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Show ! WHv 4!il44IIH-r-r-Jr MI .j. A BILL THAT SHOULD J. BE PROMPTLY KILLED, v ! Senator Carl Badger is play- I ing into the hands of a rapacious -I bunch of selfish and unscrupulous ! I grafters in introducing a bill v calculated lo abolish tho board -I- of public wrks. He is doing, ! I- or trying lo induco the legisla- I Lure to do, what, every intelligent. h I man and woman in Salt Lako ! I- will condemn when the facts tiro known. J The present board of public -b v works is composed of Henry G. McMillan, W. ,7. Italloran, C. v T). Rnoklidgo, C. T .Brooks and v r T. W. Armstrong, all prominent. I- citizens and thoroughly eonipo- -r v tent. They are a constant check 4- on. and thereforo an annoyance 4- 4 to some of the scheming con- 4 -I- tractors of Salt Lake. They 4 4 havo incurred the displeasure of 4 tho citv engineer's ollice be- 4 4 cause they behove in perforin- 4 4- ing their sworn duties the su- 4 4 pervising work planned by En- 4 4 ginocr Kelsov's force and which 4 4 is being paid for by I he city. 4 4- The bun rd of public works was 4 4- created for this .purpose. The 4- 4 members of tho board are serv- 4 4 ing practionlly without pay. Tho 4 4- taxpayers know there is not a 4- 4 member of this board but is 4 4 thoroughly honest. The effort of. 4 4 the contractors, through tho 4. 4- engineer's oilice. to abolish tho 4 4 board or to minimize its au- 4 4 thorilv is a dangerous thing, 4 4 and Senator Badger is in poor 4 4 business to play into their 4- 4 hands. 4 ..-.J...JX44-4-44H4,44r4 |