Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-02
MANY CONTRACTORS
SEND PROPOSALS FOR
NEW HIGHWAY WORK
Unusual Interest Shown In the
Contracts to be Awarded by
the Department.
BIDDING WAS VERY CLOSE

BIDDING WAS VERY CLOSE
Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Dover, March 2.-Opening OF bida
for nlno contracts, advertised by the
State Highway Department, brought
to Dover, yesterday afternoon, the
largest number OF bidders and inter-
csted parties In recent years. The
bdis were opened In the county court
room. with moro than two hundred
persons In attendance besides the
state Highway Commission and en-
ployes OF the department on hand 10
compile the bids as they were read.
Following are tho projects and bids
Contract No. 80. for 3Ta miles,
Woodside- Camden tKent. county,
q. X. Abbott y Son. Baltimore. Md,
S1S4 ,652.S2; Piel Construction Co.
Baltimore, Md, S136, 1880; Walter T.
Allen, Baltimore. Md, sl37. 7.423.b0; Will
liam Msonberg. Woodbine. n. j.. stil.-
9l6. Richard Hopkins Co, Troy. n.
| ". ,5dd: Empire Construction CO..
Philadelphia. S143.036: Dorrickson &
Martin. Dover, sl4s,360; sherman y
Rhodes. Frederica, s150.220; Frank l..
Cohen. Buffalo. n. y. SI53.002; Nichol
Paving and Construction Co, Phila-
! delphia, s155, ,796.70.
Contract No. SS-A for All miles. st.
Georges-Ty bouts Corner (Ncw Castle
county A II. Mcdowell. Whining
ton, Del, Sl33,7 1855; Development Con-
structlon Co. Baltimore, Nd, $751;
523; Paul L. Rossell. Wilmington. Del.
Sl37, $50: Lewis j. Selling. Red Bank
y. j., s139.065; Doniel J. OConnell &
Son. Ridley Park, Pa, $l4i,927; EN-
pire Construction Co, Philadelphia
sl42,5i5: John q. Townsend N son
Selbyville. Del, s149.449; William
Eisenberg. WoodhIne. n. j.. $l4S,955
Winston 4 Co. Pottstown. Pa, sl45,
3S5; Richard Hopkins Co. Buffalo, n
y. s146.6so: Piel Construction Co.
baltimore, Md, s149,9lo; Field Barker
& Underwood, Philadelphia s162.S75
Baton Construction Co, Philadelphia
Sl6S.SSo: Fisher & Carozza Construc
ton Co, Baltimre, Md. S163.S06
Frank l.. Cohen, Buffalo, Sl6S,6l0.
Contract No. 80. through Camder
(Kent county, ono .mile-James a
Hhons Dover, S27.S66S0; William
Elsenberg, sS0672 so; Richard Hop
kins Co, sS1 .5S2; Paul T. Rossell. Wi
, mington, Del, SS1 .S5050; Empire Con
struction Co, SS2.57l; Webster Con
struction Co. East New Market. Md
s3S ,291.S0; Piel Construction Co. S34,
445: It'll Construction Co. Mt. Holly
T. n. J.. SS4,S16; William A. Bounds
: Farmingdale. n. J.. sS9.S2s; Bato
= Construction Co. S4o.S62.
Contract No. AZ fr 1lSs milei
through Blades and Seaford (Susse
county)-A b. Sandidge & Co
Georgetown, Del, sS4,lO7 25; Wehste
= Construction Co. East New Marke
: Md, ss7.720; Sutton Contract Co. SsS
sS5.25: ]. X Flick, Sudlersville, Md
s4O.se5; Federal Construction &C
Washington, u. g, $i6.711.75.
Contract No. a., for .s11 mile
: through Bridgeville Sussex county
' "A. r. Sandidge Co, Georgetow
:, 1890; William r. Stats. Phil'
!, delphia, S2S,1SS.35; John G. Townsen
!, Jr., Selbyville, Del, s24,699.66; III
= Construction Co, s25,SsS.75; CollisC
: 6 Swain, Bridgeville. Del, S25.727.5
= J. X. Flick. s26.052.5O; Federal Coz
y struction Co. s30,4S4.50.
Contract CK-4, for $40 miles, F'elto
4 Frederica (Kent county)-Dav
Schontag. n. ", S157 400; Field Ba
= ker & Underwood, s1e2, 2,760.5O; She
:, man & Rhodes, Frederick. sl64. $685.
Piel Construction Co, Baltimore, SIG
$3.50: Webster Construction c
S166.527. 60; Richard Hopkins. sl6e,2
Contract CK-I. for APIS mil
So Cheswold- Leipsic (Kent county,
5, IPiel Construction Co. 1922. .S94.25; Lev
- y. Selling, S12S.1S450; John G.. Tow
send, Jr., Selbyville. Del, S12s,261.'
Field Barker & Underwood, 1927 1851
e. David Schontag. s127,753.25: Rich;
-, Hopkins Co. s12s.674; Cannon, Chi
W topher & Estes, s1SO,191.75: Emp
~ ~ Company. S1S2,6e2; Sherman
~ Rhodes Co, s136,s00.
NJ Contract CK-S, for S.04S miles, +
'@ ing Sun 10 Wyoming (Kent coun
Il William Eisenberg. s93.141.24; p
4: F. Rossen, $94.513; Lewis J. Sell
lal S96, $50; Empire Construction
- s97.349: Piel Construction Co., $
W. 406: Sherman & Rhodes. s9S,529
IN Richard Hopkins Co, s9e,607; w
ast ster Construction Co. S1o1 ,S31.5o.
at Contract CS-16. for 3.04S miles, ]
I'LL ing Sun-Wyorning (Kent county
A. B. Sandidge Co. s4s,477; Field E
INT ker & Underwood. s50.440.50; John
vel Townsend, Jr,. Selbyville. Del, S5S,
nd The Highway Department held
short meeting prior TO the opening
ng bids in the governors parlors. in
IN State House, where they heard a
at egation in favor Of completing
zen State highway from Harbeson
Lewes and Rehoboth. Those who ST
Ing in favor OF the road We're: DIR. Hi
of r. Burton, Edmund Mitchell. IL
in V. Lyons. James II. Hughes. DR..
be- Thomas Ingram. and former c
ernor John G. Townsend. The distS
is about IS miles.
The following citizens highway
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