The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
LABOR men FAVOR
.GfARY ST. BONDS
Granite Cutters Union Indorses
Proposition for Installing
Municipal Railroad
Officers Elected for Ensuing
Term by Various Organiza-
tions of Workers


The granite cutters union was ad-
dressed Tuesday night by a subcom-
mittee of the. building trades and San
Francisco labor. council, on the wis
dom Of voting for the Geary street
bond proposition. so as to secure
municipal road and in that way force
the United Railroads TO give better
service. The views of the speakers
We're tndorsed by a unanimous deci-
sion to vote for the bonds.
The union elected c. J. Coyle as
delegate to the state building trades
convention that is to meet in Monte
.rey.
The following were elected as dele
gates to the local building trades con-
vention: J. R. Fitzsimmons, C. ].
Coyle and F. Brittian; ]. F. Dhu. Hugh
Foley and l. R. McCorrison, alternates.
The following members of granite
enters, and fnishers' union No. sS.
have been elected officers for the en-
suing term:
!: Thomas Christal. president: John Tighe, vice
PRESIDENT J.. A. Rutherford, recording secre-
W Miller, treasurer; W. swanger, tyler: Thomas
McConnochie. j. H Moosher. A. Pollna, u.
Ianereaux snd Thomas Mccullough directors;
Thomas Christal G. W. Miller. g. Lsmereadx
and w. aIiskeI delegates to the building trades
councA: Frederick Cheesmsn alternate delegate,
and ". 4eirrz business agent.
The union,+at its last meeting, de-
clared itself IN favor of the municipal
and of a. water supply. particularly the
Hetch .Hetchy. project.
The election for officers of the build
ing laborers.5 excavators. street. con-
crete and asphalt workers union. held
Tuesday might. resulted in the choice
of the following:
ByaB Hickey president; A. Cornell. vice pres
-ident: Theodore Wiitz. recording secretary: VIII
liam r DN,yer financial secretary and business
agent =. J. Tierney, treasurer; Patrick Lsary,
assistant business agent; r Campbell. conductor;
bell. trustee; James Regan, on auditing com
nsttee; P. J. Tierney. ". F. pwyer. I. j. Iesry,
James Regan. J. W. ComeTford. John. McAia-
hon and 4. Cornell. executive board.
The union was advised that while at
work on a. building in Ellis street near
Mason. one. of its members, S. Cersiglia
fell and was killed. The union initf-
ated nine candidates. So. -
The following Were elected as the
officers of the. Tlelders' union Tuesday
night! -
William sDo9rGey: president: H. Edw ards. vice:
president J e pillons financial secrets r1; Ohm
s. Nolan. recording secretary and business agent;
James teTfInl.
ductori T. o,Rourke, 81. Baker, John Q. Walsh,
J.. Long and j.; j, Fields, trustees A. I. Wynpe,
f., Delaney and G. Long. auditors: John I. Nolan,
]: Z. Dillon. F, Morse. = j; Fields. G. Long. T.
O'Rourke and G. Bitterlini, executive commit
tee;~John O. Walshg NJ. r.: Rocne, ]. J. Fields,
William ~. Mceabe and 5onn {. Nolan. dele
gates 20 labor. COUNCIL = j. K. Dillon. J. l. No
lsn.. J: O Walsh. and ". p. McCabe, dele.
gates 10 iron trades council; ~ J. Roche. J.. J..
Nolan 7. DoWd and j. o. Walsh, delegates to
As1atie exclusion league. Dr. Z. A. Parsons,
physician.
?. w Meyers. for two. terms president
of the. MOL ders'- auxiliary, having fin
ished his term~las an. apprentice, was
iadmitted..into#the~ union.
:. rhe. following will serve THE molders,:
auxiliarx::as as officers for: the ensuing
term; j., Gibson. president: w. Bulger,.
vice president; II. SIevili; financial
SECRETARY; A. Taylor. recording. seere-
tary5 ID Deehan, treasurer; c. Germ
helm, conductor I:
( At the meeting Of branch 5.. ANAL
gamated- society of carpenters and
joiners Tuesday night y. r. Harvey.
the vice president, announced that he
would leave shortly for Australia.
thence to johannesburg, South Africa.
He stated that If an offer of employ
ment. in the latter place. proved: satis-
factory. he. might remain there: :.
D
congress for the extension of the ex-
.ciusion act. approved of the petition
for the pardon of Moran and Duncan;
initiated two candidates, admitted a
member by card and accepted an invi-
tation TO attend a high jinks to be
given by branch /, in the building
trades temple. Friday. January 7.
The San Francisco lumber clerks as.
sociation al its regular meeting Tues
day night in the building trades
temple. unanimously Endorsed the
Geary street bond proposition.
The association elected the following
officers:
Robert Calvin. president; George s. Patton,
vice presidents w. A. Sullivan, recording sec
.retary; Timothy sheehan. financial secretary
and business agent; r. b. Wilson. treasurer;
J. Nelson Samuel DUgan. ]. Feeney. j. Cav
snsgb and D. Dickinson, trustees: II. S. Swan
son, sergeant at arms
The local unions affiliated with the
international brotherhood of painters.
paper hangers and decorators OF Amer
lea have been advised that at the re-
cent session of the international, held
in Cincinnati, J. c. Balhorn, who held
the Office of president for nine years
was defeated, and that G. F. Redrick
of New York was elected president on
the second ballot. J. c. Skem was re-
elected secretary treasurer.
Millmen's union No. 423. at It's regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night, elected w.
II. Bemiss as its delegate to the state
building trades convention. The union
admitted three to membership by initi-
alton.