The San Francisco call., 1908-09-25
ATHLETIC GROUNDS
WILL BE IMPROVED
Building Trades Council Names
Committee to Estimate
Cost Of Work
Award of Prizes to Unions for
Labor Day Parade to Be
Made at Once

<S5En MIyre The management
GkspIs luss.o2sI us.2s IcogEc11 committee of the
s0fE5Hcs building trades ath-
letic association has
been instructed by the building trades
council to present an estimate of the
cost of building a fence around the
grounds selected for the association.
They will also furnish an estimate of
the cost of a grandstand. Upon the re-
port OF the committee the council will
finance the association so that the
grounds may be put in order
The council at its meeting last
night received communication from
the master roofers' association an
nouncing that the terms for roofers'
wages as decided were satisfactory
The association also asked the appoint
ment of a committee on conference
with view TO arranging for continued
industrial peace between the associa-
ton and employers The request was
granted and o. A. Tveitmoe, f. c. Nc
Donald and E. c. Travis were ap-
pointed.
The report of the judges on the
award of prizes for the labor day
parade was presented and approved.
The winners will receive the prizes
from the secretary of the council
Business Agent H. D. Bieg, after an
to attend to the councils work
Housesmiths' union No. IS will. at A
summoned meeting to be held next
"Wednesday, act upon bylaws recon-
mended by the district council
Presiding Judge Sturtevant of the
superior court of San Francisco has
council acknowledging the receipt of a
letter on the subject of advancing per-
sonal damage suits in courts. He says
that he will meet a committee from
Wednesday night for the purpose of
talking over the matter.
Machinists lodge No. ss will at its
trict lodge No. IL. which has jurisdic-
ton over the machinists who are em-
ployed on the Southern Pacific rail-
Wednesday initiated three candidates
and received several applications for
membership.
NJ L. Meyer. one of the officers Of
the cooks helpers union, has been
cited to appear before a committee of
the organization to explain why his
books are not kept in such a manner
as to give an intelligent account of
affairs which come under his jurisdic-
ton.
city is advised that the strike OF the
laundresses who massage the attire of
the cadets of the United States military
academy at West Point is ended For
whole week there was not an iron
working in the academy's laundry. as
the girls who work there had declared
that II cents an hour was mere pit
tance and that 1715 cents for each
hours work might give solace to their
purses. The authorities in charge of
the laundry did not look at it in that
way The girls quit and after being
out a week were called back at the
increased rate. of wages"
The bakers union of San Jose re-
ports that 1T is TO erect a new build
ing without delay. the present quar-
ters are not large enough to accom-
modate the increase of business Rich
ard Swarting of this city. special or
ganizer of the bakers, reports condi-
tions in the Garden City are very
encouraging.
w NJ Page L. r. Markee. o. Rad
lon and ]. Mayfield have been appointed
by the varnfshers and polishers to ar
! range for a ball to be given by the
union in the auditorium of the Build
\ ing Trades temple on the night OF
Saturday, October "a.
The machinists' union of San Jose
has elected w. f. Brands and E G.
Morgan as delegates to the state fed
GRAFTON of labor