Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-22
VALLEY FIRMS
GET CONTRACT
ON ROAD WORK
& Wedegartner
And F. P. Noel
wrath Are Successful
Bidders on 80 Miles

Bids opened Friday for construc-
ton Of 80 miles of concrete paving
IN Cameron cotG.y were the closest
n lowest ever received by the
county, members of the commits
fioners' court stated. Dodds & We'd
cgartner, Inc, of San Benito, and
j. p. McElwrath Of Harlingen were
successful bidders, the former Sc
curing contracts for 1874 miles and
the latter las miles.
The total cost Of the 80 miles WI
he $649,9l5 or an average Of $I.S8
per square yard. as compared with
S1-92 per square yard on the AZ miles
of the previous letting. or this
amount Dodds & Wedegartner. Inc,
will receive $34s.556.5O, and F. p
MeElwrath 1901 1853. The ten pro-
lects comprise a total of $3.50
square yards.
Engineers stated Saturday that a
comparison. of former contracts in
dieates that the bids submitted Sat-
urday were the lowest ever received
on concrete paving in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
worth, Kan, submitted bids on all
p~royects, but were outbid by their
valley competitors. All three bid
ders submitted the same price on
the grade work, IS per station, and
the bids on concrete work and re-
Enforcing steel were remark by
close. On one three-mile project.
n East Browne tract boulevard.
NcEiwrath and Dodds & Wedegart-
ner bid the same figure-S57. 225.
On a number Of other projects there
was a difference Of only a few hun
dred dollars.
Dodds & Wedegartner were low On
two OF the four projects in the san
benito precinct and tied with Me-
Eiwrath on another. On motion or
Commissioner A. v. Logan contract
on all five projects was awarded 10
Dodds x Wedegartner.
Following are the bids on the ten
projects designated:
Old Point Isabel road from
Brownsville city limits to Puente
Guadalupe. approximately 10 miles:
stanton, $105,395; McElwrath. s99.-
1y5; Dodds & Wedegartner, $IO0.I32.
The contract was awarded to Neil
wrath.
Fourteenth street road from end
nj paving on FL Jardin boulevard to
eermiliion venue approximately
rs miles: Stanton, SS4, 702; Me-
Elwrath, $79,316; Dodds a. Wede-
tgartner, SS0,566. McElwrath was
rawarded the contract.
Rangerville road from highway IL
zouth. approximately 3.5 miles,:
Stanton, S7b,73s; McElwrath. $7O,-
.0sb; Dodds a. Wedegartner. 500, 492.
ContraI to Dodds 4 Wedegartner.
Rio Hondo east road from San Be-
nito-Rio Hondo road to East Browne
Tract boulevard. approximately ~
miles: Stanton, S44 900: McElwrath,
.of1,55O: Dodds A. Wedegartner. s42.-
ITO. Contract 10 Dodds e. Wede-
Fartner.
East Browne Tract boulevard from
Rio Hondo east road to the Fresnos
road, approximately 3 miles: Stan
ton, sci 800; McElwrath, S57,225:
Dodds 4 Wedegartner. s57,225. Con-
tract to Dodds & Wedegartner.
Military road from La Paloma 20
Los lndios, approximately 5.5 miles:
stanton, Si0S,15s; McElwrath, $685.
90; Dodds e. Wedegartner, $I02, 92i.
Contract TO Dodds & Wedegartner.
Pslmetal boulevard from Harlin-
gen city limits east, approximately
20 miles: stanton. S5s,2S1: Neil
wrath, s49.763; Dodds & Wedegart-
ner, $6l,729. Contract to McEl-
wrath.
Grimes roa from Harlingen-Rio
Rondo road east, approximately IS
miles: Stanton, Ss4,92S; McElwrath.
SI5,085; Dodds g. Wedegar.ner, SIS
b9S. Contract 10 McElwrath.
Dillworth Crossing road from
Highway II TO the Arroyo Colorado
approximately 2.5 miles:s STATION.
SfS,e33; McElwrath, s46.s39: Dodds
& wedcgartner. $45,651. Contract to
Dodds g. Wedegartncr.
Alta Palmas north road from
Highway II north, approximately
~ miles; Stanton $32,7lT: McEi-
wrath. $3i,577; Dotds & Wedegart-
ner, $31 .094. Contract to Dodds 4
Wedegartner.