Show 5 I I. I 48 UTAH PROJECTS BY P W A MA MAYOR EXPLAINS CITY'S RECOURSE TO PROJECT AID Labor Group Leader Contractors Get Reply to Query Mayor John M. M Wallace on ap approval approval p ap- of Salt Lake City commissioners commissioners commis commis- Tuesday explained why the city at this time Is unable to abandon abandon abandon aban aban- don public works financed in part with federal funds The explanation was addressed to Paul M. M Peterson president of the Utah State Federation of Labor and John H. H Tempest chairman ola ofa of ol a contractors' contractors committee affiliated with the Associated d General Contractors Contractors Con Con- tractors of America intermountain branch These organizations had previously sl asked commissi commissioners 1 rs to return to to the time honored custom custom cus cus- torn tom tom of of doing public works Bunder under agreement with private co contractors tr Reason Given Curtailment of public works administration administration ad- ad ministration activities was given by Mayor Wallace as one reason for forthe forthe the Jie city resorting to works progress administration aid ald Such curtailment has ha now been modified according to press dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches and will likely lead to re revival revival revival re- re vival of sponsored city-sponsored P W A projects projects projects it was indicated Since the president of the United States by order curtailed P W A activities we have no alternative but to accept W P A aid or forego improvements Mayor Wallace wrote to Mr Peterson and Mr Tem Tem- pest est We regard this work largely as asa asa asa a relief measure Public opinion has required the city to seek such government gov- gov money as is available from W P A. A If the city refuses then ItIs Itis it its is s penalized in two ways First First First- The money collected from it by the government for relief purposes goes elsewhere Second Second Its Its unemployed citizens are of work Projects Cited On April 13 the city had bad projects in n course of completion upon which the he government is spending 75 per percent percent percent cent of the cost equal to Newly approved projects sponsored by jy the city will require the government government government govern govern- ment to spend th the sum of The city is Ls required to spend only 25 5 per cent on these project costs If f we fail to cooperate with the government government gov- gov our relief problem will increase increase in- in crease rease and the mon money y collected from us by the government to pay the cost ost of the W P A relief program will vill be expended elsewhere City commissioners a approved p p pro r 0 v e C d ending g the letter letters and filed the protest pro- pro test est |