New Britain herald., 1926-02-17
BUILDINUG TRADES WANT WAGES RAISE
Masons, BricklayerS and Hod
 Carriers File Demands
CARPENTERS IN LINE
Rig Crowd Watches Old-Timc lid- dlcrs' Concst-Watcr Board 10 Build-K. Of (. Communion Breakfast Next sunday.

tractors by the masons' and brick layers union that after April ] Ii wage scale of sl0 q day will be- conc effective. This is an increase Of Sl day. I' Is said that brick loyors have been receiving as high as $l2 day and $li day for spe- cia) work.
 Hodcarriors sent notice 10 con- tractors that they want an incrc0se in pay from 75 cents 10 S7i2 cents an hour.
 Carpenters May seek Increase
 + is understood that Bristol car pcntrrs will soon seek an increase iii wages from $S to s9 a day, thus following the steps contemplated by tho plumbers and steamtitters here. ! The carpenters union has taken no definite steps as yet, but several men working at that trade have f stated that the plan is being con sdercd,
 i Fire in EorcstNille
 The Welch Fire company vas rollnd ont at 10 o'clock this morn ing 10 eXtinguish q chimney fire at the home of Matthew Dalton at the corner of Garden and Center streets Forestyillo. There was no damage
 Eiddlcrs' Contest Draws Crowd
 There was q large attendance on hand last evening in the Guild hall of St. Ioscph's church 10 listen to tho fddlcrs' contest and 10 witness the presentation of the two iarc's t"A Quiet Family" and tho Bath room Door"
 All of tho music played by thI
 fddlers was of Irish origin and th'
 first honorS were carried away b!
 Matthew McC'abo, second prize hI
 sergeant Daniel McGilicuddy of th'
 local police department and thlr' prize by Joseph Reilly. Mir. McCab' ircccived q set of silver. Mr, McGll'
 licuddy pipe and the third pri2' was q fountain pen.
 The two farCes were well recolF"'
 hy the audience, those takin par
 being John Dunn. Joseph Mongeau Frank Large, John Kiliuff, Edwar'
 Shoohy, Peter Bcaucar, paniC Greer, Reginald Woodland, Michat
 Meade William Mcdonald, Gcorg , Root. Helen Budd. Jessie Giamma' < teo and Josephine Mastrohatist' .. Miss Mastrobatisto sang the Italia F aria. Roberto, and her soprano voic :, made a tremendous hit with the CT
 tire audience.
 |. Chimney Fire Q Al T:4O last evening inc fire d. y nartmcnt was called 10 the home ( h Peter Rlancis, 1o5 Gridley street. { Q cxtingursh blaze which had start k cd In the chimney Squad A an l. Engine Co. No. responded and tl
 fire was extinguished by the use (
 chemicals without damage.
 Water Commissioners Meeting
 The board of water commissions Il held a meeting last evening and di W cusscd plans for the erection of T d office building, garage and metc 70 room on Riverside avenue, whe .d land was purchased some time al Iy for this purpose. Plans prenar' le by City Engineer Carleton W. Bu' ,n were looked over and it was docid Id to ask for bids, which will he open CT on March 16
 l- Annual Communion Breakfast '- Palos Council, K. of C.. will he
 its annual communion breakfast
 the club rooms on Sunday Fcbr
 ary q.
 Al Members will meet in St. Josep' e. guild hall and attend the 7;15 a. us mass fin d body. After the sorvic IT. all knights will adjourn to the cl so rooms on North Main street, wh' a breakfast will be served. T b. speaker of the day will be Prosoc 'rt ing Attorney Joseph c. Woods a. New Britain and solos will he r'
 dored by the choir of St Margart church. Waterbury,
 The committee in charge of
 entertainment consists of Knil
 Joseph l.. Mcdonald, Thomas Gu
 Ian and John Kaichcr. ;c legal Holiday I Monday, February 22, will be served as a holiday by the ban
 city offices and the post off or There will be one mail delivery we city carriers in the morning, but Ing rural deliveries. The stamp W
 dow will he open from 6:3o a. m les, 12 noon and the money order fl md a. m. 10 Ii a, m,
 ear Letter Carriers William Mel nc and Clarence Markham will att ocs the carriers convention in Gre fay wich and Postmaster Frank r a Merrill and Assistant Postma ,0o. John F, Roberts the postmast