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Show THAT PAVING CONTRACT. Salt Lake Citizens Favor Salt I.ak Con-; Con-; tractors. All Things Being Equal. i The action of the board of public works in swarding the contract for the Main street paying to an outside concern, which was anjderbid by a local firm, occasioned a great del of unfavorable comment about town today. think that the contract for public work of (this kind should go to home firms, even th$ugh their bid 6hould be a little higher than that of an outside firm," said TV, O. Van Home. "But when the home firm really puts in the lowest bid I do not se "how the board can justify itself in warding the contract to outsiders." Assistant County Attorney Eichnor "It setans singular that the Barber company should get this contract, in view of the facts. Tberemay beadifference of opinion as to how far a local firm should be favored, but the opinion is certainly unanimous that they should not be discriminated against." George V. Millx "This sort of thing will never develop our home industries." Frank Gilletpie If mouey is worth 5 per cent on bonds it is worth fully as much to a community to keep it at home. Before the contract is let to the Barber company the city ought to investigate some of the work done by this company in other cities. It would be worth $5000 to the people of Salt Lake to keep the contract for tha paving at home instead of allowing outsiders to come f'x-Councilman Etring said "I don't think local contractors who bid have been fairly treated. Ryan & Griffin, in their bid, fully complied with all the requirements of tae advertisement and showed their ability td ".carry out the contract. They alio left samples of the materials which they proposed pro-posed to use. This bid of the Barber com-p&y com-p&y was no bid at all. They d;d not follow the advertisement, and instead of furnishing figures on granite and sandstone, bid on sandstone alone. And what is Utah sandstone sand-stone good for. Come back here and I will show you." TJhe ex-councilman led the reporter to the reat of the hotel where there was quito a block of -sandstone. The action of the elements ele-ments and a little rubbiug had disintegrated tha surface and the block as rapidly going to pieces. uJ"ine stuff for paving, this," said Mr. Ewjng. "That stone could almofet be hewn up with a common ax. ItiWt a square deal and that's all there is about it." J5. C. Coffin It should be given to the home bidder even if it cost more. 'resident Knox if the Bank of the R public Tarn in favor of home work every time. The money should stay here and not go towards enriching an outside company. Sam Levy Home company, of course. They might as well send to London or import im-port convicts from Tennessee. Leave the money at home, say I. I believe in building up, not pulling down home companies. Tax me a little more, if necessary, and I will not kick. D. Wallerxtein (of Lippinan, Valltrstein fc Co.) I believe home people should have the preference if they can show they can handle the work. . j:x-Assessor E. R. Clute "I knovf that the bond offered by Ryan & Griffin is a responsible re-sponsible one, for none stand better financially here than Matthew Cullen and AH?n G. Campbell. If the contractor should fail in anything, the bond would pro- cct'ihe city." |