The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-30
CLAIM $4,000 IS DUE
LARGE AMOUNT DUE TO p. J..
MORAN is TIED UP.


from their employers since Aug. II, for la
Dor done by them on the big conduit that
is being built by the city in Big Cotton
wood canyon, fifteen laborers, headed by
j. II. Candland, general foreman applied
TO the city attorney yesterday for re-
lief, and for advice as to what method
they should follow in order to secure their
pay.
The result of their protest was that
several thousands of dollars that would
nave been paid to p. j. Moran, the gen
eral contractor who has the contracts
for building the conduit. is being held up
until the differences between the work
men and the contractors are settled and
the men paid.
Wait on City Attorney.
General Foreman Candland. accompan-
led by fourteen other employees waited
on Assistant City Attorney H J. Din
inny yesterday afternoon and stated their
grievances. The men claimed that fully
90 or 40 men employed on the conduit had
received no pay for their work for the
months OF August, September and Octo-
Der, and that the last wages that had
been pand them were received Aug. II,
which was payment for the July work
Candland stated that the pay is held up
Tor half month, in order that the en-
ploying contractors may have time to au-
dit their accounts. He said also that he
understood that payment of $4,000 had
been made to Moran one week ago. and
would not get what was due them.
Money Is Tied Up.
The spokesman and his followers then
went to the office of the board of pub
lie works, where Secretary Frank X
Christensen told them that they were en-
ployed by Shovel Bros. & Belcher, sub
contractors under Moran. They told their
story to him, and he at once set the
wheels of his office in motion, with the
result that the money which would have
been paid to Moran Nov. !. on estimates
of work completed. was tied up effect
uaily until the men are paid.
Clerk Christensen stated that while
money for past estimates had been paid
TO Moran, and that il may have been paid
by him to the sub-contractors. he did not
know If Moran had paid them. In any
event. the men were assured that they
would lose nothing, though a little delay
might result.
Contract Clause Cited.
The contract which the city entered
into with the general contractors for the
construction of the conduit. contains the
following clause. which was read to the
wOrkmen:
sec. AZ: Failure to Pay for Labor or
Material. If at any time it shall appear
that the contractor has failed TO pay the
labOrerS employed upon the work. or has
failed to pay for the material used there
in. the city may withhold from the money
which may be due TO the contractor. I'M
der this agreement. such amount or
amounts as may be necessary for the
payment of such labor and material, and
may apply the same i'm such payment. and
deduct the same from the final estimate
of the contractor. This provision is in
tended to protect the laborers employed
upon the work and the parties who may
furnish material to be used therein. and
the city may or may not exercise its
option as il may deem best
CandIand Recites Complaint.
Candland, who represented the work
men, made the following statement to
The Herald:
There are from 50 to 20 men who are
tied up at the conduit. and who have
not received their money since Aug Il.
That pay work done in July.
THESE men are restless. and there have
been strikes every few days. 7 have done
at their work. assuring them that their
money WAS all right and that they would
get their pay.
Finally ] could not hold them any
longer and they came to town this morn
ing TO see what they could do to get
their wages. There is more than $1,000
in wages tied up in this claim, and we
need the money.
1--WE asked the contractors Shovel
their superintendent. or some other right
hand man told MS that they did not have
the money. and could not pay us. Show
ell Bros. say that they have nothing,
and when heard that Moran got $15.-
90 a week ago we thought that il was
time to act. We could not get any sat
isfaction from Moran. as he referred us
back to the Showells. who are the sub
contractors under him