Show GRAVITY SEWER WORK BOARD OF rUDMO WORKS WILL REPORT FAVOR OF RESUJ1IINU llectine Held Yesterday Afternoon Time Cuoelcq Considered and Will Doubtless Be Paid Reports 1VI11 TJG Submitted to the Council ThIs I Evening Worklngmen who read The Herald this morning will rejoice over the action ac-tion of the board of public works taken yesterday afternoon It has been decided to report to the city council tonight in relation to the gravity sewer work that the board sees no objections to the commencing of excavating on March 1 or the paying pay-ing for such work prior to May 1 providing pro-viding the bondsmen are willing Of course a modification of the contract will have to be made as according to its present terms payment cannot be made until the concrete work is in place and the backfilling completed The board also took action anent the claims of the workingmen employed by Contractor McDonald and Fox Watson and company The amount of time checks outstanding against the former which the boards action will doubtless cause to be paid is 195 while those ofF of-F x Watson and company aggregate about 600 The distribution of ihls money will aid a great many families who are now in destitute circumstances and the council will no doubt order the same paid |