The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06
WOuldn't'PaSs Ordinance introduced
by Hr. Connolly.
Walker Estates Offer
to City Accepted.
An Exhaustive Report on the
Poor Department.

At the meeting of the City Council last
evening the offer Of the trustees OF the
Walker estate to give the city 81, COO for
the erection Of a manual training school
was accepted. An exhaustive and In
terest,pg report of che special committse
sppohrt d to reoomm mend changes In the
poor department was received. An order
making the captain Of the chemical en-
CINE permanent captain OF engine hve
and of the chemical engine was passed.
Tie common council discu ssed the ordi-
nance requiring all oity printing to bear
the union label and refused to pass 10.
Osher matters of less Importance were
disposed of by both boards
All the aldermen were present and 1t
was voted to dispense with the reading OF
the records Of the last nesting.
The aldermen signed for the commit
mept OF an insane person to the state
asylum at Augusta.
LABOR ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Connolly introduced an ordinance
providing that there shall bs Incorporated
in all contracts to which the city Is a
party, provision requiring all labor en-
ployed to be tax payers Of this city, the
minimum vote of pay shall be not less
than IFS for day Of nine hours and
the breach of these provisions will be the
forfeit OF the sontrsct.
In support Of this ordinances Mr.. Con-
molly said that the city is now supporting
through Its poor department. many men
who are able to work and these men
should do the city's work. Several In.
stances have occurred In which cheap
labor bas been employed. or these Mr..
Connolly referred to the franklin street
sewer, where many men who do not live
In Portland are employed.
Mr.. Gsrrish spoke in favor of the pas
sage OF this ordinance. He said the first
consideration should be given the tn !
psyers and that 10 would be an actual
benefit to the city.
The ordinance passed to be engrossed
and was sent up for concurrence.
The order that all work of construction
done for the city should be by residents
Of the city who should bs paid at least
IL. 10 a day, WAS laid on the tabla
In the upper board there was long
discussion on the order requiring that the
label Of the Printers uEion be used on
all city printing. A good sized delegation
Of the printers Of the city occupied seats
in the chamber.
President Fred d. Wish Of the Portland
typographical Union spoke at length In
favor Of the adoption Of the proposed Dill.
District Organizer Mcmahon who was
also called upon, said that the aims and
objects of tie union were to establish q
fixed rate. The stamp would show that
the work was done by competent work
men and that the men received fair
wages. 1t had been adopted by many
other cities.
Alderman Sprague read resolutions
passed By the Central Labor Union at y
meeting held on Sunday endorsing the
move.
Alderman Dow suggested that some OF
the proprietorr Of printing houses be
heard and Fred L. Tower arcse and spoke
on the other aide. He stated that the en-
ployers did not think 1t would be wise
move to place this label on the printing.
In that case the work might be done out
side of the city. Then. too, all Of the
wor kmen in this city were not in favor
Of the measure. The Typographical
Onion or ortlard II compnsd mostly OF
the newspaper comrositors and such fe-
ing the onss, the printers themselves lost
their identity. In answer to questions
MIR. Tower said there were atoat Thirty
printing offices in this city and only two
Q; them had the right to uss the label.
Only one oman in the city was MEM
Der of the union.
Mr.. Mcmahon said that there was 70
reafon Why every stop in the city should
rot use the labsl There are go many PEG
pie tt ken In now that they cannot learn
the business and an injustice In caused by
those who work for low wages. The union