The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-09-20

that it has just been shipped. and Mr.
Warren did not expect that 1t would
not until the seth Of f tie present Pt @ont
After the arrival of the steel. continued
Mr.. Warren. it would take at least for
ty working days to get the track Laid,
foundation to set, and another two
weeks before the line would be in con-
dition to run cars over. In all, 1t
would be seventy-five days from the
time work was begun until it was fin
for bad weather.
Hard to Obtain Men.
The condition Of the. labor market
the Communication stated that most Of
those required for the work would have
to be imported. Further. it was ar
Eued that the coming Of bad weather
ment of e the er Job 6efoFe lce was conn
ger Of much Of the concrete being
ruined by freezing. Abandonment Of
W, through the winte e mt months, break real
the through street car service to Lake.
side, and be great Inconvenience to
the 1000 people: who daily travel over
The suggestion that the asphalt paw
ing be laid around the present tracks,
Mr.. Warren did not look upon favor
ably. If this was done. he reminded
tearing up of a great part Of it 9 few
months after it was laid to permit the
new line to be put in.
In view of all these contentious, he
sonableness Of not going on with the
contract, and suggested that it would
doned until next May He protested
ht ne very nS S Sad p to the
best effort to get rails earlier. but
A letter from the Barber Asphalt
also read. This stated that the city us IS
to blame for the delay, and charged
that the authorities are not living up
to theft contract. In full. the letter
says:
| Barber Asphalt Company's Reso-
luton.
Duluth. MIMI, Sept. Is, 1902.
| TO the Honorable Board Of Works,
Duluth, Minnesota:
! Gentlemen-We have received from
the city engineer copy Of the motion
passed by the common council on Sept.
8. 1902, and approved Sept. 10. 1902, as
follows:
alderman cullum moved that the
rected to push the contract for paving
on Superior street from Ninth avenue
East to Sixteenth avenue east. to in
sist on the completion thereof within
motion was declared adopted upon the
| following vote:
Yeas--Aldermen Barnes. Cullum.
Kern. Krumsieg. McEwen. Mannheim.
Moore: Olson, schatfer. swensen.
dent-14
| Nays-None.
| Passed Sept. 8. 1902.
Approved Sept. 10. 1902"
! In reply we beg to state to your hon.
orable body that this contract was
!; awarded to US on August 18th, was
| drawn August 18th, signed by us on
August 18th, signed by the mayor on
August 23rd. and by the controller on
August 25th.
On August 25th we commenced work
upon the street and have continued to
prosecute the same.
We now at this time beg to call your
attention to Section on page II Of
Contract No. ST., the same being the
contract between the City of Duluth
and the Barber Asphalt Paving Co.,
which reads az follows:
1.-THE Duluth Superior Traction Co..
will relay it's tracks on the street BE:
FORE OR DURING THE PROGRESS
OF THIS WORK. and the contractors
| mony with said company. The COM
pany will repair all damages done by
it to the foundation of the street. but
no claim for damages of any kind shall
in any event be made against the city
by the contractors on account OF any
act or omission to act of said Trac-
ton company.
be certain duties to be performed by
the City Of Duluth as we'll as the Bar
those duties relating to the Duluth
Superior Traction Co. as under the con-
tract you stand sponsor for their per-
Torrance Of their work.
Under this section of the contract we
have tried to proceed tremendously
with the Street Railway Co. as re-
quired, and also have undertaken to so
plan our work as to cause the least
inconvenience to the travelling public.
| A search in the office of the city
clerk or on the ground fails to reveal
any action by the city council Of the
City Of Duluth looking toward the
proper execution Of this contract by the
city under Section 2 mentioned above.
THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING
| COMPANY.
The whole matter was referred to thu
committee on streets, without debate.
Double-Truclk Cars Desired.
Alderman Cullum introduced a reso.
luton directing the proper officials tt
take action to secure the operation .o1
double-truck cars on the main lines Of
the street car company. After some
meeting of the railway committee al
the CITY hall was suggested for Thurs
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