Evening journal., 1922-03-21
MATERIAL COSTS
LESS THAN 1921
Bids for Stone and Sand
Opened by Street and
Sewer Directors
CONSIDERABLE DROP
IN ESTIMATES

Bids were opened by the Street
and Sewer Directors this morning
for supplying materials for street
construction for the ensuing season.
The bids varied considerable as TO ]
prices
Street Commissioners Pierson said
after all bids had been read that
they showed from a 10 to so per
cent. reduction in prices over two
years ago and a considerable re-
duction in comparison to the prices
of last year.
only two bids were received for
castings needed for constructing
manholes. manhole covers. frames,
etc. The Lobdell Car Wheel Com
pany's bid varied for the numerous
styles and sizes OF castings from SO
to S24.75. while the Hilles and Jones
Company's bids on similar materials
varied from 50 to s24.5O.
Bids for sand follows: Christiana
Clay Products Company, paving sand
and gravel. Sl.4s for 1000 pounds
and cement sand for concret work
S1.9s for 1000 pounds
Salvador Cantara bar or river sand,
. $3.50 for 1000 pounds.
3 Green Brothers bank and by truck
- load delivered s1.45 for 1000 pounds.
4 Charles Warner Company. sand for
concrete construction work, s1.45
= for 1000 pounds; plaster sand. s2.0b
for 1000 pounds.
> The bid OF the General Crushed
p stone Company. Glenrock, Pa, for
2 trap rock was $3.50 for 1000 pounds
in carload lots
Arundel Corporation for la TO
10 1-2 inch pebbles IN tons lots
s s1.95 for 1000 pounds and crushed
stone on railroad property at s1.95
or on any private siding at $3.50 for
1000 pounds.
They also proposed 10 furnish / 10
! 1 IA inch crushed stone on railroad
! property at s2.1O and on private sid
ing at s1.e5 for 1000 pounds.
John T. Dyer Quarrie Company s
q bid for trapped rock screenings,
$40: 3 inch. $3.50; to Ia inch,
$40; IA inch. $3.50; Ia inch, $40
and IA inch at $50 for 1000
pounds.
, The Keystone Trapper Rock Com
pany. screenings. Si.65; Ia inch
sass; IA inch. $3.50; ID inch,
S2.25; 1-2 inch. s2.2O for 1000
u pounds.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Com
o. pany bid provides for delivery OF
o 1000 tons or more during year Of
a Trinidad asphalt in carload lots at
r S2S.4O for 1000 pounds. in metal
C containers. in carload lots at S24.4O;
d Mexican on Cement in metal con-
l. tainers at s2S.40 and in tank cars AZ
z. $500 for 1000 pounds.
l. The Standard OH Company OF
n New Jersey, for supplying 1000 tons
20 or more Of Mexican Paving Asphalt
ID bid $3.50 in tank cars and s21 In
y metal containers.
5 The Hearn oil Company on same
/. quantity of Texas paving asphalt.
= s12.57 in tank cars and s16.57 in
l. metal containers.
d The Atlantic Refining Company.
,t same quantity OF Atlantic paving as
" phalt, s12.45 in tank cars and s17.O5
l. in metal containers.
d The Texas Texas OIL Company
same quantity Of Texas paving ce-
l. ment, in tank cars, SIT.
10 The Edward r. Pusey Company
a Portland cement In cloth sacks
a s2.55 for 1000 pounds and in paper
- sacks, S2.30. The empty cloth
A sacks are returnable for ~ cent,
4 each.
y The Builders Supply Corporation
"a Portland cement. s2.sO and $3.50
h. under same conditions with sam,
provisions as the Pusey Company.
H. Charles II. Ten Weeges. Portian,
/, cement, in cloth bags s2.67 foi
=. 1000 pounds, with provision to re
H. deem the empty bags at OK cont
= each.
M DuKaighn Company. Brldsboro
~ for crushed Stag. carload lots. y
inch at 90 cents. 1000 pounds:
NJ inch. 90 cents; y inches. 90 cents
o. ais inch to y inch. S1.25 2OOl
of pounds
"A Norcross & Edmund. for bar o
m river sand, $50 for 1000 pounds
ar asphalt sand S1.75: pebbles. S2.O5
no and Stag, S2O7h for 1000 pounds.
Charles Warner Company. 70
nv terra Gotta pipe OF many sizes speci
IT, fed, from as to 65 cents for eacl
section for single strength and 40 {
50 cents for double strength pipe.
The Atlantic Refining COMPANY
bid for road oils for surface treat
N ment follows; Cold fluid. 1923 cent
~ gallon; hot fluid. .O942 cents
gallon, and for construction work
.0944 a gallon.
ne Hedley Good Roads Company
no for similar material. cold fluid, 90
mt cents gallon; hot fuid .O96 cent
ed a gallon; for construction work 90
ids a gallon.
Ice The Barrett OIL Company. cold o.
ID tar, hot oil tar, and refined oil "a
for construction work, 10 cents
gallon each. For use OF automobil
2. pressure distributor cents a gallon
d. and for material used in conjunctio
IRE with the above described distributor
MI direct from their service station (
ith Philadelphia a charge OF II cents
ro- gallon was the estimate.
N. AT THE NATIONAL.