The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
BIDS SUBMITTED
 FOR CEMENT ON. CHILTON HIGHWAY
Board To Determine Its Policy Before Letting
 17-Mile Contract
Estate Capital Bureau

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 17.-- Bids will be opened at the state high way department Friday for the eonstruc- tion of the paved road in Chiffon county, extending from the Sfeby county line to point within about three miles of Clanton, and comprising the northern half of the portion of the Birmingham Montgomery highway in Chiffon county. Action by the commission in awarding the contract is expected when bids have heen tabulated. Bids were opened at the highway department today on ce- hent for the Chiffon county project. The bids for the road work baye been called for in such way a> to make it optional with the state whether it Shall Buy the cement and furnish it to the contractors, or have the contractors fur Hish the cement themselves, depending 1pon which procedure may be found to Be most economical after bidsihaSe been, considered
 In the bids opened today, three bid ders, the Lehigh, Atlas and Phoenix dompanies, were tied for the place ps. low bidder on Portland cement. The Snnount of bids varied in accordance with the railroad station, atswhieh de. livery of the cement was desired. For delivery at Clanton, each of the conn fanies submitted q bid of x$2.57 per Barrel, and at CaIera, $2.51, with bids for delivery at other points ranging be- tween these figures. The Gulf States Portland Cement ccmpapF Fkof Demopolis Subnlitted bids, of $2.6I Der barrel, as In average price forN heliyery at the various points. The low bid for slag- dement, was by the Southern Cement company of Birminghann, $2.10 per bar {el. The amount of cement on which Bids was called wass approximately e6.000 barrels of Portland cement and 36,000 barrels of slag, the slag to be tsed only in. case the asHEface material is of other material than cement, which accounted for the smaller amount of slag required. !
 CulIman Makes Demand--An urgent request for a road to connect Cullman and Guntersville was presented to the state highway commission today by Pro bate Judfe Griffin of Cullman county and Mayor Robertson of Cullman They stated that the popular demand in Gull man county today is for the Cullman- Guntersville lle connection, in preference to the north and south road, which will be part of the Bee Line highway
 The two officials eharacterized this latter road as one which would benefit tourists rather than the local popula- tion.
 Chairman Rogers sated,that the paved road on the North ard South highway : has been selected t0s be built in the 1D24-26 program which would prevent the building at the same time of the connection with Gunteksyille. He stated that the Cullman5 Guntersyille road will be built at some future date, but that the commission feels it to be wise to adhere to the program of work as mapped ou Hor the year ahead, other-; wise, Mir. Rogers stated n t14ere w0nld he innumerabIe requests oyer the state to abandon plans to bgfid .xedrtain rbdds projected for 1824-25 and. build other roads instead. The EhsIiman officials based their argpinent h5zifdiilg thk GuntersviIle cJnnE q f&s di. fif claim that the N 0f is | ls 5.lkh f0atl s already in good upjssl 8il td bear tfsl ls fic. It was stated, haweR that siIriiz lar claims have been made from other parts of the state, to effetcz that q road which has been lles ighated to be built is already in good condition and that it would be best tos ie i sand and build elsewhere. ss sSS
 The commission aad0pted resolution to the effect that, AEsociate Comrnis- sioner Suite and 1A3aistant Highway Engineer McCalla be tii0rized to take the necessary steps t9 put the road from Irondale to the Leeds and Grants Mil road in condition for traffic, A letter. from R. E. Smith IAenib of the leSis- Ature from Jefferson county, had been