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Show j TO THE CITY COUNCIL. The Main street paving contract will como before the city council to-1 to-1 night for rejection or confirmation. ; The Times urges the council to re- I ject tho recommendation of the board of J public works in favor of the Barber company, for the following reasons: J Because the Barber company was i Underbid in an honest competition. Because the interests of Salt Lake de- f mand that the work shall be done by I home capital and home labor. Because wise public policy demands that Dative asphalt shall have the preference pref-erence on our streets over foreign material. ma-terial. Because the outside corporation which has obtained a favorable report from the board of public works is notorious throughout the country for its methods in dealing with public officials and overcoming the natural and reasonable disposition of all cities to favor home interests. Because the work dene by the Barber Bar-ber company in Buffalo, Omaha, St. Joseph, Denver and other cities has not given satisfaction, and does not furnish a reason why they should be given a. contract when they have been underbid and in face of an overwhelming overwhelm-ing public sentiment in favor of Salt Lake men. . ! Because it is desirable that in the 15 large amount of paving to be done in this city Utah asphalt and Utah work- fj men should at least -be given a fair t chance to demonstrate that they are 1 capable of doing the work. i The Times has not only made these propositions, but it has proved them to the satisfaction of all reasonable men. It Jias done this in the discharge of a I duty which it owes to the public, and it is ready to stand by every word it hasiitteredj The matter rests now with the city , " council. We hope and believe that the members of that body will refuse to favor this daring alien monopoly, and will let this important contract to home ', com panies, in order that it may be done i by Utah capital, Utah labor and Utah i material. |