, 1879-07-16
EIGHT HOURS.
Mr. Waller Consrlla' Frank Adams as
to What He Shall Do.
Ard Is Told fIe HEED Nat Pay laboreh Ten
loars' Wages far, Eight Ilpsrs' Work.
The Cabinetmakers Generally Favor The
:, Reduced Hours Of Labor.
CITY LADORE12S.


ClI1 AADOkElfSs
rnAT H1anr-Houns ORDER
Some tins ago IN order was made By the
Council instructlnK the Commissioner Of Public
Works to hereafter work the nlcn under him on
tho streets only eight hotlrs. lie regarded the
quest[on - grave one, especially since the city
was scputcl 10 be tn financial distress, and In
stead ot obeytug The ,ordcr he addressed the
Corporation Counsel In quest Of somo law for
Iowa:
+. Adanu Cooperation capaset-prAn Bin:
On the 30th day Of June, 1870. Tho CtY Council of
Chseago passed the following fesont.on:
wo,ks s Gseesa n
tion passed by tbs Common Council Of tha city
Sspt. 10, 1866, whicl, makes eight hours a. legal
days work for all ths emplores Ut sAtd Depart-
o. The 81 day Of July. 1870. ths said City coun-
- t0ridrtH, That thu Mayor and the Commission.
or Of Public Works he. aud the aa,ne arc hereby.
70 ss NH s9YaEsa IN s,ix The
"i;os Kow, sha wols sp!tt aad icnor Of the ord
pauees governing shls ucpar.men1. anu ander
Which an actlnc, II exe,Aploe! n the contract
tton 70 a. to obtain ths gteascst amount % WORK
fvt The Least amount nm mt, " IN nonoy. making i
s isr ss IT, ex w ss ~
turns without fayotlIsm 10 any. tue 0nly pressure
heInR tho eompett,on of their fel1ow-mon. THIS.
III Hutn% tHIA0 t4io EtHSAA4AE 1ERAtkWFAk
under tho Law. controlling my action, Tho reso.
aud op anG;sd Il arc M dsxs IN eoe ~
cannot nbty all. cAnnot carry OUT this rea1ln-
tion and otder without .ols.inv the splr. and lot.
ter Of te reat Of ha ordinance In force. lrespac-
ela1Iy upon the following points:
FfFsf-can 4 resolution oI tne City Council be
enforced which mpatrh or interfcses With the ohll
ss' eeonSDoes iSn lie decision that eight hours sh.l,
be legal ,ay prefent Try making contracts by tte
aSn nshss ~ j. " sa IL ~ ii, o
Talra-Whs!o thr City Council may otdcr any
appsapt'attoH " !hs snI.. moncy for spselas4
VIII uot b alowea to 50, I / not q duty, iu ap.
plying snta aiptopration to have tue Ecsyiccs net-
formed for leHs sum II ! can! In other words. Ia
and .aye Tor Tho city q all points and III II thines
cani Ncspsetlllly yours, -'"'. .-''~"" $500
CnARLss ;. WALLER.
, comln!a.'oac' If Public Works.
,,aoa ~, ~ ~. 49, ,,n,,, ,t,n, ~
n,', slnee, DILL ous ~ "a' no' uo'A yes'esoas sna' ne
ri. Rrspossr ~ 4. po11ows.
m,.,s"~ ra...,.I..iS - a.. n.',"a ,r,.
9 h1pes Go1seatt' s,., faos!o Horks-
phAh SIN: haso 3Ass fscelseu lfom ron the m.
nexGa M ~ &c COMMUNICATION. iae tesolntton or Jnne
~ aStV. teS1s you 70 eoah.Y Witn ~ afeao,otsoh @
1hs rss9,ut!onI @ I of SEPT: n laa,'; required tls
hoard e P9Slic work 70 MAKO eie,t hoHrs - legal
work. Ine fasointaoi OF Joly u ion., ~.
stfaets You 70 pny the Meh engaged 10 laying
"ater- -ma'ns e DAY tor their labor.
tho JOINT effect the three resolutions Ia to IN.
Msaet You " pey tlie men !os iaYin3 WAFER. mains
y fOf tacn aA} WofE, eatih'atng nv Gay Of eFht
no1sa. aHa luIoTpaen tMat lHe Meh AIe WeF.lhe
uhac1 conitaci p5 So - Iel uay 1us eaGh aaY 9I
ict' hohfs. whlcn ~ IA cehta PIT hoor .Iwo uol.
!als tpr each aa5s "osk o. elshI h1uts would ~ At
.icn *. " NAV nnf r,csivs cnci II "a ~ "vSt
huuss' work, while IL tnp ses0ulfpn be complied
Will they VIII receive =. eafa los elea! hoats wosk
~, Inv !nest"t Lncn ~ s.mlny mnetnss % y1u Aase
as @ * ay IN onx tuo na "en f.. WY ~
nnhc ,.,onov. IN, of the nninlnn lin That ron horc
not. nni that Tho inuiructton Of the C9uncii in
that eiIcct IL Il nNjlEty,
The Council III IL frst revolution paesed Sept.
70, 1Ha0, recognizes the fact that TIC GcneiAl
Assembly IL nowarless 10 onacta law making siyht
ioute leGa, aays "oiK " tne case o. epee'al
sa,in t,mnH .ot "e'ent t''na' AUS feso'
WI, Ts,nfrs,i ,rbat 4ha f,ourci, ,ooomrna,a u,
thu nert ismsfnture of Illinois ths nassnx of l.w
Makfug eight l,uu1s legal DAYS work, where no
apcciai coatFacs gor Iiessas timo stall bs uado,a
would sAY thatit IL clearly your duty. under tho
law and Thy ord!nahce Vt nfc. 10. l87a, organtznx
yonT acIasln'eh' ~ sS"nnMlxo ~ anu sass tae Ely
ma4a ~ pms. aa ~ ~ ~ hss . ~ W @ 3ous
nnm.ste,.iy WITH snc nsrt NJ The m ill., ,srv,ce
tx committed ia your chnreo. and to msKn con.
tracts ths uUsI synutscVuus auuuc!sly to tho city
Waving the question whs!aas l5s CITY oounci!
constitute working jsy Tor laboreis employed ey
tue city. 1t III sufficient 10 ray that tho Council has
~ Tue rowss n.oyne tst ~ aa.Ss' a ce s,, g
intMrern for eiubt hours w1rk III other yords.