The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-06

der for the appointment Of psrmf nenl
captain and lieutenant at Engine No.
3. and at the chemical, be taken from
the-.table. This was done and then the
order had passage By both boards.
Petitions for new buildings were re
osivsd from the following; O. r. Berry,
20 Lewis street; Mary J. Wallace, 81
Maple street; II. O. Croker, lab Sc Law
renee street. These petitions were re
ferred.
Warrants were issued for the com ing
municipal election.
Mrs. Mary j. Mcdonald was given q
license as vlctualer at rs Exchange
street. Another license of a victualei
was granted at f5i Commercial street.
Lewis Ii. Bernson was allowed to keeT
pawn shop at AS Fore street. and Sill
verman and Robinson at 449 Fore street.
An order was passed that the city
treasurer be authorized to transfer the
sum of 5000 from tbs sinking fund 70
the appropriation for Attachments The
customary order relative to the closing
I'D of the .city accounts for the year was
also passed.
While the meeting was In progress ta
petition was passed around and signed
| by every member Of the city government
that building be constructed for the
use OF the United States courts and that
| the present post Office building should be
used solely for that purpose as 1t was
totally inadequate for the use OF she
United States courts. This petition Is
addressed to the National Senate and
House OF Represen tstives.
In Joint convention George b. Leavitt
was hosenlsuryeyor. of wood and bark,
and A. G. Small, weigher Of coal and
iron.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
In the Common Council last evening
Mr.. Connolly Of Ward presented an or
dinauce which created no end OF Discus
sion and resulted In more ante election
oratory than the council has heard Tor
some years. This order provided that
the city should have all its printing OF
every description, Including ballots and
blank books, STAN ped by the union label
Of typographical Union, No. &c. All
city officers were authorized to refuse to
use any stationery or printing or to pay
for any that did not bear this label, and
the city clerk was further authorized to
insert in all Of his Advertisements for
bids q clause stating that only bids
of houses using the union label would
be considered.
At the last meeting Of the City Council
80 tnta In n.
duced and passed the council after some
de bnto and this original order passed
the beard Of Aldermen last night by a
vote of z to 9. The second order was
broader and covered more ground, and
Mt. Connolly urged Its passage before
the Council in quite q long speech In
which he referred TO the effort Of the
printers were making to secure raise
in their pay, and 1t was Mr.. Connolly q
idea that the city should help them In
this as better pay means better citizens.
Mr.. Connolly also said that tie only two
union printing job offices In Portland
today are Leiavor Brothers and the
Macdonald Brothers. He said that he
| understood that three other offices.
Owen, Strout & Co., the Lakeside Press
and Bryson g. Weloh were ready to be-
come union Offices as soon as this ordi'
nance had passage. MIR. Connolly
urged the council O pass this order In
order to aid the printers in securing
| their rights.
Mr.. Hatch, who was present in the
INTEREST OF typographical Union, No.
&C, spoke to the council in favor OF the
passage OF the order and told how II
would help the union printers II 1t were
passed. He told OF the work the union
is doing, Of Its efforts to secure better
wages for good workmen and uniform
ecais of wages for all printers In the city.
He said that now, in some offioes boys are
employed for 81. 30 q week up to Sc and
s., with perhaps journeyman printer
who gets little more. In other OIL cei
girls are employed at small wages and
men with families do not receive al
the ply they should and these thing
tend to injure the printers.
MIR. True, when Mr.. Hatch had fin
ished speaking, said that as he under,
stood the matter to pass such an order
as this would drive the printing out Of
the city or confine is to one office. MIR.
True referred to the provision requiring
the label to ba placed ON ballots. He said
that this was against the laws of the
state as he understood them, as ballots
could not be defnced in that manner.
Mr.. True was not In favor of the ordinance
passing in this shape.
Mr.. Connolly replied at some length tC
Mr.. True's arguments. He said that ths
city did not get Its printing done III
chsaply as business finn GOULD and tina,
at any rata 1t was mostly confined to one
shop. He argued that the city ought ts
help these men who arc tax payers Ia
trying to secure better wages for them
selves and If by passing an ordinance o.
this kind their cause can be helped tn,
ordinance should be passrd.
MIR. Phillips moved that tho ordinance