The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-01
THE FIELD
60 60 rs
OF LABOR


tonight:
Painters. Labor Temple.
Boilermakers. Capital hall
Jewelry Workers, Hanley building
Bricklayers. North Main street
Plumbers Apprentices. Labor Temple
/ Roofers Labor Temple.
Retail Clerks. 9s Weybosset street.
Coopers. Labor Temple.
J n. A steamftters Labor Temple.
Machine Carpenters, Labor Temple.
Olneyville Carpenters Olneyville.
! CARPENTERS REFUSED TO WORK.
Yesterday there was considerable COM
motion among the carpenters OF the city,
when 1t was learned that in one OF the
shops of the city there were several nom
union men placed 10 work with those af-
| fliated with the organization.
The affair had been talked over at the
meeting of Local sS2. the evening before.
and after efforts had been made 10 have
a settlement without friction, It was de-
| eided that the members or the union with
draw This was done yesterday morn
| ing under the direction of the business
agent and for a time there was con-
ference between the agent OF the union
and the employees.
There was another conference last even
! ing between the two forces, consuming
a couple OF hours. The matter was prac-
! ticaly settled then,-hHt there remained
some minor matters 10 be considered and
adjournment was taken 10 this morning.
! The two parties met again this morning
| and every condition adjusted satisfactor-
| lily. after which the men were allowed to
return TO work.
There were some 13 members Of the
! union who were at work and were con-
| three men who were not members of the
| union at work and the contention arose
over these When the settlement was
| made II was agreed that all the union
men be taken back at the same rate OF
wage and tho shop 10 be strictly union
| for the future With this agreement the
| men returned 10 work.
CARPENTERS MEETING.
There was considerable business done at
! the meeting OF the Carpenters union,
/ local 632, on Monday evening.
1t was announced there that one of
the members OF the local, Mr.. Nelson San
ford. was dead, he having been recently
| at New Bedford. The body was brought
from that city and inferred at the family
| place i'm East Greenwich. A committee
was appointed TO draft a set Of resolutions
! and to send a set to the family and TO
present one to the local. A committee
was also appointed to procure flowers
and to take them to the family.
The committee on smoker. coming next
( Monday evening, made "A report showing
that all the preliminary arrangements had
been made and that this would be the
| same In point OF success as had been the
! previous ones.
There were two applications for mem
bership presented by the committee and
! accepted.
The report from the delegate to the
! Building Trades council was received and
acted upon, as was also the one of the
delegate TO the Carpenters District
! council.
There were several other matters taken
up at the meeting and all OF them were
/ discussed fully. When that was done
the meeting came 10 a close
SPECIAL MEETING OF BARRIERS
Tonight there will be a special meeting
OF the BARRIERS union, at which time there
will be many matters OF Importance to be
considered. The meeting this evening is
called on account OF the length OF time
intervening between the last and the next
/ meeting OF the local ana tnc important
business that needs the consideration of
l the local
one OF the matters will be the report
OF the committee on the ball. Despite
the fact that the weather on the evening
Of the affair was anything but the best
the committee is glad to state that the
affair was an entire success
n was tho opinion OF some OF those
present that tho affair might he repeated
later and one OF the matters OF this meet
ing will be 10 settle whether this will be
practicable or not.
MAY DAY COMMITTEE MET.
Last evening there was meeting of
the May day committee az which time
there was a hearing Of the reports 81 the
sub b-committees. This occupied the great
er part Of the attention OF the body and
when that was done the meeting ended
sTEAMFTTTERS HEAR ESSAY.
The L. A Steamhtters last evening
again heard IN Instructive essay on the
subject of most interest to them. their
craft. and for n greater part OF the even
ing afterward there was general discus
sion OF the subject OF plumbing and
steamfttinE
The local transacted the routine regular
business early I'm the evening. 50 IA to
b. able TO devote its time TO the educa-
tional feature.
one Of the most important matters was
tho sction taken on the death % one
/ Of the members last week Mr. Tiernev
who fell from one ~ the buildings I'm tho
/ downtown section.
lie had been one Of the FIRST members
to Join tho union and last evening there
were several who spoke ur the loss to TIE
union occasioned by his death
A committee was appointed 10 draft a
set OF resolutions on the death and 10
drape the charter Tor ~ days
When this was done the meeting closed
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