St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-12
PARRY SAT UPON.
Sewer Masons Will Get No Raise
From the Council.

Sewer Masons Will Get No Raise
From the Council.
There were, at one time, thirty four alder
meu in the council chamber last night but
they didn't feel particularly energetic. They
further qualified themselves for playing
1.-THE Stowaway' by putting several i'm
, portant matters over to another meet
ing. The South side market ordi-
nance was not acted upon be-
cause one or two aldermen who are
interested in it were absent The garbage
and cesspOol ordinance was put over, no
one knows why unless to allow the city to
acquire a still further resem olance through
its odors, to rendering establishment. Con-
trary to all pre- cedent, the dump matter was
acted upon, the report of the special CONT
tee recommending that the city engineer be
instructed to prepare plans and speciica-
tons for dump at the mouth Of the Fourth
street sewer being adopted.
The only really interesting feature OF the
session was the debate on old Parry's labor
resolutions, by which the Sage of the Seventh
ward hopes 10 throw a lassO over the labor
vote. When the eight-hOur day on city work
obtained, the sewer masOns received 81 per
day, 40 cents per hour. Now they work ten
hours for 81. Parry wanted their wages
fixed at SO cents per hour, or IS per day. His
resolutions also provided for increasing the
pay of laborers from $1.6o to $1.75 for ten
hours. The resolution relating to the pay Of
didn't.
As~soon as the regular business of the
session was over, Aid. Parry saw that his res
olutions were not to be reported back by the
week ago. With maiden blush mantling
his cheek Parry moved that the resolutions
be taken from the hands of the committee
and put before the council. His motion
up the ressoiutins and read them.
Aid. Barrows thought time limit should be
set to the life of this increase, and Aid.
Smith wanted to know if there were plenty
of men. Rinker said there was no scarcity of
men. Aid. Loye thought the resolution q
reasonable one.
II don't queition the justice Of this resolu-
tion,'' replied Smith, but if this is bid fol
votes for the Republican party. it is being
done on short notice. 1t don't look just right
to pay 81. IS all summer and then raise it q
little prior to election day.
Several aldermen said that the pay of labor
ers all over the city was increasing: The res
olution was put and carried, Smith voting
yea, despite his opposition. The raise takes
effect from Sept 10.
Then came the resolution to increase the
| pay Of sewer masOns to so cents an hour fol
| ten hours work. Here President Johnson
| took the floor and deep breath, and spoke
against the resolution, taking occasion to re-
hash the old eight-hour question and the DO
sltion Of the Republican aldermen on thai
! question. He thought 40 cents per hour, 81
bricklaying on sewers. Aid. Potter moved te
| amend by making the price As cents pei
hour. MCGOWAN spoke for the resolution
and Downs offered expert testimony on the
| subject. He thought 40 cents enough.
Aid. Johnson-I'd like to ask Aid. Downs
| if union and non-union men are paid the
same.
Aid. Downs-They stand the same on the
pay rolls but they don't all get the same.
MCGOWAN again spoke for the resolution
because sewer bricklayers are paid SO cents
per hour in st. Paul Aid. Vogt wanted the
wage question left to the discretion of the