The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-20

| $40 ,5S4; Maplewood avenue, darIung
street to Rice Park subdivision, $780,
700; Lemon street from Lake aveue to
| C. N. & r. R., $24,021; Sherman ave-
nue., Durkee avenue to Park avenue,
4S8.446; Sixth avenue, Salem avenue to
north line Highland View, $21,052
Total, $121.029.
| Asphaltic Concrete: Eighth avenue
from Salem av4Hue to Seilick avenue
2G,1Q0; Fairfield avanne, from 2a-
cine avenue 10 6. ". & ". ". r. T..
| So $50; La6cE D:rsc:, Sheridan road
to G. & N. w. +. r., $5,584; North Oak
street, Milwaukee avenue TO Congress
street, $9,122; Seventh avenue, Way
| land avenue 70 Salem avenue, $13,378;
| symmonds street, from Sheridan road
to Pleasant street, $17,45S. Total
$75,577.
| Reinforced Concrete: Jenne street
from Victoria street to Rowland ave.
nue., S20,045; Balm avenue from Salem
avenue to Wayland avenue, S5,82S; Ed
ward street from Market street
] to Grand avenue, $17,095; Erie
street from Tanck avenue to Sell
ma avenue, $7,135; Fleet street from
Tanck avenue to Lincoln park, $1,770;
Grover street from Florence to Selma
avenue, $9,776; Middle street from
! Rowland avenue to Charles street
| $13,735; Newell street from Florence
avenue to Selma avenue, $9,776; Nor
man avenue from Prairie avenue to
north line of Bullamore street, SILL
933; Quinton street, Strong street to
Selleck avenue, $6,S63; Tanck avenue
| from Erie street to Balm avenue, 3d.
080; Third street, Pleasant Place to
Garden street, $11,583; Valentine
street, 1854. Total, $13O,231.
Rider on Gross Bid.
| An interesting situation arose in
connection with, the letting of the con-
tract for the reinforced concrete work
| The bidding was very close on this
work, the Gross Construction company
| of Appleton and the Brennan and
Bounsall company Of Kenosha compel
| ing fer the streets. The Gross com
pany was low on some of the streets
and the Brennan-B ounsall on others
with only slight difference in the
bids
The Gross company had written into
its contract a rider that the bid was
contingent on the receiving Of sap
proximately not less than 10000
square yards"
When the bids were analysed it was
found that Gross was low on 28,80C
yards Of the reinforced concrete work
and Brennan and Bounsall was low
on the remaining 11,700 square yards
There was a difference of $175 in the
and the Gross company, the latter be-
ing that much under the former.
Rider Invalidates Bid.
| City Manager Osborn in his recon-
mendation to the council stated that
| he held that the rider invalidated~ the
| Gross bid and that in consequence the
entire contract for reinforced concrete
work should be let to Brennan and
Bounsall.
| Mr.. Gross representing his company
objected maintaining that approx
mately" was written in the contract
and that his company was willing to
accept the 2S,S00 yards offered. The
council upheld the opinion of the city
manager and the contract was let to
Brennan and Bounsall.
Opinion from several authorize,
| showed that it was customary in cases
of riders, whose conditions were not
met to let the contract to the next low
bidder.
May Add Another Street.
The choice of reinforced concrete
for a large amount of the paving work
brought the total cost down to approx
imately S325,000 whereas it had been
thought that the total would reach
$350,000. This may make it possible
for the city to pave another small
strip this year. Petitions for the paw.
ing of Orchard street from Edward
street to the North Shore tracks anc
of Edward street from Grand avenue
to Milwaukee avenue were passed and
these may be included in this years
| program.