New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
, cp,s,s IN THE BUILDING TRADE.

a MAJORITY OF THE BRICKLAYERs UNITE IN eiH'A
LACK OF HARMONY AMONG THE EMPLOYERS
In accordance with the orders issued oy Vieii
Council most OF the bricklayers, who nave oeo1
ing only q 80 day, struck. yesterday ior on =,
~ Quite large number, however remalneu
their promise 10 disregard the society oiu'' -, .,
Mt work The principal enterprises anec'eu'o nna,,
-, oeoaa nv this strike are the new TRIBUNE ouoi"s'
Che Delaware and Hudson Canal Company ouue
and several stores and tenements III cou'o VI 1890"
In various parts Of the city, Inc Hqu'a '",,s
Cmnanv in Cedsrst not yet ready for brlckayers
,o hee,n work. and the same is the case Win INC
H,e.in0 Post building. On the new FosFonoo
,,na,no a ia paid. There was no stoppage
nj work on the TRIBUNE building yesterday OUT .he
brckayers are expected to strike to-day they nonheu
20 Mr. OBren the superintendent on Saturday na they
would strike unless their were Increased, pu'
xromised 10 keep at work until they received HIS
answer which was not given until last night Neitber
he nor any other large builder has any intention Vi
welding 20 the strikers demands AT the delaware anu
JIudson Canal Companys building 23 men STRUCK III INC
norning and were immediately paid OH ana dsehargeu'
In anticipation OF the strike the brick work on TINS
bsdng has been pushed far ahead OF the rest OF tue
work 40 that stoppage brickayng for several weeks
will cause very little delay the progress OF the
structure.
A delegation OF the Bricklayers' Council called at
Fifty seconds ST. and Broadway where long row OF
stores Is being erected and attempted to approach the
strike They were driven away by the PONCE VINO
have been on guard at this point since the attack
on the Italian laborers two weeks ago Ohy three OF
four men stopped work here and their places were i
mediately supplied by others, Generally on the sinai
buildings throughout the city where q was not paid the
men struck. In many places substitutes were found
without difficulty.
The employers met informally at the Mechanics Ex-
change, and discussed the situation. There was great
diversity opinion regard to the steps to be taken
Most large builders were In favor OF refusing any
advance in wages They said that they could afford tostop
work better than to wages. They cannot see
that they called upon to controvert the law of sup
ply and demand by paying an exorbitant price
Srickiayers Of NewYork will not work for g 50
a day, those of neighborng cities will be glad to
and take their places. Ia scarcely any other city
IN ns D t sSu sl bRye and at
half OF these are already out of employment Inee IS,
hSweyer sTsai want 81 Them areny pny Inc s. de-
manded, and others express their determnatl0n 10
begin paying It at once They say that they VIII not
help cheap TO carry out their contracts
by keeping down tue rate OF wages In consequence or
duness of the trade there has recently been very
lively competition among builders In undertaking one
smother and TINS has aroused bitter among some
crisis like this impossible some even go so lar as 10
way sat n by f Sa y Break down
rivals who, by their low bidding have got contracts on
fully by keeping down the rate OF There is
doubt That this jealous competition among the contract
ore has preciptaed present strike, for II all had
united in Keeping wages down to s. so day. the work
would have been satisfied, but when some get sithe
Others will rest content until they also receive IT.
Those in favor OF increasing wages SEEM however, TO be
Many of the brcklayers who have struck did so
willingly and Others declare that they Will never strike,
thew saSe dains tSe .t or tWc lost great deal
of valuable time and spent many hard-earned dollar
Hbng few lazy leaders of the trades-unons to live
without work The fact that rents and the cost OF living
high, instead OF being an argument In favor OF
striking, Is very strong reason for refusal to
s seeS brought aScnt solely by the mschina,oSs
Of the society leaders, is strengthened by the fact that
70 orders do not comprehend the serious nature OF the
they taking and express great confidence In the
ability of the union TO support them and their families
for any length of time. The intelligent know bet
ter and they will not be ruled longer by an Order
shat has always been getting them into trouble
Mr. Darrow large contractor, stated yesterday that
his struck two weeks ago. but as soon as they saw
Others taking their places back and begged TO be
set at work again. soemnly promising never to strike
Mr. barrow says he feels that these will not
strike again now, because they have plainly by
Seb Sdre SO @ work to do
meet to-day at the Exchange 10 take measures
The Brckayers General Council met at Masonic Hall
in East Thireenth-st last night. They decided TO
force to-day wherever IT carried into effect yes
terday, the order prohibiting any brckayer belonging
say they striking but merely seeking TO enforce
general rule of the order which held in allowance
have already yielded their demands, and they mean
force tue Others to surrender also
Michael Bowler, q pIasteter living AT NO 5Zy East
Fifty ninti-st.. recently accepted work on row of
buildings in OF erection at Twenty sXth'st
and sixthave., in the place OF some strikers whose
demand for increase of wages had been denied by
the contractor and who had quit work in consequence,
threatening any who TOOK their places.
Bowler had been out of work for some time and the
chance OF aiming the these rejected was
eagerly accepted by him. He consequently went to work
yesterday morning the ordinary rates and finished his
days labor at last evening. On his way home, when
at Fifty -nnth-st and Lexingtonave, three men sud
denly rushed the street from where they had
been standing and to strike at him. He resisted
and struck back, when all OF them suddenly threw
themselves upon him with curses ana Knocked him
down One Of them drew penknife and stabbed HIM In
the neck iufctlng a deep wound, while the other two
beat the unfortunate on tue head with short clubs,
giving him several scalp wounds not dangerous but
panful Bowler Justify called for help when he found
his assalants bent such serious measures AT his
cries the fed but Bowler chung tenaclOusy
to the who had stabbed him, ana held him until the
arrival of officer who carried both 10 the Nineteenth
Precinct, Bowler bleeding profusely all the way At
the statiOn-bOuse the prisoner was recognized by
Bowler as one of the strikers named Daniel CrOniD,
pasterer, living at No. 2i East Thirty-drsts but he
could not positively name any of the Others Dr. Mason
pronouncedtthe wounds very dangerous. Bowler was
permitted, al his request TO go home. CrOnin was
locked up.