The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-27
RELATES METHOD
OF HIRING HELP
ON BRIDGE WORK

FLANA HUN Of MA EkS
DEALING WITH ALL OPERA
TIoNS
How TO secure employment with
those who have been awarded con-
tracts for construction CT the
bridges for the Overseas Road and
Tell Bridge District, and Who are
eligible for this work, has been
asked The Citizen on several occa-
sions.
In order to get a clear and Of
'ficis1 idea of the rules and require
meuts to be followed in the en-
pioymnet of labor on these pro-
'jeets, The Citizen yesterday asked
b. NJ. Danean,s general manager
and chief engineer of the Over
seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
tr:et, who replied:
~The construction regulations of
the Public Works Administration
require that 80 percent of the labor
for the construction of the Over
seas Highway be drawn frcB the
relief rolls of Monroe County,
provided that labor technically
qualified to perform the work is
available"
Outlines Procedure
When asked what procedure was
necessary to obtain employment
on this project, Mr.. Duncan re-
Piled: 1.-The contractors are re-
quired by the Public Works Ad-
miniStration to procure their labor
from the United States Employ
ment Service and the Employment
Service is required to certify work
ers giving preference, first, to
those from relief rolls, second, TO
bona fide residents of the District.
and third, to bona fide residents
of the county, all, of course, sub
iect to the provision that each
worker must be technically quail
fled to perform the work 70 which
he is assigned"
Mr.. Duncan said that no en-
pioyes, with the exception of ad-
ministrative and supervisory en-
ployes, including executives. time
keepers and stOrekeepers, who
perform not more than twenty
hours of manual labor per week.
could work more than eight hours
per day and forty hours per week
Cites Quzlifications
As to qualifications, Mr.. Dun
can said that in addition to the
provision that one must be tech
neatly qualified to perform the
work to which he Is assigned. the
Public Works Administration Con
strnction Regulations stated fhsf
no person under the sge Of xixteea
years can be employed and no
person who is engaged in another
gainful occupation whose weekly
hours Of labor on such occupation
together with the hours Of labor
on this project exceed the limIta-
tons Of hours prescribed for en-
ployes of his classification under
the contract, may be employed
According to the regulations, phys
icaIly handicapped persons may
be employed provided they are as
signed 10 work which they are cap
able of performing and which is
not dangerous to their health or
safety, or to the health and safety
of others employed on the pro-
ject.
All WIN Be Given Chance
Mr.. Duncan said that these pro
visions would apply to al persons
on the project.
There is absolutely no reason
for any of the workmen coming
to my office TO seek employment, "
said Mr.. Duncan, explaining that
the District was bound BY the
rules and regulations TO draw al
employees from the United States
Employment Service
You may tell the people that
we win put forth every effort %
see that all who are qualified and
want to work on this project will
be given q chance for assignment
through the properly constituted
agency and there should be enough
jobs to 20 around" eonclnded Mr.
duncan