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Show THE CITIZEN 10 Engineering Projects & Building Construction Under Way In The Intermountain States CONSTRUCTION.. ENGINEERING The weekly report of the engineer ing and building construction an nounced by the Associated General Contractors of America, and is as fol lows: .Ora Bundy of Ogden, bidding with Vincennes Bridge Co., of Vincennes, Ind., . is low bidder on a bid of $21,011.32 for construction of a 100 foot truss span bridge across Grassy Trail Creek in Carbon county, same being There were ten F. A .P. No. 74-other bidders. Engineers estimate in eluding cost of materials was $37, A. - 340.20. Bond issue to provide funds for construction of $315,000 sewer at Mis soula, Montana, was protested at hear ing December 19th and the proposed issue defeated. It will come up again early in spring. California State Highway Commission has awarded contract for concrete paving through Imperial county sand hills to Schmidt & Hitchcock of Phoenix, Arizona, on a bid of $270,551. Construction of $225,000 viaduct extension on Twenty-fourt- h street, Ognow is assured by the sigden, Utah, nature of the city to a contract with Union Pacific officials. B. H. Prather, engineer for Union Pacific, is representing the company in the matter. Plans for construction of 32 miles of highway which will connect Salt Lake and Ogden with entrance to state by Echo canyon have been approved by Bureau of Public Hoads and the work will be let in 1926. Cost is estimated at $96,000. ComWheelwright Construction pany of Ogden are reported as having been awarded contract by Union Pacific to construct 23 bridges of small type between Echo and Gateway in Weber canyon. Contracts aggregate $70,000. Caldwell & Richards, engineers, Templeton bldg., this city, are taking bids for the construction of a water works system at Springville, Utah, total cost of which is estimated at $65, 000. General contract, which is chiefly excavation, will be about $20,000. reached by Twin Falls and Jerome county commissioners, Idaho, as to award of contract for construction of bridge across Snake river canyon near Twin Falls to cost $500,000. It is thought a decision will be reached later in the week. No decision has been rim-to-ri- m - Under recent ruling of Utah State Road Commission contractors actually bidding on state highway work will not have purchase plans but may secure them by deposit which will be returned. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. Under recent action by board of commissioners of Boxelder county, a new jail is likely to be built soon at Brigham City. Fire has destroyed warehouse of Sugar company situated about two miles east of Spanish Fork. Total loss $750,000. Loss to building Utah-Idah- o $100,000. school board has adopted a ten year building program which involves expenditure of more than $1,000,000. Program' includes erection of a new junior high school to cost $225,000; the enlargement of three grade schools; a high school gymnasium and the erection of buildings in thre newly created districts Boise, streets and alleys. These measures must be promoted and supported if we are to remain a factor of progress. A banner year in good roads building is in prospect if the people of this broad land give serious thought to the highway problem. The concrete highways so far constructed already stand as a monument to ideal road building. It is a pleasure to drive over the even, smooth and nonskiding cement paved roads, and the good work in building more such roads should be continued until such time as the entire country is linked in a complete chain of connecting roads and highways. Idaho, Representative Colton has introduced a bill asking for $750,000 for construction of a new Federal building at Ogden, also a bill asking for $100,000 for construction of a building at Ephraim and $50,000 for a building at Price. Work on construction of Quigley building, Exchange Place, this city, will start in January, according to C. A. Quigley, the owner. Cost is esti mated at between $850,000 and $1, 000,000. GOOD ROADS WEEK. The week of January 11 to 17 has been set aside as Good Roads Week. The national convention will be held in Chicago this. year. Throughout the nation a concerted effort is being made to convince the individual and the community of the advantages in building paved highways and streets. Permanent roads cost less. They are practically Indestructable. They It require very little maintenance. has been proven that travel over pavement is by far most desirable, particularly from the standpoint of economy. Again, in the year 1925 just passed, building of paved roads has failed to keep pace with the increased production of motor vehicles that congest them. In facing the new year the need for action in road construction NEW PHONE SERVICE of over. 5,000 population. The bureau reports that approximately 10,000 miles of Federal aid road were brought to completion during 1925 and the Indications are that the coming year will be equally successful.. Utahs apportionment is $848, Z51 and is available July 1. This huge sum of money, together with large sums taken from the state funds, dumped upon our road building system will provide labor for many . TINTIC FORGES AHEAD. The Eureka Reporter in summarizing the ore output of the Tintic district shows that 10,455 carloads of ore have been shipped to the smelters during the past year, which is over 3,000 ' A new long distance telephone line, connecting the principal cities of Alberta Province in Canada with Mo- carloads more than were shipped during 1924, which speaks well for the camp and its progression in the mining industry. The Chiefs Con. was the heaviest shipper with the famous Tintic Stand- Utah and as far south as Arizona, has recently been placed in service. The line was opened ntana, Colorado, R. D. by Lieutenant-Governo- r Brett of Alberta, who talked with the governor of Arizona, the treasurer of Colorado, the Secretary of state of up ard a close second. The output of the district for the year 1925 was as follows: Montana and other officials. As a result of this new international telephone communication, the western states will be brought into much closer contact with the Province of Alberta. 2887 2804 Chief Cons. Tintic Standard IIIIHIUIUliUUUIUIUllllllllllUIUUIIIIIUIIIIlllllllllllllinilHIIlHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHr When Long Distance call roar number, a Union Central Life' Insurance Policy will help your family tnrn the dark clouds inxide out and show a silver lin- - I FEDERAL ROAD FUND. inp. WALKER General Agent. 1207-- 8 Walker Rank Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. i i Secretary of Agriculture Jardine today announced the apportionment of $73,125,000 to the States for use in the roads. construction of Federal-ai- d This apportionment was authorized by the post office appropriation act of February 12, 1925, and is for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1926. 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