Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-10 | Page 1 | Wage Boost Order Delays Action on Deer Creek Bids

rage boost Joost Order Action Deer Deep Creek Bi Bids ls age Delays belays on t. t I BOR SCALE hIKE IKE UPSETS PARLEY PARLEY HERE r. r ange in ange Minimum May iy ay Defer Start I of Project I Opening pening of bids on the Deer t. t l dam unit uni of the great o river water project was wasll d for an uncertain period ll Q by a last-hour last un- un 3 order from the de- de of labor raising the pay of muckers and laborers from 60 cents 35 b cents an hour L he Che proposals proposal's are to be opened at 10 a a. a m. m Frida Friday prod prod pro- pro lied d contractors can adjust their tires ores ures in time it was announced IE E. E O. O Larson chief n Ji service engineer in charge the project Reclamation Commis Commis- ier r ter r John Page was quoted in Associated Press dispatch from hington as saying new bids I d be required and that the less ess' ess might require a month In event nt a delay in start of con con- ton n of the dam unit was I seen en probable till 1 r Larson however said he had ved no instructions from Mr e to call for entirely new bids e date of start of work will determined until the I lon Ion on bureau at Washington has wed ewed all the proposals and is isIto iy Y Ito to let the contract Order Reaches S. S L. L prompted by state and zi n l union pressure the de de- nent ent ent of labor order reached the J ke City reclamation offices Wednesday night re ire than contractors water public officials and laborites In n the civil service examina examina- room in the feder federal l building 1 Engineer Larson announced pay increase and nd gave the con- con 24 hours to revise their es s if they wished to do so I 1 added that another short dell den den de de- ll n night be occasioned if submitting proposals by mail not make changes before Fri Fri- I 1 tentative deadline flot IB- IB Speculation Begins ins began immediately as e orders order's possible influence on ona J a 1 ultimate cost of the entire o river project estimated ly now at the unofficially estimated Ithe of laborers working 1000 It was figured the increase cents an hour for the decreed ur week would hike the cost costI I creek dam unit I allM IJ M. M Peterson president of tah fah State Federation of Labor phe he increase merely raised com com- l labor bor to the union scale enby en en- by all other classes of work work- on the project tm am highly delighted I know l the raise came about but I I Conti on in Pa Pace e Seven Column Six Column Six COURT TO RULE ON MURDOCH Continued from Page One i i compared with the paid a com com- missioner Actually the mayor has no more power than any commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- save for chairmanship at commission meetings I can reach an opinion on the matter but my opinion would not note be e infallible City Attorney Fisher Harris said I am of the opinion no legal obstacle stands in the way of Mr Murdoch's appointment However since a situation is created created cre- cre and has arisen in the past and md may arise in the future I believe believe be- be lieve the doubt should be removed A few courts have decided contrary contrary contrary con con- to my opinion and the Utah supreme court might do likewise