South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-03
NAME ASSISTANTS
TO COMMISSIONER
OF CONSTRUCTION
Board of Works Also Awards
Contract for Paving at
Low Price.

Award Of a contract for Mexican
asphalt pavement at a recent low
price of $1.95 a square yard and ap-
pointment Of assistants TO Building
Commissioner George A. Davis and
City Electrician VIII A. Henry fea-
tured Tuesdays meeting OF the
Board Of Public Works.
Harold F. Smith, 1884 n. Meade
ST.. was named as the new assistant
building commissioner to fill the IN
expired term OF Arthur S. Irwin, de-
ceased. Following Henry's recon-
mendatiOn, the board approved the
name Of Edmund La Fortune, 1915
E. Howard St. for assistant electri-
cal inspector.
Big Decrease i'm Price.
The pavement for which bids were
received recently and which includ
ed the $195 quotation for Mexican
sheet asphalt IS that proposed for
Fox St, extending from Leer st. to
Miami st. At the peak of prices,
prevailing the past two seasons, this
type Of pavement cost between $3.50
10 1915 a square yard The pave
ment contracted for Tuesday extends
a distance of about three blocks at
a total cost of $9,372.35. The White
Construction Co, the lowest bidder
was awarded the contract.
During a discussion of the award
an interesting situation came TO the
attention Of the board, when II. T
Lake, president of the Consumers
Lumber Co, and an interested prop
erty owner on Fox st, complained
that a petition signed by a score OF
names was obtained from residents
CT that street through misrepresen-
tation, that the parties circulating
the petition were representatives OF
the Barker Co. manufacturer OF
Trinidad asphalt.
Take No Action.
According 70 Lake, the petition
was for the purpose of securing the
boards selection Of Trinidad asphalt
as The kind Of pavement to be used
whereas the original wishes Of
affected property holders were for
Mexican asphalt, a lower priced
pavement. Lake stated to the board
that but two or three Of the signors
to the petition were property owners
and the great majority were rent
ers. The board filed the petition and
took no action upon Il.
F. A. Miller and J. 3. BirdseH
owners Of property on the unpaved
- II. of Sunnyside av.. which the
resolution already ordered included
in the proposed pavement Of Wash
ington av., from Sunnyside av 10
Jacob St. sought the board 10 re-
consider the specifications for as
phaltic concrete on this particular
strip. The presently paved portion
OF the avenue, Il was shown, was
concrete and. the petitioners re-
Quested the board 10 make their part
OF Sunnyside av. the same as the
paving now laid The award Of the
contract went over until next Tues
day.
Officials Confer.
Tentative 10 a preliminary order
for widening OF LaSalle av, from
Main 10 Michigan SITS, from A f.
70 81 Ia IT.. c. y. Wilcoxen and
J. X. Gray. president and general
superintendent respectively OF the
South Shore interurban railroad, met
with the board 70 consider what por-
ton OF the cost OF the Improvement
would be borne BY their company
The board agreed 10 hold up con-
siderauon until next week when
WilcOxen and Gray would meet with
them again. setting Sorth certain
changes contemplated in laying OF
new tracks. Congast3oa relief would