The herald., 1896-09-18
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Council Of Labor Submits q Set Of
Resolutions
r. W. Pridham Obtains the Contract for
Printing the Great Register-Super-
visoral Report on Long Beach.

A. Nlnette waited upon the bOard as
committee from the Council of Labor.
and in presenting for the consideration
of the board certain resolutions adopted
by the council, had the support of sew
!eral representatives of the labor ele-
ment including Joseph Phillis, repre-
senting the Typographical union of Los
Angeles.
The resolutions submitted were as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The Republican and Demo.
cratic county conventions, recently held,
have declared themselves in favor of an
American standard of living; the award
ing of contracts by public officers to
those firms and persons employing citi-
zens and taxpayers and paying union
scale of wages; and,
Whereas, The public officers of this
county have in the past paid but little
regard to any of the points above enum-
Grated; and,
Whereas, The Los Angeles county
Council of Labor, and the unions affil-
lated with it, are composed almost en-
tirely Of citizens of this state and tax
payers, who have been materially in
jured by the way in which contracts
have been awarded; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Los Angeles coun-
ty Council of Labor urge and request the
board of supervisors of this county
when awarding contracts for public
work, to see that the state law fixing
eight hours as the legal days work be
complied with, and that no contract be
awarded to any firm or person who has
refused or failed to pay the wages of en-
ployes, or when paying them has not
paid the same in full, in lawful money Of
the United States.
Resolved, That the board of supervis-
ors, in awarding contracts for printing,
is respectfully urged not to give out its
work to houses employing children and
cheap labor. but to patronize those firms
paying union wages and upholding
American conditions of labor.
Resolved, That this council appoint
special committee to present copy of
this preamble and resolutions to the
board of supervisors at its session on
Thursday, September II, 1896.
In speaking to the resolutions Mr., vi
nette briefly stated that while in the
past a considerable amount of county
printing had been given to non 7union,
printers. the grievance they particularly
complained of was the child labor that
was thus brought into conflict with that
of the fully equipped journeyman print
er. By child labor he meant boys from
IA years of age up to 21, the legal age. In
some offices the forces are largely, and
in some almost entirely. made up of boys
such as he referred to and while paid a
nominal wage they displaced the labor
of responsible citizens and taxpayers
who had families to support. The kim
dred question of how to deal with jour-
neyman printers who are willing to work
for trifiing advance on apprentices
wages was barely touched upon for
o'clock was the hour appointed to open
the bids for printing the Great Register
and the clock was on the stroke of the
hour
Mr.. Vinette thanked the board for CIV
ing them hearing and withdrew with
his companions.
PRINTING THE GREAT REGISTER.
The following were the bids for print
ing 1900 copies of the great register in
accordance with the specifications in
the clerks office:
The Evening Express, 25 cents per
name; r. Y. Mcbride 23.9 cents; Times
Mirror company, "a cents; r. w. Prid-
ham, 21B cents.
On motion of Supervisor Hanley, the
bid of Mr.. Pridham was accepted upon
his furnishing satisfactory bond of
$4,000 for the proper execution of the
work. The successful bidder appeared
before the board, and in answer to the
inquiry, affirmed that his is a union Of
flee and consequently only the recog-
nized number of apprentices are en-
ployed.
By the acceptance of this bid about
$4,000 is saved to the county that would
have been lost if any of the first bids
had been accepted.
No bids having been received for the
Harold school district bonds the matter
was continued, to be taken up on motion.
An additicral license inspector was
granted to the tax collector for the
month of September at SIS.
The matter of the petition of certain
taxpayers in San Jose township, re-
garding the damage done by the
road being carried through their proper
ty, will be investigated by the board on
the oath inst.