The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
AFTER CITY HALL
CONTRACTORS
Metal and Marble Unions
Complain of Poor
Work.
The Building Trades Council
Has Condemned the Com.
missioners.
The Attention of the Grand Jury Will
Soon Be Called to These
Matters.

At the meeting of the Building Trades
Council last evening at 915H Market
street the reports showed that the council
is steadily increasing in bershlp.
The delegates OF the Marble Cutters and
Finishers' Union were seated. Delegate
]. T. McCann explained the position of
the marble cutters with reference to the
marble work being done on the dome of
the City Hall. He said that his union had
denounced the manner in which the work
is being performed.
He stated that there is a marked incom-
potency in the manner of construction
and, further that the contractors are not
doing the work according to the specifica-
tions and plans. A committee from his
organization had called upon the City
Hall Com mmissioners and explained the
derelicton on the part of the contractors,
but that the Commissioners have not taken
any action in the premises and totally ig-
nored the requests and suggestions OF the
uD ions committee.
When this was explained to the Marble
cutters Union the board Of directors was
told to take up the matter and inform the
City Hall Commissioners that the union
as composed of citizens and taxpayers
would object to the contractors being paid
for such work. AT the meeting of the
directors with the Com mmissioners the lat.
ter's attention was called TO the work in
the lower floor of The rotunda as not being
fin ished in a workmanlike first-class man.
ner as required by the plans and speciica.
tions. Still no good was effected by the
uni ons efforts.
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tors state that there is but one thing left
TO them to do-bring the matter to the
attention of the Grand Jury for that body
to investigate.
The stand taken by the Marble-cutter's
was indorsed by the council.
Another matter in which City Hall con-
tracts figure prominently was presented
to the council. 1t was the construction of
the City Hall roof. This subject has been
gone into thoroughly by tue members of
the United Roofers' Union and a very
early stage Of this W work the union pro-
tested again st the Commissioners having
the roof of concrete instead of iron. How.
ever, the contract was let for concrete.
Since then the contractors have put in
iron and on top of the iron concrete is be-
ing laid.
The craftsmen of this calling declare
that within less than three years the
moist concrete will eat rust.holes through
the iron, and a leaky roof will be the
result. At meeting of this union the
City Hall Conn mIssioners were condemned
for the course they are pursuing with
reference to the roof.
The action of the metal roofers was in.
dorsed
The Journeymen Butchers held their
regular meeting last evening in Crusader
Hall, Pythian Castle. There was full al,
tendance. Arrangements are now being
made for the annual excursion OF the as.
sociation, and it was finally decided to
hold it on the I'd of May at Agricultural
Park. near San Jose. At the same time
will be held grand barbecue, the same as
last year.
On this occasion five whole cattle will
be cooked. Arrangements were settled so
far as this feature is concerned at meet
ing held last Tuesday evening.
The contract with the railroad COM
pany for excursion rates has been signed.
1t is believed that four trains will be
necessary to accommodate those who ex-
pect to attend. Last year there we're 5000
people who went TO Agricultural Park on
the Journevinen Butchers Association
excursion from this City and Oakland
alone.
The committee OF ARRANGEMENTS is COM
posed of Chief Market Inspector Ben
Davis (cha:rman). John T. Broderick (sec-
retary), M. K. Jaeger. George A. Schade
and Charles Rulsinger. They are work.