Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-07 | Page 16 | Outsiders Asked to Bid on Paving

OUTSIDERS ASKED TO BID ON PAVING Owing to Question of Materials to Bo Used, However, Contractors Aro Wary. With the bopo of enlivening competition compe-tition for city paving contracts tho city commission has authorized tbe rccordor to advertise in several enstcrn publications publica-tions devoted to contracting business tho nature and extent of the paving improvements im-provements to bo mado in Salt Lake this year. Soveral advertisements are now running nnd the engineering department de-partment has received inquiries from a number of eastern contractors, who contemplate entering tho field. . Tho engineer, Sylvester Q. Cannon, said yosterday that plenty of competition competi-tion already "exists over "tho contracts for curb and gutter and sidewalk work, but that the contractors aro somewhat warv of street paving contracts, owing to fhe agitation as to the kinds of materials ma-terials tp bo used. Several contractors met with raanj difficulties last year in laying Utah rock asphalt, nnd until tho question of materials has beon settled on most of the big contracts to bo let this year lhoy do not intend to tako a hand in tho matter.