Clymer v. Zane

The first and controlling question is whether the work done by the plaintiffs was within the purview of the statutes providing for minimum wages.

Section 17-3, General Code, provides:

“The term ‘public improvement’, as used in this act, shall include all buildings, roads, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, sewage disposal plants, water works, and all other structures or works constructed by the state of Ohio or any political subdivision thereof.”

Section 17-4 provides:

“Any public authority authorized to contract for a public improvement may, before advertising for bids for the construction…