.05x16 fe., S57
so. yds, a S2.11 .......:. 1,SOS.27
Sack Ave. IS. Broad to State
ST., 517.75x16 fe., 900 So.
yds.. a s2.11 ............ l's4l'So
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