The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-25
THE LABOR INTERESTS.
Carpenters Protest Against the Sub
letting System.
A Resolution Favoring the Gravity Sewer
The Bakers VIII Make a Demon
stration-Condition of the Trades.

There was an unusually large attend
Trades, held last evening, and consider
able business of importance was dis
posed of.
Union No. 263 of carpenters and ioiners
sent in resolutions, setting forth that it
had become matter of public notoriety
that the work on public buildings in
this city, particularly upon the school
OF the school board, was not in accord
ance with the spirit of the contracts with
the various contractors, the workman
ship being bad; that the principal
cause for this condition of affairs
was Sub-letting, which brought down
the wages of the workmen to such an ex-
tent that they had to slight their work in
order to live upon what they could earn;
that this method was detrimental to the
best interests OF the taxpayers, necessi-
further, that the work went to outside
parties who simply came to Salt Lake to
winter, and that the motto OF 'sSalt Lake
work for Salt Lake Workmen' so often
displayed seemed to be lost sight OF; that
the city should insist that the board of
public works and the school board demand
compliance with the spirit OF all such
contracts entered into; also that the Of
fcialS having charge OF public improve
ments employ a competent Superintend-
ent for each building being constructed
to insure proper workmanship.
The resolutions were adopted.
A GRAVITY SEWER RESOLUTION.
The following resolution on the gravity
sewer system was adopted:
Whereas, The city Of Salt Lake contemplates
the building Of a gravity sewer, which calls for
the expenditure of $500 ODD, which sum will be
expended in our MIDST il the same should 20
through, and as this sewer as contemplated
viii be q brick sewer Of FIVE feeJin diameter and
six miles in length. which VIII taAe about 49,
900, 900 brick, all of which viii be made in Salt
Lake city and vicinity, thereby giving work to
the Orickm0kers OF our city; and further as
the construction of this same sewer will give
employment to over one thousand OF our me-
chanics and laboring men, as the greater por
ton of the whole amount expended is dis
tTiDuted TO labor and, further, if Il pumping
plant should be substituted for this gravity
sewer, IL would be temporary affair. and all
the money so expended, amounting 10 $50 coo or
$50 000 would be distributed 10 foreign work.
men in Pittsburg and other shops, now, there
fore, be IL
Resolved, That we, the Utah Federated
Trades ana Labor council, in regular session,
respectfully ask the honorable mayor and city
council of Salt Lake city 20 use their best en-
deavOrs to forward with all possible dispatch
this great public Improvement, which is also a
public necessity, and Civ work TO q large num-
Der Of oar mechanics and laboring men and
be II
Resolved That we ask the honorable mayor
and city council that this work be done under
the supervision Of the CITY, thereby doing away
with the present e7ils resulting from contracts
to the laboring classes.
r. G. SIeater was elected member of
the arbitration committee, and A. L.
Morris was elected ergeant-at-arms.
a BuLLIoN-BEoR CONFERENCE.
P. w Mccartney stated that the union
miners formerly employed at the Bullion
Beck at Eureka, desired the Federated
Trades to confer with the officers of the
here, and the matter was re-
ferred to the arbitration committee.
The union bakers stated that two weeks
from today they expected to have big
which would include a
parade, and pay g friendly visit to the
scab shops with q brass band, and wind
up with some speech making.
CONDITION OF THE TRADES.
The condition of trade was reported as
follows;
Typographical-Very dull; two rat
offices.
Carpenters-Work scarce.
Cigarmakers-Dull.
Painters-Fair.
Plumbers-Fair; one scab shop.
Machinists-All union men at work.
Iron Molders-Dull.
Blacksmiths-Afe working on short
time.
Pressmen-Fair.
Retail Clerks-Quiet.
Bakers-Business improving; only five
scab shops now.
Adjourned for two weeks
VOTE OF THANKS.
at meeting of the Homestead Enter
tainment committee held yesterday it was
that vote of thanks be extended
TO THE SALT LAKE HERALD, Salt Lake
Tribune and Deseret Nebos; also to the
gentlemen and unions for kind
ness and aid extended TO the committee in
making their bali success: Messrs e.
NJ. Friedman for tickets, f. Auerbach &
Bro. for ribbon, u .Moritz for programmes,
r.. G.. Sleater for printing, Salt Lake
Musical union for their donation of S25,
union for $50, B. w. r,
Carmen for $50, Plasterers' union for $40,
Williams d Genen for use of ante room
of Plumbers hall and j. j. Thomas
for S..
The SjmpIon road, from Switzerland to
Italy, vas built by Napoleon's engineers
in 1907. over 40 (l(l0 Vvorlxuaan xryera CIV,