The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-02-24

At meeting OF Trades COumcl
the bridge committee made lengthy
report of the progress being made on
the legislation for the Coke Otto
bridge and North Third street exten-
sion A lengthy discussion, in which
part, made it clear that all organized
labor of Hamilton (most of them
home owners and taxpayers favors
the improvement being made at once
and at this time 1t was agreed that
if the building of the bridge and
road approach was entered into at
once it would greatly relieve the un-
employment situation.
The following strong resolutions
were submitted and unanimously
adopted by the delegates present, rep
resenting practically every labor or
ganization in the city:
Whereas, During the campaign of
the North Third street extension and
Coke Otto bridge, the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council, through a
special committee appointed to inves-
| tigate this project, after hearing the
results of this investigation, did give
| this improvement its unanimous en-
dorsement, and as an organization
and as individual local unions, was
recorded as approving and endorsing
this project, and in assisting in every
way to bring about a favorable vote
I by the people of Butler county; and
Whereas, The voters of Butler
county in the regular election in No
vember, 1920, did by their vote ap-
prove of the issuance of bonds in the
sum of $39O,00O00 for the purpose of
making this Improvement; and
Whereas, The COOPERATIVE Trades
and Labor Council, of Hamilton, Ohio,
representing thirty-five trade organ
izations, with membership of many
thousands, from its Investigations be-
l.
be built for less than the estimated
cost now on file by the county sur
veyor in the county commissioners
office, said estimate being 1854, 900,
and that the roadway approach to said
bridge from the end of Third street
in the city of Hamilton can be built
for the cost as estimated by the
county engineer, said estimate being
$50, 10000, and being on record in
the county engineers and county
commissioners offices; and
Whereas, 1t is a well known fact
that if bids are received at this time
on the bridge, that it will be let at
less than $300,000.00, and that the
building of both the bridge and road
way will cost much less than the
$39O,0O0 voted by the people for the
bridge alone; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council, of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, that we reaffirm our posi-
ton taken at the election in Novem-
Der, 1920, wherein we gave the fol-
lowing reasons for its adoption:
First-Will increase permanent la
Dor employment This has been real
lied by the trades union organizations
from the inception of this project
We are of the opinion that this i'm
provement will open the way for add
ed industries, which is necessary to
the welfare of the wage Garner.
Second-There will be many acres
of low priced land laying within a
short walk of this area, which is even
closer to the central part of our city
than many industrial plants in East
Hamilton and Lindenwald.
Third-That this improvement will
shorten the route to the northern part
of the county materially. This will be
great benefit to the wage earners
who live in this district as well as
the merchants of Hamilton. In fact