The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1930-07-11
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note: OWNED or statesman AND CONTROLLED ^^.^F BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL ~Y\ Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions <g__j£f?gfe»__l . — m $ Ja¥ • NO. 324—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, CANADA, JUEY 11, 1930, P aving Contractors Get High Prices in the City Alderman Loat Raises the Question of Paving Costs and Asserts That This City is Being Overcharged for Its Pavements "£ITIZENS ARE PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE for pavement, costs," said Alderman Loat on Monday at the City Council meeting, when he stated that contractors have been charging the city much higher rates than are paid elsewhere. The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council has pointed this out time and time again and has endeavored to get the City Council to adopt the day labor plan, which has proven a money saver not only in Vancouver and adjoining municipalities but also in many other cities on this continent. PLEADS FOR CONTRACTORS In January of this year, the Labor Statesman pointed out that City Engineer Brackenridge was making himself look like a fool in pleading on behalf of the'contractors. He asked the council to give the contractors another year In which to become good. The City Council agreed to his plea, but instead of getting better, the contractors appear to be taking advantage of the situation to pile on the costs. At' the beginning of this year the City Council had $70,000 available for the building of a paving plant and two splendid sites. The money has been In cold storage since 1912 and" the City Councils and City Engineers have left it there while the paving contractors have gouged the citizens these many years. Labor aldermen have tried in vain for years to get day labor on thiB work but the contractors held the fort, in South Vancouver, labor Councillors did succeed in getting that municipality to adopt the plan and considerable money was saved. South Vancouver Is now part of the City so South Vancouver ratepayers are now being gouged with the rest of us. City En- 1 glneer Brackenridge stated in…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0439193
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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