The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
Aye-Craig. Hemmy, Oyeriop.
T. A. CRAIG,

8 T. A. CRAIG,
I Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Whereas, on the nineteenth day I
April, 1890, the following resolutio
for action:
By Mr.. Overton
Be 1t Resolved. BY the City Coal
Gil Of the City OF keokuh:
That the service and employmer
Of al! laborers and mechanics WIN
are now or may hereafter be en-
ployed by the City of Keokuk or b
any contractor or sub-onntractnr upo
any public work of the City Keoku
is hereby limited and restricted {
| eight hours in any one calendar da.
and it shall be unlawful for any off
| Ger of the City of keokuk. or an
! such contractor or subcontractcl
whose duty II shall be to emplo.
direct or control the services Of sue
laberers or mechanics. to require q
I permit any such laborer or mechani
10 work for more than eight hours 4
any calendar day, except in case &
| extraordinary emergency.
| Be It Further Resolved. That Il,
compensation for such services reI
dered after the adoption of this resi-.
luton by the City OF KeokRk shall u
the same as is now paid such laho
ers or mechanics for such services.
Mr., Overtcn agreed to the substitr
! ton of the following ordinance, NJ
-, in lieu of the resolution set OF
above:
Ordinance No.
An ordinance providing that eigf
hours shall constitute days woss
for laborers. workmen and mechM
les now employed or who may herr
after be employed by or on ordinar
emergency. and providing penait
for the violation thereof.
Be 1t Ordained, By the City CoM
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
Section /. Eight hours shall const
tute days work for all laborer-
workmen and mechanics now en-
ployed or who may hereafter be en-
ployed by or on behalf of the City {
Keokuk, except in cases of extraord
nary emergency; Provided, that
. all such cases the laborers, WORKINGS
. mechanics or other persons so en-
, ployed and working to exceed eigt
. hours per calendar day shall be pal
on the basis of eight hours const
tlting days work. I.aborers, wors
men and mechanics employed by CO.
, tractors or sub-contractors in tr
, execution of any contract or COZ
! tracts with the City or Keokuk sha
I be deemed to be employed by or q
, behalf Of tho City Of Keokuk, an
that the compensation for such ser
ices rendered after the adoption
this ordinance shall be the same Pc
day as is now paid laborers. wor'
men and mechanics for such service
Sec. .. All contracts hereafts
made by or on behalf Of the City I
Keokuk with any corporation, pc
sons or person for the performanS
of any work shall be deemed an
considered as made upon the bass
of eight hours constituting a day
work, and shall contain provisior
therein SO stipulating.
Sec. g. Any person violating e
,, royisions Of this ordinance shall
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor az
snail be punished accordingly
Sec. 4. All ordinances or parts Y
ordinances in conflict herewith 81
repealed.
By Mr.. Kenny:
Acting on the opinion Of the Or,
Solicitor, | move to amend the abos
ordinance by striking therefrom III
parts which apply to contractor
and sub-contractors' and other VOL
except that which pertains TO me
actually on the city pay rolls
Roll call on amendment:
No-Craig. II
( Yes-Hemn1y.
/ No-Oyerton
Roll call on ordinances:
J No--Crais, Hemmy.
Yes-Overton.
BY Nj Helnmy:
{ ing resolution:
Resolution No. %.
! Ee Il Resolved. BY the CITY Lou
ell of the City Of keofuk:
! That the services and employinei 1;
of all 1aborers, workmen and nsS
chanics who are now or VINO no
hereafter be employed by the CiM
OF Xeokuk be, and the same IS hci#
nv limited to eight hours in any oa
calendar day. except IN case OF ~ ~ AZ
ordinary emergency; that the co
pensation of such services render
after the adoption OF this resolutlfS
shall be the same nor day as is nc
naid laborers, work,nen and NJ
rhanics FOR such services.
Roll call:
No-Crais.
Yes-HemmF, CNerton.
T. A. CRAIG,
.,,.,. Mayor.
O. ". sANDBERG, City Clerk
The Mayor having reserved
right to explain the reasons FOR
vote on Ordinance No. tas
amendment to Ordinance NO
and Resolution No. %. made the
lowing statement: