Demory Bros., Inc. v. Board of Public Works

In this appeal we are called upon to decide whether Md. Ann. Code Art. 100, § 96 (generally referred to as the “Prevailing Wage Law”) is applicable to public school construction. Necessary to a determination of the basic question is the resolution of three interrelated issues, i.e., whether the funds expended by the county (1) for land acquisition, (2) for salaries paid to building inspectors, and (3) for the costs of building permits, are sums used for the “construction of public works” within the meaning of the Code.

The “Prevailing Wage Law” was enacted by Laws of 1969, ch. 558, § 1,…