Evening star., 1901-04-02
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
ACTION TAKEN INlORSIyG THE
STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
Men Decline to Purchase Uniforms at
Contract Price-Genera1 Bust.
ness Transacted.

At the meeting Of the Central Labor Union
held last evening at Typographical Tenn
pie, Mr.. E. w. Oyster submitted resolutions
| protesting against the proposed issue of
$10,000,00O Of Improvement bonds under
the present system Of taxation" and de-
manding that a tax be erimposed upon un-
improved land values to defray the cost
of sewer and street extension. After a
short discussion of the resolutions the SUBJ
ject was referred to special committee,
which will report thereon at the meeting
next Monday evening.
The committee was also directed to pre-
pare resolutions declaring in favor of suf-
frage in the District Of Columbia and in
viting the cooperation Of all citizens in
the District who desire change of local
government.
A letter was read from the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees,
which stated that at special meeting of
that organization, held last Saturday even
ing, resolutions were adopted protesting
against the letting of the contract for MAX
ing the uniforms of the employees Of the
washington Traction Company to firm
in Baltimore to the exclusion Of local
firms. The letter also stated that COM
mittee of the organization called upon Mr..
Fuller, the general manager Of the road, d.,
several days ago, relative to the matter,
and he refused to receive the committee
or to consider their protest.
Resolutions Adopted. ,..
The resolutions, which. at the request OF
the association of employees, were unan-
imously indorsed by the Central Labor
Union, are to the effect that as the Wash
ington Traction and Electric Company re-
quires the conductors and motormen who
operate its cars to purchase their uni
forms from Baltimore concern, with an
office at 467 c street northwest and as the
fhair
uniforms themselves and the price which
they are required to pay is several dol
lars In excess Of the amount usually charg-
ed for similar uniforms; and as at least
three thoroughly responsible and reliable
local firms have sought to enter bids for
the contract and agreed to furnish similar
uniforms at price several dollars lower
than that which the men are required to
pay Tor the uniforms designated by the
washington Traction and Electric Com
pany; and as each of these local firms
agrees to fit each man properly and fur
ther agrees that the uniforms they fur
nlsh shall be union made and bear the
union label, this being a guarantee of su-
perlor1ty; and by reason Of the further
fact that the railway officials refuse to
treat with the union or to receive any pro-
test from its representatives. this union and
its members individually refuse to pur-
chase uniforms from the New York Cloth
$12.''
Building Trades Section.
Secretary Sullivan reported that dele
gates from twelve building trades were
present at the last meeting OF the build
ing trades section Of the Central Labor
Union and that considerable business of
interest to the building trades was trans
acted. 1t was reported that the section
which Is composed Of the substantial build
ing trades of the District has substituted
the old Building Trades Council which
d1sbanded about year ago because of
factional differences.
A committee which was appointed sever
a! weeks ago to provide for the disposal
o. the fund realized from the Labor dav
excursion of 1899 recommended that the
sum on hand be paid pro rata to the six
teen organizations which constituted the
Bullding Trades Council On September 1,
1899.
Under the order of reports the local or