Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1907-01-18 | Page 2 | Proposals to Build Canal

PROPOSALS TO BUILD CANAL lowest bidders would make if awarded the contract washington the rho opened by the canal commission for the en ell tire lire cou constitution stun ion of the panama canal were as low as aa had bad been elpi acted by experts on voik for some time it has been known that several members of the believed 7 per cent on the estimated cost of construction would be a fair remuneration lor a contractor conti actor under tinder tile the form by the commission iha iba loest proposal wit thil of william J oliver of knoxville and an son af bans of new yolk city who offered to do the woi k for 6 75 per cent on the estimated coat la Is lover lo than had bad been expected ranting granting that the estimate of oo 00 for the construct un of the banal anal which has len frequently en of in congi pbs is accurate the ie of 0 the oliver danga Bangs corn coin bli bl nallon kaLlon would mould bo be 0 4 0 in vise case it was mas to he be awarded the contract much discussion liaa has brn caused by the great in tie the only tour four bids received as they ranged from 6 76 75 to 28 per cent