Show I NEWS FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES IN SALT SAL T LAKE DISTRICT I PROVO PAVING BIDS HELD UP Read Approved as y Legal Obstacles Block Project J PROVO PROVO g Perplexing legal questions ques ues' ues and new developments he held hed d up bidding on the northeast paving project Tuesday morning and set up obstacles ob ob- stad s that probably will delay the project two months mo more e. e Although approximately 20 representatives of oC contracting firms were present no bid had been submitted at 10 a. a m. m The commissioners finally finally final final- ly voted to read vertise notice of ot intention intention intention in in- to create the district in in order to unravel some of the tangles Several obstacles had arisen to toS S block the progress of ot the thc project Chiefly they were 1 Some c contractors had prepared bids on the basis of ot taking the city bonds at the usual market discount others had believed the city would guarantee these b bonds or on ona ona ona a c cash sh basis 2 Property owners in the district in question have been demanding a 3 24 foot 24 width of surfacing rather than the 18 foot t width specified 3 i. i Demand has come from taxpayers ers to enlarge the thc scope of ot the project taking in more streets than were set et forth In the thc original publication of notice Legally these streets cannot cannot can can- not 1101 be included without advertising At the thc time the district was created created cre cre- the commissioners believed the federal works program was to be dis dis- continued Since then however it appears appealS the P PV W V A program will be resumed and arid Provo city will be able to borrow the money necessary for forthe forthe forthe the project Agree rec to J It was obvious as details of the project were explained Tuesday that contractors would have to have a amore amore amore more definite understanding as to whether they were bidding on a cash or a bond basis One bidder was apparently read ready to submit figures and take special improvement bonds according according- to the regular bidding program program pro pro- gram taking a chance on marketing the bonds himself With the bonds selling considerably below cents on n the dollar however and with littie little lit lit- tIe tle market for them at pres present nt it was readily seen seen- that such a bidder was hot on an eye to level with those who were prepared to bid on a cash basis To aTo get this whole thing clarified a arid and d to work toward getting the job done seems the only way out Mayor Smoot declared City Attorney Raymond Holbrook al also o advised this step in view o of the circumstances and Commissi Commissioner ner J.E. J. J I E. E Snyder er put the motion S The majority of the contractors that the comm commissioners took the only logical step |