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Show FDR LOCI BUILDER OF EWHIGH SCHOOL Indications Arc That P. J. Moran Will Be Awarded the Contract. Salt Lake City's new high school building will bo erected, Its hoiltlll,' and ventilation plant Installed at a cost but little In excess of $S00,000, and woll within with-in tho amount of money available for tho purpose. Rids were opened yesterday by the city board of educntlon and most of thorn coinu within the limit of funds on hand. Tho, bids were referred to the committee com-mittee on buildings and grounds, which will report. Wednesday evening, and the contract will bo awarded. The contest has virtually narrowed down between two bidders, the James Stewart company find Patrick J. Moran. The Stewart company's first bid Is tWJ lower than Momn's nnd If terra cotta blocks aro used In place of plnstrr. Mo-rnu's Mo-rnu's bid Is an additional $.i;ir0 higher. In addition, the Stewart concern promises prom-ises to complete tho building by June. 15, 1113, while Moran stipulates August 1 as the dale for turning over the completed com-pleted structure to the board of education. educa-tion. Both bids are approximately SO.OOO lower than the bids first made . Rut, despite th fact that the Stewart company's com-pany's bid is slightly more advantageous than Moran's, tlin fact that the latter is a local man probably will net him Ihe contract. II. V. Van Pelt moved that tho contract he awarded P. .1. Moran. but Mathonlhah Thomas suggested that tho matter ho referred to the buildings aiid grounds committee and (his action was taken. After adjournment, several members mem-bers of tho, board Indicated -.heir preference prefer-ence for tho .Moran bid. "It is worth a great deal to the city to have the work done by a local mnn." I hey declare. Eicht bids wore submitted, but one of tho number was not accompanied by a certified chock and was not considered. Tho bids read wcro as follows: James Stewart company. S432.fi"0, completed com-pleted June l"i. 1113; P. J. Moran, $135,-olO, $135,-olO, completed August 1, 11U3; Olson & Johnson, $411,000, completed August IS. 1013; Rmllnc & Leller, ?-152.000. completed September 1, lH3; George. Curley. 5-J7S.S00. completed July 1, 1913; Campbell Rulldin company, ?IS2,000. completed August 25. 1913; Oliver Hodgson, $520,3CS, completed September 21. 1913. |