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November 22, 1932.
Adjourned meeting of . the Council of the City of Petaluma called to
order by Mayor Farrell.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmen Ingerson, McFadden Miller., Riewerts, Schluckebier,
Van Bebb and Mayor Farrell.
NEW BUSINESS-.
Douglas Re-zoning case
The Clerk read the minutes of previous meetings pertaining . to the
dlspo�sitlon of the, Douglas case and on motion by Councilman Mill
seconded by Councilman Riewert the City Attorney was directed to drop
the appeal of the case. Motion carried and s.o ordered..
Protest
On& of
laborers on
Leibert and
meeting was
of laborers on D St '. bridge job:
the purposes of this meeting being to 'hear oomplai - nts� - of
bridge.- .9 - �
the new D Street the Mayor declared
Street a rece ess until
TrObock" Contractors,.arr1ved, whereupon at 7:5.0 P.M. the
again called to order.
Mr. N. A: Warmoth, business agent of the Central Labor Counci
addres C'ouncil stating that certain specifications for the work
are not, being lived up to, i.e,., skilled laborers mechanics are being
paid as common laborers; overtime has not been paid; and home lab
not being employed.
Common or skilled laborers?
In p
'su ort of the contention that skilled. laborers rers ar� being paid
.wages agez of common laborers, C. Y. Florer, J�. Niswonger ohn Shetka.,
R. A. White and LaVe;rn Feliz,,. addressed the meeting, statirig that they
had 'sa.ti:sfacztori,ly.perfon certain dutipa in connectinn with the
concrete, and re-Inforced steel work and claimed that they should.have
received the respective. wages of the cone " rete and stee worker, but
instead were offered 50�'per hour for
Mr. Leibiert,questioned these 'men as t.6 they experience as steel and.
concrete workers. and stated that the difficulty seemed to be in the
determination of the exact classification of the teirir, common laborer
as against that of skilled laborer. - Ha read excerpts of a' le�tter from
the Labor "Commission. Which stated that. -shov.el work and the
.Moving and carrying of heavy objects such as lumber., I has been recognized
and classified as. common labor. in as much as many of the above
cases are now before'the Labor Cdmmi it was decided, and. agreed upon
"that: both the contractors' and the complaining Workers would accept
decision of the Labor Commisision. on this point,.!,,
Overtime:
The next dis,cussl0h Was had on the matter of non- payment of
overtime. , Me,. teibert- asked that he, be- furnished with a list of those,
claiming, overtime and. stated that he would- investigate. their dalb6s.
Inasmuch as some did not wish to present claims fearing that they would
jeopardize their chances of future employment,, it, was moved by Gounci. . lman
Miller, seconded by McFadden, and carried,,' that a Committee
be appointed by the Mayor to i nvestigate, the Contractors to turn over
their' time r them and the Committee to work out a satisfactory
adjustment,. The Mayor appointed Councilmen- Sxchluckebi.er and Vjn Bebber
on this zommittee.
Employment of Local Labor:
The thi-rd contention that local l'ab.or-, espec
ially.that of carpenters,
i.s not being used on this Work' was dis Mr. 'Warmoth claiming that
competent local carpenters had been unable to get work. while outdiders
s-e'emed to - have no difficulty. Mr., Leibert stated that he had.-no ob.je6ti,on
to the employment of local labor and. stated that, he would, give local.
labor th.e.preference as far as PLOS'Sible.
A_DJOUA
All problemns having 'been. acted upon• -and everyone having been 'given
a chance to"be heard, and there being no further business on ' ,motion
regularly made and carried the meeting e4journed at 10 ofe'lock P2M.,
ATTEST
C
ITY CLERK MAYOR.
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