Show WOULD LEASE GRAVEl GRA VEL PITS OWNED BY er CITY cirr Ajax Company Makes Proposal to Commission Others Commission Others Have Objections A A. proposition to lease all the gravel s pit lands the tho cit city owns and pa pay 30 the tho city 10 per POl cent of ot the net profits of or such leases was made mado to tho the city commission commission com corn mission last night b by the Ajax Sand Gravel el of oC this hits company compan city eil- The written written writ- writ ten en proposal was referred to tho the committee com com- of or tho ho whole Th The company offers offer to lease all or oran an any portion of or tho time lands for tor such time as tho commission may mar see fl fit t. t It agrees to furnish all aU contractors on public work screened gravel gra at a a. cost of or 30 cents a cubic yard ard and bank or coarse gravel at 25 cents a yard ard ardIt It Is further set forth by the time petitioners petition petition- ers that thc they will enter an agreement not lot to form an any combine or close chose corporation cot cor with any on other othor contractor or concern at time during th the term of or tho the lease Representatives of ot other sand and gravel ra mon men were WOle pre present ent and after ater tho the meeting voiced protests protests' against tho the city granting s the lease They declared that hat other gravel mon men would woul be he unable to o get s-et material It was a admitted b by bythe ho tho protestants that under existing Un conditions they are aro unable to got gel ma- ma to meet their demands and are arc compelled to swipe It from the cit city occasionally fill till their orders |