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":"-'"':TT" (nge Avae vearm. C. 0:) n 0X~> s » o i s o s ta o o meiteriih s Eie oo im ie wl s tss P | t 0 Lk .. l¥ eloxieg Ave in o polne ~> > -- { * \AThs maniptiation of the Hyaro--electris con. a hnck ohon to iaeeiperate'a num |tracts by which the people lost at least one hun-- Det of amanameonts Juto the factory dred thousand dollars, and perhaps much more, is act was made by Dr. McQueen (North not. too. ,ggm-pgng.ad,; 1. to be readily _ understood, 5 :?X'i:?::;'::')t-hfh:u'r':l';tel?':;'f'g;':fl: o. The accepted tender of Mr. McGuigan of $1,270,-- ~-- {tory inspectors, which was lost on 000 was made:--up of.several items, one of which,; division. the construction work, was estimated at $448,-- 'ex:;ll%t;'x:renatm:?t'gfig&e;o u";g::";omf 000. In the sgerious rival tender by C. L. de teen years of age, was voted down by | Muralt this item was estima.ted at $340,000. Mr. hike same iines as inoge 'sugrostcd de Muralt guaranteed the good faith of his ten-- | when the bill was being considered der by the usual deposit. By an arrangement 'clause by clause in committee. An between him and Mr.:McGuigan he withdrew his :,t;:;:;g; lm':fr '2? dgh,lfi;;e,,'"{'o" e,;;',: tender so as to enable Mr. McGuigan to get the !hours per day, and youths, young contract at the higher figure from the Commis-- ifvi;g{ and' women to fifty hours & sion. Mr. McGuigan then gave him the contract Basement shops were struck at in !at his own lower figure. soils al:'r'l%';gmt';:t agt: 6 fpr?'l';::etn yg:; There is no way of preventing contractors working in basements or underground from thus favoring one another. The only pro-- ©___ places for more tha}n eight hours .tection a Government or Commission has is the s 3:353%' in;:ir(;ais:tso 'Zr?f',fn§$i§? cwaf j ldeposits made with the lower tenderers. The| dition of any employee a certifiqlite #f tender of Mr. de Muralt kept all other competi-- gfl{mh: %I:Y::'Cgano'flgs'fvgfkflgcuie ne; |tors out. Whether so intended originally or not sho(;) or factory? o | it served that purpose. The Government's or wooevmmmnmoeomamentommmamancmemmam j Commission's defence against any such use of a : low tender in favor of a high one was the 'de-- posit. After the lower tender of Mr. de Muralt 1 had caused awarding of the contract to Mr. Mc-- Guigan, who sublet it to Mr. de Muralt at the lower figure, the Government handed back the B forfeited deposit. This is a manifestation of sub-- lime innocence which the public will not accept| as such. -- The public are not as inndocent as the lCommission pretends to be. Who are the enemies iOf the Hydro--electric now?