Show BOARD SENDS CITY GITY i DEEPER BEEPER INTO DEBT DEB Lets Big Contracts for Three Classes of Public Im Im- Im MORAN GETS FIRST CALL L- L Will ill Pave First South South South-City's City's Portion Will Be More Than Contracts for Cor three different classes i of or public improvements vern awarded h by the board of or public works work yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day and the lie city's oilY's portion of oC the tho expense ex ex- pense pens on all of or the improvements will willbo bo he The letting of oC these contracts which must be he approved b bythe by bythe the city council means that tho the city 1 will have hav to go moro more deeply Into debt i because of or the tho depleted condition of the treasur treasury The most important contract let was that for Cor or First South street from Second East to Thirteenth East streets tret Pat Moran is given 22 days lays In which 0 o 0 complete the work worle and tho the cit city will pay him 8 California asphalt will vill be used en en- The city's portion of or the coston cost coston coston on this work will be Moran was l 1 also 0 given the contract for the paving pa of or Pierpont street from West Vest Temple to First West Vest cst streets Tho The contract price was and the tho same grade rado of oC asphalt will bo be used as on First South The rho city will have to pay as Its portion of oC the cost of or the Pierpont street paving Where OIlier Other Jonc Money Goe Goca 5 The other contracts let by the board of public works were Sidewalk Sidewall extension on Seventh South I from Second to Eighth West Vest to Lo Frank Doran Ion for or Sidewalk extension 86 on Capitol Hill lIm to Frank Frnnk Doran for exten extension lon 95 between Fourth South and Ninth South and State and Ninth East Enst streets to Frank Doran Sewer extension Tenth East Easl street treet from Third South to Fifth South streets to Stran Strange o for Cor Sewel extension on Capitol Hill to Davis and Heuser for Cor 25 Davis is and heuser wanted to withdraw withdraw with with- draw the hl hid bid which was the lowest on or I the work worl but hut the tho board hoard refused to tc I allow the withdrawal unless tho the contractors contractors con con- tractors wanted to forfeit the tho I check that accompanied the bid Stran Strange e and McGuIre were the next highest bidders on this wor work their figure being Cannot rn Pay for Cor It It The contract for tor tho the outlet pi pipe po althe at al atthe atthe the Intercepting sewer was not let but butwill will be considered at tho the next regular meeting of or the board The rhe Campbell Building Building- company compan was the only bidder asking for this work worl The board would not let the contract contract con con- contract tract for the outlet pipe because the city will have havo to stand all 1 of the expense expense ex ex- pense pease and there is at present no fund from Crom which tho the mone money can be taken talen The board entered a final acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of the intercepting sewer upon recommendation of or CIt City Engineer Kelsey and Chairman McMillan lc and Clerk Christensen en who had gone gono o over tho the work The board approved estimates for tor J. J P. P Kennedy on ower extension ISO amounting to and to J. J D. D for or Fewer sewel extension for or 9 |