Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-16

The local branch of the Hold Carriers
| and Building Laborers' union, although
! organized less than a year have had
several strikes of more or less mag
| nitude. The organization is composed
/ wholly of Italians and at the outset
| won out in their demands for bill of
! prices that regulated the pay of ma
| sons nod carriers and shovelers, in
/ a sliding scale. The result has been
! that nearly all the members now con-
| slider themselves masons or bod car
riers, and want pay accordingly, while
| the shovelers are comparatively few,
owing to the lower wages. So the
shifting of the laborers from one part
of the work to the other, even for an
/ hour or two. is liable to make trouble
/ for the employers.
The men in the employ of Louis Do
/ tolo, general contractor, quit work
! quite suddenly Friday morning. Last
Sunday the highway c@nmlttee or the
| town decided to oil some OF the streets
and hired Mr.. Dotolos sprinkling carts
| for the work. Friday morning he was
| informed that the union had imposed
/ a fine of So on him for leasing the
/ sprinkIing carts to the town to be
| operated by nom union men. and that
| he must pay or the men in his employ
would strike. Mr Dotolo declined to
| pay and told the men to get off the
job ard meet him at a specified place
an hour later and receive their pay.
He was al the appointed at the speci-
fed time, but the men did not step up
Z
equivalent to a permanent discharge.
Mr.. Dotolo says he does not seriously
object to union hours and union pay,
but that he will not tolerate longer any
dictation from his employees relative
to the conduct of his business, nor
will he permit ra pid promotion
, from one grade of work to another
just for the purpose of demanding an
increase in wages. He expects to have
a full working force by Monday.
The workmen claim that the team
sters were fined S. for working Sun
day and refused to pay the fine and
therefore are not union men. Dotolo
would not discharge these men, SO the
others quit work.
That tart speech of George w.
Parks of Providence, a guest at the
Ocean house, at the recent meeting
of the Watch Hill fire district, in which
he attacked the town council of
Westerly and demanded explanation
how it was that the trolley company
got anything it wanted and to the det-
riment of Watch HILL although en-
Enthusiastically applauded at the time
by those most bitterly opposed to the
rebuilding of the trolley road, is not
generally approved by the cottage
owners at Watch Hill
Nor is the proposition to separate
Watch Hill from Westerly approved
by all the taxpaying population of
Watch Hill. One of the most sub
stantial cottagers has declared that
not only is the project inadvisa BILE
but impossible, and he characterized
the movement as absurd. Others be-
lieVe that separation would be bene
-ficial to both Westerly and Watch Hill
and that all taxes paid on Watch Hill
should be devoted TO Improvement of
that village: but Westerly would be
permitted to keep the roads to the
Hill in good repair and pump water
through the mains for Watch Hill use.
The building of seawalI along the
bay front and the making of a park
along Bay street has been effectively
shelved to await the report of the COM
mittee on separation A Watch Hill
representative declares that to be only
a blind to stop the collection of money
for the proposed Improvement during
the present season
Rev. Joseph {. Piper, a regularly
ordained minister of the Baptist
church, who retired from the ministry
many years ago to engage in secular
business, died early Friday morning
a his home on Hinckley hill. He
preached in many places in Rhode Is
land and gained quite a reputation as
an evangelist. and before ordination
held membership in the Calvary Bap-
fist church He conducted revival
meetings among the colored people of
Westerly and as a result baptized a
large number of converts. His last |
pastorate was with the Second Bap- |
list church of North Stonington. Mr.. |
Piper was forcible preacher and his !
plain. strong utterances. were beyond !
the limit of some of his hearers Sub |
sequently Mr.. Piper became a Metho- |
dist.
After retiring from the ministry he /
engaged in stone mason work and for |
nearly twenty years has been employ |
ed as elevator man in the Lorraine |
mills in Mechanic street. Mr.. Piper
was born in Portsmouth n. H.. II |
years ago. and 10 survived by his |
widow and a son, Joseph E. Piper.
Joseph BIoeser, weIi-knovyn resi-
dent, died his home. Il Moss street /
late Thursday afternoon of consump-
ton age 81 wears. He was employed
in the c. B. Cottrell & Sons plant for
fourteen years and was a skilled me-
chanic- His widow survives and one
dughter Isabelle He also leaves sew
en- brothers and sisters, Mrs. =. A.
Bottum of Stonington, Mrs. David |
Robertson and Henry and Frank BIoe-sf
ser of Westerly, Mrs. Eliza beth Nor