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Show TROT COMMON COUNCIL AFTER STEEL TRUST TROT. K. T-. July 7. Th common council last night adopted a resolution calling upon the congressional committee tr. aw in vmatfiarm t knar tha ITnltawt fltataa Sltui eorpo ration to bring befor the department depart-ment of Justice the mstter of tho forced sale of the Breaker Island plant of ths steel corporation, opposite this city, its sbsorptlon by th steel trust and th closing clos-ing of th works, throwing several thousand thou-sand men out of employment and causing a loss of a million dollars or mora annually annual-ly to th merchants of this city. Th resolution charges that th trust refuses to sell th property or to use It for any purpose. Th plant was conducted con-ducted by th Troy Steel tt Iron Worst company. It was purchased several years ago by tbe trust, which Immsdlauly ciosed th work a |