Show I CONTRACTORS OPPOSE ANY RAISE IN WAGES Says If City Pays Teamsters and Laborers More They Must Do So Too Contractors of at the city have havo voiced opposition to the petition presented by employees of ot the tho city street department asking a Il raise in pay of ot 60 50 cents a a. da day for tor teamsters and 25 26 cen cents cent a day for or laborers Tho contractors are paying tho the same wages to teamsters and laborers IB Ell the city 40 per days for tor teamsters and for tor laborers They contend that hat It If the city allows an Increase for tor those mon men It will be bo necessary for the contractors to make the same game allowance and ind they cannot afford to do it it- itA A number of contractors especially those ong-a ong engaged ed on city work have voiced opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to the commissioner of or streets In discussing discussing- th the tho matter yesterday esterday ho tho street commissioner declared that It t would be Impossible to grant tho thoraise thoraise thoraise raise desired In the street department without doing tho the same thing in all other departments depar s. s because zi a uniform standard of oC wage would have to be bo maintained throughout city departments depart depart- men meats ments or trouble would ensue To mako a n. raise ralso of at 50 60 cents per da day for tor or all teamsters and 25 cents for tor all laborers In tho the employ of oC tho city would amount to an increase in the pay poy payrolls rolls oils of oC about a n. year ar To make mako this his raise for tor the last half halt of this year ear would require about and where this his money would come from Is a problem lern lem em that tho the commissioners have havo been unable to solve Tho The commissioner of ot streets an- an yesterday that when the petition peU peti- lon tion comes before beor the tho commission he will vill move that It if be referred to the committee of or the whole for tor tion All AU commissioners favor Cavor a raise ralso for tor next year but what their attitude Is on ona a raise ralso for the latter half halt of this year they are ont Inclined to state |