The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26

sented lengthy report last night on
the proposed amendment to the permit
for the issuance of bonds for street
assessments by districts and recon-
mended that the council withhold its
approval at this time. 1t recommended
that the report be forwarded to the
Merchants association, which proposed
the amendment. calling its attention to
the objections to the measure and sug
gesting that these be considered. The
report was concurred in.
President Kelly was authorized to
name at the next meeting a committee
of so to be known as the Labor day
committee.
The Commonwealth club by letter ap-
proved of the councils choice of dele
gates to the charter convention, but
suggested that as w. r. Haggerty, one
of the delegates, is already representing
another organization, the council ought
to name someone else. John /. Nolan
was selected.
Organizer John O. Walsh announced
that the label section of the council
will be formally organized Sunday,
April 3, in the afternoon.
1t was announced that the joint COM
mittee on the Hetch Hetchy water
project will hold a meeting in the build
ing trades council this evening
Paul Scharrenberg announced that
the meeting of the executive committee
of the state federation of labor for the
consideration of matters affecting that
body and of preparing a plan for the
organization of the migratory labor of
the state will be held in the Labor
temple Sunday, April II, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon. The migratory labor
question will be taken up in the after
noon.
Applications for affiliation were re-
icha c.
union, carpenters union No. 22 and
plumbers union No. 422 of the building
trades council, and referred to the or
ganiZing committee. This committee
reported favorably on these applica-
tions, but p Fl. Mccarthy from the car
penters and other delegates did not
appear.
communication from the board of
supervisors conveyed the information
patrol wagons and ambulances had
been let to three firms of this city
and asking If such are fair to union
conditions
Delegate Siskron of the carriage
workers announced that one of the
firms, Regan's, is not fair
The gas appliance and filters union
filed a complaint against the plumbers
union to the effect that members of
the union are prohibited from INSTALL
ing stoves If there is a plumber on
the job. The matter was referred to
the building trades council
n. Gray & Co. filed a complaint
against the hackmen's union to the
effect that the union had threatened
to refuse to send carriages to funerals
when automobile hearSeS are used. The
matter was referred to the executive
committee and will be investigated next
Monday.
One of the large posters issued by
the Anu-Japanese laundry league and
the dyers' and cleaners association
occupied a position on one of the walls
Of the council hall 1t bears the fol-
lowing words:
Jap patrons-stand up. You are re-
sponsfble for the yellow invasion for
the vast army of unemployed and for.
our dollars being shipped to Japan.
Before too late drop the Jap"
The stablemen's union announced
that it will after the first meeting in
April meet at S07 Folsom street and
requested that no member of any union
engage any stableman unless he has
the union button.
The BARRIERS. union delegates re-
ported that one of the shops that has
been unfair is ready to Internationally
surrender and soon as this is done
it will be easy with the rest
n ACq0CSl IIOin the candle workers
union for a declaration of boycott on
the Metropolitan laundry company was
referred to the executive committee
The steel workers in the east ac
knowledged the receipt of 1852 con-
tributed through the council for the
workers on strike.
Credentials were received from the
newspaper carriers, chauffeurs, laundry
drivers, brotherhood of teamsters and
boot and shoe workers
The grocerymens union announced
that In the last 10 days ii had been
fairly successful in unionizing several
stores.
The delegate from the pile drivers
union called attention to the fact that
coal bunkers for the government are to
be built at California City. Marin conn
ty, and that the contractor called AZ
union headquarters for men to work
there He stated that in in a short time
about rs men of the union will be at
work there.
Delegate Lddy from the sailors,
union asked IL it is possible to organ
ize the chauffeurs engaged in running
motor boats on the bay. He said thai
earning from s45 to s125 a month. No
action was taken on his proposition.
Florence Roberts of the Calfforn;a
prison commission made an appeal for
financial assistance to lift the mortga ge
of $4,000 on the home that is conducted
for the benefit of discharged prisonerS
Several delegates suggested that the
matter should be investigated before
any action is taken as some parties he
hind the home are unfair to organized
labor.
Vice President Kress presided ar tbe
Thursday night meeting of cooks union
No. ~. 1t was stated that hereafter
the Latin cooks will meet the last Fri
day in the month at bar tenders head
quarters, 1913 Market street. Ten can
didates were obligated and 35 applica-
tions are awaiting action. An invita-
tion to join the union will be ex-
tended TO those members of the cooks
association of the Pacific not already
identified with the local. They will be
allowed membership free of charge.
provided they Join between April IL
and May 1 next
resolution resenting the attitude
Of the management of the Emporium
in refusing to discharge certain lana
nese employed in the store was PASSED
by the Anti Japanese Laundry league
at its regular meeting last Thursday.
and copies of it transmitted to the San
EranciSc0 labor conucn opa 49,