The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-05

constructions c hr i ensen would have claimed he was entitled to have placed upon his bid had it been accepted, but, assuming that he would have relied, against his own interest, on the last proposi- ton; then his compensation for the school year would have been $1955.00 as against
 (a) John on's original bid of $8.50 per school day for l79 school days, $152l5O.
 (b) Amount recommended by School Board to which Johnson should be permitted to amend his bid, i,e.; $10.0 0per school day for 179 school days, $l790l00.
 Tt is therefore plain that Chris tensen's bid for the school yea was at least $165.00 higher than Johnson's even after the latter's bid had been increased to $l0. per school day.
 JchnsOn's Award
 "6. However, MT. Johnson's con- pensation is $1100 per school day.
 (a) His bid of $8.50 per school day, which would have amounted to $152150 for the school year, was so much lower than any other bid that the School Board felt he must have made an error in sub mitting his bid. The Board made inquiry of MT Johnson and ascer- tained that he did not correctly understand what constituted pay able school days. The Board in submitting the various bids to the Commissioner of Education, there fore recommended that MT John- son be permitted to increase his bid to 5000 per school day which the Board figured would still make his contract considerably cheaper to the Territory than any other bid submitted"
 (b) As the Board understands in the meantime, citizens had rep resented to the Commissioner ot Education that the school bus, in- stead of running to the Aux Lake Bridge, should run as far as Bar nacle Gables on the Fritz Cove Road. The Commissioner discuss ed the matter with Johnson and the latter offered to extend the route on to Barnacle Gables and return at the extremely reasonable charge of an additional $1.00 per school day. MT. Johnson's actua' compensation under the contract is therefore $11.00 per school day but he is also performing the ad- ditional service of transporting the pupils from Barnacle Gables tc Aux Lake, and return.
 Actual Cost Compared
 "7. The actual cost of the John. son transportation contract for tht current school year will therefore be:
 One hundred and seventy nint school days at $l1.00 per schoo day, $1969.OO.
 Comparing this with the figurel given in paragraph 5, above, it dis. closes that, even with Johnson giv, ing the additional daily transporta. tion from Barnacle Gables to th' Aux Bay Bridge, and return, tn, cost to the Territory for the yea will be less than under the Chris jensen bid if the latter be giver the construction of either section a, b. or of paragraph 5, above.
 Under the construction of tn, Christensen bid given in section d paragraph 5, the Christensen bid O $l955.00 for the school year would be $14.00 less for the year than th' present Johnson contract of S196e But, this computation does no take into consideration the fac that MT. Johnson is furnishing tn additional transportation from Bar nacle Gables to Aux Lake Bridge and return. The Board believe that 1t is fair to assume that MI Christensen would not have beel willing to have furnished that ad ditional transportation service fo any less price than that named b MT. Johnson, namely: $100 pc school day or approximately $1790 for the school year.
 By adding $179.00 to s1955.0 which is the lowest figure at whicl 1t is reasoable to have been re duced, we reach the sum of $2l3 which is the probable amount tha it would have cost the Territor to operate the school bus for tn present school year and render tn
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