Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-02-07
EIGHT HOURS and $3.50 FOR Days
LABOR IN ALL CUR MUNICIPAL WORK
Resolution Establishing Minimum of Laborers'
Wages, and Maximum of Hours, Is
Adopted by the Council.

,Laborers upon any of the munich
pal works of the city of Grants Pass
Including also the work on the Grants
Pass-Crescent City railroad, will re-
ceive $3.50 for each day Of eight
hours they toll, with pay for over
time at the rate of fifty cents per
hour This order was made by reso-
LUTON adopted at the meeting of the
city council last night, all members
voting in its favor, all agreeing that
reasonable hours and fair pay would
get better and more intelligent re-
turns in the way of results than the
system of hiring the cheapest man.
The eight hour day with $3.50 wages
has been in vogue on the railroad
work, and the satisfactory progress
there helped in making sentiment for
the measure.
Concrete Bridge Ordered.
The concrete bridge over Gilbert
creek, on Midland avenue, at the
north boundary of the city limits,
was ordered built, the plan prepared
by Engineer Hobson being examined
and approved. The estimated cost is
$500, the county to reimburse the
city for one-half the expense of the
structure. Midland avenue is half
within and half outside the city linn
its. The bridge is to be built by day
labor, the city now having on hand
nearly enough cement from other
work to complete It. This bridge will
make possible the connecting of the
Pacific Highway with Lawnridge
avenue, and will likely turn much of
the travel from the Merlin road into
town by that route.
Roadway to Riverside Park.
A plan prepared by c. Crawford
for bridge leading from the high
way at the south end of the steel
bridge down to the Riverside park
was approved, and Mr.. Crawford was
instructed to install the structure.
The bridge will be built of plank,
will be eight feet wide, and will carry
travel from the end of the bridge to
the park without descending the
stairway as at present. The cost at
which Mr.. Crawford agreed to build
the bridge was $53.15.
Paving Contract Awarded.
Bids for the paving of Fourth
street at the Southern Pacific cross
ing were considered. Schell &
Schell agreed to do the paving in oil
macadam at total price of $2,-
IS12.52, Albert Anderson & Co. Of
fering to complete the same work at
I$2,654.9O. The bid of the latter
firm was accepted. The engineers
estimate for this work had been $S,-
I193.
Public Utilities Commission Report.
The first report of the Public Util-
titles commission was read and ap-
proved, and bills audited by the COM
mission to the amount of $1,S91.O7
were ordered paid. Warrant for that
amount was drawn in the favor of
the city treasurer, and he will dis
burse the fund by check to the var
lious claimants. The council author
lied the publication of the various
items of expense connected with this
work in the Courier, later extending
the authorization to include also all
claims against the city in any of its
departments.
Want Dog Tax Reduced.
A petition signed by some sixty OF
the residents of the city was present
ed asking that the tax on dogs be re-
duced. the new schedule to be 81 for
males, $3.50 for females, and no tax
at all on pups under three months of
age. The petition was referred to
the judiciary committee.
School Grounds Need Draining.
Geo. S. Calhoun, of the school
board Of District No. 7, addressed the
council, calling attention to impro-
per drainage on A street, in front
Of the high school, and also at the
Central and Riverside buildings. The
matter was referred to the street
committee for investigation.
Raise City Attorneys Salary.
An amendment to the Public Utll-
ity ordinance was adopted through
the operation OF which the salary OF
the city attorney will be raised from