The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-26
An Important Business Meeting
Held Last Night.
THE COUNCIL ROUNDLY SCORED
Early Closing-Laws Proposed
and Amendments.
THE JOINT BUILDING.


The committee on joint city and county
building was called upon for report, and
the announcement made that the joint COM
mittee for the city and county had agreed
Oh the bid Of contractor Bowman as the
one which they would recommend to the
ity council for adoption.
On motion. a new committee, consisting
OF Burr, Redmon, Porcher, Tolluan and
Williamson was appointed to wait upon
the council at once and ask that the re-
quests heretofore made to the Joint COM
mittee, to-wit: that thejiob be regulated by
union prices and work given to union men,
under the eight hour rule, be inserted in
the contract.
The committee was excused from the
session to attend to the duties imposed.
ENROLLED.
Under the head of membership Mr. c.
l.. Newland presented credentials and was
duly sworn in and enrolled.
EARLY CLOSING.
The executive committee reported that
they had visited the merchants regarding
the early closing hours for the winter.
LAW PROPOSED.
A communication from the Pioneer
Building association, asking that the coun-
Gil would include in their recommendations
to the legislature one favoring the exemp-
ton OF such associations from taxation.
LECTURE.
On motion . committee consisting Of
Cavenaugh, Golfer and Cook was appointed
| to arrange with William jackson Arm
strong Tor lecture under the auspices Of
the council, and upon such subject as
might be selected.
AMENDMENTS.
Notice having been given at the previous
| meeting to the effect that an amendment
would be offered to the bylaws by striking
out article 4, the same was taken under
consideration, and after lengthy debate,
was expunged. The wording was as fol-
lows: ANY member of union, in good
standing, shall be eligible to any Office in
this council" The vote 16 for to against
expunging, and the necessary two thirds
vote having been given, it was declared
adopted.
The following amendment to article IL of
the constitution, on duties of officers, was
submitted, to-wit:
All money belonging to the council which ma
be turned over to the treasurer shall be prop
erly receipted for and immediately deposited
py Ine treasurer with some reputable safe de-
post institution, and al every regular meeting
positively must exhibit his deposit book to the
financial secretary and the president Of the
council, and no excuse shall be accepted for the
absence Of said books from any meeting, even
though the treasurer himself be not present
No funds on deposit and belonging to the coun-
Gil snail be drawn except for payment of bills
ordered paid by the council. and when funds are
withdrawn for that purpose check for the
same must be signed by the treasurer and
countersigDed by the president and recording
secretary OF the council.
Laid over till next meeting under the
rules.
TRADES IN SALT LAKE.
Under the head reports from the several
trades the following were su bmitted:
Carperters-No boom. some men ont of
work, trade dull.
Plum bers-All busy, work improving.
Lathers-Outlook better
Cigar makers-Trade dull all summer,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fair.
Brewers-Some difficulties, but chances
are they will be settled, some few out of
work aud some few scabs in.
Cooks and waiters-Doing fairly well.
Retail clerks-Three establishments vet
holding out on the closing proposition.
Tailors-Trade picking up, men all al
work
Building
Bsrbers-About as usual.
THANKS
On motion vote of thanks was rendered
Messrs. Goodwin, Powers, and tho commit
tee for services rendered in aid of the early
hour closing rule.
DEMONSTRATION,
The executive committee and the COM
mittee from the Retail Clerks union were
instructed to arrange for denomination
next Monday night, in recognition of thos,
merchants who had complied with the re.
quests concerning early hour closing ant
condemnation of such as had not
SCORING THE COUNCIL.
The special committee, appointed earl,
in the evening, to wait upon the city coun
Gil returned and reported that the sugges
tons Of the joint committee on city ant
county buildings relative to letting tn,
contract to Bowman had been presente,
and adopted by the council, but the reques
Of the federated trades, as above set out
was not considered, although brought t.
the attention of that body before their fina
action.
The report of the committee was receive,
and the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the federated trades protes
against the treatment received at the hands O
the city council, in that it refused to listen {
the respectful appeal OF this body before adopt
ing the report Of the joint committee and with
out considering such protest, particularly i
reference to the employment OF union men an
eight-hour rule