The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-14
DISCUSSED TO A FINISH
The whitesides Boycott and the
School Trustees.
A COMPROMISE IN SIGHT
A Committee From the Union and One
From the Board VIII Meet Thurs
day Evening-The school
Enrolment.

The board OF sCnoOl TRUSTEES ht' J"
regular session last night and tran
sacted considerable business. Mr..
Whitesides. who has the contract for
the new Atlantic street building and
has gotten into trouble with the Brick
LAYERS union, was present, as well as
MIR. Batson, president of the union, by
invitation, and the matter of the boy
colt discussed to a finish with the re-
suIt that the committee on buildings IS
TO meet a committee from the union
on Thursday evening to try TO come To
some agreement, whereby the Work can
proceed.
Present, Chairman Long. Trustees
Burke, Clinton, Dorais, Lane and Mac
Donald. Absent, Trustee Morgan. Mr..
Whitesides appeared before the ooard
and stated that the only trouble be-
tween him and the union was the fact
hat he had never learned the brick
LAYERS trade and one of the rules OF
the local union provides that hey shali
not work for a contractor unless ne mas
learned the trade. but. he said. 4 nave
always employed union men and PAID
union wages, which l am doing now.
This is a local rule and not a rule OF
the International union. and on n lOth
of last month / received an order from
the president of the International union
! authorizing me to go ahead with the
work. but the men have refused 10 rec
ognize the order or go to work, ana
have prevented me from securing ne
cessary material. They have maze no
| offer to me Of any kind
Mr.. Batson was asked by Chairman
Long IL he could suggest anything TO
| straighten matters out, whersupon ne
took the foor and said: Il know OF
no way out OF the matter under the ex-
isting rules of our union, 1t ~ impossl-
BILE for us to work for Mr.. Whitesides.
The rule referred to by Mr.. Whiteside-,
while called a local rule. has been sub
mitted TO the executive board and APP
proved by them. We drew up a new
set of bylaws a few months and
sent them to the executive board ana
they approved them, among which was
the rule referred TO. When the trouble
came up Mr.. Whitesides wrote to the
president of the executive board and he
gave him the right to go ahead, but he
acted ~prematurely in doing so, as he
had not had our side presented to him
properly. Yesterday We received a COM
munlcation from the executive board
Of New York city. which upholds our
action and states that had they known
the exact situation they should not
have rendered the decision they did. ~
In reply to a question from Mr.. Burke
as to whether the rules OF the union
would permit them 10 work by the day
for the board, he replied: Yes, you
may have your own foreman, provided
he is a practical ~bricldayer, but we
could not work with the men now
working for Mr.. Whitesides, as we have
fines against them. This might be
compromised in some way IL these fines
We're paid, but IL is a matter for the
union to decide. ! think the union
would look at the matter fairly and
allow the work to proceed If possible to
do so without violating the rules"
The contract With Whitesideswa then
examined and Chairman Lane stated
that by section 3 they were at liberty
to employ others to do the work or 10
do so themselves at any time the work
was not progressing to the satisfaction
OF the board. and they were therefore
now at liberty TO put men on by the
day and charge same up to Mr.. White
sides. Mr.. Whitesides admitted that the
contract so provided. IL was finally
decided that no further action would be
taken IN the matter at this meeting,
but the committee on buildings from the
board will meet With a committee from
the union on Thursday evening next al
s o'clock at the Office OF the board "a
discuss the matter and try TO come ia
some amicable settlement whereby the
work can go on without further delay,
designations were received from
Misses Georg1ana Bennett, Charlotte
Beckwith and Annie Turner as teach.
ers, which were accepted and their GER.
tifcates returned. Miss Fannie Jones
was elected a substitute teacher.
Thu city superintendent mad the fol
lowing report OF enrolment: High
school, 1888; Washington, 9O4; Lincoln
67S, Garfield, 723; Blaine, $50, Franklin
3l6: Grant, 423; Monroe, POI. Jefferson
263; Adams. 337; Madison. 100; Greeley
$50. This is an increase OF 753 pupils
over last year at the beginning of tn,
school year. and it IS estimated tina
the number will be increased by a
least 500 on next Monday. The CARTEL,
is now so crowded that they canno
properly accommodate the pupils. II
the second grade there are los pupils il
one room. The superintendent ststeC
1t would be absolutely necessary q
have more room at once TO accommo
date the pupils of this school. and 1
was moved and carried that the clerI
be empowered to secure the Lutheran
church to relieve the Garfield schooI
Many or the other schools are great,
crowded. but by putting In additions
seats In many of the rooms and assign
ing substitute teachers to assist 4
!. some Of them, they will be able to &c
|, along for the present.
A bill for s432.99 in favor OF John c
Jones for freight paid on furniture wa
ordered paid and charged to the North
western Furniture company. An anu
ing feature of the meeting occurre
? when a bill was presented for approva
4 for the purchase of six Grams ALIASES
:, which mentions Butte as located o
$ the Deer Lodge river and %connecte
= with railroads by a branch OF the Nortt
: ern Pacific" No authority was foun
= for the purchase OF the same. and n
bill was referred 10 the committee o
school book supplies. The board the
: adjourned