Evening journal., 1922-03-30
ROAD BUILDING
COSTS DECREASE.

were considered was Nl4l ,lOl.tO, or
about $4,000 a mile. The contracts
will probably be awarded % the
lowest bidder in each instance.
The Harrison Engineering and
Construction Company of Buffalo
y. Y. was low bidder on taree OF
The largest stretches as follows.
From Harrington TO Houston, 3.946
miles, Sl2S,16S.S0; Pearsons to
Dover. 6,276 miles. S1S3,6s6.s4;
Marydel to Pearsons. 6.23 miles,
Sl90.631.26.
The Highway Construction Com
pany. former Governor John G.
Townsend, Jr.. president. was low
bidder, {10S.OS7,7O FOR the stretch
of 3.225 miles from smyrna 10 Wal
ker's school house. David Schontag
OF New York was low bidder t12O.-
$3.50. for the stretch OF 400 miles
from Houston to Milford and the
O'Nei Construction Company OF
Wilmington. was low. &9,s97.50. for
the stretch OF O.50 miles from Apo
quinimink TO Blackblrd Hin in New
Castle county. All these stretches
WANAA AAAN CAV INNAWM UA NANN last AAANAA
TONED are in Kent county.
The project from Tybours Corner
To Odessa the largest unbuut gap
OF the highway system In New Castle
county was not Included i'm the bids
opened yesterday More bids will bee
opened on April 2. when il is ex-
pected a contract for the above un-
built gap Will be awarded.
a large delegation from the vicin-
ity OF smyrna and Clayton was be-
fore the Highway Commission yes
terday In the interests OF a road
from smyrna via Clayton TO the
Maryland line. Among those In the
delegation were former State Sena-
tors Edward G. Walls and J. r.
Clements. Senator l.. NJ. Price, G.. J..
Harmonson and John p. LeFevre.
The road bids opened were as fol-
lows:
Contract No. as. o.504 miles.
Appoquinimink and Blackbird Hin.
New Castle County. r. W. Lovett.
Newark. s1O.350. Scott d Wells.
Townsend. s1O.73O. Fisher Brothers.
Elk Mills. Md. S13.O85. Baniamin
Franklin Jr.. CO.. Philadelphia. S12.-
915. William Stats Philadelphia.
$12,47O.50; John X. Flick. sudlers-
VILE Md. S12,7O5; O'Nel Construc-
tion Company. Wilmington. So
997.50. Baton Construction Com
pany. Philadelphia, S13.59S.SO: Hill
Construction Company. Mt Holly.
y. j.. S12.725.Oo. Low bidder O'Neil
Construction Co.
Contract No. CN-4. 3.225 miles
Smyrna 10 Walkers School House
Frank J.. Cohen Co.. Buffalo. y. Y.
S113.635; Lewis j. Selg. Red Bank
y. j.. S129A61; Dunleavy Company
Philadelphia. t11SS93. Highway
Construction Company. Selbyville
S1Os.OS7.7o: Walsh Engineering Co.
y. Y. S115,469.60; William C.. Evans
Amber. Pa. f117.64s; sutton Con
struction Co. Philadelphia. t121..
2OS.4O: Empire Construction Co.
Philadelphia. t114,9S6. Field. Bark.
or g. Underwood. Philadelphia. S117..
6S4; Old Line Construction Co.
Chestertown. Md. s114.495.SO; Sher-
man & Roe. Frederica. Sl1136S,
Benjamin Frinklin Jr.. Philadelphia
SI14.2S5: Green HUE Co. n. Y.
s127.46s.4O. Cammerford Construc-
tion Co, Philadelphia. S123.697,
Paul F. Rossell. Wilmington. S1OS.-
ESQ. Fitch Bros. Elk Mills Md.
S1i1.9S2; d. r. O'Connel q Sons
Ridley Park. Pa. Sl11,667.80; Rich
ard Hopkins. Albany, y. Y. s119.301i
Piel Construction Co. Baltimore
Nd. S1l6.1O5.50 Low bidder
Highway Construction Co. John G
Townsend. Jr.. president
Contract OK .. 3.946 miles. Har.
rington TO Houston-Frank L. Co
hen. Buffalo. y. Y. S13O.S36.5O,
McNurey & McNeal Co. Easton. Pa
S143.14O.3O; Lewis j. Selig. Red
Bank. y. j.. S14S.852; Empire Con-
struction Company. Philadelphia
Sl33.35O: Old Line Construction
Company. Chestertown. Nd. Sl32.-
37s: sherman & Roe Frederica
S12S.S95; Paul F Rossell Whining.
ton. S137.565. Fitch Brothers, Eth
Mills. Nd. S142.325: Richard Hop
kins CO.. Troy. y. Y. S134.365; Pie
Construction Co. Baltimore. Md.
s13O.516.5O: David Schontag. y. Y.
S12S,192.5O; The Harrison Engineer.
ing and Construction Co. Buffalo
y. y. S12s.16S.SO: sutton Construc
tion Co.. Philadelphia. S147O3S.5O.
Field. Barker & Underwood. Phila.
delphia. S13O,S52.5O. CammerforC
Construction CO.. Philadelphia
S151.1S5: James Irwin Company
Philadelphia, Sl2S.311; Webster
Construction Company. East New
Market. Md. S135.532.5O. Low bid
der. The Harrison Engineering q
Construction Co.
Contract No. CK-6. 6.276 miles
Pearsons to Dover-Keystone Con
struction Company. Philadelphia
S217.241.4O; Frank l. Cohen. Buf
falo. y. Y. s195.21S.5O. william C
Evans, Amber. Pa.,S2O4.55O; Lewi
Selig. Red Bank. \. j., S231.73S
Highway Engineering CONSTRUCTION
Co. Selbyvine. Del. S1S7112.90
sherman & Roe Frederica, S192.5S2
Benjamin Franklin, Jr.. Philadel
phia, S2OO.9S2; Green. Huei Co.. y
Y. &211,925.7O: Paul F. Rossell
Wilmington. s193.Ss0; Stewart 4
Donahue. Wilmington. $237.54O; u
T.. O'Connell g. Son. Ridley Park
Pa. S1S9,929; Richard Hopkins
Troy. y. Y. S1s2.7SS; Pie Con
struction CO.. Baltimore. Md. S1S7.
O99.5O: Webster Construction Co
East New Market Nd. Sl9S.99O
Harrison Engineering CONSTRUCTION
Co.. Buffalo, y. Y. s1S3.6S6.94
Cammerford Construction Co. Phil
adelphia. S2O7,S35; Clayborne John