San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 308
t ConvictLaw, which is the first of its kindto be enacted in the United States. Thisnew law requires the granting of a com-pensation to all convicts working onState roads. Convict labor was usedon roads in California as early as 1915, charge, a suit of clothing and S5.00.Under the new law, he gets… … COMPLETED PORTION OF YOSEMITR VALLEY ROAD FROM THE SUMMIT TO BRICEBURG but no compensation was paid until theenactment of the present law. This law provides that the HighwayCommission may pay a maximum of$2.50 per day. However, experienceshowed that it cost $2.10 to keep themen at work under the…
Architecture · Building
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
