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Show By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County Commissioners Commis-sioners approved a low bid of. $14,213 to re-roof the Davis County Library in harming-ton. harming-ton. The low bid was submitted submit-ted by the Utah Tile Company of Provo. DALE BARTON, district supervisor of maintenance for the Davis School District, said the district will pay 50 per cent of the cost. Mr. Barton said the school district has already approved the re-roofing project. The building is jointly owned by the county and the school district. Although the roof is bonded for 20 years, Mr. Barton said the bonding company will not admit liability "since the movement of the building is breaking the roof apart." He said, "It's impossible to see on the ends of gables that t'ne structure is pulling apart." MR. BARTON said there was a lot of leakage last winter and blamed the damage on water, which stands in the saddle of the roof. The roofing bid calls for light-weight gypsum to be used to build up the saddles. The bid also specifies high heat asphalt. Drainage will be provided through roof drains, Mr. Barton said. He said he doesn't approve of the architectural style of the library and is "all for slope on a roof." Mr. Barton said that, though the architects archi-tects claim there is no problem with standing water, he doesn't agree. The original roof cost $2,200. THE COMMISSIONER questioned Mr. Barton and Jeanne Layton, county librarian, as to whether they were aware the roof was bonded. Mr. Barton said the bond only covers the cost of the materials. He said he "really doesn't see the value of a roof bond." The builder assumes no liability for the roof, he said. Miss Layton said the flooding flood-ing in the library basement has leaked under the cabinets in the kitchen. The flooding was confined to the kitchen and hall, she said. COMMISSIONER Smoot moved that the commission authorize the plans presented by Utah Tile. The commissioners commis-sioners voted approval. Commissioner Com-missioner Flint noted that the other bid by Sluki Miller was over $3,500 higher than the one accepted. |