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Show ONE MANS DELAY HOLDS JP PROJECT Salt Lake, April C. R. D. Younc. who hn a contract for the puddle core of tho Piute reservoir project, was be-fcrv be-fcrv the state board of land cammlj-sloners cammlj-sloners today asking for an extension, until July 15 to complete tho work. Thf. board has been after Young for (lelsy. which he now claim nas because be-cause of the non-arrival of machinery. Young's contract aromounts to $22,500, but the delay Is holding up the whole project, which Involves tho expenditure expendi-ture of over $200,000. The hoard 1? not disposed to deal sharply with Young, but Is rather glad of the de lay. the 6tate lacking funds -it present to go ahead with the rest cf the work, t-ven If Young were ready. The pxttn-siou pxttn-siou probably will be grante.l before the board adjourns this afternoon. Some word was expected by numbers num-bers of tho board this afternoon from the men who hold an option to purchase pur-chase the llatchtown reservoir project. In which the board feller to sell the land at the opening sale. The option was to purchase the entire scheme and pay all that the state has paid out on the work. Tho option empires on April 20, hut another offer Is now in hand for tho same purpoHc should the parties now working on tho proposition propo-sition default. |