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Show ffFORBlDSON ll SYSTEM ; iiiint ' Be Opeon Thursday 1 C-n, October 8, for Making Cement Pipe; other Workby Day Labor .... (or Jivakhig be ceme"' 2 , the improvement of ;?C onwood canal for a dis- , about three and two-Biles, two-Biles, have been adver-Twd adver-Twd will be opened at a , ;ll meeting of the council f;L afternoon, October S, ;', 0W in the city room t 1 library buildnig. It was ; .' d at a meeting of the coun-' coun-' ""Monday afternoon to dis-,-' nth the proposed mass as it was felt everyone sin" favor of the work being j-.e at this time. 'rue meeting Monday was held ,, ,ar the report of Engineer Woodruff W. Cannon, who, with j- c Gates and Arthur Cottam, Eade' a san-ey ot the PrPsed Pject. According to his esti-the esti-the work necessary to be tofwill cost $26,136.26, and jill require three months to riEp.'ete. Pour pipe-making companies hve announced their intention c"; bidding on the work. Only the pipe-making will be let on con-ntt, con-ntt, all other work to be done in force account, with St. George widents getting the preference. Another decision made by the f.mcil Monday was to set a new 72ge scale, to take effect at the art of operations on the canal. This will be $2.50 for men per ay, and $5 for men and teams. It is estimated that if the con-', con-', tract is awarded for the pipe- making on October 8th, actual ; mrk will commence within two ' rets from that date. |