The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DLED
AWAY BY STATE GANG PAINTING
EVERETT AVENUE BRIDGE SPAN
County and City Commissioners Never Ordered
Work Done-Are Helpless Under "Hart
Code, City Refuses to Pay Second Bill

One morning few months ago Commissioner of Public
Works Williams told that of painting the
Everett Avenue bridge The thought
that Everett Snohomish county citizens took
themselves do charitable work. they might have been dis
gusted with the appearance of the bridge like many Especially
moosts are dsgusted with the pavement of Everett Avenue
between the bridge and Chestnut After investigation how
appeared that painting do the work
By the State.
AS the bridge belongs city under the ursdc
ton of the Commissioner Public Works. and the county
half of the upep of the bridge the commissioner thunder
struck None of the city county officials knew of action
taken by either of the two bodies in appropang funds
for painting the structure
Commissioner Williams had mind to have the work done
sometime after the redecing of the bridge finished The
redecng let last with approval Of
the county and city board and the final approval of the state
However, the painting the bridge went right scrapg
painting times and of the time killing time"
The boss told them according to reliable reports there is
need to hurry this job take time So the boys
killing time in overtime whenever they could and
took easy Well you can't blame them for they are working
under the famous HART SYSTEM"
The only trouble is that the Everett and nohomsh county
citizens will have to pay the bill.
And the bill is going to be bill. City Commissioner
Williams it will cost the city somewhere $1,000
he thought they would be through he sad g"
can't tell you, they might be there till next summer The
trouble it can't be estimated what the cost will be the
not composed of painters AS far known there
painters the job
According reliable estimates by painting contractors
they would be glad do the job $4,000 The
last time the bridge painted the cost of the labor
good deal less than $1,000 the work done by union painters
and the job satisfactory.
The first bill for labor amounting $500 paid by the
council time the last presented bill amounting to ST.
100 not paid by the council the bill held up
The State King Olympia will that bill is paid
He will to it that other bills paid He will further
it that the taxpayers are held up right along
Everett will have stand the BILL the city
elected by the citizens of Everett have power they help
less under the supreme ruling of King Hart.
Everett will have to unskled labor for skilled work
about three times much would if skilled labor
employed Everett will have pay the paint bill amounting
to amout $500 The bills paid by the county the city
receives bill from the county for their half If the city
pay the county that much for the will be
taken out of the county bridge fund by the
not paid Wonderful things happen the year 1922 and they
will happen 1862 long the
to run the state affairs
Notwithstanding to later information received by the
Journal might develop that the City and County officials
well of the bridge painting deal This will be Investigated
and particulars will appear in weeks Journal