Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

voted yes and Commissioners Rudgren
and Reynolds no.
Electrical Ordinance.
The amendment to the electrical or
dinance bobbed up for another round.
Delegations from both the inside and
outside electrical workers and from
the contractors were present to ex-
| press their views. Action on the
amendment which provides for a bond
and license feature for all electrical
! workers. was laid over a week ago in
order to give the men an opportunity
I to get together on the provisions of
! the measure.
I However. according TO the outside
I workers. who are violently opposed to
| the amendment, on the ground that IL
tends 10 create a monopoly, placing
the electrical business in the hands or
a few contractors. no opportunity was
given them to meet with the contract.
ors until a few hours before the meet
ing of the commission. and therefore
there had been no adjustment OF their
differences.
Federation Opposed.
\. j.. carlson anu j. - NlhSitN hCoN
ed a committee of five from the Tri-
City Federation of Labor. who protest
ed against the proposed amendment
for the reason that it was in the inter
ests of the contractor and opposed TO
the journeymen. Mr.. Carlson declared
also the federation was opposed to the
handful ordinance which is pending,
claiming that the commission has no
right to restrict the passing OF bills
and literature relative TO prop
uganda. Mr.. Kinsley said that
the electrical ordinance was an
aim at "curbstoning," and was unfair,
inasmuch as NEST of the contractors
and inside workers were "curbston-
ers" themselves at the start. but since |
they have acquired a knowledge of The !
electrical business, seek to force 9th |
ers to pass an examination, obtain !
license and file bond before being al !
lowed to work at the trade. He de- |
clared that go per cent of the plum |
bers could not pass a technical examin- !
alton. although they have an excellent !
practical knowledge, and that the same .
would be true with the electrician.
Mayor Schriver stated that the coun- |
Gil did not father the ordinance. but !
that it came from the electrical work
ers themselves. He said that the state |
fire marshal. who was recently in the
city, had recommended some such
measure in order to reduce the fire
risk
On motion OF Commissioner Hart it
was decided not to consider the ordi-
nance aeSin, until such time as the
and the two unions had
conferred and met upon some common
ground.
Approve Bill.
A resolution offered by Mayor
Schriver was unanimously passed IA
voring endorsing House Bill No. 5139,
which has been introduced into the
congress, providing for the
retirement and pensioning OF employees
Of the civil service and urging the
from this district and the
two United States senators from Iii
nois to work for its passage.
The plat and bond OF Scheuermann's
addition was filed and approved. II
was voted to install a telephone for
he visiting nurse at her office in the -,
basement OF the library building. Or
finances were passed for watermains r
IN MISUNDERSTANDING street,
fifteenth to Sixteenth avenue. and on
Tenth avenue. Ninth TO Eleventh. T
street. r
The commissioners granted the re-
luest of the town board for the use I
'f the city hall for the annual town i
Meeting tomorrow afternoon. II was j
Ilso decided 10 meet Wednesday after $
loon TO canvass the result of the an
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