The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-08

Plumbers union. The Building Trades
Council having taken full charge OF the
situation. no member OF any union affii-
ated with the council will be allowed 10
work on these buildings until the school
buildings are taken from the unfair list"
EVANS HOLDS THEM.
The form for a contract was. Mr..
Evans says, drawn UP with particular
care by City Solicitor Baker. In each
there is the provision that in case OF
neglect or refusal to supply suffi-
cheney OF properly skilled workmen. or
failure in any respect 10 prosecute the
work with promptness and diligence,
OF which the committee on city prop
erty shall be the sole Judge, the city,
Though the committee. may, upon due
notice, enter in and take possession
OF \lthe premises and all materials,
whather stored there or elsewhere in
the l,ity OF Providence. and may COM
pletA the work. II the cost OF the work
exceeds the amount TO have been paid
on the contract. then the defaulting
contractor is to pay the city the differ
ence. a
Mr.. Evans states that the contractors
had better read over this clause in
their contracts before they allow their
men to tie up the educational build
ings Of Providence on sympathetic, or
other strikes, as there will be an en-
forcement OF all the provisions and to
the very letter.
INDEPENDENTS MEET.
meeting OF the Independent Mas
ter Plumbers association was held
yesterday with the president, c. p.
Brennan. in the chair
President Brennan said that he be-
lieved that the whole trouble was
caused by an attempt OF the union
plumbers to tie up all school work un-
less none but union men were en-
ployed on all the jobs.
THE Independent Master Plumbers
association" said Mr.. Brennan. was
organized four years ago and has had
less trouble over labor matters than
those not affiliated with the associa-
tion. There are 23 firms in the associa-
tion that employ nearly 100 men They
are all four and five men shops. The
union shops have 35 signatures to their
schedules, while the balance of the
lSo-odd plumbing concerns that have
licenses are what are known as one
man shops. SO that they do not enter
SO closely into the competition.
We have voted to offer our services to
superintendent Evans and the city prop
erty committee TO finish the work on the
school buildings if they desire It. SO that
the schools can be opened on time. To us
IL looks like an attempt on the part of
''N "iiohs W put 'ne city property COM
mittee In bad hole. 1t will be irnpossi-
bic to get all these jobs completed for the
regular opening of the schools. but the
work can be so far pushed along as not to
seriously interfere with the school ar
rangements while the finishing touches
are being made
AT the meeting yesterday committee
consisting OF j. W. Hunt, James G. Full
Ter. NJ. F. Murphy. F. G.. Lees and my
self was appointed To wait upnn Superia--
tendent Evans In regard to this matter"
SPECIAL MEETING.
The building trades council will hold a
special metineg this evening. where the
whole matter will be threshed out and IL
will be decided whether all city work
VIII be tied up or not. The Building
Trades council have felt for some time
that members OF the union when employ
ed upon city work were Disseminated
against by Supt. Evans. who. IL is said
by them. has never been a friend OF or
ganized labor. and that all OF the present
trouble is laid to his personal feeling In
the matter and his desire TO show that he
would not allow the sembance OF dicta-
tion as to how he would run his depart
ment. I'VE have no DESIRE" said Mr..
Coleman, Ito do anything hastily; but we
do think that Supt Evans should have
the courtesy 10 reply TO communica-
and had he done so in the present in
stance the trouble which now threatens
to extend to all city work. street clean
ing. repair work, etc, would have been
avoided