| Show contractor FOR VENICE SCHOOL BACKS OUT it was a peculiar bur burp riho for the board of education meeting last saturday judge H N hayes presiding when the clerk george M COPO cope opened and read a letter from oscar lundquist architect of salt lake city the contractor who had been awarded the cont contract TaCt for erecting the new school building in venice mr Lindquis lindquiste ts bid nt at 1484 was the lowest submit ted and consequently mr lindquist was aNar awarded ded the contract in his lettes to the board he now claims that he made a mistake of a thousand dollars in making the estimate and for this reason requests to be released from the contract the board after due consideration gave mr lindquist time to september 18 to file his bond and do the work at the price contracted for or or otherwise to forfeit the check for which accompanied the bid as a proof of good faith to transport students to the salina high school the board bou bought a 11 1 IA ton united truck A large of citizens of austin appeared before the board to talk over the driving of the school wagon from austin to monroe the objection to the old system was that young boys were permitted to drive the wagon and did not keep up the proper schedule and did not exercise proper care in transporting the children after having discussed tho the matter from all angles an agreement was reached that bert tuft of monroe furnish the team for the school wagon and that his son degray be the driver the next meeting of the board will lie held saturday september |
