The morning times., 1895-12-15

| Tne Bridge ana structural iron W workers.
had one OF the best meetings in their history
| last Friday evening in the hail, 1916
| street northwest. Over nine-tenths of the
| entire membership was spresent. The consid-
| Grafton of a scale OF prices. which has en-
gagged the attention OF the members for
| several weeks, was finally adopted. The
| scale is as follows:
Minimum rate, so cents per hour; 40 cents
| for all overtime and holidays, and double
| time for Sundays.
The initiation fee for all applicants after
| January l will be So. Two members were
initiated and five propositions for member
| ship were received. red-Ietter call has
| been issued for the next Meeting, when the
semi-annual election of officers and dele
gates fo- the ensuing term will take place
AT the meeting OF the BrickIayers' CDion
held on Friday night the vote for dclo-
gates and alternates to the annual convcn-
tion of the Bricklayers' and Mascns' Inter
national Union. which will be held in
Columbus, Ohio, on January l3. 1896, re-
suited in the election of ]. French, W. II.
Maghan and NJ. j. McNulty. NJ. J. Cantry,
C. c. HpSslcr and W. +. Cissell were
elected alterDates. Mr.. James O'Brien
was elected as deputy to the convention.
Local Branch No. 2S, Sieamfitters' Help
ers, held an interesting session in their
hall, No. 1877 Seventh street, last Friday
night. Reports from the contract commit
tee showed that only one shop in this city
remained that was not employing union
labor.
Two new members We're initiated and
three applications for membership received.
The meeting of the Mt. Vernon Assembly
OF Journeymen House Painters, in Harris
Hall, was well attended on Friday night.
the reports from shops showing a very
encouraging state of affairs.
A delegation from the Cigar Makers
were present advocating the more liberal
patronage of union-made cigars. Five
new members were initiated and seven
applications for membership were re-
ceiyed.
Local Union, No. 90, Electrical Work
ers, also held large meeting in their
hall, S27 Seventh street; Weep resident
Robert F. Metzell presided.
The initiation fee was raised to $5, to
60 into effect January 1, 1886.
1t was stated by committees that all
members Of the union were now employed.
Several new members were admitted
also several were admitted as apprentices.
The semi-annual election of Officers for
the Galvanized Iron and Cornlce Workers
Assembly was held Thursday night, with
the following result: s. C. Childress presi-
dent; A. Silyerrnan, vice president; William
II. whiting, recording secretary: John De-
vaughan, financial secretary; j. II. Pratt,
treasurer; H. Kiefer. warden; Mason Nor
ris, conductor; Robert Taylor and ]. II.
Wilson, trustees.
The semi annual meeting Of the Paper
Hangers Association was held Wednesday
night. The election of Officers for the ell
suing term resulted in the choice of II. NJ.
Ashley, for president; W. ]. Johnson, vice
president; c. A. Mardens, secretary; E. F.
Cook, financial secretary; R. T. Nolte,
treasurer; W. d, Cross, sergeant a TIA rms;
j. g. Dorsey, doorkeeper; ]. Templeton, H
]. Wells and W. j. Johnson, trustees; James
Fowler, H NJ. Ashley and NJ. j. Thorough
good. delegates to Federation of Labor;
W. j. johnson, j. g, johnson, and c. A.
Mardens, members of the board OF manage
ment of the Lador Bureau.