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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1909)
VUL. I. NU. 136 $72,000 STREET ORIGINAL BID REFUSED; PRIVATE CONTRACT. ENTERED INTO COST REOUCEDpTO -12.15 City Counca Decide to Accept War ren Construction . Co.'f Bid With Alterations, and the Same Was So Ordered Cost at Minimum. At a special , meeting of the council, last night : the bid of the Warren Construction Co.; for the paving of sixteen, blocks of street with .. bitulithic hard surface pavement was accepted. On condition that the company be given until July.1910 to com plete the work, the bid was re- .4.iaaxa frn t rr .1 ' ' uuww; $&.xo per square vara: excavation to 60 per square yard ; and curbing, sixteen inches deep, j w o.j.ixaut itnera ana Municipal Judge. Denman were Tro4-wii-VT ;'x ;x'' 1 xracr.witn the company,, , all the exception of Irvine, -, concur ring. $ This contract will be in the nature of a private one, and Councilman Irvine objects to all such contracts. Comparative Figures This bid of the Warren nermle wa3 accepted because the council was convinced that the quality of paving provided for can . not be secured for less money. Mr. Abercrombie, representative . of the Portland concern, was pres ent and gave the following fig vires on the . cost of paving in other cities oi the state:. ; - Ashland, $2.52 and $2.42. Medford, $2.50 and $2.40. Eugene, $2.25'arid.$2.20. " Albany, $2.50, $2.25 and $2.18. Salem, $2.13 to $2.17. The Dalles, $2.03. Twin Falls, 32.5a ;' ? : . r , Nampa$2.52f"i - t He explained that the varying prices ar due wholly to varying conditions m the cities. At The Dalles the company was given the use 1 of rollers ' and rock crusher and laid a four-inch ma cadam base before pressure, while at other places a four-incti base after pressure was required. The distance rock must be haul ed enters largely into the cost The .second . contract comes cheaper because of the fact ; that the plant is installed ready for use. A bitulithic plant is an ar rangement of considerable mag nitude. ; Chance for Local Men As stated in a former issue. the Warren Construction W Co.. does not care to build sidewalk and curbing. The contract made last night; was . made with , the understanding that the city can if it chooses, have local men put in the ? walks and - curbs. If the city can get : a local bid of 40 cents and 45 cents, 4, or less, for curbing and 12 cents for. side walk, this work will not be left for the Warren people. Talk About Cheap Paving. The following letter received from a Southern California engi neer of high repute was intro dUced, read and placed on file for investigation. The letter was written to Frank Groves and reads as follows: . Tn reply to your inquiry of of September 11th in regard to oiled macadam - pavement, I would say that I ; have had no experience laying -'this r class of pavement in a Northern climate. I do not recall "the location of Corvallis, but I am familiar with the climate at Salem, and would say that if your conditions are simuar.to the conditions ; ex isting at Salem, an oiled macadam pavement ywould be:, successful and very desirable- (unless on your heavily traveled... business streets where teams may stand) provided you could secure 1 the highest class of heavy - asphaltic oil from Southern California,' such as we are using here. There is a very great difference in oil for road paving, -and unless you have the proper quality - it may - not " be' a success. You should have oil containing not less than 75 per cent asphalt or a carefully prepared residum of Southern California oil, contain ing 80 per eent-' asphalt and not more than 0.2 1 per '- cent, ' of - or ganic matter, nor more than -2.5 per cent: of sulphur. - :'; ' , "Our oiled macadam ; is cost ing irom i to 10 cents as square NOW FINISH ED thick, and will hold .550,000 gal- some may differ as to whether ions. - it is built something like, the rierht thine was Hnno ft io foot for pavement ; seven 'Cinches abarrev tapering at both : ends," -certain- that the public has reason tmcK, with rock at about 70 cents . i "VkWu auriace: ox cement wwb.w lux.-yu me con- a ton at the quarry, the cost" de- lv eiauc mcnes tnicK, the- mac wm o urougnc aoout pemgargelorrnh amount woauiHK-ioiEcir uii- me1 amuui l io-i- voir being covered with two mat. i voirs, liAfa . uuu Uioiouug li JLL1 I . . w transporauon. For very ; heavy 6 ""aiu supervisor grading of ..course' the cost SchuItz, employed by the 'city to would bestill higher, fc t, ; - Some asphalt-concrete ' pave ment has been laid here for ; h si a. io eigne, incnes thick, - the- niaiwm ue urougnt aoout . ' rT. J7"& t- entireinner surface of theTesery &eaddition-of - theseTeser- rush on. Mni Miller persuaded I6 - . voir beins covert with twn .not. i voirs. - ;r r- - : - the young ladies to' emit and 'in i n&ht-of- south rk; j- il I A.J . m it .; . . council concluded mat vYvxxjs. a xcw caocs uj. uiun- goiien. t aii went home and the t r -ss- .xt, . ... . . i . , j nut ui iLis auair. uiena ai, ijaKeview the schools ,1C1C iU1 - - , meeungs are oemg held. Several street paving, in . a manner al- P03 1W f fk Wheri agd aths have resulted from the most identical with the Warren as to e location, he-said that it; disease, which seems to be of a w "SSL w OTy ,a?a i very virulent type "v uxiiiuuity ever neeo oe expected. Brothers method, as low as 15 cents per square foot for a pave ment five inches thick, with very light street grading, dur ing the . financial . depression. Warren Brothers have practically topped the laying of this . class of pavement, however, without paying royalty.? I think ; they are asking about 1J cents '- a square foot on this class of work. " I understand ' that a pavement very similar to what the Warren people have been laying in Portland can be laid "here now for between 15 t and 17 cents a square f oot after satisfy--inff .the royalties. I presume the Warren people are asking very much higher prices when they i do the work: a themselves strictly in accordance with their patents. The 'prices I have given you for paving And royalty in connection with , the asphalt-. concrete.forWarren method. 