Evening journal., 1919-07-19
PROMISE TO FINISH
AVENUE IN MONTH.
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men at night and do everything in his
power TO hurry things along.
The cOnfere ce was the result Of the
blocking of a 'arge section Of the city
| by the torn condition of Delaware
avenue. and th3 frequent charges that
/ the traction company was delaying the
paving company. and the counter
charge, frequen heard, that the paw
! ing company wa delaying the traction
company The matter was discussed
from all angles this morning and each
of the members Of the Street and Sewer
Commission emp -tically told the con-
! tractor and the traction company that
! 10 was very necessary that the situation
| be relieved as speedily as possible.
Mr. Beckwith was inclined TO lay all
the blame for the delay on the work
ingmen Of this city, which he character
lied as unreliable, INSCRIPTIONS and
worse than have found anywhere else.
All they want is an opportunity To go
lay down somewhere. The sooner the
contractors Of this city stop giving
them employment the better Il will be
for the city
In response to an inquiry as to +
whether he had made application for
help at the United States Employment
Service, Mr.. Beckwith replied that he
had. but had been unable to get the type
Of men from them that was desired
THE men they have sent us won't
work. he said "The Employment.
Service sends ms any kind Of men
without examining them as to their Mt
ness for tina work. I have had two men
firing these men that have been hired.
because they are no good. We had i03
men on our payroll last week; out Of
this number there was an average Of
% men that made full time Their pay
ran all tile way from s65 down to 30
cents These men come 10 MS and work
lust long enough 10 see what there is
10 do and then quit We Will have 10
put this thing through and we Will do
II even though we have TO raise the rate
OF pay.
81 blame the newspapers and the EN-
ployment Service for the conditions eX-
lsting here" said Mr. Beckwith THE
do not understand the sit
uatlon and the Employment Service is "a
not helping us by sending the kind Of
men we want
Following the meeting Mr.. Beckwith
called two newspaper reporters to one
side and requested them TO write a
nice little story Of the meeting, as it
will help us There is no need to make
things worse than they are"
The meeting throughout was per
'ecily harmonious, Mr. BeclCNith prom
sing 10 do all that MAS asked OF him
and Mr.. Heindle. Of the traction COM
oany. and the street and Sewer deport-l
nent promising to help him in every
way possible As matters new stand b,
he street is blocked 10 north and south
round traffic from Adams street to Tat
IAN street. West street was open, but .
hat crossing was blocked yesterday !.
rhe contractor. aided by the Street and +,
;eyver Department and the traction ,
ompany is to at once open up cross
ng al Madison street which would i,
,ermit of teep7 going around Twelfth F,
treet then en- up Delaware avenue =
9 soon as possible so that Eleventh q,
treet can be used. Work by the trac- h
ion company will be pushed as rapid :
+ as possible on the northbound track, !,
n that thre will be no further delay ~
n that side Of the street, enabling the II
ontractor to grade ami lay the paving Il
n that side. d
Tenth street east o. io1iaiif vh 'iN "a
orth side, is to be torn up at once'
ne south side remaining as it is, so :
nat traffic may not he further imped- :
d. When the tracks arc completed on
he north side the s0uthbound tracks
,nl he movet over. but the remainder
{ the street paving at that point Is not
% be DISTURBED until the north side of
he street is paved
An agreement was made between Mr..
and Mr.. Hendle for the eX-
hange Of laborers. so that II either
alls behind with their work the eX-
hange OF Dor would relieve the de-
ay.
the ta0tion company as completed
he lay Of its tracks 1l Washing
on street and all Of the northhound
rack to West street, and the south