The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-02
MAY MAKE BEER.
MAY MAKE BEER.
Il. B. Margetts estate was granted a
licence 10 manufacture malt liquor.

MAY MAKE BEER.
Il. B. Margetts estate was granted a |
.licence 10 manufacture malt liquor.
OTHER WATER PETITIONS.
Half dozen petitions in reference to the
extension of water mairs werc granted, |
the understanding being that the work
should be done as soon as possible.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
Bills of e. p Brooks, for work on the
sewers, and of the gas company, for street
lighting, etc, were ordered paid.
THE DAMAGES CLAIMED.
A committee from the South Jordan
Canal company asked what action the city
intended to take in the question of damages
claimed because of an alleged misappropri
alton of water, and on motion the previous
communication on the same subject, to-
gether with the matter now presented, was
referred to the appropriate committee.
ROBERTS RESOLUTION.
Councillor Roberts presented the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the mayor be directed TO re-
port to the council at its next meeting the mum
Der OF workmen now employed at wages on the
public works of the city, tbs class of labor and
the wages paid TO each class The mayor is
also directed report whether OL0eT IMAM resi-
dents of the city have been employed; if SO, the
number OF such persons and the kind of work on
which they are engaged and whether any con
tracts for future employment have been made.
and if so. what is the character OF such con
tracts.
The resolution was defeated by a party
vote the mayor remarl:ing that any one
who desired such information could obtain
it from the heads of the departments
Mr. Dooly-But that does not show
whether they are residents here or whether
or not they are under contract
VIZ Webber did not see what residence
or non-residence had to do with the matter.
If the men did good work, that was all that
should be required of them.
Mr.. Dooly-The impression has gone
abroad that non residents have been hired,
when there were men in the city who could
not obtain work.
Mr.. Riter-You cannot find ten laborers
in the city who want work-such work as
this-and cannot get it.
THE CONTRACT QUESTION.
Mr.. Sowles called up the resolution il
troduced by him at the previous meeting,
in reference to contract work, ana lengthy
discussion followed
MIR. Ritter spoke against the adoption of
such an ironclad affair, which would tie
the hands of the council and force them to
let all public work to contractors, ire
spective of the fact that it might be done
cheaper in other ways. It would be folly
to saddle themselves with cast iron rule
that could not be broken under any circum
stances. He did not believe that the people
really thought their money was being
wasted. 1t was good rule to have public
work done by contract, but not always. In
reference to the sewer question, there were
many who were apprehensive at the time
of its agitation that it would prove fail
ure and for this reason il was deemed best
to take no chances, as would have been the
case had the work been done by contract.
He was satisfied with the work that
had been done and which was being
done. Had the work been let by contract
and sighted, the failure that many pre-
dicted would undoubtedly have occurred.
Ii may be that the work as at present
being done would cost a little more than il
would by contract, but on the other hand
there was the assurance tnat it would be
well done, and that there would be no
failure. Besides. the city was now well
supplied with all the necessary tools, tackle,
etc, and he for one was not willing 10
throw up the work now and enruSt it to a
contractor.
Mr.. Sowles replied briefly. He thought
the contract system was the only proper
one.
Mr.. Webber opposed the tying Of the
cOGuCIl HdullS III any SuCli Il AlAtlltlAIl do
the resolution proposed.
sin order that a good Job be done, the
city has invested several thousand dollars
in plant, which ii now has am satisfied
we have a thoroughly good job, so far as it
has gone, and am unwilling to change it
now. The plumbing work Of the city is
now done by contract, and other work has
been done and is being done daily. | am
opposed to tying our hands in any such
way"
Mr. Mccormick followed. He was a |
member of the sewer committee. If the |
resolution is too strong let IL be amended. |
There is no one who can get more work out
of Il laborer than contractor. Il am
sorry that the sewer eXcavating has not
been done by contract. There were many
of the men now employed who do not do
"a good days work, but perhaps it is the
best that can be done. l would not be in
favor of laying the pipes by contract be-
cause that is a job that could be easily
sighted. ] would not vote for a resoln
ton that would compel all work to be done
by contract"
Mr.. Dooly-I would like to see the exca-
walton done by contract; l think it should
be so done. AS to the pipe-laying, l would
like to see that go on under the present
management. / would, therefore, offer an
amendment that all city work be done by
contract whenever practical, and that the
eXcavatlng for the sewers, save on Main
street, be let at once in that way.
Mr.. Smith followed. He did not believe
that had the work been done by contract,
the city would have saved one dollar. Still,
this was an easy matter to figure out, and
before he could vote for the resolution or
any similar document, he would want to go
deeper into the question and not accept the
ideas of everybody and anybody.
Mr.. Riter's motion to postpone the reso-
luton indefinitely was finally carried and
the council adjourned for one week.