Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-09
CONTRACTORS TAKE A HAND
Nd Big Economics Abound i'm Fridays Sale of Remnants
ASK FOR CONFERENCE WITH
BUILDING TRADES ALLIANCE.
Effort to Settle Local Differences
Joint Meeting to Be Held
Saturday Night.

BY reason of the rain and threatening
skies this morning but few mechanics went
to work on the several structures in course
OF erection. and there was therefore no
new development in the strike situation.
Many of the local workers assembled about
headquarters at Costello's Hall and talked
over the situation, and the STRENGTHENING
out committee of the Building Trades AL
lance held a meeting at the same place to
arrange for the future program of action.
new and important element was intro
duced into the controversy last night and
salutary results are looked for In conse-
auence. 1t was learned by Star reporter
that, having tired of the unrest and dis
turbed condition which threatens to seri-
ously retard building operations in the Dis
frict, the Employing Contractors Associa-
zion had determined to take hand In the
matter Mr. r. j. Beall. secretary of that
organization. last evening addressed a COM
munication to the Buildings Trades Alliance
asking for a conference with committee
of that body with the view of bringing
about harmony and the uninterrupted con-
dnuance of building operations during the
erecting season.
The decision to request such a conference
was arrived at. it is said, at meeting of
the contractors society held Tuesday even
ing. The request was also made to the
alliance to reinstate the mechanics on the
metropolitan Club building who were re-
Gently called off by the ''straightening-o
committee this order to hold until the
building contractors committee can confer
Alliance.
1t was stated today that this request could
not be granted at once, but, 1t is expected
the matter will be considered at the
meeting of the, building trades Sat
urday next 1t is probable that the
committee of the contractors asso-
citation will be asked to be present al the
Saturday night session. which will be held
at $50 o'clock. and that steps may then
be taken to bring about a return to AMIGA
BILE relations and general resumption of
building operations.
Meetings Scheduled.
In this connection 1t was said the brick
layers. electricians and hosting engineers
unions will hold meetings this evening and
give consideration to the proposition of the
building contractors. The roofers. struc-
tural iron workers and several other trades
VIII meet tomorrow evening and do like
wise. it added
The statement that the men would this
morning be called ffthe buildings being
erected by Middaugh & Shannon on Park
road near 9TH street was denied at strike
headquarters today. 1t was also asserted
there that the trouble at the express build
Ing at the union station had been straight
ened out and work was progressing as
usual
The plumbers local union met last night
and restored to its rolls three journeymen
plumbers who had worked during the lock-
out. This was done, according to the re-
cent award by the arbitrators in the con-
troYersy between the master plumbers and
the 1ourneymen's union.
Mr.. Nolan's Statement Discussed.
The statement of Mr.. John J. Nolan,
Chairman. of the executive committee of the
Inc ste
ed in The Star yesterday, was generally dis
cussed at the meeting and denials entered |
as to certain parts of the document As to |
his statement concerning Mr.. Casey. who is |
said to have the plumbing contract on the |
big apartment house at 30th and streets. |
an officer of the union, replying to Mr. No
ians statement that Mr.. Casey never in |
tended to straighten out his shop, said that |
Casey had already held a conference with
the plumbers union, and put one of his |
men in the union. He arranged for a fur
Their conference, but did not keep the ap-
pointment.
1t was further stated by an officer of the |
union that Mr.. Nolan as clerk of the con-
ference committee was required by the con-
tract of 1903, now said to be in force to |
send to all organizations interested copies |
of the proceedings Of such conferences;
that the carpenters and some of the other |
trade organizations had received such cop
les, but the plumbers. who are said to be |
that they have never received a copy.
Hence" said officer of the plumbers
union, we cannot make comprehensive |
reply at this time to the statement of the |
master plumbers"
Contract Runs Until 1908.
1t was stated also that the 1908 contract |
that is now In force will run until 1905 The
journeymen feel that some of the master
plumbers are not treating them fairly I'M
der the terms of the award and the con-
tract.
call was made by a Star reporter at
the Office of Mr.. r. J. Beall. secretary of |
the Building Contractors Association 1877 |
+ street. to ask him about the proposed
conference with the representatives of the |
building trades, but he could not be found |
1t Is the belief however. that the confer
ence will be held.
HoBSoN FOR COMMANDER.