The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
TO PROTECT LIVES
OF WORKINGMFN
Accidents in Buildings Due to
Failure to Place Proper
Safeguards

S-eesEs Sss91s teegkcILl ative TO buildings in
EEz7EEsS course of construc-
tion which the
nEstoing trades council. at its meeting
80 thursday night, called TO the at
cI8fes:
That any building more thaa/ three stories
49, ~ course OF construction shall have the
- S.'s.s. -. beams or girders each and every floor
- tefei, where any work is being done, or about
- ne done, covered with scaffold boards laid
-ose together or with other suitable materials
% protect the workmen from falling between
solsts OF girders, and from falling bricks rivets
are endangered.
The statement was made during the
n'e9ting that the number Of accidents
mat had been reported recently was
cue IN a great measure TO a failure
10 comply with the provisions Of this
ordnance. The business agents We're
instructed TO visit every building in
course OF erection that is more than
three stories IN height and see that
tiie law is complied with. and il there is
Aeelect or refusal TO report such to
me council, when steps viii be taken
40. see that the proper safeguards are
PROVIDED and that the delinquents are
arrested and punished.
IN letter 70 the council Coroner Le-
lsnd called attention TO a number Of
deaths that occurred recently result
Ing from falls of workmen through
elevator shafts in buildings that are
being constructed and suggested that
? some measures be provided to prevent
such In the future. The evidence given
an recent cases Of this kind went TO
snow that proper precautions were not
taken by contractors against the pos
slhility OF workmen falling through
shafts.
The building trades council will hold
Us next meeting next Thursday in
brotherhood hall in the new temple.
Cooks union, local No. a, at its
meeting last Thursday night, by
unanimous vote, decided to amend its
constitution so as to admit assistant
cooks, who heretofore had TO join the
helpers union. Hereafter the organi-
cation viii be known as the cooks and
assistant cooks local.
=. Anton Balslow, one of the trustees,
also a delegate to the labor council,
having gone into business as a restau-
rant proprietor, resigned both posi-
lions. Maurice Grossmann also re-
signed as delegate TO the council. J.
Brandstead was elected trustee and n.
Then and J. D. McDonough were
elected delegates TO the council The
local. after initiating four candidates
and receiving eight applications for
membership, was addressed by ex-
President wahl of the bakers union on
the subject OF closer afhiiation OF all
persons in the culinary trades.
The musicians union, local No. 6, will
hold q special meeting May % to vote
on an amendment 10 the constitution
requiring the union TO meet monthly
instead OF quarterly.
: Twenty y-three members OF the local
who had been suspended for nonpay-
mept OF dues. have been reinstated by
the board OF directors on making them
selves financially good Ten candi-
= dates for membership were accepted
and obligated
The board has applied to the Ameri-
can federation OF musicians for an ex-
tension OF territory so as to include
Colma and vicinity in the jurisdiction
OF local No. 6.
The labor union mass meeting held
IN Vallejo a few evenings since was
attended by a large number OF per-
sons. Walter Macarthur Of the Coast
Seaman's Journal was the principal
speaker and the forceful address he
delivered on Government by In3unc-
ton" was received with much applause
During the evening the meeting
adopted resolutions similar 70 those
that were adopted at the great labor
mass meeting IN San Francisco and the
TO forward q copy to the California
senators and TO the representatives.
Next Tuesday evening there is to be
a meeting of lodge No. 205 OF the inter-
national brotherhood of boiler makers
iron ship builders and helpers of
America, IN headquarters, Polito hall.
70 discuss and pass upon matters that
will affect every member of the lodge
10 a degree heretofore unknown
-; The Cotzti progressive league of So
mona county has notified the labor
council that a mass meeting viii be
held at cotati hall next Sunday, when
there VIII be addresses on the sub
sect OF dispensing with the middleman
sn the disposition of products from
farm, ranch and orchard to consumer,
and on topics OF interest to organized
labor and producers. Those who have
been announced TO speak are: J. W.
Sweeney. A J. Gallagher, Walter Mac
arthur, Andrew buruseth and several
OF the officers Of the farmers union.
The committee that has had under
consideration the communication from
the international typographical unions 3
commission on the subject of trade
education by the correspondence school
method VIII present its report to the
san Francisco typographical union al
its meeting today. II is the aim of the
commission TO educate the craft to a
still higher standard OF efficiency than
that which IL has reached up to the
present time.
The mixers union OF this city asks
for the assistance of the San Francisco
labor council and the state federation
of labor in the matter Of unionizing
mixers in Alameda county. The union
declares that "a large quantity Of milk
comes to this city daily from that
county. and that not gallon Of it is
drawn by union mixers. yet IT is dis
tributed BY union drivers.
The secretary Of the San Francisco
labor council has been advised by the
miners union of Nome that there is no
opportunity for laboring men at that
place at this time and requesting that
this be made known to all unions In
the Jurisdiction OF the council. The
union forwarded a sum OF money TO
be expended IN printing notices TO that
effect for distribution in all unions.
IN addition to George L. Berry. for
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