St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-14
{. C. BABB,S RECORD.
The Republican Candidate for
Mayor on the Labor
Question.
He Was an Eighth Ward Aid
ePman for Two
Years,
And Voted Against the Glib
son Resolution for Eight
Hours.
The Record Complete as
Taken From the Official
Proceedings.

Capt. f. c. Babb, the Republican
candidate for mayor of Minneapolis,
was for one term an alderman of the
Eighth ward, during which time he
made for himself a record. On that
record he will be judged in the coming
campaign. 1t will be remembered that
in 1856 Mayor AmeS stood on platform
which declared for eight hours for a
days work. The people ratified it by
electing him by over 5000 majority.
Following out this doctrine, Aid. Glib
son, a Democrat from the Seventh
ward. offered resolution establishing
eight hours as a days work on labor to
be performed for the city. 1t was re-
ferred to a special committee, of which
Mr.. Babb was a member. and by that
committee reported adversely, Mr.
Babb voting with the major
ity and against the eight-hOur
day. All of the Republicans
on the committee voted against the
eight-hOur day, and all the Democrats
for it. The Democrats submitted a
minority report, declaring in favor of
the minority resolution, which received
all of the votes of the Democrats, save
one, and also the vote of Aid. SwensOn,
Republican. Mr.. Babb voted against it..
The following is
THE RECORD
taken from the official proceedings of
the council:
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
MINNEAPOLIs May Il, 1856, S p. M.
President ClOugh III the chair.
Present-Ald. Babb, BarroWs Clark. Clou-
tier, Downs, Dwyer, Eichhorn, Fleetham,
Gibson, Haugan, johnson, Lawrence, L'Her-
ault, Mareck, Mills Morse Phelps, Phillips,
Pratt, sly, Stoft, Swenson, Mr.. President-23.
AbsenI-Ald. Cooley
From q majority of the special committee ap
pointed to consider the motion of Aid.
Gibson, establishing eight hours a DAYS
labor on work to be performed for the city,
To the Honorable City Council of the City of
Minneapolis:
Gentlemen
a majority of your special committee to
whom was referred the motion of Aid. Glib
SON. that eight hours constitute days labor,
and that not less than Sl.50 be paid per day,
would respectfully report that they have
given the question thorough and careful con-
sideTatiOn, and would recommend in lieu of
AID. Gibson's motion, that all work hereto
fore done for the city, and paid for by the
day. be hereafter paid for by the hour, and
That not less than 10 cents per hour be paid
Suring this season.
Respectfully submitted,
A. &, HAUGAN,
W. W. SLY,
F. c. BARRows,
c. W. CLARK,
+. G. BABB.
From minority Of the same committee the
following
To The Honorable City Council, City of Min
neapOlis:
minority of your special committee, to
whom was referred the motion of Aid. Glib
son that eight hours constitute days labor,
etc, would respectfully report that we have
given the question thorough and careful con-
slderatiOn, and would recommend that the
motion be adopted.
EDWARD T. GIBSON,
TITUS MARECK,
+. EICHHORN
Aid. Gibson moved the adoption Of the
minority report
Lost-Yeas, 10: nays, Is; as follows:
Yeas-Ald. CloUter, Dwyer Eichhorn,
Gibson, L'Herault Mareck, Mills, Phillips,
Nays-Ald. BABE, Barrows Clark. Downs,
Fleetham, Hangar, johnson, Lawrence,
Morse, Phelps, Pratt Sly, Mr.. President-l3.
Aid. Lawrence offered the following as a
substitute for the majority report of the COM
mittee.
Resolved By the city council of the city of
Minneapolis:
First-That hereafter ali public works of
the city of Minneapolis be, so for as the
legal and practicable, performed under the
direction Of the city engineer or other proper
officer appointed, or to be appointed for the
conduct of such public work; and that all
IabOrers employed thereon be employed by
the day, at the minimum price of $l.50 PER
day for competent laborers.
Secondhand on and after the first day Of
January, 1887, on all public works per-
formed by said city, or under its direction
either by contract or otherwise, nine hours
shall constitute a days labor: and that in all
contracts hereafter made by the city for pub
lie improvement, a provision shall be in
serted by which the contractor shall agree
that in all labor to be performed under such
contract nine hours work shall constitute
day therefor shall be S1.50 for competent
laborers.
That in advertising for proposals for public
works TO be performed by contract notice
shall be given Of the substance of this reso-
luton, and that such provisions will be in
serted in all contracts for public works made
by the city.
On motion of Aid. Barrows the substitute
resolution of Aid. Lawrence was laid on the
table.
lAld. Dwyer moved to amend the majority
report by striking out the figures and words
"15 cents per hour" where they occur in
said report and insert in the place thereof
the figures and words '16l2 cents per hour"
Adopted.
I The report of the majority of the commit
tee, as amended, was then adopted.
THIS IS BABIES RECORD,
and on it he must go before the work
ingmen of Minneapolis. To this end
he is in full accord with his party. A
vote for Babb or the Republican party
is a vote against the eight-hOur day.