'are approximate only and - given from memory. p ! " ; ' ':' " I should1 recommend -" as phaltic concrete or the Warreh method or some similar form of hard pavement for city streets under heavy travel . .; ; ; j i. Very truly yours, j, v-A. E. Lodger. v Chief Engineer of Los Angeles County Highway Commission, MARRY ME fjCf- t - r.iY m And I- will buy "our wedding ring at, BmitWs the jeweler; 151 Madison street;- who carries an up-to-date line of jewelry; watches,;" clocks, ; silverware, loving cups a and cut t glass. .Watchck':aiidwelrytc pairing a specialty. Engraving tree or charge to. .customers, All work guaranteed. Mayor 'Watters . Council Johnson and Robinson, and A. P. Johnson, Atty. Bryson, Water commissioners Harris?. THnrOfi ledge and Miller, and the writer, visited the site of the reservoir this morninc. Nn nnc toqo m. .. . fj. . i o- - ' nuo auiu FINE ADDITION TO WATERWORKS :toifi"d &ny Particular fault with .What: rho7 qqw . . All -T 4. ABOUT READY FOR USE both: reservoirs should be cover- " ei over with screens to prevent WILL HOLD 500,000 GALLONS 11 Is reported that cM- xV" DuureumcB gu tiiere 10 piay, and there is danger of fatal ac- Built on Elevation West of City Will T enA',UnleSS a ' ence is built ' . n , tauouiine reservoirs, or screens Oive hine Pressure When Needed, placed over them. ; . Lookf Large Enough to Furnish All ! -This additional reservoir gives Water Needed. . rvams a total water reserve of ouvwu gallons, it is expected that this will m6et any sort of The new reservoir to be added l,ZTlTlY Wltmn . n. ,,. , , . . uicucAi iew years- ne reser ta oorvaihs system-- of water-' voirs are thin o-a Af works is finished and' tomorrow clean and ever filled with the will be officially - turned over to freshest water. The reservoirs the Water Commission. - " Over- hold the overplus "of water that seer Schultz reports that the res- comes down from the mountains ervoir ,is superbly "constructed J Zil? "S? :The fully the equal of the best built erplus is forced up the hill into eisewnere, ana is confident that the reservoir. This is kept fresh the officials can' find no fault." I by reason "of a 'continuous nvpr. The new reservoir is 60x120 flow r?m are outlet at the top of -. xu -r i 2. -mi -ttt , - feet, 14J feet deep, with walls of ei5tVoir a water ' . i - ,, : . v . uuawuu is prouu 01 us most re concrete three feet ,ov,; ..j .x . , ELECTRIC IRON STARTS A FIRE L. MILLER'S ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE. FOR FUMES : NIGHT WATCH TO THE RESCUE PRICE FIVE CENTS finally the nightwatch discovered it was a nrej i , The . only ; real -damage . dons was to Mr- Miller's nervotls sys tem. He was "telp.nTnoTiP .o vuu u his store was on fire and he ran all the way from home. It took three doctors and a veterinarian to revive him. This morning ha walks like he was ' 'ham-strumr. ' Girls Left Electricity On and Iron Set Fire to Pressing , Board Seen ty ; Citizens Who Thought LMiller Was. Doing Some Special Advertising. COUNC BUILD PERU IT reinforced superintend the work, exnressps confidence that good job as j have been closed and no public Ah electric iron set fire to' a pressing board in the rear of F L. ' Miller's drygoods store last night and for a few minutes there Was Ollite a Vinllnhnlnrt about, the place. Nightwatch man Williamson discovered the flames and turned in an . alarm. Z. H. Davis and one of tViA Hnnto kicked in, the front door, and in a few minutes the flames were smothered out - , "' The .fire was the result of , a little carelessness. The pressers ! ; were using the iron at 6 o'clock, Cooper & Newton reported to the council that they had let a contract ' on ; Sept 18' : for the erection ot a corrugated exten sion to their Second street business block, and that on the 20th the Council took action against such buildings. They had gone to some trouble and expense and desired permission to erect the building. This was refused.. . -. The ordinance committee was instructed to draft an ordinance making it, mandatory for pros pective builders .to get permits before beginning work. , It was represented that Steph en Carver and H. M. Stona could not come to any argreement closing up time," and intended to ....... - , T VViUVU U continue work later," there being regarding the removal of an; old .dryer, ...on. - the Carver way on First : street of Washinerton. Tho the young ladies to-quit and 'in the argument the iron was ' for gotten. All went home and the iron finally heated , so. much that it set fire to the covering of the ' pressing .board about 7 o'clock. A.' K. Russ, standing across the street, noted the blaze but thought it to be some electric advertising device. He called others' attention to it and this was CARD OF THAIS Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Davis desire to extend their sincere thanks to the many irienas wno so Kinaly rendered aid and comfort in the illness and death of their son. 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It "may be a new Washing Powder to you, but it has . been thoroughly tested by the Pure Food ' " Inspector and we guarantee( every sack, and if you try "it and it proves unsatis factory, return the sack and we will re fund your money. Wyandotte sells regu- . f lar for 25c, Saturday Special.. . . ...... 15c Men's $4.50 high top Shoes, s '' . Saturday Special, $2.75 Boys' $3.50 high top Shoes, : Saturday Special, $2.00 $l!25 Ladies' Outing Flannel Night Gowns, Saturday Special, 98c 75c Men's Coat Sweaters, 50c Rubbers for Men Women and Children, Saturday Special, 19c New Suits' and Coats Just Received in Our Ladies' : Second Floor Suit Dept.
