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Show SOUTHERN Page Two SOUTHERN UTAH HEWS UTAH NEWS Every Thursday at Kanab and St Birr George, Utah M.WAVS i AtWGBY Errol G. Brown, Editor and Publisher COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS Darloe Brinkerhoff, Orderville Berneete A. Tait, Mt Carmel are Allen Cox, Alton matter October 6, 1944 at the Entered as second-clas- s the Act of March 3, 1879. in under office Utah, Kanab, post All communications and Items for publication must be signed by the writer, whose name need not appear In print Write on one side of paper only. Use no abbreviations. All communications subject to acceptance as the judgement of the publishers may determine. MEMBER UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION Subscriptions $3.50 per year, $2.00 for Six Monthj may not agree with what you say, to the death, your right to say defend T it Road Commission. Jim Rawles who operates the U.S. Weather Bureau station in of Dated this 30th day March, Sealed proposals will be re- 1957. Winslow, Ariz., was visiting and ceived by the State Road Com- STATE ROAD COMMISSION attending to business in Kanab mission of Utah, State Capitol, OF UTAH this week. Salt Lake City, Utah, until 2 oclock p.m. Tuesday April 16, 1957, and at that time publicly opened for construction of 3 Concrete Structures in Kane County, the We Representatives for same being situated on F.A. Route No 35 at Johnson Wash, Seamans Wash and Petrified WEST COAST LUMBER Wash indentified as Federal Aid 1st Contract. Project No Wholesale and Retail The length of structures to be constructed or improved is 0.023 miles, and the principal items of work are approximately as Inquire At No. 23 Push Trailer Park follows: or write Box 5S3, Kanab 1415 Cu. Yds. of Concrete Class A. 252.500 Lbs. of Reinforcing Steel and 4100 Lin. Ft. of Piles (other than Timber). Prequalification of bidders is required. Prior to any bidders receiving plans and specification,, it will be necessary that the bidders have on file with the Utah State Department of EnTwo neighbors, Miss Jane and Miss Bea, gineering, completed and approved, the required Prequalification Statement pertaining to Met each Thursday for years just at three contractors experience and financial condition. They talked of high prices, The attention of bidders is directed to Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the Newfangled devices, contract. The minimum wage paid to all And nibbled on skilled labor employed on this contract shall be $2.65 per hour. The minimum wage paid to all pound cake and tea. intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be $2.10 per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be $2.00 per hour. But pur story turn gloomy and gray; The attention of bidders Is directed to the fact that this ComMost reluctantly Jane moved away. mission has been advised by the Wage and Hour Division. U.S. Though they mt meet til fall, Department of Labor, that contractors engaged in highway construction work are required ' ' Jane said brightly, We'll call, to meet the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of And long distance 1938, (52 Stat 1060). Plans and specifications are on file in the office of the State can brighten our day! Road Commission, Salt Lake City, and the office of Its District Engineer at Richfield, Utah where they may be reviewed by Prospective bidders Specifies tions, forms, proposal plans will So each Thursday precisely at eight be furnished at Salt Lake City, depositing $2.00 which will be returns the plans within seven (To enjoy the low after-si- x rate) days after the opening of bids. Each bidder must submit a letter from an approved surety comMiss Jane and Aim Bea, pany guaranteeing to furnish said bidder with required bond. Bubbling over with glee, The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Use long distance for Cash, certified check, cashiers check, or approved proposal guarantee bond for not less than each five per cent of total ammount of bid made payable to the State Road Commission must accompisnt thar someone any each bid as evidence of good faith and a guarantee that if whoso voica you'd the contract, the bidder lika to hear tonight? will execute the contract and furnish contract bond as requir- Notice To Contractors YOUVE COT TO REDUCE! OFFICIAL PAPER OF KANE COUNTY, UTAH Published Thursday, April 4, 1957 but I will Voltaire County Fails To Keep Accurate Records of interesting developments were brought about this week in checking into the past history of the land supposedly owned by Kane County and which was more or less rented Commissioners recently for $50 per month by the Kane County recorded on minutes without being in their last meeting, any same by D. M. Tietjen, Clerk. Accurate checking will be required by a qualified auditor to tell how much has been collected on this property since July 8, 1930 at which time a Warranty Deed was given the, re- -, County by G. D. and Emily R. MacDonald. There are no week. cords that we could find in checking this We gained the following from the Clerkji minutes as recorded; On May 5, 1930 the County authorized payment of $4250, for the Clarence D. Judd home which had to be moved from the comer of First East and Center Street to give for the present highway. $200 was paid in advance to Frank Ridder to move the house. In the minutes of July 7, 1930 James E. Bunting met witl the board and offered as a bid on Clarence D. Judd house, $2500, payable in following order:Onehalf down and the other f in four months. Same being rejected by Commission, and Clerk was