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Show ENDEAVOR TO MAKE WORK FOR PROVIDERS City Commissioners Discuss Problem of Assisting Unemployed Who Have Families to Support. Means of pro iding emplo ment for men of families who reside in Salt Lake were considered for several hours by the city comn Isslon jesterdaj The ad visibility of appropriating $1000 for this purpose was talked of but no decision was reached It was agreed that a sort of survej ahou d be made to determine Just how many men with wives and children dependent upon them a e out of work at present With this information at hand the com miss on plana to launch a number of pub 11c Improvements such as water main ex tens on and other work that can be be gun immediately without the delaj Incl dent to letting contracts and employing only citizen abor with preference for men of family This problem was held to be far more important than that of feedlrg the ml gratory workers, who are still dickering with the city as to terms of employment. A delegation representing the organ izatlon of unemploved men informed the major jesterdav that the were willing to accept the jl 50 a day wage for an eight hour dav provided the c ty would furnish t e working men with a noon-day lunch This was agreed to and the men will be put to work on the city boule varda just as soon as weather conditions improve somewhat |