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Show I CONTRACT IS HELD OP Of WOO OMNSE01 He Has Not Yet Signed the First South Street Improvement Matter. Pavement extension Xo. 34. better known as the improvement of First South street, which was authorized Monday Mon-day night wheu the council approved the report of the board of public works awarding the contract to P. J. Moran, lias been held up by Mayor Bransford. who proposes to ascertain the extont of tho city's liabilitj-. In the discussions discus-sions al the council meeting there seemed to be much doubt as to the legality le-gality of the contract and the mayor's decision probably was inspired by "what was said. Mayor Bransford will go into the contract con-tract thoroughly and satisfy himself that the city will be involved in no dif ficnltv by awarding the' contract, before be-fore he signs it. ( ity Attorney TT. ,T. Biuinn was examining the contract Tuesday night, arid it is supposed on the request of the mayor. A number of matters which were passed at Monday night's council meeting meet-ing were approved by the mayor. |