The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-06
Largest Number In History Of
 Highway Dept.
800 Attend Opening of Proposals Advances Construction Date From May to January as Means of Relieving Distress Among Unemployed

Contractors bids received by the Connecticut highway department yesterday on the thirteen road build- ing and bridge projects, the letting of which Commissioner John A Macdonald had advanced from March to January as means of re- Iieving the largest number of bids ever submitted in a single contract letting in the history of the depart ment.
 Of this record breaking total, 1SS of the sealed proposals were for the completion of the work on or before March 31, while the remain ing twenty-two were alternate bids on one project for the completion of work after that date.
 More than 500 contractors, en- gineers and other interested parties were present at the opening and reading of the bids. Due to the fact that the hall of the house of repre- sentatives at the state capitol. where the proposals are customarily opened, was being prepared for to- morrow's inauguration ceremonies. the bid opening was assigned to the old senate chamber, from which the large crowd overflowed into the lob- bies, with scores listening to the reading of the figures from the third floor windows opening into the room.
 With reference to employment on the projects involved in yesterdays bidding. Commissioner Macdonald stated last night that, contrary to an opinion which seems to prevail in some sections of the state, the hiring of labor would not be in the charge of the highway department. but would be cared for entirely by the individual construction firms to whom the contracts are awarded. The contra actors however. will be re- quired so far as is possible to em- rlOy labor from the sections in which their projects will be con- structed.
 The three low bidders upon the thirteen projects are as follows:
 Towns of Canterbury and Lisbon: 26,25O feet of waterbound macadam Joseph Mccormack, East Provi- dence. R. l., $119,025.30; M. A.. Gammino Construction Co.,, Provi- dence, R. l., $126,863.50: A. D. Bridges Sons, Hazardville, $l27,- 257.75.
 Towns of Chaplin and Eastford: 30,884 feet of reinforced concrete l.. Suzio Construction Co.,. Meriden, s2O5,17O.9O; A. D. Bridges Son, Haz- UTuvIIlC, Nb' <N Ni"''- mino Construction Co.,, Providence, R. l., s215, 5,125.84.
 Towns of East Windsor: 7,490 fete of bituminous macadam - D. Mascelli, Bloomfield, $34,O35.67; Jos Battaglia, New Britain. $38,335.32; A. D. Bridges sons Hazardville' $3S.46.65.
 Town of Litchfeld: Reinforced concrete bridge and approaches-J. Doc pu ufn &C1 813.50: Charles Smith, Derby. $22.- 2O9.4O; J. r. Kelly Construction Co, West Haven, $22s552.90.
 Town of Manchester: 6.835 feet of reinforced "concrete--M. A. Gam mino Construction Co.,, Providence. R. l., $35,780.45; New Haven Road Construction Co.,, New Haven, $36.- 5O2.25: Edward Balf Company, Hartford, $36,854.25.
 Town of Milford: 14.5O5 feet or grading and drainage-D. Arrigoni, Middletown, $105.569.42: New Ha- ven Road Construction Co.,, $1o7,- 607.bO: Arborio Road Construction Co.,, Hartford, $1O9,437.42.
 Towns of New Milford & Wash. ington: 31,6O0 feet of reinforced concrete-Osborn Barnes O., pan bury, $21S.799.56: John DeMichiei x Bro. Torrington. $220,970.Sl; Sill man x GOuIrey So'S Di ii"sSPS" $234,431.92. ..
 Town of old Saybrook: 7.O55 feet of grading-Edgwood Concrete Co.. New Haven, $23,9O3.00; A. Brazos X Sons. Middletown. $25,60S;a0; h. Arrigoni, Middletown. $27,8SS.oo.
 Town of sharon: 1900 feet of trap rock waterbound macadam-Chas smith, Derby. s7,ss4.oo; Nickerson Construction Co.,, Torrington, $S,- O55.75: Innis Brothers $l0,232.oo' Thomaston. .o4 70
 Town of Stamford: 17,795 feet Of reinforced concrete-Paul Bacco' stamford, s135,187.1S: John De- Michiel X Bro. Torrington. $l44.- 322.7O: T. F. Foley Construction Co., So Norwalk, $145.S23.35.
 Town of Washington: 9,362 feet of grading and native gravel surface -Osborn-B Barnes company, ,.,db;aI % bury. s6O,408.74: Zoll X DeMicMei'