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Show Paving Contract Goes To Local Contractor Tho award for paving the sidewalks side-walks In the district recently created by the city council for Gunnison was made to John S. Peterson, the well known Gunnison contractor and builder at the regular meeting of the city fathers last Saturday night. Mr. Peterson's bid was below the others submitted and owing to the fact that the work will be done by a local man. thus giving the employment to local workmen, has met with approval from all quarters. There were three bids submitted, that of Mr. Peterson and a bid by A C. Nielson of Ephraim and R. C. Green of Salt Lake City. Mr. Peterson's Peter-son's - gross bid, covering cement work and excavating, was $8,500. That of Mr. Nielson was for $8,-869.24. $8,-869.24. Mr. Green's bid was not considered to any degree, as the figures fig-ures were far above those submitted by the other two bidders. In considering the two bids for the paving work it was found that the cost will be increased slightly over the first estimate, this being due largely to the increased cost of material ma-terial and labor. However, there was little dissention and the award was given to- Mr. Peterson by a unanimous vote of the councilmen present. Six additional crossings have been added to the work that is to be done now. In the first only nine were provided for, but appeals have come in from many sources to have the crossings established at alley-ways and at private drive-ways, that the members of the council decided to add this work to that originally planned. As fast as legal process will permit per-mit the work will be rushed. Contracts Con-tracts must be drawn and the levy assessment on abutting property made and when these are prepared the work' will go ahead with all possible pos-sible speed. While it is not expected to have all of the eight districts completed com-pleted before cold weather sets in, as much as can be done will be carried car-ried out. It was the consensus of opinion of the members that the crossings, more particularly, should be finished this fall. However, if climatic conditions will permit, much of the walks will be finished. An appeal from the sufferers at Corpus Christi, Texas," where recent floods wrought wreck and ruin, was received from officials of the aid sufferers. suf-ferers. In the letter received the fact was brought out that fully 1000 had been killed and that 75 per cent of the former business men were bankrupt. The members of the council voted an appropriation of $100 for the sufferers. |
