New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TUE ROCK AWAY TROUBLES AT AN END.

THE ROCKAWAY TROUBLES AT AN END.
WAGES OF THE wORKMEN TO Bic PAID IN FULL To-
DAY-THE HOTEL TO DE OPENED THIS sRAsoN'
The Rockaway workmen have reached the end OF
their troubles and to-day their full wages VIII IT,
paid to them in cash. IL was stated yesserTs n had
agreed to take Onehalf of the certificates II the re-
mainder could be placed and on the cond,tion anas
the money should all be used for paying tne waeSs
of the workmen and that efforts would oe maue
YESTERDAY for the negotiation OF the remainueI VI
the receivers bonds. Yesterday morning rotenh h
Office of August Belmont g. Co.. bur. MT. benoh.
being absent nothing conld pc done. ne LIED ra
called on Morton Bliss t &S in in ihs Scs and at
once stated his object. Before he could finish. Mr..
Morton os' said I've have heard of the action of
Drcxel Morgan K Co.. and VIII take all the re-
naiuing certificates at par subject TO the same
conditions" nj,
vay Beach, where 1t received with the most
nproarious demonstrations on the part OF the WORK
men, John A. Rice, the receiver OF the hotel com
pany has an order from the court TO issue inc re,
uuired number of certificates, which Will be cashed
To-day. The paying off Of the men VIII begin tnis
afternoon and continue as rapidly as possible u, III
all their CLAIMS are settled. This Will lnclude tDe
claims of the clearinghouse keepers, when NH
be deducted from the wages OF the men. nc
amounts due the clearinghouse keepers vary ino rom
whom they have boarded. Large NUMBERS Vi tne
men have already packed their tools preparatory
TO departure and all those who 1--we at distance,
ii is expected, will immediately leave the beach ana
90 home To their families. There will probably be
no carousng by the men in consequence OF their
good fortune and it is thought that they VIII all
leave quietly. A small number of workmen VIII De
retained however for the completion OF the hotei,
in order that it may be opened soon.
A TRIBUNE reporter called on John n. Rice yestei-
day to learn whether lie was expectDgt TO open the
hotel this season. The hotel Will be open as
soon as we eau get our furniture in" said lr klce.
"Wo have now been deayed so long by these, uh-
fortunate affairs that cannot expect TO nave
much of a season. As there are enough rooms
ready however. 20 accommodate all the guests we
shall have have decided to go on and at least
partially open the bOtel. The New-l YORK. WOOD
haven aud Rockaway Railroad Will be opened 10
the public on tuesday next. and 1 am IN hopes OF
opening simultaneously with 1t. VI the furniture
large quantity is already at the hotel, ana the
rest ~ stored in the which brought III from
Chicago at Far ROckaway. The lower part OF the
house is all complete with the execution OF some
plumbing work which will require only n few days,
and the carpets can be put down at any
time The remainder of the work on the hotel
will be postponed until the fall, when the grounds
will be laid out and the finishing touches put on the
building so that all may be ready Tor the next sea-
son. About 900 bat hing houses will be com
peted tins summer before the opening Inc re-
mainder, 1900, Will be built next year"
By the placing of his certificates Receiver Rice Is
relieved of a great deal OF trouble ana anxiety
winch his position brought upon HIM. and also IRON
the odum which unj ustlv attached TO nm III c0Lsc-
uuence. 1t is expected, now that the great dln-
Guilty is over, that the company VIII soon raise the
capital TO redeem the bonds. The appointment OF "A
receiver was only temporary arrangement Tor the
adjustment of the difficulties III which the company
was involved.