THE TRAMWAY CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 6

THE TRAMWAY CONFERENCE

MATTERS IN ABEYANCE. TIIK MAYOH SI'KAKS OF "AN , IMPORTANT STKP." The conference (referred (o above) between the special sub-committee appointed by the 'Iraniways Committeo and the executive of the Tramways Union, on matters of pay and candit'ions of work, and which liad been interrupted by the refusal of the union to hand uver its propoMd roster of duties and the "key" to the same, was resumed in the Council Uiamber ln.st evening, when there wero Mayor (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.l'., and Councillors G. Frost and .1. hmith (members of the sub-committee), Ilio executive oflieers iif the City TramWays Department, and Messr?. D. Dallon (president), A. Sutherland (secretary), m the framn-ays Union, and other members of the union executive.

fhe silling was a very brief one—l he whole business was over in about five minutes. 'When the delegates from the union had assembled, the Mayor said that he desired to thank the union and its secretary for handing over the rosier and key on Monday last. The council's subcommittee had since spent a considerable time going through these. The opportunity thus afforded had given (ho members of the committee a better knowledge of the position, and as the result of their deliberations he. had decided to ask the council at its next meeting to take an important stop. He now asked the union to meet the sub-conimittee and allow matters to remain in abeyance until tho day after the council niectins, when he would then confer wilh the union's executive and fix the date of their next meeting. He was not in a position at present to discloie to them the rcEohition lie proposed to submit to the council. He could only ask that they allow matters to stand over at present. Mr. Sutherland said that (hoy had no objection to falling in with the decision of the sub-committee. The object of tho union executive was to work harmoniously with thn committee in this matter. Mr. Dalton concurred. "Thank you very much, gentlemen," slid the Mnyor, "who added that ho desired to promote a harmonious relationship between the corporation and its employees. "He would carry out his promise, and notify them of the position after the council mseting. Part of it they would see in the papers next day. The meeting then adjourned. "It's the lull before the storm," remarked a member of the unicyi afterwards, to :t representative of Tiik Dominion - , who as.ked him "what was in the wind?"