St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-12

been some objection to the price asked by
| plasterers, but they stand firm for SO. so per
| day and are determined to get it.
The outlook for bricklayers is much
brighter with the advent of spring. Many
buildings are being erected about the city
which gives employment to members of this
trade, and many more will follow in a few
weeks.
1t is reported by cigarmakers here that
strikes throughout the country during the
past eleven months have cost the cigarmak-
ers over $500 There is, perhaps, no
other industry which suffers so much from
the competition of convict, tenement house
and childrens' labor as this trade.
The tailors held secret meeting at their
hall on the corner of Ninth and Exchange
streets, on Monday evening, at which the
subject of wages was discussed.
Messrs. Taylor s. Craig have reduced the
pay OF their carpenters fifty cents a day, and
now pay them only S1.75 per day.
On Monday evening last during the meet
ing OF the board of education Inspector
Miner took position that was decidedly in
the interest of the laboring classes. The
position was novel one, and was agreed to
by the other inspectors without discussion as
| soon as II was stated. A motion was made
to advertise for bids for the furniture for the
new school buildings, when Mr.. Miner
offered an amendment to the effect that 10
bids would be received from any person or
persons employing convict labor. This
amendment met the appreciation of all the
members, who unanimously agreed to it,
Mr.. Miner stated that he had for years prac-
ticed this, and should continue to do so, as
long as he lived.
WORK IN WEST ST. PAUL.
There is fine chance for the people of
West st. Paul to lose the levee and all the
dirt too. The warning ofthe factions seems
to be endless. Somebody over there seems
to be struggling to get some advantage on
the dirt. Some want it put on the streets
and seek to get an advantage in thus grading
certain streets. They give as a reason for
this that the levee will not be ready to receive
the dirt taken out of the river, and conse-
quently that the govern ment will take the
dirt down the river and dump it, so that
neither the levee nor the streets will get the
benefit of it; besides, they assert the material
taken out of the bottom of the river will be
nothing but quicksand and is therefore
wholly unsuited for the leyee as it will be
washed away by the first high water that
comes. So it goes among the people. In
the meantime the board of public works
appears to be holding off, and Mr.
Peters, who has been in the board for several
years, could not tell the reason why the board
does not go ahead with the levee. Some of
the people of West st. Paul use very hard
words about the board on this account and
do not hesitate to declare that after the city
council sends to the board final order to do
the work the board is not author
lied to neglect to do the work and have
no right to delay; that their only business is
to go ahead with it. Instead of this, some of
the persons interested declare that the board
is now asking for petitions from the people
to have the work done. How far these harsh
criticisms may be entitled to weight is a
| question. But however that may be de-
termined, it is to be regretted that the work
on the levee cannot be proceeded with. 1t
would give employment to a large number of
laboring men who very much need work,
and besides in every way would be an advant-
| age to the whole city.