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Show CHAIRMAN UAINKSi, HI It. The irraseible chairman of the board of public works caused himself once more to be "cheerfully interviewed" in the morning sheet that varies its daily outputs between obscenity and mormon wars. The burden of his lay was Tiik Timks. Now wo desire to propound a few more conundrums to the irate old gentleman: Number one: Why did the board of public works word its specifications in ambiguous terms? For instance, it says "if the cost ol this pipe w ill justify, about one mile will be used in place of the masonry conduit for that dUtanee." Why do you wait, Mr. Chairman, for a contractor to tell yon the cost of pipe when you draw a salary with the utmost ut-most regularity from the people to ascertain just such things as these? Number two: Do you not know that contractors being in doubt as to what the board really wants, and as to where the work is to be done, must necessarily necessa-rily place a higher liguro upon it so as to provide for the worst possible emergency emer-gency and in order to protect themselves? them-selves? Number throe: Io yoit not know, Mr. Chairman, that Di": li'iis & Williams Wil-liams cannot furnish wrought iron riv-elted riv-elted pipe and wooden pipe at hi !" and, f:!.-!."), respectively, if any iiaiitity. of it is to be used, without bankrupting tticm-selves? tticm-selves? And yet the opacifications make it optional with the board to demand the use of this material. Number four: Or shall it bo understood under-stood that the Imard of public works has a ipiict understanding with Dt! liois ci Williams, that it should not ask for pipe but only for such material on which the contractors have given a gooil high figure? Here is another chance for Chairman Haines to visit the ollice of the ring organ and be cheerfully interviewed. |