Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-30
LABOR UNION Wants
BRIDGE FOR PUBLIC
Action Requesting Levy
Court to Take Over Dis
carded Railway Structure
ASK HEALTH BOARD
.TOACT ON RESOLUTION

By unanimous vote the Central La
Dor Union last night decided to stand
unitedly behind the members OF the
four railroad brotherhoods In their
efforts to secure the eight-hour day.
Offering their moral support to the
movement. The meeting was an adj
journed one. and several important
matters came up for consideration.
The secretary was instructed to
write the Levy Court that the labor
ing element of Wilmington hopes the
court will give favorable considera-
ton to taking over the Pine street
Railway bridge over the Brandywine.
Hundreds of workers are In the habit
OF using the bridge, and to disman-
tie 1t would be to Inconvenience them
greatly, the Central Union feels. The
railway company has offered the
bridge to the Levy Court.
A communication was received from
DR.. A. 4. Frantz. secretary OF the
State Board OF Health, stating that a
complaint made by the Central Labor
Union against conditions at a plant
in New Castle had been received and
that the company had agreed 10 make
the necessary sanitation improvement
II was stated at the meeting that
no reply had been received from the
local Board OF Health to a letter writ
ten by the Central Labor Union, Au-
gust 10, requesting the boards con-
sideration OF the non-collection OF
garbage situation and entering COM
plant against conditions in the city's
slums. II was reported that the letter
and resolution were not read at a
meeting OF the Board OF Health. The
central body instructed the secretary
70 again correspond with the Board
Of Health inquiring as to what con.
slderation the hoard had given the
letter and resolution.
The union accepted an invitation
from the Rev. Henry Cunningham
pastor Of the Eastlake Presbyterian
Church, to attend union services to be
held on the lawn at Thirtieth and
Tatnall streets Sunday evening at
o'clock. when an appropriate sermon
for Labor Day will be preached.
A communication was received and
referred back TO the locals from tn,
Lancaster Central Labor Union. bear
ing on labor conditions in that city
, A letter from the Coppers' Interna
tional Union was referred to the labe
committee and the afiliated locala
Correspondence from the Baker,
Workers International Union wa
placed In the hands OF the 'Labo
Forward" committee. Official com
munications we're received and actel
upon from the American Federation
of Labor.
Following the report Of the labs
committee, the secretary was IN
: strueted 10 correspond with the Boo
and Shoe Workers Tnternations
Union. stating that the movement ha
been successful in getting larg
Wilmington store 10 place on sale ]
the early fall strictly union line Q
{ high-grade shoes.
The affiliated organizations report
ed conditions in their Tespectiv
trades as follows: BARRIERS. good
bartenders, fair: brewery workers, o.
/, strike. machinists, very good. strik
still on in eight shops; carpenters
inside and outside men, very busy
unable TO supply the demand for men
: bricklayers. no report; plasterer'
p very busy: steam and operating neg
neers. very good; printers. very busy
car and ship painters, very good
e house painters, very good; electrics
a workers. very good; sheet NETS
workers. busy: musicians. very busy
plumbers, no report; cigarmakers, In
e proving; tailors. dull; structural iro
9 workers. men in Wilmington busy
d patternmakers. very good.
Alfred Bieber, general organizer
the Bookbinders' international UnioI
n was present and delivered an addres
n on the principles OF trades unionisn
Mr. Bieber will be in Wilmington fo
some time TO aid IN the Labor Fol
ward" movement. He expects TO stal
=, a. work here early in September.