The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07
STRIKE ON BANK
BUILDING SETTLED
Contractors Accede to Demands
Made by the Plasterers'
Union

~S$z7S59zSTS5S employed on the
First national bank
building came to an end yesterday,
when Smith & Watson, the contract
ors. announced their intention to abide
by the international plasterers consti-
tuition concerning the construction of
cornice work on the ceilings of the
building
AS a result of the settlement $50
men affiliated with the various
branches of the building trades will
return to work this morning with the
| plasterers. The agreement was signed
by d. II. Burnham & Co.. the architects.
after p. H. Mccarthy, president of the
building trades council, conferred with
the builders.
The dispute arose Saturday, when
Willis Polk, general manager for Burn
ham & Co. announced that machine
made cornice would be placed on the
ceilings. The plasterers contended that,
according TO their international con-
stitution, the work must be done by
hand, which means that the cornice
work Will be nodded on the ceiling by
the plasterers.
The agreement reached yesterday is
as follows:
P. B. Mccarthy, president building trades
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that smith
& Watson. the contractors for plaster for the
First national bank building, have agreed 10
approved by the building trades council of San
/ Francisco regarding the work in dispute.
men who nave ceased yVor gnon this buildne
, to return TO their several occupations. Yours
very truly, D. H. BURNHAM & co.
Per WILLIS POLK. General Manager.
a Joint committee representing the
California metal trades association. and
4 the iron trades council of San Fran
cisco has been gathering data concern
! ing the capacity of the various iron
! foundries in San Francisco and the
ing the board of supervisors to
utilize locally prepared structural
iron and steel to fill the requirements
for the work provided for in the new
bond issue. ]. l. Nolan of the iron
trades council and W. h Herrigan, rep
resenting the metal trades association,
have been directing the work.
Excavators'. street. concrete and as
phalt workers union, at a meeting last
night, adopted resolutions congratu-
lating William O'Shaughnessy upon his
reappointment as superintendent OF the
municipal street cleaning department
/ The resolutions also compliment the
municipal authorities upon their choice
/
sition- The new appointtee has been a
member Of the union.
Resolutions were also passed indors-
/ ing union labor's attitude toward Su-
preme Judge Melvin Of Oakland. a can
| didate for supreme justice at the COM
/ ing election. The resolution declared
that Melvin was in favor of class legis-
/ lation.
Members OF local No. 423, millmen's s
union, listened to the reports of Presi-
dent Charles Helbing and Secretary
Frank Prendergast, who returned yes
terday from the Salt Lake convention
Of building trades councils. Three new
members were initiated during the ses-
sion.
Marble cutters and finishers' aux
! Hilary. local No. A. voted to give a
high jinks soon for the benefit of the
locals treasury. The committee ap-
pointed to arrange the affair is as fol-
lows; f. McGlade, w. Wright, w.
Taylor, Lee Lydon and Thomas Pend
ergast.
E. A. Hayes, republican candidate for
congress IN opposition to George A.
Tracy, the union labor nominee. ed
dressed the polishers' and varnishers'
union on Asiatic exclusion at special
meeting held last night in the building
trades temple.
The walters union gave a hall in
Walton's pavilion Tuesday night under
the direction of z. II. Baker, J. E. Tet-
low, J. p. Bruce, George Reynolds and
Bert Larue. There was good attend
ance and a well arranged order of
dances.
A campaign for new members will
be inaugurated by Mattresses union.
local No. As, after the state fedora
tion convention adjourns in San Jose.
The campaign will be led by Miss
Maude Younger, vice president of the
pnion, and prominent society woman.
At the last meeting Of the union the
committee to assist Miss Younger was
appointed. IT consists of the follow
ing members: Miss May Morton, Miss
Maude Edwards. Miss Mabel Thomas
Miss Loretta Anderson. The COMMITTEES
will leave for San Jose this afternoon
to address the state federation and to
explain that the Mattresses union has
increased until it is the largest union
exclusively for working women in the
United States. After the convention
the committee will tour the San Joa
quin and Sacramento valleys on their
missionary journey.
Journeymen BARRIERS, local No. las,