The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-01
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
Meeting Of Master Masons-List OF Buildings
Whore Ten Hoarl Men Arc mt Work-The
Bosses Again Resolve 70 stand Firm.

Inc MASTER masOhs met again yesterday AFTERNOON
at No. 81 Liberty street. Mr. John T. Conover in the
chair The secretary. Mr. William II. Jackson, read
the minutes OF the previous meeting, which were
approved. Mr.. A. NJ. Ross, on behalf Of the CON-
mittee appointed for that purpose, reported that
they had called again upon two owners, one OF
whom was very anxious that his building should
proceed but that upon explaining the nature OF the
strike the committee were assured by him that he
consented to have the work stop at once, and
Mr.. Ross said that since then he was
Informed that the gentleman told the fore
man supervising the building that work was
stopped for the present. No names were mentioned.
Mr. Tostevin read from an evening paper report
That forty master masons were now employing ten
hour men and moved that the meeting declare this
report to be correct, which was agreed to- Mr.. T.,
In reply 10 question: said that he could not give the
precise number OF men thus employed, some having
two, some three and five and some twenty and
twenty-five, but that If any one doubted his state
ment he had the proofs in his possession to convince
him. Mr. p. I. O'Brien stated that there were not
ten regular master masons in the city who employed
eight hour men. Mr.. Marc Eidliz then read list of
buildings on which ten hour men are at work,
another where work has been entirely stopped on
account of the strike and still another where men
are employed at eight hours per day. The following
are the buildings as described in his report
WHERE TEN HOUR MEN WORK.
one dwelling, Thlrty-fOurth street, near Sixth ave-
nue. one house, corner OF Thirteenth street and First
avenues one house, corner of Christopher aud wash
ington Streets one store, corner william and Spruce
streets; repairs OF ST. Johns church, one building on
Randa's Island, 250x40; alteration OF building on
Tenth street; extension to house on Forty seventh
street; three houses on Fifty-rst street, between
sixth and Seventh avenues; six houses, corner
FortysiXth street ana Lexington avenue; one house
corner Forty sixth street and Lexington avenue; six
houses. corner FOrtythird street and Lexington ave-
nue.; houses, Fiityfrst street. between Fifth and
sixth avenues one house, Jane street, near Fourth:
one dweng, Fiith avenue, between Forty-slxth and
Forty-seventh streets; five dwellings, Fifty-sixth
street. between Eighth avenue and Broadway one
mousse, Eleventh street, between Third and Fourth
ayenues three houses, Fifty.eghth street between
Eighth and Ninth avenues; one store, Sixth avenue,
between Forty-eghth and Forty-ninth streets; four
stores, Broadway, between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets; two stores, corner Mulberry and
Canal streets; one building, No. $50 Thompson
ing. NO AZ East Fourteenth street; one building No
lS7 Broadway; one dwelling, Forty-eghth street
between Firth ana Sixth Avenues two dwellings
one alteration and addition, No. 100 Chambers
street; one same, No. $50 Broadway; same,
ner Fifth avenue and Twenty-seventh street; five
stores, Nos 1885 Walker street; store, Howard
street, between Broadway and Elm streets; Hudson
RIVER railroad depot covering st. Johns Park four
dwellings, thirty fourth street. near Sixth avenue;
four dwellings, corner Fifty fourth street and Madi-
son avenue; six dwellings, Forty ninth street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues eight dwellings,
Fifty-f0urth street, between Fourth and Madison
avenues.
BUILDINGS ON WHICH NO WORK Is DOING.
sixteen dwellings, Seventh avenue between Forty
third and Fortyth streets church, Fortyith street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenues; church. Forty
fourth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues;
two dwellings, F0rry-fourth street, between Fifth
and Sixth avenues; church and two houses, corner
Forty fifth street. and Fifth avenue; building for
Young Mems Christian Association, Twenty-thrd
street and Fourth avenue; church, Forty-second
street; Second Avenue Railroad stables Sxtyfourth
street street ana Second avenue; four dwellings corner
Equity Life Insurance Company, corner Broadway
and Cedar street, one dwelling. Fortieth street. be-
tween Madison and Fifth avenues; one same, on
same street; Merchants Bank, Broadway, near
warren street; one store, DepeySter street: four
stores Nos l!6rls2 Duane street; three dwellings,
Nos. Sl2 West FOrtyfth street; two stores, corner
Howard and Crosby streets; two houses, corner
Fifty-seventh street and Fifth avenue; two houses,
corner Thirty-fOurth street. near Madison avenue;
one store, corner West Broadway AMI Franklin
street; two dwellings, FOrty-ninth street between
Firth and Sixth avenues; coal yard, FOrty-second
street, near North rver nine houses corner Charles
and Fourth streets; one store, No. II Beekman
street; New York Life Insurance Company's
building. corner Broadway and Leonard street
one store No ia Franklin street; one store, No
1l9 Franklin street; one dwelling, corner Madison
avenue and Thrty-nnth street; five dwellings, corner
Madison avenue and Forty fourth street; five dwell.
1ngs, Fltytfth street, between Third and Lexington
avenues; house, Thirteenth street and Thirteenth
avenue; two dwellings, West Eleventh street. be
tween Fourth and Bleecker streets; one dwelling
Seventeenth street; two dwellings, Park avenue, be-
tween Thrty-eghth and Thrty-ninth streets: store,
No. 247 South reet one building, Fifty-1fth street
and North river; one station house, one dwelling
on Third avenue four dwellings corner Thirty eighth
street and Broadway; three buildings. Forty-ninth
street. between Fifth and Sixth avenues; two build
ings, sixteenth street, between First avenue and
avenue A.
MessIs. Moore & Bryant were reported to work
eight hour men on the following buildngs:-Two
stores on Franklin street. within story OF being
completed and an alteration OF store on Broad
way TO Mercer street.
The following named German master masons were
mentioned as employing only ten hour men:-Chrs-
tan Fincke, f. Heine, Christian Karst, NJ. Poerske,
Herdsfelder Fincke, Ewald Lapp, J. Schaenler,
John Weber, J. Fix, j. Uni, Mickens h Welsher and
Adj Wiesner. 1t was also stated that Messrs. M
Boodgood, +. Bloodgood, Wooev and Ackerson had
for several years been employing only non
society men and continued with their hands
during the whole strike at ten hours per
day. Mr.. Eidlitz also said that from Forty
second to Seventy-ninth street and east OF
Fifth avenue about sixty buildings are about being
completed. after which the brcKlayers employed at
these will have to seek other places TO work. II was
requested that In comparison with the list given
above the report published In the HERALD OF July 10
OF the master masons meeting held the day before
be consulted.
After speeches from Messrs. Ross and Tostevtn
some humorous conversation as to the inability Of
the Secretary to find Mt the original OF res0u
ton passed ut the first meeting, In June last, a
unanimous resolve to stand firm and adhere to the
determination to employ none but ten hour men, the
meeting adjourned. 80