The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-23
BUILDING TRADES OFFICERS
Annual Election Last Evening
Schedules Approved.

Several of the allied crafts presented
their wage and hour schedules at last
nights meeting of the United Building
Trades Council of Hudson County, at
Council Hall, No. II Hoboken avenue. All
were approved.
The meeting was largely attended.
President Vreeiand, who had just return
ed from the annual convention of the
National Building Trades Council at
Worcester, Mass, occupied the chair, and
the following new delegates were seated: {:
Frank Poehler ]. Meyers, and George
Umschied. Painters No. SO. North Hud-
son; Anthony Flood, Carpenters. No. 4s2.
Jersey City; Charles Bahlberg. Carpen-
tiers, No. 3el, Hoboken; William A.
SCHNEIDER. Gustav zechmann and James
w. Duffy Metal Workers No IS, Jersey
City; J. Lindner and Louis Lang, Plumb
ers, No. 81. North Hudson; T. McHugh,
Plumbers. No. ISL, Bayonne.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: P. ]. Mulvaney, Plumb
ers No. Il, Jersey CITY, president; Hugh
Roberts. Carpenters No. 29s, North Hud-
son. vice president; VIM. E. Ward Jr,
Painters No. 1ss, Jersey City, secretary;
David Morrison, Carpenters No. 991, Ho-
boken, financial secretary; James A. Gall
lagher, Carpenters No. s91, Hoboken,
treasurer; Thomas Brady, Laborers No.
l, Jersey City. sergeant-at-arms; trus-
tees. George Oden, Carpenters No. 1885,
Bayonne; VIM. SCHNEIDER. Sheet and Metal
Workers, No. Is, Jersey City. and Isaac
Owens, Plasterers, No. 60 Hudson County.
The matter of the difference between the
Sheet ard Metl Workers and the Tar.
Felt ard Waterproof Workers was adj
Justed by the former craft Withdrawing
from its schedule the clause in dispute.
The schedule was then approved.
The carpenters, schedule of SS.2S day
OF eight hours with Saturday half hoil-
day without pay was approved. Also the
Tin, Felt and Waterproof Workers agree
ment of $3.50 a day for journeymen ami
s. for the forenen to go into effect June /.
The schedule of the Mill Wood Workers,
81 so a day for machine and bench hands,
was approved.
The agreement between the North Hud-
son Employing and Journeymen Plumb
ers was ratified. 1t provides for $3.50 a
day of eight hours and Saturday half
holiday. and double pay for overtime and
holidays Juniors must handle tools for
then must be allowed journeymen's pay.
Only one junior allowed to shop. Boys
now employed allowed to finish but no
more apprentices until present supply is
exhausted. and then only one to a shop.
who must serve four years as a helper
and one year as a junior before receiving
journeymen's wages.
1t was reported that the Electrical
workers Union. formerly known as No.
Is. had been divided into two organiza-
tions, one of which known as No. 164. In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, the members of which do work
in the building line exclusively, will con-
tinue in the Council.
Business Agent Westlal1e presented a.
lengthy ard most satisfaetor report,
showing trade conditions good IN every
section OF the county and but few griev-
ances to adjust
President yreeland. delegate from the
Council to the recent convention Of the
National Building Trades Council, sub
nrstted a lengthy verbal report. lie said
that representatives were present from
every section OF the country and that
much business of interest to this county
The convention did not adjourn until
Tuesday afternoon, and he had been una
bic to prepare a, written report. which
will be ready for the next meeiting.
In the matter of the request made by
the Council at the last meeting that dele
gates submit a list of saloon keepers
handling the Hudson County Consumers
Brewing Cen1pany's beer in their jurisdic-
and all are expected to be in by the next
meeting.