instructed to sell same at private sale to anyone whom would pay $3000, this included lot 4ljX12 rods back. On Oct. 13, 1930 with two Commissioners and Clerk, D.M. Tietjen, and County Attorney present, the following minutes were made: Clerk was instructed to write Dan Heaton and tell him that County Commissioners had been advised they could not sell C. D. Judd house and take stock for payment. Minutes of Nov. 14, 1930 in part reads: The Clerk was also instructed to pay off the debt of $750 for the Macdonald lot as soon aj money was available in County Road Fund. The deed to the property from Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald has set in the County Clerks office since July 8, 1930 and up to this morning, Thursday April 4, 1957 has never been recorded, or put on the records in any way that we could find. No accurate description of the property is available other than on the deed itself. A lot right-of-wa- y one-hal- When Funds Are Short Notice To Contractors Sealed proposals will be received by the State Road Commission of Utah. State Capitdl. Salt Lake City, Utah, until 2 oclock p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 1957, and at that time publicly opened for construction of a Concrete and Steel Structure in Kane County, the same being situated on F. A. Route No. 35 at Blue Pool Wash 3.5t Miles Northwesterly from the State Cine identified as Federal (2 ) 2nd Aid Project No. Contract. The length of structure 1o be constructed or improved is 0.031 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as Utah-Arizon- a follow's: 320 Cu. Yds. of Concrete Class A," 69,500 Lbs. of Reinforcing Steel and 165,700 Lbs. of Structural Steel. Prequalification of bidders is required. Prior to any bidder's receiving plans and specification, it will be necessary that the bidder have on file with the Utah State Department of Engineering. completed and approved, the required ITequalifica-tloto Statement pertaning contrctors experience and financial condition. The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract shall be $2.65 per hour. The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on this contract shall be $2.10 n per hour. hour. The attention of bidders is directed to the fact that this commission has been advised by the Wadge and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that contractors engaged in highway construction work are required to meet the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, (52 Stat 1060). Plans and specifications are rected to the fact that this and Hour Division, U.S. on file in the office of the State Road Commission. Salt Lake. City, and the office of its District Engineer at Richfield, Utah where they may be reviewed by prospective bidders, Specifac-tios- , Proposal forms, and plans will be furnished at Salt Lake City, on depositing $2.00 which will be refunded, providing bid-e- r submits an acceptable bid and returns the plans within seven days after the opening of bids. Each bidder must submit a letter from an approved surety . company guaranteeing to furnish said .bidder with required bond. Th right to reject any or all bids Is reserved. Cash, certified check, cashier's or approved proposal check guarantee bond for less than five per cent of total amount of bid made payable to the State Road Commission must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith and a guarantee that if the contract, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish contract bond as required. additional information Any may be secured 'at the office of the State Road 'Commission. Dated this 30th day of March, ed. 1937. Any additional information STATE ROAD COMMISSION may be secured at the State OF UTAH Corn-Wag- e all unskilled labor employed on The minimum wage paid to The $1,890 shortage turned up by an audit of three years of this contract shall be $2.00 per Salt Lake County Clerks office records should teach at least three important lessons to all concerned with public funds. 1 Those responsible for allowing loose office or accounting bear almost as procedures heavy a moral responsibility as the Group Insurance Programs are now employe who takes advantage of the looseness to steal from the public. Lead us not into temptation are not idle words. availabe for any worker, or families, I In addition to being handled tlirough sound procedures, all. funds should be subject to audit often enough to deter public connected with the Glen Canyon Dam dishonesty in handling them. I 2 Small Project through Mutual of Omaha dishonesty always leads to bigger dishonesty. The $318 shortage originally discovered was only a symptom of even bigger problems. Any time a discrepancy of a single dollar is discovered, it is time for a through check of the books. JUDD INSURAtiCE AGEKCY 3 Even partial secrecy in such matters is never good public policy. Had the attempt to ease the erring employe out without Life Fire Auto Casualty public attention succeeded, the larger shortage may never come KANAB, UTAH to light. Public confidence in all public administration is weakened when such attempts are made. Editorial in Deseret News, April 3, 1957 In d tete-a-tet- e. SSSS SltMMI the Monopoly States Groupwhere people must order by brand name they call for ECHO SPRING more than any other Straight Whiskey! J sa HELP WANTED And if you Transitmen Draftsmen & Chainmen too, why not try it today! FIRST STATE BANK OP SAUNA on Civil EngineerSAUNA, UTAH ing Project More customers call for Echo Spring in the group of Monopoly States than any other straight whiskey! 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