The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-16

Meeting Of Master ging Re.
ports From All Sides-ResOiutiOns to stand
F;rri-r.iberuI Contributions to the Fund

Meeting Of Master IIasOns-Enco ging Re-
ports From All Sides-IeesOiutions to Stnnd
F;rci-f4iberul Contributions to the Fund
Interesting speeches.
Yesterday afternoon the master masOns held an
other meeting at the Merchants and Traders Elk.
Change Rooms No. 81 Liberty street. the president
OF the association, Mr.. John T. Conovcr the chair
The attendance was quite numerous, though not so
large at former meetings. aud in the course OF the
proceedings it was mentioned that the reason why
not many present as heretofore used 10 at
tend the meetings that number of boss masons
had again gone to work, with their working ten
hours and they had no time TO come down town.
being compelled to superintend their work and to be
at hand In OF any interference by the eight hour
strikers.
Mr. ROSS on behalf OF his committee, reported
that everything looked more favorable their be-
half than it ever did before, In some cases where
brcklayers went work at ten hours the laborers
strdck but their places were soon supplied by Others
Very encouraging is the tact that the owners Of the
largest Jobs ACT like wise men and advise the master
TO resist the strike for eight hours no matter
how long 1t may last. Only the owners OF small Jobs
who never built house before can't bear the idea
OF waiting to get their houses ready to into.
They had some trouble with these, but the COM
mittee succeeded in satisfying q large portion
of them. All the buildings, where. as a matter OF
necessity, work had TO be continued even al eight
hours per day will soon be Completed and them n
the master nasons will opv Continue the Arm stand
they have taken, all Will be WE'LL Mr.. Ross here re-
ferred to the fact that the mechanics and aboers at
ten hours system at previous wages.
Mr.. EIDLITz reported that Messrs. vandolzen h
Arnet aud Mr.. Jucht employ ten hour men.
Mr.. TosTEvIN spoke OF the argument put forth
by a Mr.. Doneliy in card to the HERALD, that
brcklayers could average but three days per week
during the year, making one hundred and htty-six
days In ALL very poor one for the strikers. for
IL that the fact the brlckayers ought TO work
more hours and ask larger pay To put them equal
with the earnings OF other mechanics
Mr.. Ross agreed fully with these remarks and read
from the HERALD the speech OF Mr.. White at the
journeymen bricklayers meeting on Monday, which,
he said, 10 his own personal knowledge was
engaged ia the strike. He expressed his astonish-
ment that the lab0rers should now again side with
the brickayers, having received not only no benefit
but rather injury by the strike OF the two
years ago. Mr. Ross then spoke at length OF the In
justice and hardship OF the rule sought to be enforced
by the Brickayers' Union that no boss should work
on his own job. He insanced the fact how nearly ali
OF tue master masOns commenced business, and many
young might begin now In the same way. by
taxing first the contract for small house,
have two three or four men 10 WORK with ntm. take
his earnings being considerable portion OF MS
PROFITS on the contract. Now, the rules enforced
compel the young beginner to stand by and look on,
lose the value OF his own labor, and thus good many
are prevented from becoming BOSSES
Mr.. TosrxvIN confirmed the statements of the pre-
vious speaker and gave several instances from his
own experience corroborating 1t. Mr. Tosteyln then
made two very important statements. The nrst was,
for estmates from buiiders' suSmittinS the nans
prepared BY the architect but insisted that the es
mates should be based on ten hours as days work,
otherwise the buildings will not be begun. The
second statement was that he had been authorized
by the chief clerk OF the superintendent Of Buildings
erected anywhere on Manhattan Island.
Mr.. MCLnAN then referred to the fact that ne had
sbOress struck nun anwns 70 work WITH shem and
were discharged; that thereupon he and his sons
wen. TO work and the house vii Be up to the roof By
Thursday today. While being up ne said he would
call the attention Of the association to the energy Of
tine iourneymen in keeping men from coming to the
all the railway depOts and boat landings and either