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Show ' CONTRACT AWARDED FOR MORGAN ROAD I SALT LAKE. Nov. T.-MNie Western I 'Engineering ,v- Construction company 'was yesterday awarded by the st.i'" road commission the contract to build 7.'798 miles of grave surfaced road 'from Morgan to Peterson. The low bid. according to quantities as at present computed, totaled $4 0.-j 0.-j 433.yo. to which was added $C13?10 Ifor material furnished by the state, jand to this sum 10 per cent additional for Inspection, engineer and and contingencies con-tingencies Thl; would bring the .total cost to $01.130 30. or $7829.23 a I mile. f this the county pays $1S.-1741. $1S.-1741. o:.. or $2018.60 a mile.'and the federal fed-eral government the remainder. There was a wide divergency of bids, (the highest being at the rate of $12.-,973.16 $12.-,973.16 a mile, or a total cost of $1"1.- lii-i 80, bid iy the Moran Paving company com-pany Four of the nine bids were un-;der un-;der the estimate made l ihe engi-Ineers, engi-Ineers, which figured at 870.45.88, ... i$9035.i2 a mile, a gravel surfaced jroad of the standards reiUb-ed Ijv the federal bureau Of public roads, at con-i jsiderably less than $8000 u mile. Is ; considered under the conditions a pretty fair baigain for the county. The roadway will be 24 feet wide' o r all, .$ is i. . r ol tins h Idth surfaced With grave. The work Is tui be finished with 130 working days.' which, under climatic conditions ob-1 tabling in Morgan county, will probably prob-ably carry the work well on into next, summer. Other bids were those of Croft &' Btlndy of Ogden. at 878,817.95, orf $9045. SO a mile, Taylor-Childs Construction Con-struction company of I gji n. at $63.-' 1j77. or $S132.3J a mile; .Morgan County Construction company, at 868.-760. 868.-760. jo. or 88176.52 s mile; Strange & Vallandlngham, at 868,241.97, or $8.-110.02 $8.-110.02 a mile; Ogden Construction company, at $93,647.78, or $12,009.20 a mile; Oilkerson Construction com- panyl at $72,824.08. or $9,338.90 a mile, and Nephi Construction company, com-pany, at $7 1,047.1 1. or $9164. 8ti a mile. |