Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
CITY IS ALMOST
FINISHED WITH
AWARDING BIDS
Some Better System of
Tree Irrigation Is
Needed

Important bids were allocated by
the city council Wednesday night in
conenction with the new water works
system, fininshing up almost com
pletely the projected work to be
undertaken for the next few months.
In every instance the awards were
made in accordance with the recom-
men lations of the consulting engi
neers, and invariably the lowest
bidder was awarded the contract,
in only one instance that rule be-
ing sdeviated from, Cone and Harris
estimating that an. additional ex-
penditure of around $500 would
mean an ultimate saving of $1,000 as
greater efficiency was secured.
- "The board is very we'll pleased
with the bids that have been sub
mitted,' remarked Mayor Will II.
Lavayea, "as the low bidders on
first-class Stuff, and the firms who
have secured the awards are organic
ations of splendid reputation. We
the consulting engineers in every
instance, and Mr.. Harris has been
very painstaking i'll preparig his
reports, which are readily under
standable by every one of the pub
lie officials, and the contractors
themselves acknowledge his finds are
uncontrovertible.' -
Successful Bidders
De Laval Steam Turbine company
pumping machinery, $l2,9945.
/, Crane and Company = Valves
$2425.ea, class \ lead pipe $l836.55
=, American Cast Iron Pipe company
cast iron pipe $40, 1886, east iron
fittings S2l35.67.
Machine Pipe and Supply com
pany-pig lead and oakum $43S2.70.
aterworks Supply Co.-Fire hy-
drants $3170.95, corporation and
curb cocks $53760.
Hartley Camp Construction com
pay-laylng of mains and installing
FITTINGS ana including services $22,-
229.40, this amount covering install
Iation of fittings already mention
ed.
Having disposed of the bids an
estimate of $500 prepared by City !
Engineer +. G. Dyer for the installa |
ion of a four inch water main from
twelfth to l4th street on State was
agreed to, and the work will be pro- !
,eeded with.
Thee. II. Lohman appeared before !
he board asking for sewer and wa
er between 18th and 14th streets
between State and Olive, as he has
started development scheme and
needed sewer and water as far as
18th street. He was preparing to
,ut in septic tanks if the work could
l0t be done, and the engineer will
prepare report.
Starts Two Buildings
"lIow many building are you
,attiug up!' asked Mayor Lavayea.
~ am going TO build up the
,hole block with modern residences,
nd have secured permits for two =
ow to be started immediately"
Lohman.
Estimates were presented by the
ngineer for sewer extensions, these
eihg eight inch sewer line, Block
7, Mira addition $780,; eight inch
,wcy on State, Ninth to i4th, $l4O5,
nd eight inch line west on State
ON Ninth to 1lth, thence north to
ock TO-, Third addition, thence !,
est through blocks 10 and 10 to /.
Ith street, $1,000. The work was :
,cided on, provided the 20 feet !
ght of way is secured. I,
Discussion at length took place on ;,
lie p!atning of trees OH various !
reefs, the numbers required hav- .
g been published already. On
lghton avenue from Fifth TO u
ighth streets the residents prefer q,
nbrella and pepper trees, and n
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