Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-05
nav LABOR on CONTRACT

49,, making pruJecied improvements
I, ,bc elty water system under the SUI
s.r,ni.ndcnt q vatervcfks' = r'any
.lm.., at the employment q home
I l.hr Il l. planted u,ienslbly 70 com
~ M city TO do The work under the
slm,slon Of the boari % pablo works.
M, n the mo,cment should succeed.
N. lmpm,rmsn,. would have TO be
mad. under contract. II Il claimed. %
,.ar,.. that this would b. the br,t
ne,hyi. The intention q the council
1. 10 ha.. the uork psrfofmei BY Jay
labor
why rhoaii the job not BE- ic' by con-
tnc,f The answer h. that noiwi,h-
ranslns all talk about written rc-'fic'
,Isn. ~ to home labor. a contractor
e.n.ui b. legally bound BY them. Es-
ter,rncc has shown that coniraciofs IN
mo-, cases viii smploy such workman
q they .heisc. n u Il an outside nrin,
outside labor viii he hfoushi 10, con.
TRAITORS. too. generally manage 10 have
so,ne,hlng done. out Il alleged neces.
sli,. IN addition 10 the exact terms Of
N. contract, and " u 4 Mt paid for
o. extra, a lawsuit n the consequence.
Tho Paney'n conduit cas- Il an exam
p,s q hi. Many olhef Instances could
b. cited.
n every public Improvement was TO
h. put In eharrr Of the board of public
eofk,. noth'nE could b. done In eases
u smerrrncy. for bids have 10 b. -
isl,ed BY advertisement foe at hast
twenty days. An work under that
bard must b. done BY contract. and
the rules and regulations concerning
contracts must b. carried out II that
4 10 b. the course pursued. there i NJ
need of superintendent Of watcrvotks.
nor for wAiernas,sr. nor for a stcet
supervisor.
The rupefintendcnt 81 waterworks !.
ia oifc.r under who's direction such
lxsrk a. that nov decided upon has
b>~n performed IN the past Tho tity
engineer Il 10 BE- associated with him IN
the oversight Of All that n done. A.
On engineer he will have Just a. much
control cf everything necessary to come
under hi. direction. A. though II were
under the supervision u the board u
public works.
Tho real point Of difefcnce In this
matter h the question q day labor "
eontfse, work. And In that Il Involved
Che employment Of home lAborcrs or Of
imported wofkmen. llehlnd the move
msnt 70 place the improvements under
that hard. h there MT the lntsn,ion
10 VI q contfaei. II possible. In such a
manner that men can b. put on the
work who will AID In tho scheme which
4 In process Of Incubation for further
movements of dlnercn, character
l. Il reasonable 10 suppose that a
body whose chairman receives iseo
Dear. and ~ members bot ~ year
sash. Il expected 10 take charge Of all
The voik dune under the various cliy
dspartmsni.f What are the heads Of
those departments forf II may be
asked what !. the board Of public
works tori That Is conundfum. and
Ne give Il ~. I, might a. we'll be
abolished. considering the organization
now established In this municipality,
With mayor and counca having
snnis power. and heads Of departments
authorized TO conduct all the works
neessary to be performed
This ID no slur against the gentlemen
Who eampos- that board. The Chair.
snan d the city engineer. competent
pnicer, Whose efficiency Is not helped
one lo'a BY biz position on the board.
rhe o'hsf mvmbvr- are all practical
mon. and one Of them h the ruperin-
tenisni Of water works and another
the water master and street superyis.
or neither Of whom Il better qualified
Tor his pos, BY being me Of that board.
Here l. The tru. POSITION The Cay
Council claims the right 10 do H. own
sofk under IL regularly appointed
heads Of departments Il eau decide
whether given piece u work shall be-
oons ~ day labor or by contract. II
hy contract, II must be done under the
board q pablo works. which lsts "a.
contract after advertising Tor twenty
Gays II by day labor. NO adysrtiylnr
" o'hsr delay l. necessary. and tho
h'aa' Of departments who are nm.
pointed Tor that very purpose superln.
tend the work.
The Guy Council gives men for ,,.,,,
so'k va day. contrae,ors can NM
4" y. p'',s down as they have done. TO
~. a. day. Who gets the benefit, pysn
'he cry should share In IL. which h.
NsiS doubtful. what real genernl roo1
s "" 's'nlF The city vases are low
,"oush Tor men to live ON. ana IN,
. .au1's' !. worthy Of his hire. Tho
asns, VIII all be- spent herr n hon.
:" !, I. EMPLOYED and the benefits wan
81 % ,hs public after all. .,orso,,r
', wv ~''k VIII he done Just rs etflelenuy
shss u' 'hs proper officers ana Just a,
s" .-pg IN The long nun. as though
o.ne under contract. '''"
''' 'eEAl rights In this dl.nu,. ,.u
a"s " b. settled by the oour,s -, N.Y.
,m' , . sun has been entered. but tbs
~. ss'.''s and me good policy in the csa n.y.
and r n, W., aseleels Of popular question
so,. ~, na' reason We have them he.