New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE RRICKLAYERS' STRIKE.

THE BR1CkLAiEkS SIh1hb'
yux EMPLOYERS CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL BE fAn
uKR-PRoGREss ON THE NEW TRIBUNE d.
NOT MUCH DELAYED. 5,ood
The bricklayers' strike has SO In ,Sa o,n.
No result satisfactory to etnor the s're -, hava
-" :, = :, ,noss who strIck on MohdaS n"'o
pYs -, a, ,he old wages while SOME uiu nv
go ,ro,k at ali until yesterday iI's 90 so
-, TRIBUNE building. where All Vne o'ioA
tne nc" annrent,ces refused 10 go TO work yester-
a.. ,,o-,,g This strike Will not mlch delay tne PRIV
vre.s Of thar build since there Is work enough "
- tho Iaborers busy Mr OBrien, the Superinten-
dent confidently expects 20 be anle 70 get sutncen'
,umber OF rev witdin a day or two To go on Win
the brick work He that he will not take any ou INC
best workmeu and be equtv determined not 10 pay
over s. 80 a day. He mentioned curious ihusuaei'"
he tyranny with which the striking masons eniofoou
rhaI they considered the rules OF their society Among
the masons employed the bnding was an Aulerlcan
,pecay the finest work ON the fTon charReu
with special responsibilities, ami paid y Day 81 more
Than the sfrisers demand Thi- man continued MS
work as usual yesterday morning but the striking
Dasons gave hun notice mat ne must
.uit or they would have him expelled from the
Union and would that he got no work on any JOB
where Union men were employed throughout the year.
He argued thai, he getting more areahy thsn
the rate which tue Society had instructed him 10 de-
mand. there occasion for his striking They
made reply TO his arsum 'ut, but told him he must
aut; and ~ noon lie did quiz saying frankly that he
afraid 20
The employers met at Merchants Exchange in the
afternoon. Mr. ID irragh M lie presiding officer
aud buiders present reports OF the cond
ton of matters their holdings. Messrs. Bsnta. Mo-
rsn Hueston Woodruff Weeks. and Conover reported
that their mrn were al WORK at s. 80 day. Mr. Fell
ter reported that - ~ MS employed on the
Delaware and Hudson Ctali CjnDanys building. struck
On Monday one OF them returned 10 work yesterday,
and Il refused strike az ALL M. DIrragh said that
than two tires o. MS men mad stopped
work. Mr.. Anirewss strIcs on Monday, but sew
,ral came back and prom Led to continue TO
work Tor - 50. unless all other contractors
,bouid agree pay 81 NJ. itz reported that
tcveral OF hs men VINO struck on Monday came back,
and wanted 10 90 Work agaI at the Old wages. Mr.
DB1en reported thai al hIs employed on the new
tribune building struck yesterlay morning for -.
hieh he refused pay. Aer the reports were rend-
,rod. resolution inr ,dueed Mr.. Eidz, to the ef-
feet that the employers would s. for day
Of 10 hour but than s. 80 for day OF eight
nOurs Unanimously adopted. The meeting then
adjourned TO meet a; the place al p. m to-day.
The agents OF a corloi att as the New York
italian Labor Company Of.r5i the employers yester-
lay to furnish italian brcksvers the place Of the
strikers for from 50 Ia - 50 day. They say they
DO or 300 good rcKdvrrs WAC are anxious 10 get
work aud good Will be reSpODsl
ole. None OF these men employed yesterday us
The contractors eif conf lent they could get
many Eng ish-speakus Dicsliyrrs they wanted The
lisa agreement among ne employ still continues and
several who have decided - pay 81 day do attend
She meetings one O these gentlemen stated yesterday
inat although he with MANY others paid 81 day, he
et that tie strike Iult be failure, and that
those lders who eau afford 10 stop WORK for few
lays would he able To al they want for
= %. II Is principally tenement houses and stores
he walls OF wnicn ne in few days, that 81
paid, because ln sdOrtuess OF time Is an
important element IN ,Ae contract, while with the
Few empi wed siIgh Increase Of wages Is hardly
felt But ON large enterprises. Ike the new TRIBUNE
building. where MANY ~"Ikm aud great length Of
time repaired. the rae becomes OF great
Importance. slight in 10 absorb all OF
the contractors proposed prof IL Is these large
enterprises. however. ihlt control the market and
more than - 80 viii ne PAD on any OF Them
those who wish the strikers 10 succeed have no
faith that they viii The mat many have
considered conclusive proof Of the utter failure OF the
Union Its control the II Is
said that n the trade continues du for year as u
Is a days viii b. increased from 70 10
hours Already many carpenters are working 10 hours
q day
Generally throughout the city Yesterday the brick
layers wOrk, receiving the wages de-
maDded. and Others cOnieuting themselves with what
they could get strike was threatened on DR. Hairs
church az Ffil -lftA-St. ana Ffflrave but none
occurred The BriCklsVer,' G-uera Council remained
In session all the No. 295 ThiTdave receiv
employers aud their decision. These committees
reported that aDOu duz OF toe npOYers had agreed
begin paying 81 TINS morning. messrs. COuOver,
Darragh O'BreD Felier aud Blackedge were said TO
be the prAcIpal contractors w1O were determined 10
hold out against the strikers
At nights session OF the Brlcklayers Council
several more of the bosses reported having
agreed To Increase OF wages. A nGm determination
compromise with the employers was
pressed.