Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-23

Provo, Titan County, May 2z,-At the
adjourned meeting Of the State Mental
Hospital board, TO be held in Salt Lake
City on Monday next number OF bids,
presented yesterday for the new build
ings, will be considered and contracts
awarded. The bids presented at It's
meeting here yesterday are as follows!
BIDS ON vENTILATING.
II. c. Blumenthal, s2,9S5; T. A. Fafek,
81, $3.50
BIDS ON NEW BUILDING,
A. and ]. MoDonald-New building
complete. s5l 400; for porches add s., 25O;
for metal ceiling add $3.50; for rubber
tile flooring add s2,i2O.
For completion Of new boiler house,
sl5.s76. For the completion Of the two
detached wards SO, 400. VIII make a re-
duction Of $500 for sand rolled brick
This bid was so considerably higher
than the others that the bidders with
drew from competition.
The other bids We're
s. II. Belmont--Pressed brick with
porch. sS9,l9Q.S7; sand rolled brick,
with porch, SSs, SS6.S1; sand rolled brick.
without porch. SS5.gs5.94. Boiler house
and pipe 'conduits, SS,47413 Addition 90
two cottages. S4,9i1.Ss; all without
pressed brick and porch. siS, 500 80; all
with pressed brick and porch. S52, 6l2.S9.
Arthur Diyon--Pressed brick without
porch, si0,Sl525 sand rolled brick,
without porch, SS7 10000; boiler house
and pipe conduits SS.27l.So: additions to
two cottage buildings, sisiIas; all
without pressed brick and porch, $40
$685. all with pressed brick and
porch, $53,5S5.52.
Holmes & Watkins-Pressed brick
with porch, Nl.73S.0O, sand rolled brick
with porch, n,2lS; pressed brick, with
out porch, sil,24e; sand rolled brick
without porch, S9S7lS: boiler house and
pips condults,. 1900; addition to two
cottage buildings. $500; all, without
pressed brick and porch s54sls.
INDIAN WAR VETERANS.
The Indian war veterans, Of whom
there are about 800 In Utah county,
and about 1900 in the state expect to
make big showing at the reception OF
President Roosevelt In Salt Lake City
on the 29th. They will meet In Salt
Lake City at the ease Temple gate on
the morning Of the 2sth, each veteran
wearing a badge, and organized bodies
carrying flags and banners then they
will organize for the procession, A
special place has been reserved for
them In the Tabernacle, and they ex-
pect to be no small feature OF the big
concourse OF citizens who will meet TO
welcome the nations chief executive.
Commander-in- Chief Westwood and
subordinate officers OF the Utah coun-
~ organization are making every pos
sible effort TO have a big turn out Of
the veterans.
The efforts that have been made in
the past to secure a pension for these
old Indian fighters. have not been sue
cessful, but the Survivors Of the in
trepid citizen soldiers who defended
their families and the citizens OF the
territory from the attacks OF the red
men have not given up hopes OF seour-
ing lust recognition Of their valuable
public services, 10 help them somewhat
in their declining years. and renewed
attempts 10 that end will be made at
the coming session Of Congress.
IMPORTANT WATER SUIT.
The case Of P. c. Adamson ct al vs.
American Fork City Is now on trial
before the Fourth distric, court. The
question involved Is the right 20 d GER
tain portion Of the waters Of American
Fork river TO be diverted through the
VIM ditch In the Highland district,
claimed by plaintiffs and denied by de-
PENDANTS. Plaintiffs are represented
BY ]. w. n. Whtecotton and S. r.
Thurman. and defendants by Senator
Brown and Sam A. King
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Provo. May 23-NeSt week is COM
mencement week al the Brigham
Young academy and each day will be
devoted 10 exercises by the various
classes The kindergarten department
held very interesting exercises yester-
day. on Thursday commencement ex-
ercises will be held In the tabernacle.
The interesting comic opera, ''Er-
mimic" presented by Prof. Lund and
the music students Of the Brigham
Young academy drew q good house