Show MORAN L LOW ON PRICE BUT LONG LONGON ON TIME liMIT LIMI T WHEN bi bids s for tor the excavation an antI and d v grading of tIle the capitol grounds ground s were opened yesterday a afternoon by a n quorum of ot the state capitol commit I sion sian it was found that P. P J. J Moran was wa s tho the lowest bidder hidde- offering oftering to do the tho work for Cor 1 15 cents a a. yard although h his time limit for tor the completion of the thc work is April 1 D D. D B. B Brinton oft offers rs to do it by February 15 15 but wants 21 1 Cents cento per yard Whether the commission will save monc money b by taking tho the lower bid Lid for tor the lon longer cr time or rush tho thio work by paying th the hl higher hor amount will bo be de do- do e- e at a meetinG of ot tho the entire com corn mission this morning Opinion n seems scorns to bo ho that tho commission might welcome wel wel- come como the sl slower grading rading as ns it would give gl it moro more time to consider tho the various changes on oil th tho building Itself In the interim Thus when tho the work worle was completed tho the plans for tor a perfect capitol would bo ho completed This behot be bo- bo hot lief is borne out by the tho fact that as thero there are arc cubic cubio yards of at excavation and grading to be done Morans Moran's cost at 15 cents would be while Willie Brintons Brinton's work worle would cost coat 14 14 or more than third one-third more Tho Thio different bids to bo be considered tory today aro arc as follows D. D I B. B Brinton Brinton 21 21 l cents per cubic cubio yard completed February i 1 15 1913 lI Homan Idman man Brothers 29 cents per pet cubic yard completed May 7 7 John Holt Holt 37 cents per pcr cubic yard ard completed March Iii 15 Joseph 2 23 cents per cubic cubla yard rd completed February I 21 P P. J. J Moran Moran Moran-Hj cents per cubic yard ard completed April 4 1 1 Enoch Smith Smith 50 50 cents cento per cubic yard completed March 30 I All AU bids were accompanied b by ecrU J tied fled checks The Thc plans of ot Architect R. R were for tor double bids on excavating excavating ox- ox ex ex- and antI grading with tho dirt l left eft on tho grounds or for the dirt beIng beug be be- ing l ug hauled u away way The fhe con contractors tractors Ig it- Ignored Ig- Ig nored this tilts feature of ot tho the bidding If the dirt stays stas on the tho ground it will ultimately go 10 into the fill of ot several sev sev- sev eral oral hundred thousand yards which will vIll willbo bo be made matIe at some lator later date for tor the beautification of or tho the capitol grounds I IThe The Man who hasn't been over OYer the Rock Rocky Road doesn't docant know how v to Val Value uc tho the Easy Going |