The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-02

Tho following unions Will hold sessions
tonight:
Engineers, 81 Exchange place.
Engineers. 100 Exchange place.
a)ailway clerks. Westminster street
BARRIERS CLOSE SHOPS EARLY.
AS the result OF a movement on the
part OF the master BARRIERS OF the soutl.
end and the members OF tho BARRIERS
union. those shops OF the South end which
met a couple OF weeks ago to consider the
advisabilty OF closing earlier met last
evening al the shop OF j. r Manuel. s62
Broad street, and decided 20 close their
shops earlier, by one-half hour than be-
fore
This move going into effect, pertains
20 the Saturday evening closing and the
| Monday morning work. it being urged
that on Monday morning there Is not
enough work 10 necessitate the opening
OF the shop all day, just after the sun
day rest
In this move the BARRIERS fmion was
also interested, and at the pleeting last
week. ~ was decided 30 cypress their
sympathy TO the master baYbsrs inaugu-
rating the move and TO n6rm them that
in the move ahe masters Lad the hearty
endorsement OF the union. In order to
do this Mr. NJ. D. Pasquale, the business
agent, was present at the meeting last
evening and his statement was received
with a vote OF thanks.
The determination TO close the shops
has effect only in Lne district bounded by
+ Point street on the north, Eddy street
end Elmwood avenue and Trinity square
on the other sides. Hereafter the shops
IN that district will close at IL o'clock on
Saturday evenings and at p. m. on Mon
days, opening again at o'clock
In order that the work might be made
more effective n committee was appointed
' 70 interview ell the other master BARRIERS
OF that section to ascertain their senti-
ynents on the subject and TO get them to
unite in enforcing the order The COM
Tnittee was made TO consist Of T. r. Con-
nors. James Ryan, John II. Doyle and NJ
| y. Pasquale. After all the masters have
been visited nm agreement will be drafted
and signed by them so as TO make the
force effective. There was long discus
sion Of the affair and the committee viii
meet again at the same place on January
eth.
| ELECTRICAL WORKERS MEETING
The meeting OF the electrical workers
last evening was very largely devoted to
routine business and the report on the
convention held in this city last Sunday.
number OF communicate were read
the craft and they were referred 10 the
corresponding secretary for replies.
The delegates to the building trades
council and the central labor union made
| reports that were interesting as showing
The work OF the past week
| The matter OF the union with one Of the
| firms OF the city was reported upon and
II was stated that hereafter everything
| would be satisfactory 20 the union The
firm regretted the occasion for the differ
ence and would remedy that In as much
as Il lay In their power in the future.
The delegates to the convention then re-
ported on tho business done last Sunday
and the plans taken for the meeting again
IN the New England convention the cele-
gates stated that the plan OF the conven-
tlon was that state branches
should be held each month to
transact all the business OF each state ano
that every three months there should be
q general meeting OF delegates from all
over New England where the more inn
portant matters could be threshed out
The remainder OF tho time was devoted
80 routine business and some general dis
cussion OF tho good and welfare OF the
craft for tho coming wear. The session
then concluded its work
FoRSESHOERs' INSTALL OFFICERS.
The meeting Of the Horseshoers union
Installation OF the officers who had been
chosen at the meeting previous
There were a number OF other matters
among them the regular routine business
which when concluded. tho installation
exercises took place Whom that was
done the session closed with remarks
under the good and welfare of the craft
CARPENTERS ELECTIONS.
Last evening was the occasion OF the
meeting OF local 622 Of fhe carrenters
Among the other things transacted ~ the
session ALONG with the -ou'ine business
was the voting for business agent As
has been stated there were fhree candi-
dates I'm tho feld Messrs Macdonald
Kearney and Hubbard. Although the
officials who have the right 10 give the
news ont could not be seen. and they
would not be en- authority TO make the
voting public until after the meeting of
the council when al the voting has been
done ~ was said last evening that Mr.
kearney had carried his own local by a
very large majority and that tho most
elorv that wr MscDcnsld obtained from