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Show BIDS ARE OPENED FOR STATE HIGHWAY 1 ' Bide were opened yesterday iir the gov- i ernor's board room for about nine milea of state highway between Salt -Lake and Ogden. When this gap Is closed the road to the northern city will be hard surfaced all the way. Ten contractors submitted bids on the work, which was subdivided into three classes of hard surfaced road , construction. Late last nljzrht tt was learned that the final comparisons would . not be completed until this morning:. This work is the first extensive road , work of tho state in the building pro- 1 gram for the coming year, in which Utah ! and the United States government will spend about $,500,000. The work will be commenced as soon as possible and tho shortest time ffiven by any of the contractors con-tractors yesterday fixes the end of the job at 100 days. |