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Show STATE-ROAD IS TO BE FINEST j The state road between tho city limits of Ogden and the Davis county Hue, which Is being rushed to completion com-pletion will bo sprinkled and will he made one of the finest roads In the state This Is tho action taken by th Weber county commissioners at their meeting today. Chairman Madson reported that County Surveyor Craven had prepared prepar-ed an estimate of the cost of establishing estab-lishing a system of pipes and tanks for tho sprinkling and the saino would cost 57.000. Commissioner Mad son recommended that tho surveyor be Instructed In-structed to enter Into tho necessary contracts for the purchasing of the pipe aud other material such as will be needed In the construction of the plant. The water for the sprinkling purposes will be taken from tho Weber We-ber river and the Davis & Weber Counties canal. The residents and taxpayers of Rlverdale and Roy have signified their Intention of voting a generous road tat toward defraying the expense of tho Installation of-the sprinkling system. ' Twenty-two blda;were received for the sprluUlng of the roads In tho following fol-lowing districts: .Marriott, Wilson, North Ogden aud Ogden canyon. Fifteen Fif-teen of the bids vrerc for the North Ogden district. Tho bid of William Spackman of $70 per month in . tho latter district was accepted. The bid of B. S. Chand- r too nor month for thn Wilson district and D- H. 3t auger of 575 per month for the Marriott district wore accepted. J. M. Grow, Jacob Wangs-gaard Wangs-gaard and David Jesperson each bid 5100 irer month for the sprinkling of tho Ogden canyon road. The blda were taken under advisement. County Treasurer Chambers was authorized to . expend 5230.84 In tho purchase of stamped envelopes to be used In sending oat tho tax notices. County Attorney Jensen advised the -board that the statutes of tho state say that the commissioners have no right to expend money for prlvata enterprises. This report was made upon the application of the board of trustees of tho CrUtc'nd',n Home for an appropriation from the county commissioners com-missioners to defray the MnMs of enlarging the quarters occupied by the homo. . |