Show HIGHWAY BOAR BOARD U RECEIVES B BIDS to S Pleasant Grove to Provo Stretch Estimates Are AreT T eo Submitted BIds were received by the tho state road commission Friday afternoon for the tho construction of or the short stretch of ot highway between Pleasant Grove and Provo a n. distance of ot miles A. A D. D Young Co cf of Richfield was wag the lowest bidder at while the highest was that of or the J. J L. L Griffiths company compan at nt which included the tho states state's cost cot Seven bids in all were submitted Ten bids w were re submitted for tor the construction of ot four tour bridges o on the Vernal Myton-Vernal road a n federal aid project James were tho the lowest at tS 7 while that of ot James JamesJ J J. J Burko Burke Co was the highest at Contracts were awarded to today No successor was named to C. C A. A Whiting chief clerk of ot the commission commis commIs- sion don but two names w were re added to the office pa payroll of ot the commission that of ot W. W G. G Hayward as as' as chief draftsman and Jean reinforced reinforced reinforced rein rein- forced concrete designer Feasibility of ot the tho tunnel project on the St. Washington George project Is ts Isto Isto to be investigated by Reuben Simp- Simp son who was designated by the commissIon commission com corn mission for tor that purpose L L. I. I Howes Hc regional director of or the bur bureau burau au of or public roads of ot the government government government govern govern- ment in conference with the commission commission com corn mission together with B. B J. J Finch and anti W. W H H. Lynch of ot tho the Ogden bureau of tho the government talked plainly to the state commission scoring tho the work being done in tho the wa way of or federal aid projects He was waa outspoken and said Of toOt eleven Western states with which I confer conter on road matters the state of ot Utah shows tho the poorest record roc lOC ord without exception in cooperation n with the federal government f in the construction of ot post roads Notwithstanding th tho fact tact that for tor forthe forthe the last hut three years yeara at an average of ot about twice a month vigorous representations representations have been made to tho the state road commission with regard to federal aid I projects not a a. solitary project of ot this class has been com corn Of Ot about in contractual obligations of ot the state wit federal federal fed fed- eral oral government touching on post road rond projects and representing some soma of ot expenditures in all since tho the state directly or with county money supplies SO 50 0 per cent of ot the tho amount less lees than has been paid b by the federal go government to tho the state Tho The to total allotment which Utah mn may use uso of ot tho the federal aid moneys Is about This me I that plans and specifications must be made out and the proper goVernment government government gov goV- Id signatures obtained d for tor more than of at road work before Juno 30 SO next I hope after our conference of ot the the- past pant four tour or five fhe hours hauls that you realize realize realize real real- ize tho situation Tho The best engineering engineer engineer- ing force you can get and with the most expeditious handling of ot the work possible will viiI be required if It the state te of ot Utah Is not to lose a R. part of ot the money available I 1 know that you will regret It vel very seriously If It so 80 much as of at this money from the government Is lost Jost to the tho state Remembering tho the experience once ence of ot tho the last few years when we havo have had to work nights from June 15 16 to the end nd of ot the month to get the Utah projects In shape I may say cay that you YO will havo have to concentrate every very energy enery to tn complete th the details necessary for for- forthe the approval of ot the projects b by the tho government State Engineer Howard Howart C. C Means Menris was wan cho chosen en by the commission to act net for tor It U I In the matter of ot fe federal aid project construction and ho he will submit a a. biweekly report to the federal federal fed fed- eral bureau of or the work being done and also the tho work to be done The session of ot the commission was a n. long longone one continuing throughout the entire day |