| Show PUBLIC CONTRACTS AT LOWER PRICES THAN OTHER YEARS I Public improvement work to the tho of or WAS done dona under su supervision su su- of or the tho department of oC streets I Ian an and Supervisor V V. J. J T. T dur dur- lug ing tho thu year car ending December 31 1 i. i 1112 as ns shown hown by tho the annual l report rupurt of oC Street Supervisor V. W. J. J Tuddenham filed yesterday yesterday yes yes- terIl with tim the commissioner comm of Twenty four contracts for or public Improvements Improvements Im Im- Im- Im c exclusive lo of ot water mains over o which tho the street department has hns supervision were lut Jut during tho the year ear and moro than half halt tile the work oaie on these contracts contract which represent more mora than half a n. million dollars 11 lius be been on completed com corn All the thc contracts will be bo corn com as soon soon as weather conditions permit t The rho last year car as aa shown n b by the report of or the supervisor has hao been boen ono CilO of un unusual un- un unI I usual 1 progress In tho tile pu public bile Improvement Improve o mont ment IIno lino and at lower oust cost to the I property owners than ever over before because because be be- J I I cause of ot tho tile unusual competition that o obtained among bidders and ond the lower prices nt at which the tho work was wn-j awarded rite Tho average bids run ran from 25 5 2 to as much as 60 51 per imer cent cont lower on the principal prin prin- cipal cipul Items of oC expense than in Previous lout iii The Improvements conducted under of or tho the supervisor or during the year y ar and und their value luo consists of oC Sewers I curb curL ont anti and gutter lItter street pay pay- pa lug Ing Ninth North Noath bridge 1 Ninth South street storm sewer sew sow er or 50 water mains 1911 contracts con coil tracts making tho the total of 2 23 Poll tax collections for tor tho the year ear 1912 exceeded those for tor tho thio previous year yearby h by 79 j I the collections for tOl 1912 being as compared with U IS for tor 1911 11 From street opening permits the de department de- de received last Jast year as compared with i 1 collected the thia previous pro year ear PI I rhe A I i s r t f kp n I n tIt flirt O f T M t pa pavements vcr ent iii in iii as us nearly p n perfect condition condition condi condi- I tion as ae po possible Is dwelt upon at length In the tho report of oC the tho supervisor super who wilo de deplores tIc tIc- plon's the fact that pavements have to tobe tobe be cut open after being lal laid for tor tho the laying of gas and water mains anti ami making an and gas gons an and water vater con Ho He urges that in the future when whon paving Improvements are Aro contemplated that notice be ho given to all nU property owners to connect with sewers gas and ond water mains before such pavement Is laid under penalty of ot not being permitted per por- to open the pavements pa to make such stick connections within a period of or three to five 1 0 years cars after afler tho the pavement Is laid In InIe Ie view of oC tho tile fact that th the department department depart depart- ment mont Is required to keep In Lu repair sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks walk sidewalk waterwaYs wa- wa and such like 1110 In all tho tJ paved vod district and its plant is la not such stich us to permit of ot tho the work being done clone as ns It should the tho supervisor Isor recommends that tho thic city provide pro itself with an all aRl turn lum l velair plant t It Is on Oll i of or hal 1 the I urgent or of mo tue city ue tw Sl f says AS S there thero Is an ever e Increasing paved area to tn care for ho c e that the thc cost of such repairs with u IL proper plant would bo lie reduced from SO 30 to lo 40 10 O per pcr cent A A. stone crushing plant to prepare material for foa the macadam streets Is also a nee needed e municipal adjunct as Is la Isa Isa laa a carpenter shop In connection with the tho city barns where all nIl necessary work on wagons was and equipment mo may be bo dono done by the city itself at loss less cost than b by ou concerns A set of or platform sc scales for weighing feed teed and other materials delivered to tho the barns is advised on and a Q new steam steamroller roller i Is a l necessity the report says sars It H. Is pointed out that with t tho addition addi addi- tion of ot about five live miles more of or streets to be taken care caro of or b by the annexation Of or tho the old tide spray sprin sprin- kling wa wagons ons must bo ho changed change into end sprays sprays' at a a.- a. cost ost or of each Cecil or else new flOW ones must be purchased at a a. cost of each I e i tie report iu i snows 1 t k nuns 01 Ui or I six fifty streets have been graded and Since 1 1900 1909 0 until th the tho last year Crosswalks cross Cross- I walks have b been en lal laid at an average cost coH of ot a square yard hut but during tho th last Jast year thc they were laid at an average aver e I age cost of ot 50 60 cents cente a n. square yard ar A total of or 1 square yards were laid at nt this tills average a. price under supervision I of at tho the street department during th the tho last year Contracts awarded wardel In Hl 1312 wore cre com corn under supervision of ot Mr Ir Tuddenham denham as follows Vater Water mains N Main street Center street Terrace av nuo Mains wera lal laid during tile the year by the water vater de tie tie- e- e Sewers Sewers Portion Portion of or e extension between Sixth and anel Tenth avenues and nd A to J M streets East court Rice street Sidewalks Sidewalks Portion Portion of or extension be- be bo bo- tween A and V streets and Third and Eleventh Io avenues Fourth North et n n. n I Slon sion extension between State an and d Fourteenth and Ninth South and city clu limits Second North e extension W. W Third South Street paving paving Fifth Fifth East N N. Mai Main street Curb Curl and guttering Douglas Park lark subdivision extension No 18 16 And th the tho bridge across th the Jordan river at Ninth North was completed earl early in tho the year ear Twenty four contracts lets were lot during durIng dur dur- Ing the year ear as follows Sewer o exten- exten ten ten- sion Washington avenue sewer sion slon Chester uv sewer extension Thompsons cou court t sewer Ver ext extension Menlo avenue extension ton court street paving Second South Third West Sixth South West Vest Temple Ninth South Fourth South sewer BeWel e ex extension ex- ex tension between Fifth South and Ninth South an and East and tho r Rera tion curb and ond gutter Second South on cast east bench district sidewalks W. W Second Sec Sec- ond South In Jordan river district Capt Cap Cap- Capitol Itol t hilt hill dl district Douglas Park second I I street paving second S South I Tenth to Twelfth East curb and gutter gut gut- mont ter north bench district Eel Bol- avenue Orchard square street paving Fifth Filth E East t Tenth to Twelfth South Ninth South storm sewer 81 sidewalks side side- wall walks s. s S Second cond South Second Socon to Third Last East A detailed report rt It Is given gl of ot tho the work that has nas b ben en accomplished on the 1912 contract contract for eight sewer ox- ox tensions el street paving paving- extensions four curb and gutter gotten extensions and three sidewalk extensions two Eighty sidewalk permits were issued by tho the engineer and tho the walks laid by property owners under supervision superVision super super- vision of ot the tho street department |
