United labor bulletin., 1911-10-12
TRADES ASSEMBLY
HOLDS Meeting
Large Gathering Hears Trade
Unionists Discuss Affairs.

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dent Dellitt in the chair. Credentials
were received from the Boilermakers,
General Teamsters, Railway Carmen,
Machinsts and Steamfitters, and the del
egates were obligated without OBJ lection.
L. Nj. French of the board of directors
reported that the Labor Temple Associa-
ton had made a proposition to give the
assembly rent free in the hall which the
association has leased from T. M. Pat
terson at Eighteenth and Champa, if the
assembly would give the association a
bill of sale for the furniture. The as
! sembly has a lease on the hall it now oc-
cupies. The rent is increased each year.
according to the contract, and it has now
reached an amount which the delegates
feel they cannot pay, and the contract
will be abrogated. The recommendations
of the trustees were concurred in and
the assembly will shortly move to the
new hall.
Delegate French also reported receiy-
| ing a bill of As cents from the Albany
for the telephone toll incurred by Presi-
l dent Gompers. The bill was allowed
/ Five dollars were received from Attor-
ney Cohen as donation to the Gompers
entertainment expenses.
| Delegate Hoage was appointed to fill
vacancy on the resolutions committee
Chairman Bryan of the legislative CON-
mittee reported that the investigation of
the Real Estate Exchange had not devel-
oped anything, and the report was re-
ceived as progressive.
Delegate Bryan also reported that the
committee had given its support to the
petition to refer the electric light con-
/ tract and that the petitions, containing
over 4,500 names, had been filed with the
city clerk. 1
The legislative committee also re-
ported that the Chamber of Commerce
u
mittee on a commission form of govern
ment and that shortly a meeting would
be held at the Chamber of Commerce
building to discuss the two reports. After
that referendum vote would be taken
on the two reports. A motion followed
that the Trades Assembly endorse the |
commission government for cities. This |
motion was opposed by some for the rea-
son that sufficient light had not been
given the delegates on the subject. A
substitute was offered that the report
and endorsement of commission govern
ment be made special order of business
! at o'clock at the next meeting. Chair
man Bryan also made lengthy report |
on the conditions prevailing in the coal
regions under the control of the C. F. & |
l. company.
AT this time credentials were read /
from the Bartenders. Laundry Workers
and Cooks and delegates obligated.
The special order of business to con-
slider the call for the convention of the
A F. OF L. was next taken up and Dele
gate Mum was given credentials with
out any expense Mr.. Mum is chairman .
OF the campaign committee that is ad- /
vocatng the candidacy of T. W. Taylor .
president OF the Painters union No. 49,
for fourth viCe-president OF the InJerna-
tional Brotherhood OF Painters, Deco
rators and Paperhangers, and viii make .
a trip through the East at the time OF
the convention at Atlanta in November |
TO further the campaign OF No. 20 Of /
Denver. As the assembly could not af-
ford TO send a delegate at its own ex-
pense, credentials were ordered given to |
Delegate Mum.
Chairman Harrison OF the public insti-
tutions committee reported on the grad
ing of Delsany street. between Thirty
sixth and Thirty-seventh streets. The
street is being cut to grade at this point,
it is believed. for the purpose of obtain
ing the gravel to be used on other |
streets. The work is being done by the |
board OF public works. The street is in /
an out-of-the-way place, and the commit /
tee could not understand why the i'm /
proyement was desired unless it was to |
obtain the gravel. The work leaves the |
houses high up on the bank. and the /
residents will have TO put in a retaining /
steps to the street, which in some places /
will be as much as twelve feet. The |
board OF public works says that the city /
has right at any time to bring any
street to the established grade and that |
the city is not liable for damages for so /
doing. The board gave the committee
to understand that in the opinion of the /
board the property was improved by the |
bringing of the street to grade, which /
makes cliff-dwellers of the working |
people that reside in that part of the
street. The matter was left in the hands .
OF the committee.
A resolution which had been endorsed |
by Machinists' union No. Al, was read
and non-concurred in by the assembly.
The resolution asked that the assembly
withdraw its delegate from the Chamber
of Commerce and divorce itself from that
body.
Delegate Bryan reported for the boy
colt committee, saving that the matter
of checks on the Colorado National bank
being sent TO the Trades Assembly had
been investigated partially. The Retail
Clerks stin had their money in this bank
on account of neglect by the secretary.
The Clerks reproved their secretary for
the neglect and withdrew the money at
once As the Stage Employees had not
met since the last meeting of the as
sembly the committee was unable to get
information as TO why the Stage En-.
ployes still patronized that bank. Union
coal can be had Of w. H. Leonard at S5I
Broadway, and the boycott still CON
tinues on the Northern Coal and Coke
company.
Delegate Auter of the Labor day COM
mittee reported that the receipts OF the
Labor day celebration were Sl,912; eN-
penses. S1,Sl2; balance. 5000 The re-
port was received. the committee COM
mended for its efforts and discharged
Chairman Alger of the special commit
tee to investigate the proposed parade
in honor of President Taft reported that
there was no truth in the rumor that a
parade would be given in which union