Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-13
FIRST EDITION.
SEWER woRKMEN STRIKE
An Increase OF psy wanted nnd Stat
terry Back Pay.iI

terry Back Pay.iI
Az halfpast nine o'clock last night
n crowd III men, numbering perhaps
four hundred, the majority OF whom
were men employed on the sewers.
met on tile square. "A number OF
uthers were also attracted by the large
crowd, among whom was a GAZETTE
reporter who learned upon his arrival
that strike bad been in-
augsnted After Il short con-
snltatiou they determined ta
demand an increase Of pay from
81 rs per day ia goa for dry md So -
for wet work They alro demand that
al the barl; money which is due them
frafn g. w. Sla,iery be paid and de-
clare that no one shall do any work uil
tile sewers until this money i4 paid.
They also appointed u committees 10
wait On the men WHO are working on
the streets under Lang Il Ilatican. 10
induce them 70 join in he strike.
These men viii be- cln-llte to-
day. They are getting now si.5o
per day.
one ihe strikers was met hy Il r.
porter last night short time after the
meeting adjourned.
"lou haze struck for higher wages,
thu repDrlcr asked,
n'Yes. But the real cause OF our ne
ton T. The failure 10 recciye pay for
The WORK we have aready done. We
are working for a corporation which
~ getting the benefit Of our labor and
wp are denied the pay for that work.
J'ne question w. To VINO should pay ".
H. not / e one for working ulnt. VINO
has nothing. and IS compelled 20 pay
in advance for his board, TO discuss.
lie performs the work and Is not PAID
for IL, The city gees thu benefit Of
he work. Are you surprised at the
striker
The reporter declined To express an
opinion on the subject and asked him
haw much WAS due the worknen.
".,,aiterv owes Us for about two
weess' work.
,IioN much does TINT amount tor
About three thousand dollars, | be-
lieve.h
'1ias not the city paid you for your
work siuce IL has taken charge OF IL ~
" Yes. but the amount paid ny h so
small that II is barely Sufficient 10 1--we
unJ We have been very patient aud
lave worked hard There - not n
dngen mpn 1T the crew who could get u
weeks board without paying for II In
advance. and many uf them have gone
hungry on account of their failure TO
ret what was due them, 1t is true the
city has paid IL since IL took charge Of
HE WORK but IL should force its con
tractnr-to pay.us the Amount he ewes
uy. sqhpy have Ills bond for the per-
totynauce OF the work and the work Il
being dnnp.H
How many are there in the striker
II don't know tile exact number.
Tine payroll OH the last payday con-
tanned three hundred and five men,
and they sre All Ia the strike"
''Do you propose To stop the work by
fraing new hands To conform TO your
demands?N
I'VE do not propose to force any one
10 do anything, hat Viii use every IL.
giiimate means To have ali worknen
join ~ aud aid vs. IN bringing the city
~ terms.N
.Who ustigated this srlIe?n
u can't SAY that it was instigated
Icy any one ia particular. The strike
Was instignt.d by Il desire to get orr
rights
.Did no one suggest 1t or propose u
ms Il plan 10 tufce the city 20 pay You
The money which Slattcry owes YOU
I'VE ARE striking for higher wnees
~ Ntli ~ h1tNh ptNs wv If'AS - ihP'
enough,
But you evade me- ! want Z
know II some one, outside % the work
ing force, did not ipstigale thi'
e,lise?n
ave all met by general consent and
agreed 10 demand higher wages and
the hack pay which was due ts =
Who suggested this meeting"
II can not SAY who suggested It,
The matter has been talked OF sever:
days,
An effort was made by the reporter
70 see other wnrkmen hut n talied q
lind them, The strike viii Ia inaug
Grated nj O'clock this morning, and ;
lively time may be expected. Very
few people had heard of the strike las
night, and IL Mis- diilicult to yet nj
Intelligent expression OF public opin
lon.