The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-21
UNION MEN WANT II.
A Rather Visionary Plan TO Capture the
Public building works.

A Rather Visionary Plan TO Capture the
Public Building Works.
A large amount of work will be done In
the building line in this city during the
Summer. and majority Of the contracts
have been placed with men who will en-
ploy none but union labor. Public build
fngs are to be erected, and this makes the
union men anxious. Brickiayars' Union
No. 10 has appointed q committee to wait
upon Mayor Cleveland to secure from
him promise that he Will use his in
huence. such as 10 ia. To secure exclusive
recognition OF union labor The extra
ordinary plan is 70 secure clause IN the
contract binding the contractor to en-
ploy none but union laborers. It is UNDER
stood that tomorrow evening has been
named as the date for the conference
with the Mayor
local branch of the Brotherhood Of
United Carpenters and soiners Of North
America was organized last week on the
Heights. The new council starts off with
charter list of twenty members, and has
extremely bright prospects for the future
The Building Trades Council OF this
city has made arrangements for q mon
ster picnic at BsTn's Oriental Park on
Labor Day.
There Is considerable dissatisfaction
among the car drivers in the county over
the failure of some Of the horse railway
companies to comply with the law Re-
curing them TO furnish seats to the
drivers The worst offenders in this re-
spect are said to be the Summit avenue
and Grove street lines, which are operated
by the North Hudson County RIlwavt
Company.
Richard J. Allen, prominent labor
man, has erected factory on Paramount
avenue for the manufacture of maehin-
lsts' tools and supplies.
The ninth annual picnic of the Hudson
County Surface Railway Employees Asso
citation Will be held at Caieaonian Park
on July 49, There viii also be athletic
events, to the winners of which valuable
prizes will be awarded
Fifteen cents is what Mrs. A. AverilI.
of Norfolk. Va, a member OF Typo
graphical Union No. 20, asks each printer
IN the Tnited Stntes 10 contribute to form
the nucleus Of fund tor the establish
ment OF home for the orphans of print
ers.
The Tin and Sheet Iron Workers have
made a request to the employing tin.
smiths for eight hours day to 90 into
effect on September l. 1t is thought that
the request VIII be acceded to, as har-
mony exists between the employed and
employers In that branch of the building
trade in this city.
The labor ORGANIZATIONS of Texas will
hold a convention at Sulphur Sptings on
July 1t is thought thar they will
resolve themselves into distinct poiiti-
cal body and take independent action.
Business 10 the building trades in the
county is looking up. The strikes of the
brickIayers, housesniths and other allied
trades brought it almost 10 a standstiil,
but things have now got back to their
normal condition.
TO be not actively engaged in trade
and yet keep up a card Of active member
ship In that trade is a commendHb bic
thing. Mr.. Robert Murphy, of this city,
has not worked at his trade of bricklay-
ing for over fifteen years, bat he has kept
up hts connection with Brfcklayers'
Union No. 10 during ali that time
William B. Prescott, the newly-elected
president Of the International Typo
graphical Union, Ia but twenty-seven
years old He lives in Toronto, Can, and
is Canadian by birth.