The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-26
LABOR BUREAUA GO
COUNCIL VOTES TO ESTABLISH THE
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
Is Somewhat Different Than Was
Originally Intended, Hut it Will
he More Perfect When Organized.
a Victory For Labor Over the En-
piOynent SharkS-A Commission
will Draw IN an Ordinance.

| The ordinance providing for the eS-
Establishment of a municipal employment
bureau was passed by the common
council last Monday evening by a UNI
animous vote at the conclusion of IL
discussion containing about an hour
and a half The appointment of three
| commissioners, one of whom shall be
an alderman, ',levolves upon the may
or ut once, although the bureau will
not engage in active business until
May I.
! The measure is quite different from
the one originally introduced by alder
man Nem about five weeks ago, which
| included too many Objectionable fea-
| lures to carry. The successful ordin-
ance was reported as a substitute for
| the other by the ordinance committee,
Aldermen Netr' and Haven, and an eff
! fort was made to "rairuad" it through,
at once. Alderman COrhrane, however,
tobjerted. contending that the matter
was too important to be adopted with
out consideration, and he asserted that
copies OF the substitute should be dis
! triDutel among the aldermen in order
| that they might go over it carefully.
| He also said that it was contrary to the
charter to pass 4 substitute to an Or
uinance the first night introduced, and
mis- contention was upheld by President
Barnes.
| Alderman Nef, as chairman of the
ordinance committee then withdrew the
substitute from consideration, and OBJ
tanned the consent Of the majority 10
amend the original ordinance section
by section to conform : = me substitute,
q parliamentary cv~.,.on that subjects
the whole proceedings, in the opinion
of several city officers, to the suspicion
Of being invalid.
Amendments, motions, question and
assertions of ali kinds were made dur
ing the next hour, in which Alderman
Neff fought for the measure, while AL
dermen Cochrane, Cromwell and Roth
ermel urged more consideration. AL
derman Cromwell secured the lacking
on of the amendment delaying the date
of operation until May I, on the plea
that the city should keep faith with
the employment agents., who had paid
for lincenses, which will expire on that
date.
| After the body of the ordinance had
been passed Alderman Neff moved thai
it provide that no fees be charged, the
city doing the work for nothing. He
also took occasion to state, when AL
Iderman ROthermel suggested that the
enterprise might prove expensive, that
he would like to see it expensive, be-
cause he naively explained, 1.-The more
Expensive it is the more successful it
will be, or rather the more successful
G hp
After this perfectly clear elucidation
he added that if the venture was a
success it would be a benefit to Du-
luth and the people, because it will
bring men from all parts of the coun-
try here in search Of work. ".x..,
| Alderman Cromwell asked h if that
lWould compensate the taxpayers for
spending $4,000 or $4,000 a year to keep
the bureau running, the estimated cost
Of clerk hire, supplies and incidental;;.
The talking came to an end event.
ually, and as finally adopted the main
provisions Of the ordinance are us
|stated. The first commissioners APP,
pointed will serve for one, two and
three years, respectively, but their sue
cessors will each have three year terms,
without pay. No specific provision is
made for secretary, except that the
commission may use one of the en-
ployes Of the city. or else hire a man for
the purpose to take active manage
ment of the bureau, a feature the coun-
Gil will determine later. The location
of the office is also indefinite. This is
left for future disposal. The balance
of the measure provides for an employ
ment bureau on the same general plan
&C tho to