The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-17
TO DOWN BRIDGES.
Central Labor Union Yearns
for His Scalp.
HIS ENEMIES MEET IN SECRET.
Will Oppose His appointment a. Street
Commissioner-Linem Grand
Lodge Meeting.

The Western Central Labor Union held
an executive session after the regular
routine business was transacted at its
meeting last night, and passed motion
requesting w. e. Armstrong to use his in
fuence with the board of public works to
prevent the appointment of Robert
Bridges as street commissioner under the
incoming administration.
Bridges is one of the local leaders in the
anti-Knox wing of the Peoples party that
worked for the success of the Democratic
ticket and is evidently making still hunt
for a job on the theory that ito the victors
belong the spoils" But unfortunately he
belongs TO the Knights OF Labor faction,
with which the Western Central Labor
Union and nearly ali the trade unions in
the city have been at loggerheads for long
time, hence the action last night.
The executive session was SO profoundly
secret that the record of it was ordered ex-
plunged from the minutes, and, but for the
fact that PosT-INTELLIGENcER reporter
discovered a hole in the root at an oppor-
tune stage in the debate, when the dele
gates waxed warm and raised their voices
to high pitch. the object and result of the
mysterious session would probably never
have been made known.
During the regular session the following
resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The success Of the benefit enter
tainmeut given for the free reading-room
OF the Western Central Labor Union is due
chiefly to the generous aid given US by the Hon.
James Hamilton Lewis, Senator John r. Kin
near, the Musicians Mutual Protective Associa-
ton and Mr. Otto Ranke, there fore, belt
Resolred That the hearty thanks OF the West
ern Central Labor Union are hereby rendered to
the above named parties; and be it further
Resolred, That a copy OF these resolutions be
forwarded to each OF them, and ordered printed
in the daily papers.
A communication from the Musicians
Union complained of the action of nom
union musicians in cutting rates. espec-
tally the Queen City band. and requested
the Central to aid in stopping them. 1t
was voted to comply with the request.
a circular from the San Francisco Coun-
Gil of Federated Trades gave notice of
boycott on the shoes manufactured by
Cohn. Nickelsburg & Co., of that city, be-
cause they refused to accede to the de-
mands of the Women Shoe Filters Union,
the members of which are on a strike
against this firm. The matter was re-
ferred to the strike and boycott committee.
The lecture committee reported that the
net proceeds of the lecture would be about
$500.
The matter of electing a secretary to
succeed J. L. Barrie, whose term of Office
expired March l. threw the union into a
muddle. Mr.. Barrie refused to serve for
another term, having secured another
situation. The unions income was
thought to be insufficient to pay the
former salary of SIS per week, and after
considerable planning to make 81 cover
$50 worth of services, the whole ques-
ton was laid over for one week.
B. Bowers said the Millmen's Union was
not defunct, as supposed, and it objected
to the organization of another union of
the same trade in the city, as the proposed
union would only include machine hands,
while the present union takes in all mill
men. The matter was referred to the
committee on organization.
At the request of the White Cooks and
Waters Union, Delegates higgins, Meal
lister and Johnson were appointed COM
mittee to wait on the proprietor of the
Union chop house relative to the employ
ment of ncn-union men at less than the
regular scale of wages, and his refusal to
give up the union cards.