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Show INI BLOCKS ME TO ! 0E MED MIEN , mm .. A. A. Clark, manager of the Construction Con-struction company of Salt Lake bearing bear-ing his name, was In Ogden last evening eve-ning and made satisfactory arrangements arrange-ments with the city board of commissioners com-missioners for the building of concrete con-crete paving on Lincoln avenue, be-, be-, tween Twenty-sixth and Thirtieth I streets, the work to begin April 1. It waB understood between the city and Mr. Clark, and an agreement to that effect will be entered into within a few days, that Parrot Brothers company com-pany of Salt Lake will fill the contract, con-tract, the paving to be done under the i plans and specifications originally j made, and all of the terms of the original contract are to be carried out. The surety company furnishing furnish-ing a bond of S9000 for the faithful performance of the work, according to the terras of the Clark contract, will be held responsible by the city. The contract for this work was awarded to the Clark company a number num-ber of months ago, since which time the company has failed, and It has been a question by whom, or how, the terms of the contract would be carried car-ried out. A short time ago the Chicago Chi-cago Surety company, which furnished an indemnity bond for the Clark company, com-pany, requested the city to release It. claiming that it had cot been notified no-tified of an extension of time for beginning be-ginning work on the job. but tbe city advised the company that the bond would not be released. It Is said by the city officials that the agreement of last evening with Clark is a satisfactory solution to the problem and that the work will be done next month. Assurance is given giv-en that the Salt Lake company, which has taken the job off the hands of the Clark company, is a dependable company and is capable of making the paving as required in the original contract. con-tract. Tho entire cost of the improvement im-provement Is ?1S,000 and the city fathers are eager that tiro paving be done at tbe earliest possible time. Mayor Fell stated thi8 morning that an expert concrete Inspector will bo placed on the job to seo to It that it Is properly done. |