Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-11
TRADES COUNCIL
MEN IN WRANGLE
ON MARKET SITE
Letter Written by Board of
Works Commissioners GiIIen
Causes Discussion.

The delegates to the Essex Trades
Council, at meeting held in their
headquarters, 66 South Orange ave.
nue., last night. discussed the pro-
posed removal of Centre Market from
its present site, the wearing of the
union label by union men, and the
work of the committee now investi-
eating the grievances of the Wagon
Makers Union. The most excite
ment was furnished by discussion
of the market site.
This question came up after a let
ter, written by Commissioner C. P.
Gillen, of the Board of Works, was
read, In the letter Mr.. Gillen asked
the delegates to approve the removal
of the market to a more favorable
site, and gave his reasons for making
the request.
Immediately after thes reading of
the letter had been concluded, Dele
gate W. ]. Brennan arose and offered
a motion that it be consigned to the
waste basket.
'I do not want to impugn the mo-
tives of Mr.. Gillen. whom l know and
like personally" said Mr.. Brennan,
"but it seems to me that somebody
has been subsidized 1 have no doubt
that the Public Service Company
would like to have the market re-
moved from its present site. 1t is
now in the exact centre of popuia-
tion. If we allow the real estate spec
ulators to move it somewhere on the
outskirts of the city, working men
would be compelled to patronize high
priced corner grocers."
The motion was amended by Dele
gate A. j. Cozzolino, who said that
1t would be more' polite to receive the
letter and place it on file. This, he
said, would dispose of the letter just
as effectually as Mr.. Brennan's mo-
tion. The amendment was carried
Later in the evening the matter was
brought before the meeting again by
Delegate Fallon, of the Meat Cutters
Union, who declared that there was
not a single union stand in all Of
the market. He did not think, he
said, that the council should have
anything to do with the non-union
market.
This brought a half dozen of the
members of the council to their feet
at once. President Henry Hebeler
whacked the table with his savel
and shouted, This is no place to
make such a charge. You should give
that to your own union to handle"
Delegate Cozzolino succeeded in
getting the chairman's eye at this
point. He urged that the council
should not act hastily in the matter,
but should be fully Informed of the
plans of the city authorities. He
therefore moved that the letter OF
Commissioner Gillen be referred to
the municipal committee for investi-
cation and report at the next meet
ing.
Willard L. Small then arose and
said that he did not think that the
council should have anything to do
with a non-union market. This brought
Secretary Henry HiIfers I" his feet.
saying that ii was not question of
whether the present market was non
union or not He believed that If the
question was properly presented the
Trades Council could take care of the
question.
President Hebeler took a hand in
the discussion. Surrendering the
chair to Delegate Small he said
IF we allow these politicians and
real estate speculators TO move the
market. we may never see another.
What they would like to do is to
move 1t to somewhere In the Waverly
district or some other place on the
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