Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
OPEN BIDS FOR
A MORE ROADS
One i'm New Castle Calls For
Extension Of Washington
Boulevard to Penny Hill
BRIDGE FOR DUAL ROAD

Sealed proposals were received
Wednesday by the State Highway
Department on four road construc-
tion projects and contract to
build one bridge, all of which work
will be carried out under the pro-
visions of the National Industrial
Recovery Act. The work will be
financed with the S1,819,088 fund
which will come from the Federal
government as an outright gift to
Delaware. Preference in selecting
workers on these projects will be
given the unemployed on the rolls
of the State Relief Commission
and lists prepared by the labor de-
partment's employment service.
The minimum wage to be paid will
be 35 cents per hour for unskilled
labor and As cents an hour for
skilled labor in New Castle county
and 80 cents an hour for unskilled
labor and 40 cents an hour for
skilled labor in Kent and Sussex
counties. Wilmington will benefit
under this building program as one
of the projects on which bids were
received is the Washington Boule-
ward extension to the Philadelphia
Pike. 1t will connect with the
pike at the top of Penny Hill, near
the State Police Station. The pro-
posals received were as follows:
Contract 1854, Barkers Landing
Bridge, Kent county, bascu1e
bridge: Thomas Earl & Sons, Phil
adelphia, Sill, ,938; Fox Reynolds
Co., Inc, New York, $97, ,682; Seeds
& Durham Co., Philadelphia, S94,-
643.5O; Kolyn Construction Com
pany, Trenton, n. j., S83,7717; G.
D. Collins, Delaware City, S779,-
871; Snyder Engineering Co., Mid
dlesex, N. J., S772,242; Berkett
Construction Co, Vineland, n. J.,
S79, 1888. Contract 224A, Wash
ington Boulevard to Philadelphia
Pike, 1183 miles, 20-foot concrete:
Continental Construction Co., Bal
timore, 56,977.50; Kolyn Con-
struction Company, Trenton, NJ,
$50, ,927. 80; Binham Foster Co,
Philadelphia, $56,963 George &
Lynch, Dover, s5O.624; Gicono
Gentle, Bridgeton, N. j.. SAT, ,952.-
60; d. E. O'Connell & Sons, Will
mington, 1883; Vincent Schiava.
Townsend, S47,572. Contract 281,
Smyrna bridge extension: Fox
Reynolds, Inc, New York, S38, ,761;
Gooden & Clarke, Dover, $31 ,293;
Kolyn Construction Co., Trenton,
N. j., S3O,463; Spear Jones Co,
Middletown, $2S, ,220; Berkett Con-
struction Co., Vineland, N. j., S27,-
OF; West Chester Construction
Co., Mt. Vsrnon. N. X, S24,737.
. Contract 313 Laurel-Bridgeville.
12.107 miles, feet widening, Yer
saggf Bros, Wildwood, N. J., $780,
1856; G. w. Wood, Lancaster, Pa,
500, COS; Kolyn Construction Co,
TrentoS, N. J., S93, ,232; George g.
Lynch, Dover, $85,78S; WaIlen &
Phillips, Salisbury, Mo, sS1, ,32o;
Old Line Construction Co. Chester
town, Md, $s1, 1922; Continental
Construction 90, Baltimore, Md,
$97,691; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln
Csy ,$85, ,595; Berkett Construction
Co, Vineland, N. j., s82,751. Con-
tract -Bridgeville- Harrington,
9.265 miles, feet widening: Gico-
no Gentle, Bridgeville, N. J.. s72.-
900; George & Lynch, Dover, $751;
1880; Long & Phillips, Salisbury,
Md, $77,215; Old Line Construc-
tion Co., Trenton, N. J., SS3, ,106.50
Continental Construction Co., Bal
timore, Md. ,S81 .575; Walter Roach
& Sons, Georgetown, s73,465; w.
w. Truitt, Lincoln City, s74,448.50;
Berkett Construction Company,
Vineland, N. J., SIS, ,216.50.