The San Francisco call., 1909-03-19
INQUIRY ORDERED
ON OLD CITY HALL
Building Trades Council Ap-
points Committee to Com
slider Rehabilitation
Action Taken at Suggestion OF
Architect Who Objects to
Demolition

~S>llEo Rslsflss Ine u u / n
| fTHEoE s lll ssse2 sfcouac1b trades council was
SzEfE5NE addressed at some
length last might
relation to the demolition OF the city
hall He said that it should have been
rehabilitated, and suggested that the
council should appoint committee of
practical mechanics TO look into the
matter,
The following committee was named:
w. c. French of bridge and structural
iron workers union No. 81, Thomas E.
Keough OF the cement workers, w. ".
Freeland of the amalgamated carpen-
ters and joiners, W. j. Simpson of the
plasterers, John Bell of the wood, wire
and metal fathers. William Miskel of
! the marble cutters and j. Leary of
sheet metal workers union No. 104.
The council received q decision from
James Kirby. president of the building
trades department OF the American fed
Grafton of labor. as to 20 members of
the housesmiths' union who were re-
fused admission, on transfer, into the
lathers union because they refused to
| that the fathers should admit them
without such fee.
One hundred dollars was voted to pay
| ". d. Haywood for a lecture on
sUnionism and the Power of the Work
ing Classes to be delivered at an
open meeting in the auditorium of the
building trades temple next Thursday
The garment workers union, at its
meeting last night, discussed new
working wage agreement for members
prepared by Margaret c.. Daily, general
organizer and member of the execu-
tive board OF the united garment work
ers.
Book binders union No. 81 will hold
a special meeting April for a refer
endum vote TO reduce the weekly as
sessment from to 4 per cent.
The San Francisco labor council has
again taken up the matter of securing
the eight hour day for the ambulance
drivers of the hospital department. and
will have another interview with the
committee with view of having an
approximation made so as to permit of
the change of working hours. Several
months ago the council submitted the
matter TO the mayor. who took a IA
vorable view of the proposition and
sent a communication to the board of
health. expressing his views in rela-
ton to the matter. The board passed
1t up to the finance committee. which
reported that the change could not be
made as 1t would require extra men
TO pay the extras.
San Francisco lodge No sS of ma
chinists at its last meeting discussed
legal holidays, but the members did
picnic that is to be given in Shell
Mound park May 1 reported progress.
The lodge donated s35 to members on
the sick list and indorsed the move
ment TO organize union of streetcar
men.
The steam filters union will. at its
next meeting, consider the proposition
the death benefit from 500 to 1925.
President A. w. Thompson of the
state federation of labor and J. Hamm
of the Oakland building trades ad-
sters at its last meeting and urged an
effort TO have the milk wagon drivers
union of Oakland affiliate with the
council.
In anticipation OF an unusually large
attendance tomorrow, and believing
that It's meeting place in Liberty hall
will not be large enough to accommo-
date allS who will want to listen to
an address by William D. Haywood,
the bakers union local No. "a has en-
gagged one of the large halls in the
Building Trades temple At the meet
ing tomorrow nights attempts to make
arrangements with the proprietors of
French and Italian bakeries will be
discussed.
The beer bottlers' union at its last
meeting indorsed the Portola fastiyal
the affair a success This union. the
brewers and maltsters' union and the
brewery wagon drivers union will meet
in joint session to listen to addresses
by labor leaders.
Bar tenders union. local Al, has Sc
lected Samuel Barnum to act as floor
manager for its picnic next month. The
union. at its last meeting, paid S42
to members on the sick list.
Walters union No. 80 has given no.
tice that hereafter all members, ex-
ing rooms OF the large hotels, will
| have to display the union button while
at work. under penalty of the law of
the union in such matters.
Mattresses union at it's next meeting
will take up proposition to change
the working schedule of the union This
does not include any question of wages.
General President James J. Reid of
the organization of electrical workers
not in af1liation with the one headed
by Frank j. McNulty addressed the
members of local No. 633 of the inter-
national brotherhood at its last meet
ing, speaking for more than two hours
of the brotherhood and declared that
there is not any dual organization. and
that the international brotherhood is
following the mandates of the St Iouis
convention and is increasing in mem
bership. He stated that he would visit
every local in this district before re-
turning east He will address joint
meeting of electricians in the auditor
ium annex. tomorrow night.