| Show Airport Project Snags Cleared by Board The Salt Lake City commission untangled a snag in the airport expansion program at t a special meeting Thursday and actual work on the project will start immediately Scheduled to start Sept 1 the construction ion of runway extensions a parking lot and a a. runway lightIng lighting light- light Ing lag system was wa's was delayed at the thelast last min te when contractors contractors contractors tors refused to sign agreements requested by the commission The commissioners asked the two low bid contractors contractors W. W. W W W. Clyde Construction Co Spring- Spring yule and the Vance Electric Co Salt Lake Lake to to sign papers agreeing agreeing agree- agree ing ng not to demand certain portions of the contract money until the Uhe the city received the money from the civil aeronautics administration The Clyde firm flatly refused t to sign the agreement nt although the electrical firm orally agreed to to the demand The improvement program at atthe atthe atthe the airport is being partially fi financed financed ti- ti with C A A A. funds The federal agency is paying 62 of See Page 2 Column 1 11 AIRPORT PLANS PiANS Continued ed from Pare Page One the cost the city will pay 38 and nd the state has offered to give Salt alt Lake to help pay the cost Frank B. B Streator chairman of the Salt Lake airport cou council appeared appeared ap ap- ap before the commission Thursday and said that after a special council m meeting eting Wednesday Wednes day afternoon the council recommended recommended recommended mended the commission waive Its ita demands for the written agree ments Pointing out that tha rk must berush be rush rushed d to beat the fros frost Mr Streator emphatically asked the commission to change its is mind The council firmly believes believes it would be neither either wise nor fair to change chango contractors at this time Ume Ume he said If we miss the boat now we wont won't have ha runways at atthe att attie t tie the e airport this win winter er Waive Vahe Written Contracts Contract The commission voted to waive the demand for written ritten agree agree- ments Cit City Commissioner John B. B Matheson cast the only dissenting dis s vote In explaining his stand Mr Matheson said ho he does not feel teel the city should let out a contract without signed agree agree- menta monte to protect Itself However Commissioner Fred told the commission he heh h had d received assurance from CA C-A C-AA C A officials In the regional of office ot of- fice lice in Los Angeles that the governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- share of the money will wil willbe willbe be made available promptly according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to previous agreements The commission officially accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac the low bids bid of the tho two contracting firms in another action action ac ac- ac- ac tion and Commissioner Tedesco promised that work on the projects will be rushed to be bet beat t the weather 4 A i H |
