Show I BOARD OF WORKS IS IN Municipal Organizations Hav Hay Having Having ing in j Charge of Improvements May Be Readjusted NEW LAWS ARE PROPOSED PLAN IS TO HOLD CITY ENGI ENGINEERS ENGINEERS ENGINEERS RESPONSIBLE i To tak tako from tb ti city el board br of or pub public lie lic le works th th the Inspection of all al public work w rk undertaken by the th city whether on force account a or o by contract is 1 the th purpose of a bill bl which will wi be b intro introduced Introduced introduced In the lh legislature this week ek Tire The TIr bill bl does not emanate from the city Itself Itel but will whit wi be introduced at the re request r rI request I of citizens whose property has bas quest ot wl been affected atte by the alleged loose l and careless methods of Inspection under the existing For several sorl years y rs there has haa been ben loud and long complaint about the board bor of works Inspectors Mayor laor Bransford took official notice of the defects deet in the th system n his annuM annual message g to the council The board br of ef works In Its It annual report referred to it i and ad admitted admitted admitted that the cost coat ct was heavy tem Mom Members bers bees of o tho the city ct council en on e both sides side of ot that body have slightingly referred refe to the Inspectors None of ot these the how however however ever has taken any n steps S In the diree direction tion ton of ol remedying it I IMay May Curtail Powers Should the tle board bor of works oppose opp e ethe the bill bi which has been drawn and will willbe wi willbe be b placed in the hands of Senator Carl CarlA ri riA A Badger Bad er today toll it I may have ha to fight for tor Its It own own existence There Thore are a some re who think tInk that the te board bard Itself has ha out outlived outlived lived its It usefulness usef There Ther are ar others other who think Its It powers should be b more strictly defined and therefore curtailed bill will probably probably probably Opposition to the present preset bt wi ably lead led to the introduction of a more mor sweeping measure concerning the board of ol works There has already been laid before blore some sOle of ol the tho to members of if the legislature data regarding the work ork of the board bor and Its ita Is alleged shortcomings The strained relations between the board br the tho city council counci and am the city engineer engner arc are pointed out as tending In the di direction reton of ol anything but the in interests Int interests rests t It I is not likely that the thc bill bi will 1 place the appointment of oC tho the inspectors with wit tho the engineer but hilt It I will wi provide that he lie shall pass vals their qualifications and it wilt will wi hold hotd him responsible for rot the lie kind of ot work ork they may tay do tb Should the measure pass ho o will 1 be responsible for forthe tIle the proper performance nce of all 11 city work oik whether r performed under con contract contract n tract or otherwise |