| Show CONTRACTORS SAY MEASURE IS UNfAIR Local contractors for COr municipal Improvements Im Im- Im and cud other public work are arc organizing a a. determined fight tight against senate bill No 9 Introduced by Senator W W. Mont Ferry of at Salt Lake taking the ground that the tho bill contains a Jokor or that will vili deprive them of tho the privilege of bidding bidding bid bid- ding for big municipal contracts and will wiil tend ten to lo drive them out O of It business The bill bUl amends of ot the tho laws 6 under which municipal m and other public Improvements now lire arc made and Includes a provision that alt ali public or special Improvements made by any am cu or town to pay for which abutting property property property prop prop- erty racy be taxed t or assessed shall bo be made mado under contract duly let to the lowest lowest low low- c est t responsible hidder aUf after c certain pre prescribed advertising ett Is Is p performed bythe bythe by bythe the city It or town lown 1 M. M Harlow Barlow of the Utah Vitan rock asphalt Interest and with J J. W. W Mel Mel- len general contractor said ald Id today that the bill holds a jokerS Joker dangerous to lo the tho contractors The objectionable clause h hij he j Bays Is ts that relating to a advertising 1 for Cor forbids forbids bids for all improvements to be bo paid patti for Cor from taxes assessed e 1 against abutting prop property rl This clauso eliminates eliminated all nil other othel Improvements Im Im- Im I pro such uch as arc are paid from rain the general funds of the lie city cHr from tho th ad advertising art ad and bidding qualification and will 1 permit the city commission to let such such contracts to whom It Il pleases or orwill orwill orwill will permit the tiie city Itself to perform all allwork work olk nal paid J for from the general funds Jf Jr this hIs bill is passed and IH is signed b lythe by ly the tho governor go It will eliminate contractors from participation In such great costly costi I Improvements as tho the Int intercepting rc 5 eter ter which will cost colt three quarters of ot a i mil million lion dollars dollers and other big contracts o of a a similar character Jf If this bill had b been a law when the tho conduit system m v-a v 88 l contractors contractor would have hov been eliminated Other Ira lm- pr rr of or a similar character will como come up la later leT for tor consideration because the cl city will wIIl continue to grow and tho contractors who hav mM many thousands or ot dollars Invested t Jn In n plant 1 machinery na and equipment should have an opportunity ty to get these contracts contract Under th the l law Jaw W now not In ii for force all ell work worle and repairs that run A above e bO an 11 estimated co oat cost t of or must be he a advertised and tho the contract let to tho the lowest bidder The ostensible of or the bill accord ng to Barlow l Is to permit the city to perform small mall Jobs Jolls of or street repair lr work W and ad similar Job Jobs without ad art ad The r real al purpose he eay Is 16 Isto isto to eliminate the contractor from the big job Sobs My criticism of the bill ne need d not b h taken as a an au II expression of Jack of or con ceri in th the th j nt board of city com com- r It II does dOC not follow th that t be because he be cause the present board members or are re remen men of pf the honor and integrity that all of ot those who ww Ina may be elected ejected in Int t th hlf fo future lure will be of oC the e m e high fita standard of honor If It this bill becomes a la law It will 1 m make ke possible the formation by city commis commission sion eloris pf of t future of or powerful o political machines machine through the aM aid of or the tho contracts contracts con tracts t th flY y c an n I M. M t. t It Jt Js B 5 a a- n bill |
