Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-23

no - ana whic6 must be t5ord or less
continuous operation to secure re-
suits -i1tV { Ia
Following this conclusion, Lynch
,urg established a department OF
public works essentially TO. assume
Jurisdiction oye.. al pubic improve
nents. and in this department IS now
,neratng q bdraqu Of construction for
nc sole purpose of building streets
and sewers with its own equipment
and men. ...
In January. 1921, prior TO the ctea-
lion of the construction bureau, BIDS
were secured on alternate types Of
waving in connection with the FIN
Of one Of the city streets.
THESE BIDS were rejected because Of .
avoass;ye cost and the work read
vertical fibre brick surface on ) .
The Improvement to an asphalt filled
vertical FIBRE brick surface on > I
in concrete base In response to this 4
advertisement somewhat lower figu-
res were obtained on February p, /
1921 However, the low bid Of So
372. was $12,182 in excess Of the
cjtv's estimate Of the cost OF the
work if done by municipal forces.
The bureau of construction was then
organized end authorized TO proceed
With the improvement which WAS
completed at an expense of S45,2Go.-
Do p net saving Of S19,163.77 or
more than - per cent of the cost,
Were a value placed on Extras for
(which contractor would have been
entitled to compensation. and were
there eliminated certain times of eX>
pensa occasioned by keeping the
street open almost continuously to
traffic, a convenience which would
not have been ordinarily provided by
contract work, the saving would have
been appreciably greater.
However, good management on the
part of the Cons truction Bureau was
moi responsible for all Of this saving
as a small percentage was due TO
some decline in the labor and mate
rial market which took place after
the commencement of the work; but
had the Improvement been awarded
to contract, the contractor and not
the city, would have been the benc>
ficiary Of these declines. This sug
geStS q question. If prices has sub
stantially increased would not the
city have been the loser? The answer
is not for the reason that II Is Gus
tomar.y for vendors of material to
onarantee against rising market
quotations furnished by them for a
particular job. Be that as it may,
lro,,,n.rativo costs for SUBSEQUENT
,.d,'{. - ,iohIo market conditions
wv. WIN 49, - ec,sIjy safisfac+orv return
C0rst,ucfion bv municipal forces
rotrrr economies in sewer jnstalla-
ION e =, 80 - ereater event than in
n ,gy, obstruction, Il is obyiors
H.. +Io Observation-Disclosures connected witn
ti,@ So. 'caII fo,. orna+er margin
e'r0 o,' ,bo ,,a,f of The con+rar-
VI 80; q; VI' i'm In p costs
wi iL 3;i,.,',-a,.};rg tho saoino in
81. -; - lar 6Son T,97ncbburg's evneri-
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" MARI nam of Of a genera contract.
While tbis discussion has been
LARGELY General m ms anrlicatioN yet
49, T . ~ he understood hat certain
f,,Jan,e,f9I conditions within he
ao $50 If eoch mynic;na]i+y are as,
Co,, t;o a. f ~ o@ob rucrossfuI oneration
80. 4.t. T rS mn ms he a5onteJ = nro,
,.ra rC' IF ne s,ffit;SI, nq~riiuda to in,
al" .o W on,raion Of the con-
sH.g pIl- orgsnization The reasons
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~ ., ,ii,I 6,' %,e s;dawaIl, ronrovemant
l l..a 49, 49,. dcrenden+ rnon the
,,.isbos If f. irdi,-idnal denaDdcnt upon
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