The Washington times., 1895-03-03
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

The regular meeting of the Federation was
well attended last Tuesday night. President
MeHugh called fSe meeting to order promptly
on tine. and delegates from thirty-one Or
ganizations answered TO their names at roll
call.
Credentials in favor of J. E. Rose, John
Geyer, o. P. Ayers, George Lanbach. and J.
b. Fenton, from the Carriage-makers' As
sembly; Patrick Dillon and Joseph Carrotti.
in place of Daniel Sullivan and Patrick
Vaughan, from The Stone-masons' Union;.
Michael Cuff, J. Ratigan, W. Atkinson. and
A. Hutchinson. from the Plate Printers As
sembly; William kricton and Dominick A
Walsh. from the Stone-cutters' Association,
were received and accepted.
Under The head OF reports, the contract
committee reported that the contract for the
erection Of the Droop building, on pennsyl-
vania avenue. between Ninth and Tenth
streets, had been awarded to Mr.. Henry F.
GetZ. il had been understood 10y the owner
that only Washington union men should be
employed.
The committee further reported that the
work on the PoTtner fats was far from being
satisfactory. The engineer. carpenter. and
painter were non-union men. and it was ru-
mored that the contract for the plastering
had been given to an employer Of non-union
labor. The sentiments of the delegates as
expressed Tuesday night was, that if the
contract committee failed to have the job
thoroughly Strengthened out by the next
meeting night Mr.. PortBer should be placed
on the unfair list and the secretary was in
structed 10 communicate with Mr.. Portner
and the architect 10 that effect.
The special committee to investigate the
rumOr that the specifications OF the new
school house now Icing erected on I street
b etWeen Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
northeast were being openly violated. made
its report. The COMMITTEES stated that the
materials used in the construction of the
building were Of very inferior kind, and
the workmanship. il such it could be called.
was libel on the name. Salmon brick had
been used where the specifications called for
arch brick. and the walls were not plumb
Piers were built hollow and filed in with
salmon brick. The joints in the select brick
work wele from a quarter TO three-quarters
OF an inch in thickness. and painfully out of
level. The woodwork was in as bad a con-
dition as the brickwork, the ioists were
sappy. bGrk-edged. and kno!ty. and were
framed too short and filed in with blocks
known in trade as "dutchmen."
The joists over the center hall were not
blocked up at all and in the southwest cloak
room We're blocked up with two courses Of
dry brick and wood.
The committee also presented with its re-
port statements made by each individual
member OF the committee and which will be
sworn 10 ii requested. The Federation unani-
moGsIy voted TO forward the report and the
statements to the Commissioners. with the
request that an immediate investigation be
had and that the building be taken down and
rebuilt in an honest and workmanlike man
ner.
Carriage-makers reported election of off,
GERS and large meeting.
The delegates from the tailors reported
that Robbins Bros. tailors, near the Govern
ment Printing Office were displavinp in
their window a union label which was cal
culated TO mislead members oflabor unions to
believe that the goods were union made.
when the reverse is the case. as the firm has
been on the unfair list for some time for re-
fusing 10 employ union labor.
The publication of false statements in the
Washington Post last Friday with reference
TO the recent scandal at Heurich's new
brewery. and the refusal Of that paper to
publish the true facts as presented by the
men who worked on the job, was severely
commented upon.
III action OF the Post was denounced in
unmeasured terms by the delegates.
In answer 10 the question as to what reply
had been made iy the Heurich Brewing Com
pany IN response 10 the request for the re-
moval Of the superintendent Of construction
the secretary stated that the man had been
discharged and that Mr.. w. Z. Carr. a men,
Der OF the Carpenters Assembly. had been
given the position. This announcement was
received with applause
Under new business considerable debate
was had relative 10 the methods used by
those opposed TO the erection of theater on
the site OF the old Blaine mansion After
cebate Delegates Cook. Spohn. and Fepton
were appointed to draft resolutions protest
ing against the proposed appropriation of
Sl5o.OoO ior the purpose Of purchasing the
siie, now leased by Mr.. John w. Albaugh.
The sentiment OF the delegates. as ex-
pressed Tuesday night, was tnat by the
erection OF the proposed theater a consider
able number OF the unemployed would be
enabled 10 obtain work, which was of far
more Importance than that of gratifying the
morbid whim Of an individual. The oues-
tion OF deciding which was OF the most inn
pertance TO Washington, Don Cameron or a
theater. was decided in favor Of the theater
bY unanimous vote.
The president appointed one delegate from
each Of the building trades to act in con-