| Show A HOARD WITHOUT WORKS lo the Editor I heotd two gentlemen the other day talkln shout tile uselessness now and fur a long time to come of the board of public works of Salt Latin City They said theie Is I nt the resent time but one small Item of public work being tone In the city I Sivver on L stieet that wbllo Ecwem paving and lepnlrs sidewalks awl I all contract work was In the hands of tile ixmrd Ihe fact is there is no public woik of prefes Inc necessity and no money to elo such work I whalever the necctUty that the NI fly entmeer with a tommlttec of the most piuctlcal men In tile City Council could attend to all of the work of the loaid o public works for eais to come aid thai tint board ought to bo abolished until further need of I roe 1 hell claim was ono oC economy They Palliated out that the chairman of the board receives SIOOO per ycar that cor the thieo or four other members tach lecelvcs 100 per year and for clerical work 30 month Is I yxr paid making < total of lt > CO or 1700 per Year thai Might be roved yar They dldnt know Ihnl n ehlel was among em ikln notes on faith hell Patent em now jUbt to ohow how serf ously the mind of the people Is l turned to the question of saving money In the tunning of tho ellI > I hear another mono who lass ben idontmcd with public work In the elY say thai In tile lit seven sours cin tractois have 1en 1 so bld by Salt Lake orielals that If the city hid now any < public wink to do I would have to pay moo than eve befoye for the reason tint lontiactc have Tint this city on their I 1 black list and would make 1 bbl Dial did not cover what they expected to havo filched fn m them by ell oCcln who could Interfere with 1 their I work In1 cause Ihem great losm unlens they would ut lit blood money to secure opportunity to fulfil their tracts clre oortully Cull con I know one man who being nt the head of a large continct on city work a few Years ago wan given in I under stand that his work would be obstruct ed If he did not s certain men that Is IC It I did not send them gifts IC oC moy lie said Not Not Ole cent Nvo have made a fair eontm t with the city We will do our mork according to the l Contract und no titan vlll cot a cent frorn till Company for hi good will nC anylOI When that word went out obstructions 1egran olotruelon teSln al1 wo Cum ed to itch all extent that other icml iis of tile firm without th hnowlvolgt of their head ncual Paid monev li ih heehi to all allowed to Tin on vlth thlr work Iory on if those blood uckots was and Is 01 11 of to political reform hion one man clubs another and take blsmony watch ant jewelry h1 vsr rsoooarosmitaTla la I criminal When < mnn rot n hOUh or hllk lie Is u Ihnilol When o titan Fields a sheep he Is a criminal But uhu mn elected by the people too I h 1 Ih ill In official capacity use their Power to compel collrletOt to tiny fer Vernilssin nu thelrcon tracts mithollit obsli unions that must lost Calm and loss they are Just slnlht pry pohtl lansfrom which r 1 Lord ldlver us for O the half Ties nut been old CIIAULiS KLLIS |
