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Show H ARCHITECT JONES GETS CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE H There was a variance from $14,- H 000 to $27,000 between the bids of H Randall Jones of Cedar City and a S'S New York firm on the construction 333 f n bridge across the Santa Clara WA river on the Shivwits Indian Rcserva- HK tion in Washington county, accord- H ing to information received by Geo. H F. McGonagle, state engineer, from H -the bureau of Indain affairs in Wash- M ington. , Mr. Jones was low bidder on the B contract to which the federal gov- H eminent will contribute $10,000 for m the bridge and approaches, while the M state road commission is under obli- H. gntions to furnish the remainder. H J. J. Burke & Co. of Salt Lake bid H $18,600 and an Omaha firm $21,000. H The New York firm nttached to its H bid the statement that it knew that B the price figured was high, but that M it expected to make some money if it H got the job. Salt Lake Tribune. |