Prince Rupert Journal
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issued: 2016-01-21
issued: 1911-01-24
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note: New Wellington Coal Is the best ROGERS e BLACK Sole Alien Is Print* Hhmtxi Hijh-Class Job Printing In oil Lines VOLUME 1. Published Twice a Week. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C„ TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1911. Price, Five Cents. No. 04. CITY'S WAGE SCALE Subject of Increased Rates Comes Befor the Council Last Night. Scheme Being Evolved by Which More Economical Management Can Be Maintained The city council was waited upon last evening my a large delegation representing the Industrial workers who ask 45 cents an hour for city work. The visit of the delegation was the outcome of the move made before election for thisli Increased pay. On Sunday evening a meeting was held when it was decided to at once make the request. It was explained last evening that the streets commilt.ee, under Aid. Hilditch is at work evolving a system of carrying on the work done by the city so that the best results may be obtained from lit, The details of the scheme will likely be ready for the next meeting of the council and under it Aid. Hllditch exppects that any increased pay which may be made will be more than counterbalanced by the effective work which will be possible. Make Requests A petition was presented by the Industrial workers, signed by A. L. Morse, (I. Casey and T. Maitland. Aid. Clayton wanted to know who these petitioners represented and how many of the association were citizens of Canada. He moved that representatives be heard before the council, which motion carried Mr. Casey said he represented the Industrial workers. The association wanted to know as soon as possible the viewis of the council on the subject. The weather conditions made It more costly to live so that they wanted to have the advantages to be derived from the increased wage scale as soon as possible. The fact that the men who acceded to the request of the association before election were returned at the head of the poll showed that this was a popular move. Aid. Clayton said that he was willing to grant the 45 cents an hour on…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Prince Rupert (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0311796
language: English
lat: 54.312778
long: -130.325278
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Prince Rupert, B.C. : O. H. Nelson
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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