Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-17
BIDS ARE LET
FOR PIPE LINE
Five Contractors Try For Woodstock
Job-Pace Construction Co., the
Lowest-Suit Filed

Lowest-Suit Filed
5 Notwithstanding the filing of a NO
tie by Judge F. S. Tavenner, repre-
1 senting the Town Council of Edin
2 burg and George w. Ring, who witt
other interests own mills on Ston
Greek, bids were let Tuesday for tn
construction of the pipe line whicl
} will bring the waters from Nortl
Mountain to the town of Woodstock
The legal proceedings were antici
pated, for ever since the move to &C
quire source of water supply OF
Little Stony Creek has been takinf
form, there has been an undercur
rent of feeling that there would b,
opposition to the diversion of any Of
the streams flow for Woodstock
purpose. Just what will be alleged
in the bill seeking to enjoin the towr
is not as yet matter of record
but it is assumed that the grounds
will be that the flow of Stony Greek
will be deprecated to an extent
which will cause damage to Mr.. Ring
and others, operating mills along the
! course
George E. Irwin and Harrison
Fadeley are made parties to the
plaintiffs side of the injunction pro-
Seedlings, both having material inter
ests in the Stony Creek area.
Z The court clash on the proposition
to give Woodstock gravity system
will come during the month of Au-
gust it is presumed. and 1t is expect
led that every effort will be made to
get a decision ON the injunction as
early as possible so that the work
will not be delayed.
To Cost $4,000
In round numbers the cost of the
undertaking will be approximately
Sis, goo, as the bids are made to
care for contingencies in excavation,
etc. The Pace Construction Co., of
Roanoke, which is now laying the
big pipe line to increase the Staunton
water supply, was the lowest bidder
for trench work, the cost varying ac-
eording to the conditions to be met
in excavating. For solid rock, loose
rock and earth the price per cubic
yard are different.
The Lynchburg Foundry Co., of
Lynchburg, one of the largest manu-
facturers of cast iron pipe in Amer
lea, will furnish the pipe line in con-
nection with the Pace bid
The bids, as accepted, have been
turned over to engineers representing
the Town Council in order that de-
tails may be worked out, and many
legal authorities are of the opinion
that an injunction will be withheld.
as it has been done in cases of like
character.
Five Bids Made
Five representatives of construc-
ton companies were present at the
opening of the bids. Both and To-
inch pipe were figured in the con-
tracts submitted and the bids were
as follows: Pace Construction Co..
for S-inch pipe. $116.316; same size
pipe with leadite joints, $111.750;
10-inch pipe, $149.616.
Boyd Gofroth Co., of Charlotte. N.
C.. S-inch pipe. $117,176: 10-inch
pipe, s153.692.
\ Hartman Co., Charlottesville. Va,
S-inch pipe, s125,515; 10-inch pipe
s157,296.
Monongahela Construction Co.,
Fairmont, w. Va. S-inch pipe. $751;.
3s7; 10-inch pipe, $1s1,7So.
/ Vaughn Construction Co., Roam.
oke, S-inch pipe, S157,560: 10-inch
pipe, s1s1,SS6.
The contract as let will be subject
70 the legal proceedings just inaug.
urated, and of course is contingent,
on the courts action.
Unless. after having acquired the
governments acquiescence to the
Whole scheme, which has been done
: and the securing of all other rights
IN the premises, there is a prohibi
ION by the court to go on with thu
opposition Woodstock will get it.
new water supply from Little Ston.
Creek.