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Show TO COMPLETE CONTRACT FAR AHEAD OF TIME All public work In the city Is progressing progress-ing rapidly, and especially sewer extension exten-sion No. 186, which Is being dono by Davis & Heuscr, although It was held up for two months In the council. The contractors have until December 31 to finish this extension, but C. U. Heuscr. tho junior member of tho firm, said Thursday night that the work will bo completed by October 10, fifty days ahead of time. The extension calls for the laying of Blx miles of sewer along Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues, from A street to the military mili-tary reservation, at a cost of ?54,000. Mr. Heuser says that all tho work is being dono by homo labor. Ono hundred and fifty men are employed on tho job. The putting In of the sewer requires the excavation ex-cavation of 30,000 cubic yards of earth. The contract was let May 1, this year, but was held In abeyanco by tho council for two months. The original time for tho finishing of tho work was October ai. but this was extended to December 31, after tho holding up of the work. Tho contractors have rushed tho extension, however, and aay that tho additional time will not bo necessary, as tho Improvement Improve-ment will be finished twenty days ahead of tho original date for tho completion of tho work. |